The most important muscles to toproll according to top armwrestlers ; Arsen Liliev : Brachioradialis Engin Terzi : Pronation Michael Todd : Biceps John Brzenk : Lats Mindaugas Tarasaitis : Gluteus 💀

As Devon Larrat pointed out in a ~2014 seminar a toptoller must start the pull with the pronator nearly fully contracted and rely on the static and eccentric (negative) strength to provide the attacking strength through the hand as you simultaneously utilise back and side pressure depending on your and your opponents style. The same applies if you need to do a low hand toproll in straps as Janis Jedi Amolins does.

Thanku very muc Mindaugas. As a top rollete, thiswas very valiable. Pure gold

Absolutely agree! I can't even open a girl's hand by using pronation alone (try to REALLY isolate the pronator before you start laughing and you will see what I mean), no matter how strong I feel it's just too weak by itself, however as soon as I engage my whole arm and a bit of my back, it feels like a knife cutting through butter, it's night and day difference.

Man, you really have some serious skills when it comes to breaking down the different ways of execution and explaining it in a way that everybody can understand. You would be a great coach! I see now how the exercise with the band holding and sliding to the fridge comes together perfectly for your back pressure technique! Great video!

"Who cares about pronation?" => he literally has the pronator with the size of a golf ball xD Very instructive Mindaugas, thanks - stay strong!

Interesting points but look at min 6:00 you said “try to not open up”, what I mean by this is that if you open up, it does not matter if you have the strongest bicep or the stronger lads, pronation and tendon strength for me, is the principal force in arm wrestling since they allow you to hold and not open up

Thanks for the knowledge. Very insightful. Good luck during the rest of the year.

That makes sense. Never thought of it that way. Thanks for the video. Very helpful.

Congratulations on your huge win at East vs West today. This video is filled with incredible knowledge 🤯

Thank you Mr. Mindaugas

Thank you for this!

Good insights about relationship between backpressure and pronation. I seem to have good pronation but not enough backpressure. A video on slipping would be great btw!

Great advice, thank you minde

Cupping. The only way to contain pronation is through cupping and back pressure. Somebody who's strictly relies on pronation is somebody trying to do the same thing. What helps containment in a hook is supination.

This was great to hear. 👌

Very much needed knowledge 😍… u r my favourite arm wrestler ryt now … behind Devon ..

this is 1 of the most valuable videos on arm wrestling, OF ALL TIME!!

thnx to open your technik so detailed

Love your dry humor

I think pronation as a technique is more important than the workouts

This is amazing

Good video!!! Please make a video of strap technic toooo

nice one mindaaa

Nice!!

Easy for you bro 🤌🤌💪💪

"You're as strong as your weakest link", I think you're familiar with that phase. IMO, If you don't have strong enough pronation to hold the position you are the strongest, you won't be able to facillitate your strength. In this case nor the elbow flexors, nor the back muscles will matter. Just a little anecdote to back my point, in my last tournament a battle went to the straps, a guy got a hold of me lower on the hand where he would control the pronator and managed to open my palm and get the win on me. My arm (back pressure + flexors) didn't budge, I coudn't feel him but he still managed to break the weakest link in the chain.

You’re good looking at closer.

Whats better strap set up for toproll ?

Hello Minde, im really tall guy so i almost every time start the match with my elbow all the way back on the pad. What would you say is the best way to produce the most outside power in this example? Thank you, love the vids!

Travis Bagent would be proud

I think your point that the weakest link breaks the chain is a very important point. I think that this means that not very strong armwrestlers should TRAIN their probation dynamically, but ARMWRESTLE with it staticly. Train it so it can withstand the static pressure, when doing a backpressure-sttle toproll. What do you think?

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My bck pressure is superior than my hand control, i shud develop my bicep static power more

Exactly what MMT has worked on exclusively for the last half of his career. Wish you'd both be in each others corner at EvW5?

Good armwrestler have to focus on all armwrestling fundamental's

what is more important Riser or Pronator?

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Do you sometimes use weight in this training or you just using the band?

So you’re not convinced that the loss of speed and explosivity from high levels of loading before the go is much of a problem? Should most all armwrestlers be loading more than many think?

Maybe with a little more pronation training you can beat Nurdaulet Aidarkhan.

are we gonna ignore that this dude has vampireteeth? dude might be 500 years old and winnig because of it :D

Bro is a vampire disguised as man look at his teeth that's why he's too strong and fast for his weight 😂

dang you're such a sleeper. If i saw you on the street I'd think I can take you and I'd be in for a terrible surprise.

VAMPIR))

aaah you are an vampire :O your teeth!!!

If you trained pronation more you could beat Daniel 😎💪

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