Bro you are amazing person and Even a better arm wrestler 💪... Good luck for your future and ya please come to India..peoplelove you here🙏....bless you
I have an odd combination of small hand and long forearm and thought i didn't have the genetics for the sport. But i'm new to the sport and i'm progressing fast and have been focusing on finger strenght and pronation training from the start. I don't think my hand-genetics is gonna matter unless i come to a "high level", i think training the sport and strenght has a higher ceiling than genetics for amateurs. I've even found that "running away" is way easier for me when i face someone with a much bigger hand, and i've taken wins just by running upwards with pronation and posting. Thanks for the video, love you and your channel!
Thank you for the tips. I could use something against my brother who looks like Andrey Pushkar but don't know anything about armwrestling. I think that you are good armwrestler and nice guy who doesn't look on the others from above. Hi from Croatia
I've heard that same quote in surfing, but they say talent instead of genetics. It's a great quote and its the reason I think Ryan has a great pro career ahead of him. He's definitely got a table IQ of 10!
Great vid Ryan!! I love that u cover these types of things. I'm 43 and just a beginner so this stuff helps a lot brother. Much love to you and your family brother. Your a great ambassador for the sport. Our daughters give us strength 😉💪💪
Have always enjoyed your content, Blue, but this was next level. As a CPT I am always intrigued by anatomy, particularly in variations and how to adapt. Really enjoyed.
As always great stuff keep the pedal to the metal with training i think you're going to need everything to beat bishop he was looking pretty impressive against mike at 503 good luck I'll be rooting for you and watch the ads to help channel grow 👍 stay minty 👌
Bowen ur Armwrestling IQ is on point my friend!!honestly ive been using u as a cheat sheet lol the tid bits u drop on here r amazing. R really r helping ppl my friend !! jus started pulling last year im s ligit 170 pounder with a 9 and 3/4 inch hand and a 11 1/2 forearm so this info is GOLD!! Look out Bishop ... Blues coming for ya ;)!!
You did it again Ryan very educational and informative video you really helped to find the uniqueness in the sport and for the many different fights that's arise there's alot of technique involved you definitely made that clear for the average enthusiast. Thanks again respect
This was one of the best videos on hand techniques thanks so much for sharing this video I learned a lot about how i can use my hand to my advantage great video and congrats on the WAL win!
I was also wondering how does pressing fit in with the forearm length hand size equation. Some people seem suited to press and flop press, other people it doesn't look healthy.
I think if anybody can get to a press it's always good because your arm is so much stronger if you can get your shoulder behind it. The key is keeping your shoulder behind the arm though. Someone may be able to back pressure out of your press. That's just my experience. There's this guy I arm wrestle with, and he's a pretty good match against me, but as soon as I get my shoulder behind my arm there's no contest. I hardly feel him resisting. Do you have an example of someone who you think it looks unhealthy when they do it?
I have a small skinny hand and am short too 😱 however, I want to become like Rustam since I'm the same height and tiny hand etc. Hard work all the time 💪💪 thanks for the video Ryan :D
Hi, could you do a small video on capping... When to cap or when not to and how many fingers to cap... That kind of stuff... Little has been covered on the topic. It would be great to see one...
Ryan, I have a friend that's a Doctor that used to arm wrestle with us back in the early 80s and 90s that is 5 foot 9 inches tall, and he had a hand size of 9 and 3/4 inches long. 'That's a big hand for a man that short".
Good video.....Power is ultimately determined by. ( joint size and attachment points ). as a ration to lever length. not including fast vs slow twitch muscle. For example: big wrists and narrow but thick hands will be, all other things being equal, a leverage advantage.
I hav been interested in armwrestling about a year now..im only 17...an becuz of my forearm which is just about 11.5 inch long i was considering it impossible for me I though long forearms were wat u needed...u just gave so much motivation to me, u wont even imagine. I actually stopped training recently as well..but damm i really pumped now. I hav mad respect for u...ur a huge face in the armwrestling communitee for me..thank you my man👍
Thankyuuuuu My brother has a shorter forearm and yet a bigger hand than me (well, we have two of each) and he thought that it would be easier for a longer forearm to push/ pull the shorter one since he goes back to the science he learnt where a longer lever is easier to lift things with than if you were to use a short one but i think he forgot that the angle of the rotation from the ground to it centre as the object is lifted changes as well to make this so. Actually, i have no idea at all about levers and i believe he does know more but google is my friend and so you are too. Thankyuuu
Based on my biomechanics, it's not optimal, but I love the toproll and most forms of outside armwrestling. They come easily to me, and just feel natural. So, even though I'm 5'6'' with a small thick hand, and a 10.25'' wrist to elbow length I am probably not gonna be hooking that much. Wish me luck fellas, Ima need it.
Sometime i feel like long arm is not good because you have to low your hand to grip your opponent's hand and i feel uncomfortable when do it. Some one help pls?
I have a small hand (7 3/4 pinky to thumb due to short thick fingers but 4" across the palm, 3 3/4 across the knuckles) but somewhat wide meaty hand. Also measure 10" in forearm at 5'5" tall. Forearm is 12" around at the thickest and bicep is 16.5". So, I'm definitely in the short and stumpy category. I always found in my very low level arm wrestling (at bars and parties randomly) that I can just quickly overpower most guys bigger than me. On occasion someone who knows what their doing will use their big mit to get me into a bad hand position and I lose but I feel like my build makes me tough to beat for the average dudes that I come across. Even some guys I can't pin find it near impossible pin me because I keep my arm compact and close to my body, it's like trying to move a brick wall. But this is mostly against average guys that generally not training for arm wrestling so I suspect not so good on the competitive level.😂
Great informative stuff to learn from aussie...quick question...what about bone thickness/size...do u find classic 'ectomorphs' - ie naturally skinny guys (with skinny wrists for example) are at a big disadvantage against the bigger boned guys? My guess is they would be at a much bigger disadvantage genetically... ??
is Todd's forearm really only 10? Mine is 11 and I'm 5'9 with an Ape index of negative 6. I potentially have a shorter upper arm than Toddzilla to account for my t-rex arms but Todd's arms don't look any shorter than mine! I also have tiny hands with short fingers so this is a very useful / informative video as I'm constantly told a small hand is no good ! Thanks.
I dont think it really matters unless you compete on Open classes, I’m a 5’4 guy with 44 cm elbow to fingertip length but I wouldn’t go higher than 165lbs in weight classes because my potential for muscle gain will be much less than a guy of 6’2 height and 52cm elbow to fingertip length. If I did compete on Open class I would be forced to hook every single match because of small hand disadvantage. It is just not realistic to fight higher weightclasses if you aren’t suited for them
Devil Within yes, that’s why I’m telling you, my whole elbow to fingertip is just barely 44 cm, with my whole hand being just 18 cm but 10 cm being for my fingers, the average guy armwrestling at their levels have like 48 cm elbow to finger tip measurement with 22 cm hand or bigger.
My question is, how do you determine your hand size and thickness? I've been told for my shape and stature I do have a big hand but I'm not so sure where I fall in the categories.
Great vid. Just getting into armwrestling and strength training at 29 lol. Missed out on so much time, but the beauty of the sport is age really doesn't seem to matter. It's good to know my average ish size hands and forearms won't be a disadvantage...or will they? I will be competing at super heavyweight as I am 300lbs...does what you say still apply vs these monsters? Lmao.
Love the channel I have a question for you .being short like 5'5 does that affect you on an arm wrestling table? can you access all of your power being that short on the table .
Trust me, you can access your power if you really are strong regardless of your height. I am a very tall guy with very long and big arms and i have faced many way shorter guys with way shorter hands who have beaten me.
Have you ever ran into anyone with double-jointed thumbs? Is it any kind of advantage or disadvantage? Any special rules for people like me who have them? (the middle knuckle 2nd from my nail up my thumb)
I never thought id measure my forearm lol that bitch is 11.75 inches long haha. I've got small short not thick hands though, about the size of most average women. Even dated girls with bigger hands lol. I don't really arm wrestle so idk why I care lol. It's so crazy that this sport is so technical yet so simple.
I have short forearm and small hand, most of the time when I armwrestle I feel my opponent too high on my hand, meaning I barely cling with my fingers and all the power from my opponent is felt there. I loose my wrist and can't put in the strenght as that stresses out my wrist.
Super interesting, thanks for this mate!
Too easy gents! Glad you got something from it. Go kill now
Tom, what is your forearm length?
@@ryanbluebowen I am going to pin this video to the arm wrestling discord server, thank you!
Juji got that grip. Be careful not to rip it off lmao 💪
I like the switching of camera angles without changing where u are looking 😁👍
Not long ago everything was on a phone, crazy.
Thank you brother. Always pushing for higher and higher production quality 😁
@@ryanbluebowen Are you doing the editing?
if he looked at a new camera then that would be creeping me out
Bro you are amazing person and Even a better arm wrestler 💪... Good luck for your future and ya please come to India..peoplelove you here🙏....bless you
Little things,(we don’t normally think about), you can lever into advantages.
Great info💪🏽👍🏽
I have an odd combination of small hand and long forearm and thought i didn't have the genetics for the sport. But i'm new to the sport and i'm progressing fast and have been focusing on finger strenght and pronation training from the start. I don't think my hand-genetics is gonna matter unless i come to a "high level", i think training the sport and strenght has a higher ceiling than genetics for amateurs. I've even found that "running away" is way easier for me when i face someone with a much bigger hand, and i've taken wins just by running upwards with pronation and posting.
Thanks for the video, love you and your channel!
Great 😄 I was kinda missing these kind of videos too! Thanks
Raise your hands who remembers "weak link theory" Hehe 😂
Solid theory!
Thank you for the tips. I could use something against my brother who looks like Andrey Pushkar but don't know anything about armwrestling.
I think that you are good armwrestler and nice guy who doesn't look on the others from above.
Hi from Croatia
That small hand demonstration looked exactly like Travis Bagents technique
Hard work trumps genetics when genetics doesn't work hard. Thank you blue, another great informational video
I've heard that same quote in surfing, but they say talent instead of genetics. It's a great quote and its the reason I think Ryan has a great pro career ahead of him. He's definitely got a table IQ of 10!
Thanks for strategy and cheers on your 504 win!!! I was stoked for U
Great vid Ryan!! I love that u cover these types of things. I'm 43 and just a beginner so this stuff helps a lot brother. Much love to you and your family brother. Your a great ambassador for the sport. Our daughters give us strength 😉💪💪
Have always enjoyed your content, Blue, but this was next level. As a CPT I am always intrigued by anatomy, particularly in variations and how to adapt. Really enjoyed.
As always great stuff keep the pedal to the metal with training i think you're going to need everything to beat bishop he was looking pretty impressive against mike at 503 good luck I'll be rooting for you and watch the ads to help channel grow 👍 stay minty 👌
Thank you brother
great video..gave me more than any other armwrestling video, and it was less the 15 min. thankyou sir
This video is soo good, I been trying to figure out where I'm strongest
Bowen ur Armwrestling IQ is on point my friend!!honestly ive been using u as a cheat sheet lol the tid bits u drop on here r amazing. R really r helping ppl my friend !!
jus started pulling last year im s ligit 170 pounder with a 9 and 3/4 inch hand and a 11 1/2 forearm so this info is GOLD!! Look out Bishop ... Blues coming for ya ;)!!
A huge congratulations to blue Bowen for his great victory in 504 can't wait to see more I wish one day we all could spar him and learn alot from him.
You did it again Ryan very educational and informative video you really helped to find the uniqueness in the sport and for the many different fights that's arise there's alot of technique involved you definitely made that clear for the average enthusiast. Thanks again respect
This is my favorite video you made...been in the sport for a year and a half (seriously) and I learned alot
This was one of the best videos on hand techniques thanks so much for sharing this video I learned a lot about how i can use my hand to my advantage great video and congrats on the WAL win!
Amazing information finally someone that explains everything with detail im subscribing to this amazing chanel
What a great explanation!! Thanks Blue 👍🏼👍🏼
Great video, especially for us new guys. Extremely encouraging.
Great explanations man! Great stuff! And I'm loving the physics applications
It's great that there are options for almost any anatomical makeup.
Man absolutely loved this video very educational and inspirational
Man that is some good info, who new them guys down-under could think up anything actually useful.... hahah
Incredible video man! Awesome insight!💪💪
정말 좋은 영상입니다! 모든 유형의 손에 사랑과 용기를!
Great great video Ryan, tons of great insight here.
Admit it - you made this video just so you could use the words, "vector" and "Danny Tesch".
Great video, and thanks for the instruction.
Very handy video (no pun intended 😂) helps me understand a bit more of the basic mechanics
There is a perfect anatomy and currently it's called Levan Saginashvili
I was very interested in this topic , thanks for the content!!
thank you. info that is rarely discussed. mainly because i have small hands and fingers. TOP ROLL FOREVER!
Great video and sound. Some of your videos have had terrible sound for us headphone wearers in the past.
awesome video blue, you are the man.
Awesome vid!! We need more content like this
I was also wondering how does pressing fit in with the forearm length hand size equation. Some people seem suited to press and flop press, other people it doesn't look healthy.
I think if anybody can get to a press it's always good because your arm is so much stronger if you can get your shoulder behind it. The key is keeping your shoulder behind the arm though. Someone may be able to back pressure out of your press. That's just my experience. There's this guy I arm wrestle with, and he's a pretty good match against me, but as soon as I get my shoulder behind my arm there's no contest. I hardly feel him resisting. Do you have an example of someone who you think it looks unhealthy when they do it?
Great camera work ryan!
Thank you brother. Constantly pushing to improve the standards.of production 😁💪
brilliant video. Learned a lot man! Cheers
Got a competition coming up next month and this video did help boost my morale... short fore arms and small and thick hands... 😅😅
Great tips! I have a small skinnyish hand. Very interesting stuff
Great video as always, good explanation in details 👍🏻
I always found it harder to arm wrestle taller people
I have a small skinny hand and am short too 😱 however, I want to become like Rustam since I'm the same height and tiny hand etc. Hard work all the time 💪💪 thanks for the video Ryan :D
Hi, could you do a small video on capping... When to cap or when not to and how many fingers to cap... That kind of stuff... Little has been covered on the topic. It would be great to see one...
Thanks for the info, very helpful!
Great analysis, thank you!
Big thanks Blue:) So denial in front of the pad and cup/drag/chop fir me.
The Devon Larratt combo
Ryan, I have a friend that's a Doctor that used to arm wrestle with us back in the early 80s and 90s that is 5 foot 9 inches tall, and he had a hand size of 9 and 3/4 inches long. 'That's a big hand for a man that short".
I have the same height but my mine 12".
That was really cool, thanks alot for sharing! Cheers
Rare content spoken 🔥
Very nice video, thank you
Good video.....Power is ultimately determined by. ( joint size and attachment points ). as a ration to lever length.
not including fast vs slow twitch muscle. For example: big wrists and narrow but thick hands will be, all other things being equal, a leverage advantage.
Great vid Ryan
I hav been interested in armwrestling about a year now..im only 17...an becuz of my forearm which is just about 11.5 inch long i was considering it impossible for me
I though long forearms were wat u needed...u just gave so much motivation to me, u wont even imagine. I actually stopped training recently as well..but damm i really pumped now.
I hav mad respect for u...ur a huge face in the armwrestling communitee for me..thank you my man👍
Awesome stuff brother. Thank you for sharing. Definitely got plenty of options with an 11.5 inch forearm
Excellent and informative video! Love the content man! Well done!
Thankyuuuuu
My brother has a shorter forearm and yet a bigger hand than me (well, we have two of each) and he thought that it would be easier for a longer forearm to push/ pull the shorter one since he goes back to the science he learnt where a longer lever is easier to lift things with than if you were to use a short one but i think he forgot that the angle of the rotation from the ground to it centre as the object is lifted changes as well to make this so. Actually, i have no idea at all about levers and i believe he does know more but google is my friend and so you are too. Thankyuuu
Some if my favorite videos have been just "shooting the shit" about arm wresting
Based on my biomechanics, it's not optimal, but I love the toproll and most forms of outside armwrestling. They come easily to me, and just feel natural. So, even though I'm 5'6'' with a small thick hand, and a 10.25'' wrist to elbow length I am probably not gonna be hooking that much. Wish me luck fellas, Ima need it.
Same here I'm only around 5'7,but I love posting toproll,tho my forearms are quite longer than average(relatively speaking) at 11.25"
Don’t worry about it and just armwrestle.
@@kingwillie206 Tis the plan.
Interesting video. I want to see more about Devon
This vid is top notch!
very good analysis!
You have to 'hand' it to Ryan, he certainly knows his stuff and is not all fingers and thumbs!
Great video, I'm glad there's hope for my tiny hands, lol
Nice wee video Ryan
Sometime i feel like long arm is not good because you have to low your hand to grip your opponent's hand and i feel uncomfortable when do it. Some one help pls?
good to know thanks very much for that. interesting stuff.
You just blew my mind.
I learn a lot, thanks ryan. Im the guy u mention with a small hand and short forearm.
Brutal power Combo
Whoa nice
@@ryanbluebowen I will keep that in mind😃
Im in Brisbane heavy hitters btw
@@hemingway3508 dont waste ur talent
You got me measuring everything now...well, not everything.
Weight 175 Ib
Height 6.0 ft
Wingspan 6ft 4 inches
Elbow to wrist 12 inches
Yes, I possess the LANK
Wrist to top of middle finger on open hand?
Weight 92 lb
Height 5'5
Elbow to wrist 27.5cm
I have a small hand (7 3/4 pinky to thumb due to short thick fingers but 4" across the palm, 3 3/4 across the knuckles) but somewhat wide meaty hand.
Also measure 10" in forearm at 5'5" tall. Forearm is 12" around at the thickest and bicep is 16.5".
So, I'm definitely in the short and stumpy category. I always found in my very low level arm wrestling (at bars and parties randomly) that I can just quickly overpower most guys bigger than me. On occasion someone who knows what their doing will use their big mit to get me into a bad hand position and I lose but I feel like my build makes me tough to beat for the average dudes that I come across. Even some guys I can't pin find it near impossible pin me because I keep my arm compact and close to my body, it's like trying to move a brick wall. But this is mostly against average guys that generally not training for arm wrestling so I suspect not so good on the competitive level.😂
Todd Hutchings has a smaller hand than you!
Great informative stuff to learn from aussie...quick question...what about bone thickness/size...do u find classic 'ectomorphs' - ie naturally skinny guys (with skinny wrists for example) are at a big disadvantage against the bigger boned guys? My guess is they would be at a much bigger disadvantage genetically... ??
Great video man, thanks.
Just curious what does your forearm measure around?
I got a 13.5 forearm and a hand that’s 8 inches from wrist to finger tip and I’m only 15😂
Dude what is your ape index
Bruh. I got 9 inch forearm and 7.5 inch hand
13,5 inches from wrist to elbow. Im gonna have to get serious soon. Lol
Listen to 9:30-9:35, without context this is hilarious!!
Amazing elbow to wrist identical to yours 11 7/8 inches , my right arms stronger , but on the positive side your slightly better looking :)
Lol
is Todd's forearm really only 10? Mine is 11 and I'm 5'9 with an Ape index of negative 6. I potentially have a shorter upper arm than Toddzilla to account for my t-rex arms but Todd's arms don't look any shorter than mine! I also have tiny hands with short fingers so this is a very useful / informative video as I'm constantly told a small hand is no good ! Thanks.
Yep only 10 inches. Kinda crazy. So much side presseure because of it.
@@ryanbluebowen Mine is 9 inches at 5"8. Basically impossible to toproll
@@deadinside1580 mine exact 12inches
@@deadinside1580 someone with greater length can toproll it
Oleg's forearm. wrestles SHW @ 70KG. Pretty good arguement,
Good info
I dont think it really matters unless you compete on Open classes, I’m a 5’4 guy with 44 cm elbow to fingertip length but I wouldn’t go higher than 165lbs in weight classes because my potential for muscle gain will be much less than a guy of 6’2 height and 52cm elbow to fingertip length. If I did compete on Open class I would be forced to hook every single match because of small hand disadvantage. It is just not realistic to fight higher weightclasses if you aren’t suited for them
Devil Within those guys aren’t so small like me bruh
Devil Within yes, that’s why I’m telling you, my whole elbow to fingertip is just barely 44 cm, with my whole hand being just 18 cm but 10 cm being for my fingers, the average guy armwrestling at their levels have like 48 cm elbow to finger tip measurement with 22 cm hand or bigger.
My question is, how do you determine your hand size and thickness? I've been told for my shape and stature I do have a big hand but I'm not so sure where I fall in the categories.
Wdym bro just measure it😭
@@pigeontoed1 even after measuring it.....how would you know?
Longer forearm - weaker side pressure
Next year in England when we have our bodypower expo will you be coming over to spread the sport
Can you do a video on high and low hooking, and the role supination has in the hook?
Great vid. Just getting into armwrestling and strength training at 29 lol. Missed out on so much time, but the beauty of the sport is age really doesn't seem to matter.
It's good to know my average ish size hands and forearms won't be a disadvantage...or will they? I will be competing at super heavyweight as I am 300lbs...does what you say still apply vs these monsters? Lmao.
Exactly like me. Now iam 32 on a hiatus because i'm injuried lol
5’9/11 inch forearm
Love the channel I have a question for you .being short like 5'5 does that affect you on an arm wrestling table? can you access all of your power being that short on the table .
Trust me, you can access your power if you really are strong regardless of your height. I am a very tall guy with very long and big arms and i have faced many way shorter guys with way shorter hands who have beaten me.
Where did you get your BD-62 Wall Mount Cable Station? I can't find anywhere that ships to Australia :(.
Have you ever ran into anyone with double-jointed thumbs? Is it any kind of advantage or disadvantage? Any special rules for people like me who have them? (the middle knuckle 2nd from my nail up my thumb)
I'm really Good at hooking but I can't seek to hook my taller friend well
I never thought id measure my forearm lol that bitch is 11.75 inches long haha. I've got small short not thick hands though, about the size of most average women. Even dated girls with bigger hands lol. I don't really arm wrestle so idk why I care lol. It's so crazy that this sport is so technical yet so simple.
A longer arm makes it easier to win the hand battle all else being equal does it not?
Especially in a top roll right?
All else being equal the longer forearm wins , but don`t tell Ryan i told you so -
I have short forearm and small hand, most of the time when I armwrestle I feel my opponent too high on my hand, meaning I barely cling with my fingers and all the power from my opponent is felt there. I loose my wrist and can't put in the strenght as that stresses out my wrist.
I'm 5ft 9 and my FtW is 11inches
Which one of those types of hands you mentioned Does John brzenk have?
John is the same elbow to fingertip as me. Although he has a thicker hand.
@@ryanbluebowen Super informative vid ⚡what's your elbow to fingertip length?
11 and 7/8
That's Ryan's he said it in the video remember LoL
@@nowheretorunarmwrestling5454 Elbow to fingertip. Not elbow to wrist joint.
This man is smart