Which muscles are used in arm wrestling?

In life, people often play the game of arm wrestling. This is a good opportunity for men to show their strong arm strength. There are even arm wrestling competitions in the world. Those who are very good at arm wrestling have very obvious muscles in their hands. If you are not very good at arm wrestling, you must strengthen your exercise in your daily life. So when people arm wrestle, which part of the muscles do they generally use?

Which muscles are used in arm wrestling?

If you move in your own direction, you will use the biceps and inner forearm muscles as well as the deltoid and back muscles;

If you pull to the side of the body, the biceps will basically not be used. This type of exercise will use the triceps, inner arm muscles, deltoid muscles and back muscles.

If you want to be strong in arm wrestling, you must first train the muscles on the inside of your forearm. Because only when the wrist strength is strengthened can you exert the strength of the arm and shoulders. The wrist is a fulcrum. If the wrist is strong, you will have an overwhelming advantage. Of course, the strength of the arm and shoulders cannot be too weak, otherwise it will be useless even if the wrist is strong. Ways to train your wrists are to curl your wrists with a barbell on your legs, or to stand with your hands behind your back and curl your wrists with a barbell, or to do pull-ups.

In addition, arm wrestling requires some skills.

First of all, you must have self-confidence and a psychological belief that you will win. You cannot give up as soon as you feel tired. Many times you need to grit your teeth and persevere. Whoever can persevere to the end will be the winner.

Second, arm wrestling tests not only the strength of the wrist but the strength of the whole body. So posture is very important. To put it simply, your feet should be firmly planted, your waist should be straight, and your shoulders should be relaxed.

Third, the V-shaped angle between the forearm and upper arm should be as small as possible, and the wrist should be slightly bent, that is, slightly buckled towards the palm.

Fourth, the force should be coordinated with breathing, and it is best to have an angle of pulling towards your body, so that it is easier to disrupt the opponent's direction of force.

Fifth, when a stalemate occurs, do not use up all your strength thinking of winning immediately. Instead, find the moment when the other party loses confidence or relaxes to exert your strength.