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06102009,01:19PM

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ArmWrestlingFAQ

HerearethemostFrequentlyAskedQuestionsinthesportofArmWrestling.

WhatmusclegroupsareinvolvedinArmWrestlingandwhicharethemostimportant?ThisiswhatIfeeltobetherankingofmusclegroupsforArmWrestling.(Iincludetendonsinthisgroupasthisisthemajorattributeinthissport)

1.Hand&Fingers2.Wrist(Thesemustbeequallystronginorderforthemtobeinthetop2)3.Forearm4.Shoulder5.Bicep6.Back7.Triceps8.Chest9.Abs

IsthereonlyonewaytoArmWrestle?No.thereareactuallythreeorfourdifferentwaystopull.

1.TopRoll(pretendholdingaglassofwaterinyourrighthand,withoutmovingyourelbow,pourthatwaterintoyourleftshirtpocket.ThisisthebasicmovementforaTopRoll)



2.Hook?themostrecognizedinArmWrestling.Byturningyourhandinwardswithyouropponentsoyourpalmisfacingyou.

3.Press?Whenyoupresswiththelowerpartofyourpalmandleavingyourfingersbehind.

IsArmWrestlingSafe?Justlikeallothersports,thereisalwaysriskinvolved.ThereislessofachancetobeinjuredatworkthanattheArmWrestlingtable.TheMOSTIMPORTANTthingtodoinArmWrestlingistoLOOKatyourhandatALLtimes...

Istressthisbecauseitisaprovenfactthatyougreatlyreducetheriskofbreakingyourarm(i.e.inthemostcommonspot)ifyouarelookingatyourhand...Idon?twanttoscareanyoneofffrompullingbecauseitisthebestsportIknowofbuteverygreatsporthasadangerinit....

Soalwayslookatyourhand...itwillactuallyhelpyouwinmorematchesbecausewhenyoulookatyourhand,youconcentrateonhowitismovingwhetheryourfingerscouldmovealittlebittogainanadvantageorifyourwristisdown....

ArethereanyrulesinArmWrestling?Yes.HerearethecurrentWorldArmWrestlingFederationRulesincludingalloftheassociatedweightclasseshttp://armwrestling.proboards.com/in...ay&thread=2233

IsArmWrestlingmainlyforearmstrength?No.Butitdoeshaveagreatdealofimportanceinthematchonthestyleyoupull.Theelbowisthekeycomponentintheleverofthearm.Therefore,Isplittheforearminto4parts:

1.Lower(areaaroundtheelbow)2.Upper(areajustbelowthewrist)3.Brachialis4.AreajustabovetheBrach(centreofarmfromwristtoelbow)

Eachareuseddifferentlycorrespondingtothestyleofpulling....

1.IsusedprimarilyforSidepressure2.IsusedforaHookposition3.IsusedforToprollposition



4.IsusedforaPressingposition

WhatshouldIdotostartmymatch?Thefirstthingtodowhenyoustartistokeepyourhand1fistdistancefromyourshoulder...atalltimeswhetheryourwinningorlosing...itwilllooklikeyourpivotingyourbody...thisiswhereyourmoststrong...

The2ndthingyoushoulddoiswhenyougripyouropponentshand,placeyourindexfingerontopofyourthumbinsteadofbelowit,thishelpswithyourgrip...now,lookatyourhandfromthesidewhenyouaregrippedup,makesureyourknucklesarefacingtheceiling,thiswillstraightenyourwristoutbydoingthis.Justremembertokeepeverythingtightandpulltowardsyou.....

Oneofthebiggestmistakesnewpeoplemakeisthattheypushtheiropponentsarmtotryandwin.ArmWrestlingisallpulling,onceyoustarttofeelyourselfpushing,yourdoingitwrong.

WhataresomegoodworkoutstostrengthenmyHandsWristsandForearms?Workout#1SideLevers(3"thickPVCPipewithweightfittedat1side)FrontLeversPlateWristCurls(Tryusing2platesflushsideoutforthewidth)ReverseCurls(Thumbsout)SideHammers(Thumbsout)FrontHammersStandingbarbellwristcurlsinfrontReverseWristCurls

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Workout#2RopePullselbowsin(11/4"thick,10'long,hookedtoapulleyatlowestlevelsetedonthefloor)RopePullselbowsoutPlateTossPlatePinch(UseMin3platesforthewidth)DBToss(SilverDB'sstandingonend)RopePullUps

Youcaneffectivelyhittheforearmsbytraininghandsandwristalso.Ifindthatistheonlywaytostrengthenandgrowtheentireforearm...Ensuretoonlytrainhandandwristonceevery4daystobeginwithuntilyoucanhandleitoryouwillfindyourselfovertraining...Idirectlyandindirectlytrainmyforearmseveryday...Usingropesisanidealwayoftacklingalloftheseareaswithgreatresults...

Thiswillhelpwithyourgripstrength?

Arethereanytricksonbeatingpeople?1.ALWAYSlookatyourhand.Thisdrasticallylowersthechanceofyoubreakingyourarmduringamatch...andifyoulookatyourhand,youfocusmoreontheanglesofattack.

2.Keepyourshoulderandhandtighttogetheratalltimeswhetheritisinthewinningorlosingposition...thiswillhelpincreasethetorqueyouneedtoremaininthematch,justdon?tallowyourshouldertotouchyourhand.

3.Placeyourindexfingerontopofyourthumbnotbelowitwhensettingupyourhand...thiswillallowyoutofingerwalkmoreeasilyandalsoallowsyoutostopapersonsTopRoll.

4.TRAIN!!!...gettoarealArmWrestlingtableasthisisreallytheonlyplacetoreallylearnandbetter...Starthittingtournamentseventhoughyou



don?t"think"yourready,it?sagreatwaytounderstandwhatyouhavetodotobeready.

5.Lookattherefereeforthe"ready,go"itwillhelpyouontimingitperfectly...thatnanosecondreallydoesgotoyouradvantage.Focusonthosetwolittlewordsandyouwillseegreatimprovements.

6.Youhave49squareinchesofelbowpad.USEIT.Somanynewpeopleplantthereelbowinthecentreofthepadanddon?tutilizeallthatspace.Concentrateontheangleofthearmsandcounterusingyourpad.Itcanchangethewholeoutcomeofthematch.Practiceusingeachcorneragainstthesameopponenttoseehowitfeelsforyou,thenstartdragmotionsgoingfromfronttobackinahalfmoonshape.

7.Trytoalwaystraininthelosingposition.Inoticenewpeopleinthesportstartinggettinggood,butwhentheygetintothelosingposition,theygiveupbecausetheystraightoutdonotknowwhattodo..."Inordertowin,youmustfirstlearnhowtolose"...thishasbeenmymottoforquitesometime....

8.Ifyouareseriousaboutstayinginthissport,investinagoodjointsupplement.IfyouarelookingforaneverydayhealthysuppwithaMultiVitaminORANGETRIADfromControlledlabsIfyouarelookingforandeverydaybasicrepairsupplementANIMALFLEXfromUniversalNutritionIfyouarelookingforaseriousSupplementfortendons/ligaments/jointsforhealingSUPERCISSUSfromUSPLabs...Itiswellworththeinvestment

9.Berepetitive.Youhavetoreallystickwiththissporttobesuccessful.Don?texpecttowinthe1sttournamentyougoto.Somepeoplearegiftedandcan,butmostofuswaitayearbeforewewinour1stevent.Consistencypaysoffinthissportandyourgainsareslowatthebeginningbutareveryrecognizablewhentheystartgettingbetter.Alwaysremember,youareneverasgoodasyouthinkyouare.Anyonecanbebeatenatanytime.Stayfocusedandalwaystraintoyourpotential

10.Alwaystrainwhereyouareweakest.Ifyourhookislacking,trainitconstantlyatpractice,viceversawithyourtoproll.You?rebetteroffbeingreallygoodatonemovebutalsoholdyourownonothermoves.Findwhatworksandwhatdoesn?tanduseregularcircuittournamentstoworkonnewmoves.Don?twaituntilabigeventtotrysomethingyouhaven?tpracticedbefore.

11.Neverunderestimateyouropponent.Thereisa



finelinebetweenbeingconfidentandbeingcocky.Anyonecanbebeatenonanygivenday.Don?tthinkyou?rethebest.Ifyou?renotnervousbeforeyourevent,you?renottestingyourselfenough

12.Listentoyourbody.Donotovertrainthiscanleadtoinjuries,especiallyinyourhands,wrists,andelbows.Iwouldrathernottraininthegymandcompeteinjuryfreethanhitthegymforstrengthandcompeteinjured.Ifyourjointsaresoregoingintoatourney,itwillbeatyoumentally

13.Ifyouloseagainstsomeone,don?tkeepdoingthesamemove...trysomethingdifferent...evenifyoufeelweakerinthatmovetryit...thatpersonisboundtohaveaweakspot...keeptryingstuffuntilyoufindit

14.Keepyournoncompetingarmoffofthetable.Havingyouarmlayonthetableholdingontothepegatthesidelimitsyourmanoeuvrabilityandcanpreventyoufrompinningyouropponent.Keepyourelbowintheairandtakeitoutofthepicture.

15.ToCounteraHook,whensettingyourhand,dropyourwristsoyourfingersarefacingyouropponent,applysidepressureinyourlowerpalmandpostupsoyourhandispressuredtotheroof,hitfromtopleftofthepadandsweepyourhandtothebackrightsideofthepad.(righthanded)Youropponentwillenduppinninghimself.

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06122009,04:38PM

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06132009,05:45PM

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ThanksALOT.Muchapprecicated!somegreatadviceinthereandyourbesuprisedhowsomeeasytoadjusttootipshelpsomuch.Iwaslosingtoaguyandafterputtingafewofthesetipsintopracticeiwhoopedhim.

06142009,02:52AM

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Greattohere!...

OriginallyPostedbyDRM19

ThanksALOT.Muchapprecicated!somegreatadviceinthereandyourbesuprisedhowsomeeasytoadjusttootipshelpsomuch.Iwaslosingtoaguyandafterputtingafewofthesetipsintopracticeiwhoopedhim.



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06242009,09:21AM

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06292009,06:24PM

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IwouldliketocontinuetoposttipsasIamstillreceivinglotsofmessageswhichtellsmethiswasagoodarticle.

#16Berespectfultoallmembersatthetableincludingtheopponentaccrossfromyouandmostlythereferees....Rememebrthatthereferee'swordisalwaysfinal.Disrespectatthetablewetheryouwinorloseistheworstthingthatacompetitorcoulddisplayatacompetition....








07012009,11:04PM

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Greatinfo,thanksforsharing.

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are'handgrippers'effectivetouseforworkingouttheforearmandstrengtheninggrip?

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07042009,01:13PM

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goodpost,gonnacomeinhandnexttimeiarmwrestle

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07182009,03:18PM

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niceone.Ican'twaittokickmymatesassesinthepubatarmwrestlingafterdoingthatwristworkoutforafewweekswhilstdoingmyweights:P

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07252009,06:16PM

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thanksguysgladyoulikedit

goodpost,gonnacomeinhandnexttimeiarmwrestle

OriginallyPostedbyXtr3me

niceone.Ican'twaittokickmymatesassesinthepubatarmwrestlingafterdoingthatwristworkoutforafewweekswhilstdoingmyweights:P





07272009,08:38PM

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Greatpostbuddy,lookslikeyouaregettingagoodfollowinghere.IlikewhatIsee.Hopetoseeyouatworlds.Greatinfoforthebeginnersandeventhemoreexperienced.Alwayslikeseeingwhatothersaredoingtrainingwise.



07302009,07:10PM

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Greatarticle.Ineverknewanythingaboutarmwrestlingoutsideof"OvertheTop"(probablytheleastreputablesourceiknow!).Thanksforenlighteningme!

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gladicouldhelpyourreplywasexactlythereasononwritingthearticle

OriginallyPostedbymmabuzzsaw

Greatarticle.Ineverknewanythingaboutarmwrestlingoutsideof"OvertheTop"(probablytheleastreputablesourceiknow!).Thanksforenlighteningme!





08012009,07:03AM #15

thanksforthegreatinfo.keeppostingmoretips



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08012009,08:01AM

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Awesomearticle!Veryhelpful!Keeppostingtipsman

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08012009,12:53PM

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Goodinfo!Thanks!

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iwilldefpostsomemoresoon...iamcurentlydeployedwiththemilitarysocomputeraccessisextremelylimited

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Goodinfo!Thanks!





08022009,01:18PM

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awesomemangoodluck!

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Tip#17recoveringfromthelosingpositioninahook....thisisatoughspotbudefinatelydoable.Onceinthelosingpositionyouhavetoconcentrateonyourfingerposition...youhavetodriveyourelbowforwardtothetopofthepadwhileturningyourfingerssotheyarefacingtheceilingandinonemotionpullyouropponentshandtowardsyouusingyourlatforpower...almostthesameideaasachinupusingyouropponentshandasthebar...thismovewillputyouinamoreoffensiveposition








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Goodread,howoftenwouldsomeonegettheirarmbroken?Imean,arethechancesfairlyslimthatitwouldhappen?

08062009,12:21AM

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I'vebeeninthesportforaboutayearnow,Iloveit.Thatwasgreatinfo.



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08092009,08:14AM #26

i'mgonnatrythis,thanks!



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ihaveseenhundredsofthousandsofmatchesinmycarearandhaveonlywitnessed8breaks.Itisrarebutisapossibleriskasanyproffesionalsportwouldalsohave.

OriginallyPostedbyRob_Hood

Goodread,howoftenwouldsomeonegettheirarmbroken?Imean,arethechancesfairlyslimthatitwouldhappen?





08162009,05:16PM #28

Tip#18FootPositioningthisisveryunderrated.In



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ordertogeneratepowertoitspotentialyoumustbebalancedatthetable.Ifpullingrighthanded,placeyourrightfootcenteredunderthetable,yourleftfootshouldbepressedagainsttheleftoutsidetableleg,youshouldhaveasmallbend.inyourlegsalso.Whatyouwantistofeellikeyouwouldfallbackwardsifyouletgoofyouropponentshand.Whenyoubeginyouarepostingoffofyourrightlegandassumingasquatpositionwithyourleftlegensuringthatyoudonttwistyourbodywhenyoudropdownforthepin.Yourshouldersshouldremainlevelandsquaredwiththetableatalltimes





08162009,11:46PM

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nicewriteup,props2ubra

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thanksman,Ireallyhopepeoplecanbenifitfromit

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