Win at Arm Wrestling
Most people see arm wrestling as a battle of strength, but champion arm wrestlers know that technique is critical. Technique is also dangerous; many people have broken a bone while arm wrestling, with the humerus bone being the most commonly broken. Use this knowledge wisely and it might not be a bad idea to learn Avoid a Broken Arm when Arm Wrestling, too.
Steps
- Place your right foot forward if you wrestle with your right arm, and vice versa. Your weight will shift from your forward foot to your back foot.
- Curl your thumb. After both people bring their hands together, put your thumb underneath your fingers. Doing this helps will help execute a technique called the top roll.
- Have your abdomen close to the table. If you have your right foot forward, your right hip will be up against the table.
- Keep your upper arm close to your body. This way, your body and arm strength will be used at the same time, rather than using your arm strength alone.
- Get a high grip on the opponent's hand. Get your fingers over the nail of your thumb.
- Raise your wrist. In turn, bending the other person's wrist forward, will make your grip stronger, as they struggle to keep their grip. If you can't do this, just keep your wrist straight.
- Draw your opponent to the corner (As you push down, pull their hands toward you) to get their arm open. When their arm is at the precise angle pushed down, they'll have to work hard to bring it back up.
- Use one of the following techniques, depending on your situation.
- The hook - This technique is useful if you're as strong as your opponent in either forearm strength, bicep strength, or both.
- Curl inwards your wrist. This will extend your opponent's arm, but will require you to put a lot of bicep power in.
- Maintain wrist contact throughout the match so that force is delivered through the wrists, rather than the hands.
- Get your body (especially the shoulder) over your arm and keep your body and arm close together. Drag your opponent towards you as you push it down.
- The top roll - This move is more about leverage than brute strength. You put pressure on your opponent's hand, forcing it open and making it more difficult for him to use his muscles.
- Get your elbows close together. The resulting height gives you more of an advantage. Achieve as high a grip as possible on their hand.
- As soon as you hear the word "go" pull your hand towards you, pulling your opponent’s hand away from their body. This can help you get a higher grip. In this technique you will pull your body back.
- As you push their hand down, pull the opponent's wrist back. Their palm should rotate towards the ceiling.
- The hook - This technique is useful if you're as strong as your opponent in either forearm strength, bicep strength, or both.
- To finish your opponent, rotate your body and position your shoulder with the direction you want your arm to go. That way, you'll be able to use your shoulder strength and body weight to win.
Tips
- Intimidation. Look your opponent straight in the eyes and smile.
- Always think that you are winning before the match, it starts giving you psychological benefits.
- Act swiftly to follow the above steps and get an edge. Alternatively, you can concentrate on holding them upright and tiring them out. When you think that the opponent is tired, swiftly push their arm to the surface.
- Do weight lifts this always helps because it makes your arm stronger.
- As soon as they say go use all your strength in a short burst to shock your opponent and win in a few seconds rather than tiring yourself in a long match.
- Keep your hand locked firmly in a grip and push the opponents hand down in over time.
- Visualize the arm wrestle in your mind a minute before it happens.
- Don't be scared and say you'll lose to your opponent. They'll get cocky and this will make you losing better.
- Don't drag it out! Finish it like war less time less body bags to go round.
- Play fairly. If you lose, don't worry, there's always next time.
- If you know that your opponent is much stronger than you, use less strength and force, and don't have a short burst of power because they will just hold back and it will hurt you a lot!
- Keep your eyes on the other person's hand .
- Make them laugh they will lose there power.
Warnings
- Note that there is a possibility of suffering a compound fracture of the humerus bone and temporary nerve damage.
- Be careful! Many wrists and arms have been injured playing this game!
- Don't exert too much force.
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