The Readers Gallery Spotlight
Stefan Straub
Boy Wonder!
| I've received so many good pictures lately that I've decided to section out the Readers Gallery to individual pages. Here are some of the newest pictures of Stefan Straub, fresh from his December 2003 Milo appearance for closing the Ironmind #3 gripper. Stefan is one of the youngest ever to have closed the #3 gripper, and the youngest in Canada (16-years old). Stefan's #3 close didn't appear in Milo, but there's plenty of room on Bigsteel for this type of picture! |
Stefan Straub closing the #3 Gripper |
Stefan Straub with #3 gripper and sledgehammer |
Just to show that he has complete mastery of the #3 gripper here is Stefan levering an 8-pound hammer in his left hand and closing the number-3 in his right. |
| Stefan also sent a picture of the Ironmind blue bar (6"x1/4" cold-rolled steel) that he bent unbraced, along with a 10"x5/16" spiral nail that he bent, however, both bends seem rather trivial compared to the 3/8"x12" rod pictured to the right. Stefan reports that he did this bend braced (of course!). I have found that the steel in these rods can vary considerably, and that they are generally softer than the infamous 3/8"x12" spikes, still, this is a very good bend and there are obviously great things in the future for Stefan as he gets bigger and stronger. |  |
Stefan ripping a deck of cards in half |
This picture illustrates Stefan's card tearing technique. There are certainly are many ways to perform feats of strength, this technique looks totally different from the way I rip a deck of cards in half (which I haven't even done for a very long time). |
| And finally, the engine behind all of the work above. A very big muscular forearm for a 16-year old. Stefan also reports that he can get the #4 gripper to parallel and can do quite a few reps on the #3- I'll wait to see his upcoming video on this to disclose the number (a very impressive number of reps). | 
Stefan Straub's Forearm |
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