do I even need to train?? unexpected revelations of pumpkin theory

[@yewchoob6575]

Devon we all know you’re looking for excuses to not train and eat Doritos all day. It’s OK brotha 😁

[@devlarratt]

i must explore these theories :)

[@omnigod8253]

Devon I'm 14 and I been lifting weight for long time and it's been 4 months since I haven't lifted and I was wondering am I weak now because I used to beat my school freinds all the time and when I whent today I literly lost Devon coud u please help

[@crackedshaxx2246]

@@omnigod8253 Listen man you are weaker than you where before. 4 months off is quite some time. Your cardio, endurance of the muscles and strength have indeed gone down but that doesn't mean its the end of the world. You cam get back to your strength and even get stronger with proper training and most importantly...TIME! Train harder than last time and don't injure yourself and train smart.

[@hooktraining3966]

@@devlarratt you can explore those after you beat Michael and upload hook training 3

[@countvondamned2143]

@@omnigod8253 pssshhh paaathetic. keep training buds. pssshhh unreal...

[@babayaga6615]

Training must be going well, Devon has a Pumpkin vine growing from his head.

[@Joshthetruthseeker]

No shit hes transforming right before our very eyes.

[@daveclausner]

I had no idea what you meant. Started watching video. Took a sip my drink. Saw the pumpkin vine. And sprayed my drink out my nose..

[@eugeneargote4560]

HAHAHAHA!

[@jking0.o121]

Helluva vine too!

[@oldironsides4107]

I couldn’t tell what you meant as i was pissed. ( drank 2 gallons of aged 6 month railroad bums urine) It’s like being drunk and on pcp lsd and mushrooms combined. But then I saw it.

[@17vmrivas]

Imagine you walking through the woods and you see this giant man talking into a cellphone with a hat that doesn't even fit. Little do they know, he's a fkn living legend.

[@UKWEED]

Talking about how to grow giant pumpkins

[@adambombdon7798]

You are not fucking kidding. And this made me laugh really hard because for real it would be terrifying. (Yo man what’s up with this homeless guy??)

[@dakedakinson64]

Devon is tall but is not giant, Laletin is giant.

[@17vmrivas]

@@dakedakinson64 he's a giant compared to the average man.

[@dakedakinson64]

@@17vmrivas dude, he is not giant. he is only slightly taller than Travis, Chaffee and MT. These days 184 is average height, because of how tall is young generation.

[@RamblinAround]

What you are discovering is the reason that John Bryzenk stopped weight training, and almost exclusively used table time to get ready for matches.

[@jrhawk]

Exactly.

[@DeluviumOfficial]

Boom. You got it. It’s why he’s the GOAT

[@21stcenturystrengthethos47]

Yeah It’s no secret that you get better at exactly what you practice. Any time you change a variable even slightly the result is different. So if you could spend the next couple weeks doing light arm wrestling everyday multiple times a day with alternating levels of intensity that would be good. Ideal would be setting up practice to be exactly like the match is going to be.

[@Thanhatos]

@@21stcenturystrengthethos47 But at their level, monster's level to be clear, there is not so much competition even for training. Or they should train between them. :p

[@21stcenturystrengthethos47]

@@Thanhatos yeah but the match is over now it’s old news

[@botsbass842]

A man that lays sod all day every day is gonna throw sod faster harder more accurately and for a longer duration than someone that trains in the gym to be a sod layer but doesn't lay sod.

[@pauld2078]

Is that "Sods law" 🤣. True though 👍🏻

[@schlagboy]

Well sod.

[@evanjones6091]

Specificity. Works amazing for any skill.

[@matterickson503]

Just like when a man fucks a woman daily he will be able to lay that pipe in her harder, faster, and longer but a man that rarely fucks will have a hard time even laying the pipe in her before it explodes.

[@joshrodrigues2330]

@@pauld2078 very similar to coles law

[@Icenflamesrush]

Seriously Devon listen, there’s a very simple connection you have to make. - Your right is as you said “overtraining” - Your left was given training volume through armwrestling and got ADEQUATE rest You just need to understand that while it may seem unintuitive, resting is the key. You’re constantly breaking your body down and not allowing it to recover and come back stronger in the best way it can. Keep training, it will of course benefit you, you just need to LEARN HOW TO TAKE A BREAK. Luv ye, but this is quite simply just how strength training works. Now there’s a point to be made about certain body parts being able to recover from more volume and certain people benefit more from certain Intensity/Volume relations aswell as joint and bone strength having different criteria for growing stronger in an optimal way, but science has this largely figured out already...

[@matthewkaiser7609]

rest 100%

[@felipearmwrestler4852]

This is good advice, Devon

[@TheMalteser09]

Please listen to this man Devon , rest up brother let the pumpkin grow!

[@anonymousunknown2919]

It's not easy for people who work really hard to take a break, they feel like resting is being lazy when in actuality it's just being smart, it's a marathon not a race, no one is gonna surpass you that fast just because you took a little break.

[@evanjones6091]

I agree that rest is important but For the sake of discussion, I will give a counter-argument. Lots of skill sports have no upper limit for volume and the athletes can train all day every day. stuff like tennis, billiards, soccer etc. No doubt arm wrestling has a higher intensity, but it is a skill. In a way, you are learning through doing which is always going to be more applicable and specific than trying to mimic arm wrestling with weights. Some of the most incredible gains to be had are neurological (essentially forming a stronger connection between your brain and the muscles to get a more powerful contraction). Repeating a technique or "greasing the groove" by using regular training can make you much stronger in a very specific way without even taking into account strength gains in the muscles themselves Then there are strength athletes who train lifts every day using a Bulgarian style. Lots of Olympic weightlifters squat every single day and get great strength adaptations from the crazy stimulus. Eric Bugenhagen performs the same few heavy compound lifts for weeks in a row until his body stops adapting and improving. The interesting thing is your left hand has been adapting well using only arm wrestling-specific training. As you suggested in the video, there might be something to that. Perhaps you should choose arm-wrestling as the main training type if possible, and then supplement with weights/cables, etc to make up enough volume for each week. if you have an easy session on the table, then smash the weights. If the table is a challenge then maybe back off a bit on the weight training.

[@thegiantpumpkin5903]

Don’t give up on me, champ.

[@adrianpap1374]

Best account!

[@devonbrzenk4465]

All I do is eat and watch you and I’m already feeling jacked

[@veritas2145]

Lol

[@Sisyphusmyth1993]

Hey

[@TheS50b30]

Dude like every time lol

[@Ray_Charles]

Right arm: Giant pumpkin Left arm: John Brzenk

[@TTime685]

John Brzenk always said that table time is the best training there is..

[@sensam6155]

Hey Devon, thought it might be interesting for you to understand a cool thing we're really just learning about in kinesiology. Unilateral strength training has very positive results on the other side of your body! When trained people injure an appendage and continue to the same appendage on the other side, they usually lower the rate of strength loss tremendously on the injured side. And when untrained people injure an appendage and begin to train the same appendage on the other side, they usually increase their strength on the injured side! Maybe your left arm is benefiting from your right arm training a bit, while staying fresh and rested.

[@Raffael_Armwrestling]

Makes sense!

[@ChurchOfThought]

Its because of blood flow. Blood flow is 70% of health

[@kingwillie206]

Training, resting, and eating properly increases muscle building hormone production. Scientific experiments have shown that hormones alone without any training whatsoever grow muscle, so there might be a correlation.

[@ChurchOfThought]

@@kingwillie206 I also heard wanking it decreases test. So maybe because Devons arm was too tired to stroke it, he retained his Chi

[@eeshan1138]

Hey Devon, John Brzenk has long been a proponent of 'armwrestling only' as a workout. It would be amazing if you got him on a podcast type show like you did with RVJ and Neil and discuss about this. Also, since Mike decided to rope in Travis how about the🐐in your corner for this one😂

[@bar8665]

I don't think he cares much for John

[@eeshan1138]

John is a mythical figure in the sport and Devon has often times spoken about how much respect he has for him. I dunno why people say he doesn't like John. You don't have to fanboy over someone to respect them, in my opinion.

[@bar8665]

@@eeshan1138 He respects him. Doesn't appear to care for him. Difference.

[@yewchoob6575]

Yes coupled with Peds

[@thewayofthegiantpumpkin793]

You got this bro. May 29th is yours. You're gonna be an enormous pumpkin man wielding the mighty WAL Hammer!

[@cross_fire_]

The man, the myth, the legend! Noticed the hat doesn't fit, someone is getting strong!

[@thejasongenovaarmwrestling1520]

Table iq reaching 9000

[@staygold902]

I figured it was way of the giant head

[@No1AdrenalineJunkie]

Someone needs a haircut lol

[@arhamshoaib4324]

Take him to your mom then

[@No1AdrenalineJunkie]

Lol! im going to look up "Arham Shoaib" on facebook to see what an idiot looks like 😂

[@davorfacic3869]

One of the best bodybuilders from golden era, Milos Sarcev from my country is the one I heard this theory from. He had extraordinary leg muscles and he was talking how hard he was training them for years and at some point he paused for like just 2 months because of a leg injury or something. After that pause his legs were crazy and he reached pinnacle of his career placing 6th at Olympia. He confirmed as well that there is a lot in resting

[@vaderetro264]

He was just resting from (over-)training, what all athletes do before a competition.

[@davorfacic3869]

@@vaderetro264 I think the usual rest period before competition for majority of athletes is like one week maybe

[@erich7662]

Milos had insane abs too. If he had better arm genetics, he would have been top 3 every Olympia for years!

[@MrJtin69]

John brzenk told ya don't over train and you know how long and strong his career is

[@farmbear1231]

Long n strong eh? Lol

[@grodt3234]

@@farmbear1231 30 years ? Is not enough?

[@PinyataSpirit]

that goat philosophy to go tournament over tournament

[@stratinthehat399]

@@grodt3234 Inuendo dude chill

[@JLYMProductions]

@@grodt3234 long and strong"

[@irvingbrown2389]

Dude you definitely are on to something!! Keep going with the giant pumpkin and please don’t doubt it ever, you will be bringing that hammer home! All you have to do is surround yourself with real people who are going to test you and tell you when your fucking up or falling off or not right about something , you don’t need to surround yourself with yes people, people who worship the ground you walk on , those people do nothing for the real you, which is who you need on that day when your across from Michael. You stick with what your doing , I believe you will be in stoppable and then what’s the PAL going to do? Will it still be the way it is ? Will levan ever be aloud to take you on? Whoever it is , you got this man!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts I really appreciate it.

[@travispagent937]

Giant pumpkin + side hair squiggle = win

[@MatthewStiles1]

In light of you vs Michael in Dubai, so much of what you've said in the past few months has been borderline prophetic.

[@MadMax-ic1jl]

You got me hooked on this sport Devon and you are my favourite all time arm wrestler. I need to see you win in this huge upcoming match. All the best from the UK.

[@bargrimironshield2397]

You're not training but what you've got under that skin is a foundation of decades of training. Once those nerves get the impulses again your body is so prepared to send the resources on that decades long track that it doesn't need training to be really good.

[@larjkok1184]

Yeah, right.

[@adambombdon7798]

Interesting way to say “muscle memory” lol EPIC

[@PronatorTendon]

Plus a handful of bone fragments

[@mfpisces3623]

Muscle memory is very real. I took 2-3 years off from training completely, took me no more than a handful of months to get back to my former self. The body just knew lol

[@smeagolmazurenko5238]

He's walking out in the wild. These are the best one's

[@thejasongenovaarmwrestling1520]

It's the natural habitat of a wolverine

[@trygongamer8990]

@@thejasongenovaarmwrestling1520 and a marine

[@ajm7611]

Sooo did you get your precious back from frodo or what?

[@smeagolmazurenko5238]

@@ajm7611 the precious is safely tucked away in Georgia

[@ChurchOfThought]

@@smeagolmazurenko5238 Is it really possible for that ring to make a hulk become invisible? Smeagol, what tricks are you pulling?!!

[@markdancha6885]

You the man. Can't wait to watch you more this year. Hope you win it all bud.

[@gariasrg]

Champ, it is amazing how you go deep into things trying to understand and get some nice takeaways. These thoughts have been very interesting. thumbs up. Cheers

[@baracis85]

When can I buy a giant pumpkin t-shirt???

[@almost10000]

Dude you're nick name made me laugh so hard i almost suffocated on my pancake.

[@baracis85]

@@almost10000 troll train, choo choo!!

[@baracis85]

But for real, I want a pumpkin t-shirt and armbet straps

[@tragicx4075]

LOL

[@baki_sigma]

your name is gold

[@biggdaps]

ur such a bro Dev! helping the community huge. big pioneer

[@thejasongenovaarmwrestling1520]

I'm quitting my job at Publix and going full time pro armwrester

[@oldfashionedsportsmanchave4590]

Oh thank you lord piss!!!

[@cv9672]

it sick

[@kittysch2]

@@paulden3158 super markets in the South

[@thejasongenovaarmwrestling1520]

@Toot the claw biggest asset, many hours fab doodle make for unbeatable hand and wrist. Plus I got that 1% belarely noticeable of the autism strength. It sick it piss

[@antoniogiop]

Mlord time for an arm wrestling championship at the ruby it sick it piss revolting

[@joelu8805]

I like your theories. When I train a muscle group for the purpose, of huge gains. I always push too hard and get to a point of injury. I find myself giving 1-3 months at times for time to heal from those injuries. And I do absolutely nothing until I am healed. When I come back after I am 100%. I am so strong and I feel so good, Its like all that rest I was forced to give my body, made me so much stronger when I came back. I think we take resting for granted. I now take rest and giving my body time to heal, much more serious.

[@chrisbruce4468]

New research suggest exercising one arm can increase strength and reduce muscle loss in the other arm. "Contralateral Effects of Eccentric Resistance training on Immobilized Arm” by Omar Valdes, Carlos Ramirez, Felipe Perez, Sebastian Garcia‐Vicencio, Kazunori Nosaka and Luis Penailillo, 8 September 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Sports Science." Very interesting study!

[@SameoLSong]

I was gonna comment this until i saw you beat me too it. More than one study suggest there is a looot of carryover from training just of your leg/arms to the one that remains untrained. This is likely what Devon is enjoying here.

[@srt8up4shot]

Interadesting

[@WhatIfTheories]

I find your theories on training and experience testing this fascinating. What if you did cycles of "Way of the Pumpkin" where say 3 months right arm then rest it and train left hard. Maybe you will grow 2 pumpkins or see better results. Remember sometimes you gotta pick that pumpkin at the right time or it rots on the vine if there for too long. So maybe shorter pumpkin training cycles for maximum results. Also good luck and stay strong for the match can't wait to see it.

[@antoniogiop]

The piece of hair poking out of ur hat is doing the kings move 💪

[@Binneygolf]

Your my inspiration brother. Hope to meet you eventually I'm from Ontario and started training few months ago. Your the man

[@lamppole]

He’s already playing mind games 2 months out

[@marekmusil880]

This kind of videos I love the most. Very kind of dramatic experience and knowledge of the experience and what take from it to shape my next step in my armwrestling way which you I feel wanna do the best possible and cool way. I like that one from you Devon.

[@Harrypizzalover]

I just googled Ottawa to see how far it is from Philadelphia 6 1/2 hours there’s a good strong group of guys down here about 25 guys show up to practice they say every week

[@ChristopherSideris1117]

Devon, FIGHT HARD MAN! Show them all that little monster still lives inside you and nothing will stop it when it's pissed off! I am cheering for you. Just exercising the fight specifically that's super interesting lol. You got a cool job man. I watch these videos before the gym for inspiration, thanks for what you do brother!

[@michaeltoddscalcifiedbone7276]

You don't need to train if you have a calcified bone! You on the other hand, Devon, needs to up your pancakes and syrup!! 💪🗽🗽🗽

[@Fatal1tyProTV]

Bruh lol

[@LoveJaeger]

He really does need to go full bloat in my opinion to maximise the pumpkin growth.

[@ArmFury]

In Kingston, looking forward to meet you soon, though we unfortunately just got more strict quarantine rules, (max of 5 people)

[@grandpadale4026]

Back in my day all you had to do was bow and go. That’s how you win. In my experience all that focused effort made my legs not work. But those atrophying lower limbs sure led to some pumpkin arms 🎃.

[@UKWEED]

Man I'd rather have the body of a tooth, with two pumpkin arms, than be average all over xD

[@y2ytwo]

You are so easy to listen to Devon. Thanks

[@sharpshooter012345]

Thank you for making me armwreslting addict.

[@ryand4835]

Very interesting theory! My take on it is how does someone become the best basketball player they can be? You could make the argument that all you have to do is play as much competitive 5v5 possible, which of course will lead to great improvements, but there is so much that goes into basketball: Speed, quickness, vertical leap, shooting, passing, dribbling, etc. Therefore you need specialized training at times designated for just shooting, or just dribbling, or just athleticism, or whatever skill you are trying to improve. Therefore my takeaway is this: To be the best armwrestler you can be, you absolutely have to have tons of experience on the table and just armwrestling people. Just like to be a great basketball player you need to spend time playing 5v5 competitively. However like basketball, there are unique characteristics that make someone a great armwrestler (as Devon says the big four are cupping, rising, pronation, supination) and to be the strongest you can possibly be you need to isolate those strengths as much as possible to make the greatest gains.

[@jw5546]

Yes it all starts with questioning your training methods before a match... Papa Michael and Uncle Travis will be proud of my work. “The hand will not go down”

[@joshklingensmith8074]

Your videos are awesome Devon, you have more natural charisma than most prefessional wrestlers do!

[@eyeluvdrew9615]

Arm wrestle more, weight train less BUT STILL TRAIN! That’s the key 🔑

[@nopancakelimits8286]

It's go time! Party hand and giant pumpkins. I'll being looking for you in the pumpkin patch this Halloween!

[@PopularZoneGaming]

devon you should do another collab with juji, to cheer him up a bit after his break up with tom

[@Xplora213]

Damn it, you are sending me down the rabbit hole

[@Bit2brain]

Great idea. Juji and Devon made some of the most entertaining content on Juji’s channel.

[@anonymousunknown2919]

@@Bit2brain and tom

[@mikojirehrieta3095]

anyone know what really happened?

[@ColonelRetard]

@@mikojirehrieta3095 curious too

[@ajtaleri]

I've heard of some of the things you are talking about in people who have injuries. A lot of it comes from a sort of muscle memory that is shared. To the point where after injury the weak arm can catch up not just lag behind. So in your case ignoring the left arm had the same effect I bet. I think there is a lot of potential in the idea of retraining the left in just practice to keep it fresh and ready to grow. Keep us up to date on how the pumpkin is going. I love hearing about this method.

[@mmhm007]

My theory: The metabolic processes generated by training any muscle so hard benefits the rest of the body tremendously. If you were to lower your overall frequency and intensity on the pumpkin arm, I don't believe the lesser used arm would bounce back as quickly. Training the same body part hard 3 times a day (even if it is bad due to over use and potential damage), creates a high demand for the metabolic processes needed for sustaining gains and also growth potential. Therefore, the regular intense training anywhere in the body creates the massive availability of the building blocks necessary for relatively good sustained strength/size and also the rapid increases in performance of a short period.

[@wisewigga7129]

Source?

[@mmhm007]

@@wisewigga7129 "My theory" aka me not clear enough?

[@cody8907]

@@wisewigga7129 nuclei overload training

[@tathtath]

I have had similiar though, but about rock climbing. I used to do a lot of accesory traning mimicking climbing specific moves, but I ended up being overtrained all the time - having tweaks and small pains here and there. After small injury i started doing only antagonist training and regeneration stuff like streches, massages without specialized traning, except of course just climbing. The progress was stagerring. As old saying states: 1st rule of training is "dont get injured" and in case of our tendon based sports - dont overtrain them so you can push the limits in those unique moves.

[@osniross]

Its precisely what john brzenk has been saying "jus arm wrestle" to get strong in arm wrestling. 💪

[@joshobrientftgu8550]

Devon your training wisdom is always much appreciated

[@baf8189]

John Brzenk always said after the question:what do you do to be so good... I'm just Armwrestle, I just do it 👌

[@Isaac.Correa]

Enjoying these inspirational Devon videos. Much love from Whitby On brother

[@I-P-777]

Remember to always take time to let the muscles rest.. You know this better than me but i heard before that the muscle really grows when resting.. Good luck on the 29th!

[@zxnxxi8964]

Yeah 2 days at the most or 3 not a whole damn week lol

[@marcoscabo9784]

@@zxnxxi8964 Dont think so. Every time I stop training, after 1 or 2 weeks I notice i'm way bigger than before. Giving your body a few weeks of rest once in a while is actually really good.

[@zxnxxi8964]

@@marcoscabo9784 you get weaker but if you want Devon to lose its fine i dont agree but its his choice 1

[@marcoscabo9784]

@@zxnxxi8964 No you dont, lol. You get weaker if you dont train for a month. 1 or 2 weeks is nothing. It gives time for your body to fully regenerate from months of training. Also im not saying he shouldnt train until the match. Just saying a week of rest before starting to peak could be a good option.

[@zxnxxi8964]

@@marcoscabo9784 yeah you do but if you want Devon to get weaker be my guest tell him to rest a whole week hell 2 weeks if you want rest days are needed and are good but to rest the whole week your muscle does start breaking down doesnt mean you lose it all but you do start losing it. Go ahead you probably want Devon to lose so go ahead .im not going to be here saying it anymore it up to him and the people that comment ill let things play out I tried to help.

[@Harrypizzalover]

I went to my first practice ever and got the arm wrestle on the table for the first time found the club here in Philadelphia on armbet Just wanted to let you know I loved it I wish I would’ve found it earlier in life I can’t wait to go back next week and you’re one of reason I’m getting into the sport much respect ✊

[@afarwiththedawning4495]

This is how the GOAT John Brzenk always trained, he just pulled.

[@1611Barbarian]

Devon, I'm a senior majoring in exercise science right now. YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE MONEY! Listen you need to look up Arthur Jones and Nautilus. Brief and intense training with ample recovery time is the absolute best formula for building strength and aiding in your transfer of that strength to a skill (armwrestling) in your case. If you read this I'd love to discuss it over zoom, or email, I would only need 30 to prove it. Best of luck!!

[@MrLukeinthehouse]

I honestly think if u just did table practice twice a week with both hands ur right would explode in power

[@Crackle_jack]

That's the greatest. Thanks for the great content. Wonder who the mighty six will be to step to the challenge.

[@templetonbob]

John Breznk has always said you should just arm wrestle to get better at arm wrestling. Seemed to work out for that guy.

[@jaytrom1172]

Rooting for you Devon! From the U.S. take it all the way of the Giant pumpkin brother!

[@SodaiGoku]

Need a rest day, 1 whole day of the week. I’m a personal trainer, and more bodybuilding specific, and I’ll have soccer players ask me “how do I get better at soccer” and I just tell them “play more soccer”.

[@edwardweiszbeck1649]

I ADMIRE YOUR HONESTY AND OPENNESS DEVON

[@keithjohnson3709]

I couldn’t imagine what Devon‘s elbow feels like. I’ve been swinging a hammer for 25 years in mind sounds like pop rocks in basic movement

[@chrisgauthier3689]

What training were you doing Devon when u were “best in the world”. Cuz that is where I want to see you again!!! You are my favorite by far and reason why I am so interested in the sport now! THANK YOU FROM MONTANA USA

[@snoops7942]

devon “i’m turning my hand into a giant pumpkin” larratt!

[@emilemil1]

It's that signal of "my strength isn't enough, I need more" that makes muscles grow, which can only be attained through overload. But to maintain or recover recently lost strength it's enough for the muscle to be stimulated so it doesn't atrophy, and that doesn't take much work. This is probably what you're seeing. Your left can keep up on weekly practice, but it won't grow. Your right is growing, but of course it feels way more sore due to being constantly overloaded. Still, if you didn't do that then you'd never see any improvement beyond where you are right now. The body will only give you as much as you demand from it.

[@gqathlete]

Isn't that how John Brzenk trained? Just armed wrestled !

[@JoE_Songs]

Devon, it's so interesting. That all reminds me of Jay Cutler, who is on of the most unscarred multiple Mr Olympia winners of all time, the only with a comeback, and in combination with being a true mass monster. Like so often in life, you get the really important secrets by chance, on a side. He once described in one of his many YT videos, that he didn't have a real plan for work out sessions. Living in Vegas, he could go train whenever he liked, even at 2am. So he trained only whenever he was rested. And in another video, he said something which I can't really believe until this day. He said he never really "trained-to-failure" with an exercise. So it seems to be that the resting phases are the most important ones. How that translates into a endurance sport like armwrestling... IDK. Big fan. regards

[@pinwormbowen3103]

I'm about to bite everyone in the ass again with another round of analysis videos.

[@colt-king1111]

Hey devon your awesome!! So what u need to do, to prove your theory correct,,,, go today and do ur max lifts for your left, “(your arm wrestling lifts) write down the numbers of each lift and than dont train again and only arm wrestle with your left, after a month or so, go back and see what your max lift is again for your left, if it went up, it means your theory is correct. While your doing that, write ur max lift for your right, and continue training and arm wrestling with the right, and after a month do your max again, and see how much it went up Than compare the numbers see which arm got the most strength Hope you read and understand, also the mind/visualization is the biggest factor to beating monster todd,, visualization of beating him over and over, and also know and believe without a doubt you will win, Visualize in first person as if its happening, holding your hammer after a great victory, feel the emotions! Law of attraction, law of belief, its real devon! You will win if you believe and see that without a doubt

[@Tony-ol9ru]

You’re giving me anxiety. Feed the pumpkin with training!

[@matthewxavier-gi2ku]

nah he knows what he’s doing

[@biomorphic]

Michael is the chair, no, he is the table, I mean, under the table.

[@viktor2694]

Road to 285 LBS!!!

[@Habeev07]

300. 285 Devon lost to Todd. You seen my 300lb DEVAN COMING! comments for the last month. I started it.

[@viktor2694]

Habeev07 Devon has never been over 280. His biggest was 277 lbs against Wagner

[@josephailey6286]

Keep up with the experiment. See where it leads. To train or just fight. Very interesting

[@dude157]

Derek needs to do a Devon philosophy walk impression.

[@elaladwig]

Hey Devon! Hello from Kentucky! Your biggest fan!

[@D34DPO0L]

“Way of the giant pumpkin” Sounds like a martial art.

[@baracis85]

it is. come over tonight i'll show you some other forms of art

[@jumpstartt249]

Without going into a bunch of theories about this, in your case specifically you have already perfected all the muscle groups in your sport and this is what would benefit you the most in my opinion. - 1 day a week of light training high reps - 1 day a week of heavy training low reps - 1 day a week of arm wrestling up (with multiple partners) until 7-10 days from the match. (maybe some light dumbbell curls in the week before the match to help with blood flow and mobility.) As I mentioned this is very specific to what I believe Devon should be doing and only for upcoming matches, this is not at all what I think overall training should look like and there are probably thousands of different ways to train each having their own benefits. All that being said whatever you decide to do for training I wish you the best of luck in your match against Michael Todd.

[@ryhabwhit6253]

I feel like Todds gonna train his ass off cause hes scared, and Larratt already knows hes strong enough and will go into this match in May with a, "you're going to have to break my arm to beat me" attitude. I'm pretty sure Todd is done.

[@AllThingsFascinate]

Idk man. I think full body, biggest muscle group training is the route to more mass and power, which Devon needs. Plus the blood clot, etc. I think Mike will have too much horsepower

[@DanielDavies-StellularNebulla]

DON'T STOP TRAINING DEVON! The tell will be when you stop training your right (give it rest) before the match with Michael. It'll feel like your left does now but with the POWER of the GIANT PUMPKIN behind it. Rootin for ya my man!

[@PCRAGE]

That hat is almost bursting at the seems. The true giant pumpkin.

[@tjpighin]

I have always had this same theory about just doing things is far better than working out. I have always compared "farm strenth" to "gym strength", I have noticed a long time ago that the big jacked guys at the gym tend to not be as strong as they look. I always heard the terms farm strength and old man strength and how those people are so soooo strong. For example I have always believed if you work a desk job or in an office all day and then go to the gym for an hour or two then go home and sit on the couch, you will tend to have a decent strength base and you will most likely look fit and healthy. On the other hand if you work construction or some sort of job that you are always working hard and doing physical labour, I would put money that you do not have the same muscle definition but most likely are just as healthy and quite strong compared to how strong you look. I do think they are both beneficial but I do firmly believe living it day-in and day-out is best for overall raw power

[@psychedeli_]

So true, the difference is, you have much more endured muscle doing things, but just going to the gym is more for aesthetics and looks

[@ddeshazo68]

Isn’t that pretty much what Brzenk did most of his life? Seems like I remember him saying he ditched the gym and just arm wrestled which made him better. You might be on to something Devon.

[@reezyisback]

True . But a close friend to Brzenk . Who makes armwrestling videos . Recently said he believes Brzenk would've been stronger if he didn't leave the gym . Almost the opposite point . Like imagine if he never left . However . He said just his opinion .

[@henrykkrajewskiphd5516]

Devo - the research on isometric work on injuries, etc., is pretty clear. All the work on the right is helping the left...it's just the way it is. Make sure to taper that right in the final weeks!!!

[@seanxxx8999]

I know it sux but you should really start a full body routine, especially focused on upper body, limited lower body. I think you'd be happy with the outcome!

[@jakegalgon4265]

As I get older, I've made similar observations in myself, and Covid has really driven the point home. The body has less ability to recover from training and I see diminishing returns to ongoing heavy volume, but I lose strength more slowly and respond better to more intermittent volume. The lessons that I am trying to take from this are to periodize my training much more heavily, including weeks-long periods where I do no strength work at all and to focus more on skills training (since recovery demands are low) and cardio (for work capacity, improved recovery, and health).

[@pokemonfan2630]

Im going to see if I can become world champ from only watching KZbin vids.

[@baracis85]

king of the practice table, queen of the bedroom...what up

[@jarvisangle85]

Same!

[@pokemonfan2630]

@@jarvisangle85 well a few months ago I couldn't do 100 pounds back pressure and now I can, I haven't done any exercises at all, it's working.

[@hirokawiti4932]

Great chat bro! Love it when devon gets philosophical. Stay strong💪

[@imua8086]

That’s it Devon I’m coming from the 808 state bringing my Poi Pounder left arm for your call out!!! I too have been on a special Hawaiian diet consisting of fish and poi, Lomi salmon, pipikaula , extra large lily koi squid and chicken lu’au - lau lau , beef and tripe stew and a Bag of DORITOS 😂.........Lmao🤙🏽

[@ForearmAcademy]

If you want to win Michal you’ll have to grow your beard as long as you can, that’s one of his secrets

[@mikelessard7492]

Ya the troll or wizard lollllll and devon is the pumpkin

[@murrayty]

What you should look into (if you don't already do this stuff) is different forms of recovery (ice bath etc) to increase your pumpkin's ability to recover and continue growing.

[@LBJ23Amine]

We believe in u Devon 🦆🌽🎃🍁

[@beingofstrange]

damn im 3 hours from you devon : ) im not an armwrestler but i love watchin the sport. much love, brotha

[@desperationpinocchio]

I'M ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT SOMEONE WITH THIS KIND OF EXPERIENCE CAN BESTOW UPON ME. THANK YOU MY FRIEND 💪🤥👍🇨🇦🗽

[@demontoddler8252]

I live in a state that has corn feed deer and northern deer that don't get easy meals and get chased by wolves up hills. The deer in the south grow big antlers, bodies mass is much fatter and have tender meat. The deer in the north have much tougher meat, their antlers are smaller but much stronger and dense. I'd rather be the lean and mean when it comes to the table. I just think the body needs 2-3 week breaks to heal. As a person who works a lot of trades every time I start a new trade I'm super sore but I rebound and get the strengths I need pretty damn fast. I would assume your body doesn't want to waste energy keeping those muscles at high density/ high energy demand if not needed. If the path has been built already it's easy to remove the debris.

[@thejasongenovaarmwrestling1520]

You should go the way of the hindenburg. Really pack on the 🥩

[@hamermag4593]

you are very strong, and the way you balance it with joy, it is sensational, it is very inspiring. #mysuperHero