Bending nails using your hands is a great way to show off your forearm strength.
It's one of those things that most everyone just can't do.
There are even some pretty strong guys out there that cannot bend a nail either because their grip strength is not really that strong or they do not know the correct technique.
The technique of bending nails is what we are discussing in this article.
You have got the forearm and grip strength and you want to measure your strength by bending a nail.
There are a few kinds of grips you can use, one may be more easier or comfortable to use than the others for you.
These grips are usually called the double overhand, double underhand and the reverse.
Using a piece of leather or some kind of heavy fabric that you can wrap around the ends of the nails will help protect your hands.
There is the chance of damage to your hands so start off with easier stuff at first to get used to it.
For the actual bending technique you will use the whole body not just your arms.
Place the pointed end of the nail in the hand that will not do the actual bending.
Hold the other end of the nail with your other hand in close so the two hands are close together.
Hold your elbows against your sides to make it a little bit easier to do, and squeeze your hands really hard.
You next just kind of tense up your back and shoulder muscles to help your arms in the bend.
Lock your wrists so that your forearms are like one unit.
Then bend the nail with your bending hand putting all your have into it.
If it will not bend just back down to something that is easier and practice about once a week.
This technique is not the only way to do it.
A little research and you will find a lot of info to help you along.
You must be careful about damaging the hands with the nails and you will find that overtime your hands will get tougher.