Armwrestling for Everyone
By: Dr. Mark Doherty and Al Turner
copyright 1986
For those arm wrestlers who are not familiar with the above book, let me share what David Cowens, President of New England Sports Museum had to say, " This book was obviously written by someone who has lived in the world of armwrestling for many years.... No fundamental is overlooked; it is solid as a rock...." Solid as a rock, just as the man who held 11 World Titles at the time of printing, Al Turner.
I have heard Al described as the Grandfather of Armwrestling without dispute from historians. My first large arm wrestling match was an event in 1984, at the World's Fair in New Orleans. We drove 24 hours straight for a single elimination world event. It was well worth the effort and risk of losing in the first rounds. There are four persons who I remember that hot day under the tent, Bobby Hopkins, Cleave Dean, Caroline Liebel and of coarse Al Turner. I saw and remembered the hope that no matter what my age is, there will always be arm wrestling. Mr. Turner (maybe 60ish) defeated the lean and very mean Eddy Long. A victory that I will never forget! A victory pulled from the heart and will of a man who was nearly 3x's the age of a bench presser who was doing 600 lbs+ easy.
After a long battle with cancer, Al Turner died June 4, 1998, at the age of 69. He will be missed.
In Al Turner's honor the following tips are taken from "Armwrestling for Everyone"
by: Dr. Mark Doherty and Al Turner
Reverse dumbbell curls are done to work the back of the forearm and the brachialis muscle of the upper arm. Generally, a competitor can reverse curl only 60-70% of what he can bicep curl. This is due to the fact that the major muscle used is the brachialis and not the biceps.
Obviously, the bicep is bigger and thus stronger. But in arm wrestling, where we load up with as much reverse or back pressure as possible, it would be ludicrous to neglect development of the brachialis.
In all exercises, try not to go past your lockout area. In an armwrestling match, if your opponent breaks you past your lockout position, you are well on your way toward losing the match. To strengthen your lockout potential, try to stop each exercise motion at the lockout area, which is roughly defined as a 90° angle created between the biceps and the lower arm or forearm.
This repetitive arrest of the muscle movement before breaking past the lockout area strengthens the memory and the muscle physiology of the area and conditions the competitor to avoid the losing position.
Thanks, Big Al!
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