Armrestling - secrets, rules, exercises

Recently, many people are interested in power sports - arm wrestling. In this form of struggle , two athletes are feeling, whose main goal is to overcome the opponent's hand, pressing it to the pillow located on a special table.

This sport was born in solar California in about 1952. Its founder is the American journalist Bill Soberanes. It was he who first organized wrestling competitions. After the first competitions, arm sport won many spectators with its entertainment and spread all over the world.

Now this is one of the most traumatic sports, and athletes need a lot of training and strengthen ligaments, joints and muscles of the hands. Therefore, there are special exercises for arm-wrestling. Given that among them there is a working out of receptions with a partner, first you need to familiarize yourself with the rules of the fight.

Basic rules and violations

The rules of arm wrestling can be divided into rules before the start of the fight and during it.

Rules before the fight:

• Armsmen should be dressed in a sport uniform with arms bare to the middle of their shoulders and should not have any protective bandages and bandages on their wrists.
• A free hand should be placed on a special handle until the end of the match.
• The elbow of the hand, which the athlete will fight, should be on a special armrest.
• Shoulders of arm wrestler should be located parallel to the middle line of the table, and during the fight you can not cross this line.
• The fight is carried out at the expense of the brush, so the hands of both athletes are wrapped in the palm of the castle. It closes at the expense of the opponent's thumb and should be located at the level of the middle of the table.
• Brushes wrestlers should not be bent before the command "Start".
• The fight begins after the command "Ready Go".

Rules during the fight:

• Do not let go of your free hand from a special pen.
• It is forbidden to tear both legs off the floor.
• You can not tear your elbows from the armrest.
• You can not use non-traditional forms of struggle and insult the opponent.
• Victory to an athlete is counted after the opponent's hand touches a special pillow on the table, as well as after surrendering the opponent or on the sum of two violations received by the second competitor.

Violations include:

• Disobedience to the commands of the referee.
• Start to the team of the referee.
• Detachment of the elbow from the armrest.
• Crossing the parallel line of the table with the shoulder or head.
• Touching your forearm with your shoulder or head.
• The grip gap is in a losing position.

Exercises for arm-wrestling

Training athletes based on the development of strength and endurance. The exercises that develop the strength of wrestlers include:

• Bench press lying;
• deadlift;
• squats;
• Lifting barbells and dumbbells to the biceps;
• Lifting the bar back grip;
• Twisting the neck;
• Bending of hands in the upper block, etc.

All these and many other exercises are done with the maximum weight and the minimum number of repetitions from 1 to 6. Thus, the muscles get a lot of stress for the development of strength.

Exercise for endurance includes exercises with a large number of repetitions or statistical load. Such occupations include:

• Running for long distances;
• Training hands on wrestling with a partner;
• Struggle for retention;
• Holding dumbbells in Scott's bench;
• Combat training in a block simulator , etc.

Armrestling - secrets

During long trainings and working off ways of fighting, athletes have their own specific methods that they use to win the competition. All secrets are based on the physiological aspects of the athlete. The most famous and strongest fighters who know exactly what armwrestling are, secrets have their own. They share it with those people who just came to this sport.

The first secret is to grab the opponent's hand

A certain advantage will be given to the athlete, whose first finger phalanges are located on the general lock higher than that of the opponent. It is justified by the fact that during the struggle the athlete can press the opponent's hand as low as possible to the table and further develop his advantage. But this maneuver can be used only after the command "Start", since this action is prohibited before the start of the fight.

The second secret - the movements of the hand and body

In order to strengthen the impact on the opponent's hand, use the body, but at the same time, make sure that your shoulder does not cross the center of the table, otherwise you will be considered a violation. If you have a well developed bicep, use the technique of "hook". When the command "start" with a sharp movement, wrap the opponent's brush in his direction. If the opponent has a weak bicep, you will definitely beat him.

Another technique is pulling the opponent's hand, this must also be done at the start. For this, with lightning speed, draw his hand to his side, thereby you put his hand in an awkward position and can overcome it, or the opponent's hand will fly off the armrest, and he will be considered a foul, which will also have a better effect on your situation. But we must remember what the wrestling requires of athletes. These secrets must be used only after the start command and with extreme caution, since with the wrong technique, you may violate the rules on your part.

The third secret - the position of the hands

In order to secure a certain advantage for the fight, it is necessary to take into account the position of the hand, which the athlete struggles with. The meaning of the best position is to cut the angle between the shoulder and forearm as much as possible. In this position, the athlete will be grouped and involved a large number of muscles, thereby providing himself with an additional influx of power. The best position of the hand is when the fist of the athlete is at the breast level, and the shoulders are parallel to the table.

That's such a sport - arm wrestling. The secrets listed in this article will help novice athletes in the development of their abilities.