Forearm Length in Armwrestling | Advantages & Disadvantages

[@thanostitan.infinity]

I like the switching of camera angles without changing where u are looking 😁👍

[@thanostitan.infinity]

Not long ago everything was on a phone, crazy.

[@ryanbluebowen]

Thank you brother. Always pushing for higher and higher production quality 😁

[@appalachianamerican3881]

@@ryanbluebowen Are you doing the editing?

[@soisaus564]

if he looked at a new camera then that would be creeping me out

[@jujimufu]

Super interesting, thanks for this mate!

[@ryanbluebowen]

Too easy gents! Glad you got something from it. Go kill now

[@damudderburd3939]

Tom, what is your forearm length?

[@damudderburd3939]

@@ryanbluebowen I am going to pin this video to the arm wrestling discord server, thank you!

[@TheGripMuse]

Juji got that grip. Be careful not to rip it off lmao 💪

[@wasim3307]

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

[@JD-dv5ge]

Little things,(we don’t normally think about), you can lever into advantages. Great info💪🏽👍🏽

[@airbrushed4094]

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!

[@DaviddivaD8]

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

[@thanostitan.infinity]

Great 😄 I was kinda missing these kind of videos too! Thanks Raise your hands who remembers "weak link theory" Hehe 😂

[@ryanbluebowen]

Solid theory!

[@pauljensen5562]

Thanks for strategy and cheers on your 504 win!!! I was stoked for U

[@stevenwilson8718]

That small hand demonstration looked exactly like Travis Bagents technique

[@redkryptonite6]

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.

[@ronaldsauber258]

This video is soo good, I been trying to figure out where I'm strongest

[@dqreps]

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 😉💪💪

[@BEATNIXX1]

great video..gave me more than any other armwrestling video, and it was less the 15 min. thankyou sir

[@yeaaboi85]

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 ;)!!

[@davidmarr4965]

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 👌

[@ryanbluebowen]

Thank you brother

[@daniyalahmed9658]

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.

[@joeroth7140]

What a great explanation!! Thanks Blue 👍🏼👍🏼

[@stanpeach866]

This is my favorite video you made...been in the sport for a year and a half (seriously) and I learned alot

[@bufftileguy1]

Great video, especially for us new guys. Extremely encouraging.

[@saltedllama2759]

It's great that there are options for almost any anatomical makeup.

[@nashvillearmwrestling9715]

Hard work trumps genetics when genetics doesn't work hard. Thank you blue, another great informational video

[@stevenwilson8718]

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!

[@chrisorlando9993]

Amazing information finally someone that explains everything with detail im subscribing to this amazing chanel

[@jbinthegarden]

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!

[@nowheretorunarmwrestling5454]

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

[@seanrussell183]

thank you. info that is rarely discussed. mainly because i have small hands and fingers. TOP ROLL FOREVER!

[@noskills9577]

Very handy video (no pun intended 😂) helps me understand a bit more of the basic mechanics

[@nickrowe86]

Incredible video man! Awesome insight!💪💪

[@JohnMaguireCeramics]

Admit it - you made this video just so you could use the words, "vector" and "Danny Tesch". Great video, and thanks for the instruction.

[@churchnation5144]

Man absolutely loved this video very educational and inspirational

[@echoheadxx]

Great video and sound. Some of your videos have had terrible sound for us headphone wearers in the past.

[@koolburn5218]

Great great video Ryan, tons of great insight here.

[@DANGJOS]

Great explanations man! Great stuff! And I'm loving the physics applications

[@denizyasar7431]

I was very interested in this topic , thanks for the content!!

[@MarianoGrande1]

Very nice explanation.

[@terriblewillen1092]

Big thanks Blue:) So denial in front of the pad and cup/drag/chop fir me.

[@ryanbluebowen]

The Devon Larratt combo

[@nikkohut702]

Awesome vid!! We need more content like this

[@tomasemilio]

awesome video blue, you are the man.

[@dude157]

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.

[@jesuschrist5417]

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?

[@talyangkhoda7927]

Got a competition coming up next month and this video did help boost my morale... short fore arms and small and thick hands... 😅😅

[@옥상파워]

정말 좋은 영상입니다! 모든 유형의 손에 사랑과 용기를!

[@jine7123]

brilliant video. Learned a lot man! Cheers

[@whoknows4965]

Great tips! I have a small skinnyish hand. Very interesting stuff

[@afknoob123]

Great analysis, thank you!

[@clemsmith8799]

Man that is some good info, who new them guys down-under could think up anything actually useful.... hahah

[@SNAZINS]

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

[@dreamingawake8428]

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.

[@JanisKelpis]

Great video as always, good explanation in details 👍🏻

[@adhnanabdurasheed7706]

Rare content spoken 🔥

[@ripper4eto]

There is a perfect anatomy and currently it's called Levan Saginashvili

[@garymitchell6553]

Great vid Ryan

[@LYFJV]

Some if my favorite videos have been just "shooting the shit" about arm wresting

[@JITLmeHARD]

Great camera work ryan!

[@ryanbluebowen]

Thank you brother. Constantly pushing to improve the standards.of production 😁💪

[@TheAwakez]

very good analysis!

[@amarnath011088]

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...

[@benjaminkorenarmwrestling9053]

Thanks for the info, very helpful!

[@joijoi7480]

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

[@topdownunder2011]

That was really cool, thanks alot for sharing! Cheers

[@traytonbuhler9217]

You just blew my mind.

[@notmymonkeysnotmycircus.6448]

You have to 'hand' it to Ryan, he certainly knows his stuff and is not all fingers and thumbs!

[@claytonagius1252]

Interesting video. I want to see more about Devon

[@SStesta90]

This vid is top notch!

[@lefthandblack50]

Excellent and informative video! Love the content man! Well done!

[@notyourenemy7633]

You got me measuring everything now...well, not everything.

[@Depressing_joe]

I learn a lot, thanks ryan. Im the guy u mention with a small hand and short forearm.

[@ryanbluebowen]

Brutal power Combo

[@johncornaro2142]

Whoa nice

[@Depressing_joe]

@@ryanbluebowen I will keep that in mind😃 Im in Brisbane heavy hitters btw

[@Depressing_joe]

@@hemingway3508 dont waste ur talent

[@zacharycollierAW-PL]

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.

[@bmad1386]

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"

[@kingwillie206]

Don’t worry about it and just armwrestle.

[@zacharycollierAW-PL]

@@kingwillie206 Tis the plan.

[@MrVybson]

Great video, I'm glad there's hope for my tiny hands, lol

[@joerossi2669]

Very nice video, thank you

[@richardbrown9138]

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".

[@normalhuman8418]

I have the same height but my mine 12".

[@Fox8ball.]

Nice wee video Ryan

[@seanknot]

Oleg's forearm. wrestles SHW @ 70KG. Pretty good arguement,

[@mattleonard6568]

Weight 175 Ib Height 6.0 ft Wingspan 6ft 4 inches Elbow to wrist 12 inches Yes, I possess the LANK

[@jesuschrist5417]

Wrist to top of middle finger on open hand?

[@abhinav3478]

Weight 92 lb Height 5'5 Elbow to wrist 27.5cm

[@TheTimbs_]

I always found it harder to arm wrestle taller people

[@irikanji]

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... ??

[@adamwiseman5831]

Good info

[@oldcrowcornhole]

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.😂

[@kappablanca5192]

Todd Hutchings has a smaller hand than you!

[@streetlevelarmwrestling3311]

good to know thanks very much for that. interesting stuff.

[@pandoraskeyboard]

Great video man, thanks. Just curious what does your forearm measure around?

[@finnsk3]

Where did you get your BD-62 Wall Mount Cable Station? I can't find anywhere that ships to Australia :(.

[@corbustnyo8180]

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.

[@pigeontoed1]

Wdym bro just measure it😭

[@rohaan_b]

@@pigeontoed1 even after measuring it.....how would you know?

[@iSuKOwnerS]

5’9/11 inch forearm

[@TheBronzeGems]

Can you do a video on high and low hooking, and the role supination has in the hook?

[@dude157]

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.

[@ryanbluebowen]

Yep only 10 inches. Kinda crazy. So much side presseure because of it.

[@deadinside1580]

@@ryanbluebowen Mine is 9 inches at 5"8. Basically impossible to toproll

[@Luckygun6513]

@@deadinside1580 mine exact 12inches

[@stevehalland6572]

@@deadinside1580 someone with greater length can toproll it

[@gripnrip5437]

This man is smart

[@michaelgallas9673]

Thanks!

[@louiscyphre7023]

Amazing elbow to wrist identical to yours 11 7/8 inches , my right arms stronger , but on the positive side your slightly better looking :)

[@ryanbluebowen]

Lol

[@shinrionah5698]

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

[@shinrionah5698]

Devil Within those guys aren’t so small like me bruh

[@shinrionah5698]

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.

[@WittyName44]

Listen to 9:30-9:35, without context this is hilarious!!

[@SamanA2203]

Which one of those types of hands you mentioned Does John brzenk have?

[@ryanbluebowen]

John is the same elbow to fingertip as me. Although he has a thicker hand.

[@ARMWRESTLINGWHISPERER]

@@ryanbluebowen Super informative vid ⚡what's your elbow to fingertip length?

[@nowheretorunarmwrestling5454]

11 and 7/8

[@nowheretorunarmwrestling5454]

That's Ryan's he said it in the video remember LoL

[@ARMWRESTLINGWHISPERER]

@@nowheretorunarmwrestling5454 Elbow to fingertip. Not elbow to wrist joint.

[@scottgoulet4386]

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 .

[@stevehalland6572]

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.

[@slimrockwrestlers7334]

Next year in England when we have our bodypower expo will you be coming over to spread the sport

[@larsheuker]

13,5 inches from wrist to elbow. Im gonna have to get serious soon. Lol

[@morgondickerson2086]

What about finger to palm ratio? I have a relatively short forearm, big palms and short fingers, so my hand is still pretty small. Are there any advantages/disadvantages to that?

[@jbhanehoj]

Is a hand with an 8.5 inch length and 10 inch circumference considered big within the 195 lbs weight class?

[@snap-off5383]

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)

[@stitcha123]

Blue any chance of a tip for those of us who are short with not particularly long arms or huge hands?

[@gavinlazaro4460]

I got a 13.5 forearm and a hand that’s 8 inches from wrist to finger tip and I’m only 15😂

[@abhinav3478]

Dude what is your ape index

[@deadinside1580]

Bruh. I got 9 inch forearm and 7.5 inch hand

[@DragonMasterBG]

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.

[@LaCajunWash]

I'm really Good at hooking but I can't seek to hook my taller friend well

[@ajm7611]

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👍

[@ryanbluebowen]

Awesome stuff brother. Thank you for sharing. Definitely got plenty of options with an 11.5 inch forearm

[@theshobalt2029]

What would you say is a big or small length from your wrist to your knuckles?