Arm wrestling

scors77 · 06-10-2007, 01:53 AM

Sorry to bug(2nd thread in a row), but what just happened to me today I felt this was the place I needed to go for answers.

I'm 20. I was arm wrestling today against family who have not worked out in years. I have been working out for about 1-2 months. I arm wrestled my cousin today who is 23 and he beat me. I could not have the power to push him back behind his center point. The second person I arm wrestled is my uncle who is in his 40's. He was able to beat me the same exact way my cousin did... with ease.

So I want to know how I can train and get myself a better arm wrestler. Exactly which muscles do you use during arm wrestling? I thought it was mainly your biceps and triceps at first but I guess not since I'm losing and have been working them out heavily for the past 2 months. So I'm wondering if they are the forearms and shoulders that you use for arm wrestling? Because I do absolutely no workouts for them. If that's the case then I need to start working out my forearms/shoulders. Can someone confirm this for me, or if that's not what you use for arm wrestling, what major muscle groups do you use? Thanks.

jubaji · 06-10-2007, 02:29 AM

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treelizard · 06-10-2007, 02:54 AM

Just keep your wrist as straight as possible and try to bend their wrist as much as possible... Also sledgehammer training will work your wrists and forearms. I think it's mostly hands wrists and forearms, not biceps.

Article on sledgehammer training: http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/sledge.html

Kettlebells/clubbells might be equally effective, I don't know.

Also I'm no expert but I finally beat a guy for the first time.

scors77 · 06-10-2007, 02:39 PM

thanks I'll try that

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scors77 · 06-11-2007, 01:10 AM

I was googling and I found this for working out your forearms.

http://www.monsterbars.com/?gclid=CL...FSjRhgodlTXLpw

What do you think... is it worth it?

06-10-2007, 01:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
scors77 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 46	Arm wrestling Sorry to bug(2nd thread in a row), but what just happened to me today I felt this was the place I needed to go for answers. I'm 20. I was arm wrestling today against family who have not worked out in years. I have been working out for about 1-2 months. I arm wrestled my cousin today who is 23 and he beat me. I could not have the power to push him back behind his center point. The second person I arm wrestled is my uncle who is in his 40's. He was able to beat me the same exact way my cousin did... with ease. So I want to know how I can train and get myself a better arm wrestler. Exactly which muscles do you use during arm wrestling? I thought it was mainly your biceps and triceps at first but I guess not since I'm losing and have been working them out heavily for the past 2 months. So I'm wondering if they are the forearms and shoulders that you use for arm wrestling? Because I do absolutely no workouts for them. If that's the case then I need to start working out my forearms/shoulders. Can someone confirm this for me, or if that's not what you use for arm wrestling, what major muscle groups do you use? Thanks.

06-10-2007, 02:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
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treelizard Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: the desert Posts: 3,213	Just keep your wrist as straight as possible and try to bend their wrist as much as possible... Also sledgehammer training will work your wrists and forearms. I think it's mostly hands wrists and forearms, not biceps. Article on sledgehammer training: http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/sledge.html Kettlebells/clubbells might be equally effective, I don't know. Also I'm no expert but I finally beat a guy for the first time. __________________ http://www.dirttime.org http://morewomeninmma.blogspot.com

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06-10-2007, 02:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
scors77 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 46	thanks I'll try that .

06-11-2007, 01:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
scors77 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 46	I was googling and I found this for working out your forearms. http://www.monsterbars.com/?gclid=CL...FSjRhgodlTXLpw What do you think... is it worth it?

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