He was the picture of patience and persistence throughout the process of officially attempting this benchmark short bend: to top things off, Sweden's Henrik Nyström calmly repeated the steps because the first Red Nail™ never reached IronMind®.


Henrik Nyström just certified on the IronMind® Red Nail™. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Henrik Nyström.


For all of this, we would like say Henrik Nyström more than earned our respect and it also showed us how he built up the strength for this accomplishment. After all, Henrik told IronMind®, "I spent my childhood and teens playing lots of piano and violin; nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't make your hands strong at all, so I really had to start from the very beginning."

Henrik has done some powerlifting, but now he's "mostly into bending and also some kettlebell training."

Congratulations, Henrick - at long last and more than richly deserved: You have just been certified on the IronMind® Red Nail™ and your name has been added to the Red Nail Roster®, the official list of men who have succeeded on this benchmark short bend.