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Originally Posted by SpiralOut

I am mostly a lurker here in S&P, but as my deadlift increases, so does my willingness to stray into these hallowed halls. I have been doing StrongLifts for a couple months and have been loving every minute of it. Anywho, I was drinking Guiness and Whiskey the other night, and made a rather sizeable wager with a friend that in approximately one year's time, I would be able to best anyone in arm wrestling at my fraternity's annual alumni reunion. My question is, what lifts will best prepare me for such an endeavor? I ran a forum search, and didn't really find anything on topic. Also, I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum, but I couldn't think of another that would be more appropriate. (Grappling is my second, distant choice.) I am really hoping the answer is not curls...

Spiral,
I used to beat people much larger than me with technique, and working certain areas. I did bicep curls, as much as they're hated here, and wrist curls. Nothing else - I didn't care. I just wanted to embarass the jockheads at their own game, and looking puny made their shame worse. Wrist curls so you can turn his wrist right off the bat- he loses leverage. And bicep curls, because right after you turn his wrist, you want to pull his arm toward you with your bicep. Now, he has no leverage, and even if he's bigger than you, if you get him here, you can usually wait him out for the win. Thats my very unprofessional experience. My puny ass shamed many a jock, and I married one of the witnesses.

HTH