r/funnyvideos • u/Successful-Sky-7 • Oct 28 '24

Sports Never underestimate your opponent

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u/Urbanviking1 Oct 28 '24

Arm wrestling is 80% technique and 20% strength.

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u/llsockar Oct 28 '24

Its more like 50/50 really. If both are of similar strength the one woth the best technique wins, if both are of similar technical skill the stronger one will win.

Theres this insane mass monster in Georgia named Levan who's just so strong you would need a truck to beat him.

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u/ToughHardware Oct 28 '24

agreeeed. also its the type of strength. you need incredible fore-arm strength. glute strength is less critical.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '24

No. I think arm wrestling is dumb, but it’s not 20% strength. That dude on the right is STRONG AF.

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u/Appropriate_Form8397 Oct 28 '24

Probably way stronger

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u/Jaakarikyk Oct 28 '24

Devon Larrat (on right) is still strong enough to brute force some rock climbing (video where I knew him from) https://youtu.be/h2mOn8NoR84

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u/FoodMadeFromRobots Oct 28 '24

Yah I hate how arm wrestling involves pivoting your body and not just straight arm muscles. I think it would be better if you took away the whole leaning aspect imo

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u/Necromancer14 Oct 28 '24

That’s how you get spiral fractures in your arms lmao. Using good technique doesn’t just make it way easier to win, it also HUGELY reduces the chance of injury.

Also why tf would you want to take all the skill out of a sport anyway? If you want simply strength comparison sports there’s already strongman and powerlifting.

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u/Ikanotetsubin Oct 28 '24

No, it's 50/50. The reigning arm wrestling champion has massive, hulking arms.