gnasher16 31,506 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: @gnasher16 didn't know you were into arm wrestling. Do you know a bloke called Shawn deacon, think he was a UK champion? Is he from Bolton or somewhere round there ? dont think he was ever uk champion but yes vaguely....biggish lad 17 stone odd ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,810 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, TOMO said: are you on about sherplincoff .....or somthing like that? Yeah, the bloke who looked like Hellboy. I think he's f****d himself up on the growth, obviously something is not right with him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,864 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Is he from Bolton or somewhere round there ? dont think he was ever uk champion but yes vaguely....biggish lad 17 stone odd ? Yeah that will be him 'the wurzel'. Was big into his terriers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,506 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 18 hours ago, TOMO said: talking of the thomas inch dumbell..... i seen hathors dad do it.....hes just a beenpole of a bloke ....but real strong hands Hand strength is an interesting thing that some believe is genetic....ive seen men from the Southern Pacific islands like Samoa,Tonga,Fiji etc with incredibly strong grip strength....no idea why but people from that specific part of the world seem to have unusually strong hands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,506 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 23 hours ago, Greb147 said: After that whipping school boy got schooled by a big mechanic from Cameroon who's only arm wrestled for one or two months. Its also worth keeping in mind that was only practise pulling straight after the kid had a 5 round match....in a legitimate match Khaled would of been fouled out and thats always the problems trying to gauge ability in practise pulls.....keeping it in perspective Khaled was beaten by Larry and Schoolboy beat Larry comfortably in fresh pulls.....Khaled clearly has the hand to compete at a high level but the old arm wrestling saying of " if you cant go through it go around it " is something he will have to come to terms with in legit correctly refereed matches. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,988 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 3 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Can’t help yaself can you? If your gonna comment why not let us know what you know about the human body? How do you train max? What are your goals? An I don’t mean to slide into them? I mean what you wanna achieve with training? You seem to think you have it all Sussed so what do you do to keep healthy an fit? I’m interested in your thinking? an I bet I know more about calf’s an calves than you You probably know more about Sunderland then he does, he's from Hartlepool after all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,506 Posted November 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) The difference when fresh Greb Edited November 4, 2020 by gnasher16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,810 Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, gnasher16 said: The difference when fresh Greb I've seen these in Europe are calling him out, think it's those in the Zloty tournaments. He's a much bigger kid than I thought, Devon has he's about 240-250lb already at 20 year old. Edited November 4, 2020 by Greb147 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,506 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 04/11/2020 at 18:05, Greb147 said: I've seen these in Europe are calling him out, think it's those in the Zloty tournaments. He's a much bigger kid than I thought, Devon has he's about 240-250lb already at 20 year old. The lad wouldnt stand a chance at the Zloty Tur he,s not beaten any serious world level puller in a competitive match.....to me its the downside of too much early exposure he will be getting dragged into matches he isnt ready for.....i think he,s around 6ft 4 at 17 stone odd his proper man strength is still 10 years away. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,810 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 @gnasher16 It's all kicking off in the arm wrestling world, Larratt and Todd are getting stick from the Europeans about the Kings Move (Desperation Move.) I must say I have to agree with the Europeans on this and I'm a big fan of Larratt. Fair enough there is technique behind it but hiding under the table with your arms locked out is not good for the sport IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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gnasher16 31,506 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) Sorry boss i must of missed this....look i like Engin Terzi ive been lucky enough to train with him a number of times and most of what he says there i agree with.....but the truth is the sport in Europe is different to what it is in America.....the WAL and Yanks in general love all the razzamatazz and controversy...its not a difficult rule to comprehend but Engin wont accept that pullers like Devon and Todd through years of calcification in the elbow joint physically cannot get their arm to a 180 degree angle....probably 140 at most.....and this changes the whole dynamic of " a pin ".....the open arm top roll lifts the shoulder above the elbow but the arm is still straight ( as straight as its going to get )......i wont bore anyone with technical stuff but pinning an opponent in the Kings Move requires total commitment to the tricep which with 2 opponents similar in strength leaves you very vulnerable.....is it any coincidence that most guys doing well with the Kings Move are older more experienced pullers with worn joints....no.....but the reality is ( and this is where i agree with Terzi ) the referees must enforce the rules much more sternly and as he hints at the start of that interview,regardless whether its the biggest names in the sport or not. The WAL want it to be an exciting spectator sport and the old guys like Todd/Larratt want to stay in the game....but if referees enforced the rules in a totally unbiased way then there would be no issue. Edited March 14, 2021 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 8,020 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 On 31/10/2020 at 16:32, gnasher16 said: Hand strength is an interesting thing that some believe is genetic....ive seen men from the Southern Pacific islands like Samoa,Tonga,Fiji etc with incredibly strong grip strength....no idea why but people from that specific part of the world seem to have unusually strong hands. Probably through work, not holding a pen to sign on ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,810 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 14/03/2021 at 12:29, gnasher16 said: Sorry boss i must of missed this....look i like Engin Terzi ive been lucky enough to train with him a number of times and most of what he says there i agree with.....but the truth is the sport in Europe is different to what it is in America.....the WAL and Yanks in general love all the razzamatazz and controversy...its not a difficult rule to comprehend but Engin wont accept that pullers like Devon and Todd through years of calcification in the elbow joint physically cannot get their arm to a 180 degree angle....probably 140 at most.....and this changes the whole dynamic of " a pin ".....the open arm top roll lifts the shoulder above the elbow but the arm is still straight ( as straight as its going to get )......i wont bore anyone with technical stuff but pinning an opponent in the Kings Move requires total commitment to the tricep which with 2 opponents similar in strength leaves you very vulnerable.....is it any coincidence that most guys doing well with the Kings Move are older more experienced pullers with worn joints....no.....but the reality is ( and this is where i agree with Terzi ) the referees must enforce the rules much more sternly and as he hints at the start of that interview,regardless whether its the biggest names in the sport or not. The WAL want it to be an exciting spectator sport and the old guys like Todd/Larratt want to stay in the game....but if referees enforced the rules in a totally unbiased way then there would be no issue. I watched a video of the man who created the WAL rules and he made it clear, if your shoulders go below the pad and your humerus in on a downward angle then it's illegal. It should be enforced severely though if you ask me instead of dishing out warnings, a foul is more than adequate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,506 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 23 hours ago, Greb147 said: I watched a video of the man who created the WAL rules and he made it clear, if your shoulders go below the pad and your humerus in on a downward angle then it's illegal. It should be enforced severely though if you ask me instead of dishing out warnings, a foul is more than adequate. It will always come back to the same problem of a straight arm for one puller might not be a straight arm for another do you know the Kings Move is not allowed in amateur arm wrestling,not because of gaining any advantage but simply because of the dangerous position you are putting your arm in....but in pro arm wrestling the consensus is that you have the right to break your arm. Totally agree it has to be enforced the same across the board. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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