Jul/100
How to Get Stronger At Arm Wrestling
When I was in High School, arm wrestling was a big contest amongst the guys. I was always a strong guy, but it always pissed me off when guys with height or weight advantage would beat me. I’m going to review a few key tips that I did to get myself to be the strongest in the school.
Pushups
Believe it or not, performing pushups in a certain way really works. Everyday, I would perform 5 sets of pushups until failure and then some. So let’s say you can only do 30 pushups. After you barely make the last pushup, you will try and go for another. You will perform this last pushup until you collapse on the floor from muscle exhaustion (pretty much). You have to just keep pushing up as hard and as long as you can until your muscles fail on that last rep.
Forearm and Wrist Workouts
There are 4 exercises you can do with weights to strengthen your wrists and forearms.
- Forearm Curl
- Reverse Curl
- Grip Machine
- Wrist Curls
Perform these exercises 2 to 3 times per week at 4 to 5 sets each.
Grip Technique
The best grip you can get is and over-the-top grip. This is where you have your wrist curled, body close to your opponent (so you don’t have that forearm angle gap. This is called your powerzone), and index and middle finger wrapped around the top.
Timing
You need to be focused and ready to react. At the start of the match, you want to instantly drive all of your weight into your powerzone and visualize you slamming their hand down. Hesitation will be your enemy. Exert all of your power from the very beginning and follow through to the very end.