Best Exercises for Arm Wrestling?

[butthash]

Just work your way up to the point where you can close the #4 Captain of the Crush Gripper. By that point you don't have to pull the guy over, you can just crush his hand and he will scream in pain and give up.

[try_harder]

a buddy of mine used to have regular competitions arm wrestling with this guy at the bar until one day he detached the bottom of his bicep.. I forget exactly which ligament(?) but he has had to get surgery to put it back in place, and it totally changed the look of his bicep compared to the other side... Pisses the hell out of him everytime someone mentions it

That said, its still pretty tempting to compete with my friends ... though i know to do it in moderation As with most things... moderation is key!

[try_harder]

Forget arm wrestling, not a good test of strength. Stop arm wrestling and next time someone asks you to do it tell them no, but that you will sumo wrestle them because it's a much better test of strength.

Might be fun to do too.... any good links on how to sumo?
Armwrestle rules are prettymuch a genetic memory for most guys... sumo might require some research first :P

[BattleHymns]

Is arm wrestling still part of Strongman competition? Apparently that arm wrestling feat ended Nathan Jones' career:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428923/bio

Height
6' 11½" (2.12 m)

Mini biography
Nathan Jones rose upon the world strongman scene in 1995 and showed promise to become perhaps the top competitor in the world. At 6' 11" and 360 lbs., the giant Australian known as Megaman was an imposing sight and used his great size and strength to place high in the World Musclepower Championships.

Unfortunately, tragedy struck Megaman in a qualifying heat for the 1995 World's Strongest Man Competition when he suffered a spiral fracture in his arm while arm wrestling European Champion and 1998 World's Strongest Man, Magnus Samuelsson of Sweden. Certainly a shame, as Nathan's career was only beginning and looking very bright.

how could that end his career? 5 months ago I had that happen and now im stronger then I was before I broke my arm go figure, and your bone is stronger and thicker after its healed up.

[KingSht]

how could that end his career? 5 months ago I had that happen and now im stronger then I was before I broke my arm go figure, and your bone is stronger and thicker after its healed up.

Probably an excuse to go back to armed robbery.

It looks to imply that he would have been a better athlete if it weren't for the setback from the injury.

[spirit3530]

Is arm wrestling still part of Strongman competition? Apparently that arm wrestling feat ended Nathan Jones' career:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428923/bio

Height
6' 11½" (2.12 m)

Mini biography
Nathan Jones rose upon the world strongman scene in 1995 and showed promise to become perhaps the top competitor in the world. At 6' 11" and 360 lbs., the giant Australian known as Megaman was an imposing sight and used his great size and strength to place high in the World Musclepower Championships.

Unfortunately, tragedy struck Megaman in a qualifying heat for the 1995 World's Strongest Man Competition when he suffered a spiral fracture in his arm while arm wrestling European Champion and 1998 World's Strongest Man, Magnus Samuelsson of Sweden. Certainly a shame, as Nathan's career was only beginning and looking very bright.

NO

[KingSht]

NO

All because of the arm breaking precedent? Oh well, there goes my forte.

[stone cold 316]

I believe that doing internal and external rotations on a cable crossover will help with your particular sport. If you consider the movement of both exercises in relation to the object of arm wrestling, then getting your oponents arm on the table takes in internal rotation while avoiding getting yours pinned takes in external rotation. Performing this action will add strength to the shoulders and give a familiarity of the movement enabling your body to take more stress at the table.
If it aint broke.....break it!

[EoR]

I've had a few arm wrestles, and basing purely what areas were fatigued and using common sense I would say basically all your arm, shoulders and middle back.

I really feel my lats and rear delts DRIVE when an opponent is in the negative, and when I am on the defensive my bis/forearms are in overdrive.

Hope any of that helped!

[Ayemelek]

The only thing I would NOT do if you're going to arm wrestle is anything that uses the mind, ie. use common sense and good judgement, as the only thing NOT used in arm wrestling is your brain.

[FreEsTyLeR07]

YOu NeEd Strong Arms (( Biceps, triceps and Forearms ))

AnD strong shoulders ToOoOoOo

[Concrete26]

I've read that hammer curls will help a lot with arm wrestling.

He is right Hammer Curls is the exercise of choice for arm wrestling

[gorilla69]

Hello,

I am looking for opinions on specific exercises that would help with
arm wrestling, particularly focusing more on strength/endurance than adding on mass.

So what would be the most recommended exercises for Bi's/Tri's/Forearms and maybe delts. Also, should I raise my rep range to gain more endurance?

Thanks for your time guys, looking forward to learning from you.


Smitno

u can arm wrestle me over and over again...you will probably lose every time but youl definately get better eventually hahahhaa...good luck wit getting your marine body back bro

[KopyKat]

Try some of this stuff if you want to strengthen your wrists good first, and listen to the other guys advice as well for shoulder health.

http://www.grapplearts.com/Grip-Strength-Training.htm

[braindx]

u can arm wrestle me over and over again...you will probably lose every time but youl definately get better eventually hahahhaa...good luck wit getting your marine body back bro

Why the hell did you bring this thread back from the dead?

[aminers2000]

Arm wrestling is stupid? Maybe you're stupid and don't know how to do it properly...and to respond to someone like that who is seeking advice is STUPID YOU IDIOT!!! Can you even spell arm wrestling without looking? How about just spelling ARM...come on, real quick like....IDIOT. I doubt you know anyone that has had similar experiences either...you might know how to sound like an idiot, but that's about it...don't post here anymore

I refuse to give advice on arm wrestling because it is stupid and dangerous. I injured my shoulder arm wrestling 2 years ago, and even after extensive rehab and RC work, I still have limited mobility and sometimes pain in the joint. I know several others on this site have had similar experiences with arm wrestling, so my best advice is to stay the f*ck away from it.

[GeneralSerpant]

Arm wrestling is stupid? Maybe you're stupid and don't know how to do it properly...and to respond to someone like that who is seeking advice is STUPID YOU IDIOT!!! Can you even spell arm wrestling without looking? How about just spelling ARM...come on, real quick like....IDIOT. I doubt you know anyone that has had similar experiences either...you might know how to sound like an idiot, but that's about it...don't post here anymore

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Why the hell did you bring a 7-year old thread back to life? And he's just stating his opinion, you don't have to agree with it.

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