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Post by Bilal Kreidieh on Apr 20, 2012 1:14:51 GMT -5
Soo...Today ws my first day on the job...I did 11 hours of concrete and laying bricks. This is the first time in my life I do a job thatdes not involve being behind a desk. Holy my writs, hands, forearms and fingers are on fire. My back feels broken. I have 3 contracts on about 3-4 weeks each under a guy that started a company not too long ago...
How well does this translate to arm wrestling? I'm hoping it really strengthens my wrist and hand and helps me become a better arm wrestler...
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Post by Dr. Dixon Glory on Apr 20, 2012 4:51:06 GMT -5
I think it will be very helpful in your armwrestling. your hand stamina and control will increase. By the way how much you earn for one days work Bilal ?  Dixon |
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Post by Bilal Kreidieh on Apr 20, 2012 5:16:26 GMT -5
I think it will be very helpful in your armwrestling. your hand stamina and control will increase. By the way how much you earn for one days work Bilal ? Dixon Well I just started so anywhere between 13-15 dollars an hour. |
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Post by Mikel Gould on Apr 20, 2012 14:16:23 GMT -5
Great work Bilal, your feeling strong at practise this will help your hands a lot.
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Post by Mikel Gould on Apr 20, 2012 14:16:46 GMT -5
Great work Bilal, your feeling strong at practise this will help your hands a lot.
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Post by John Milne on Apr 20, 2012 15:32:43 GMT -5
I'm of the opinion that work like this is detrimental to armwrestling. I've worked in construction my entire adult life and would much rather have worked behind a desk.
Strength can and should be built on the table and in the gyms. Manual labour is (or can be) stressful on the joints and connective tissue as well as the muscles. It will delay your normal recovery rates from your regular trainings. Not to mention the normal (small) injuries you will receive.
Think about it, you're adding volume to your training with additional stresses. This is also not sports specific so the carry over will not be as good as exact table training or gym lifts.
This is just my opinion of course but I do have over 20 years experience to gauge it on.
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Post by Steve Noonan on Apr 20, 2012 15:56:17 GMT -5
John has it 100% correct this kind of work translates into over training and lack of healing time. Guys that are in these labour intense jobs can walk into armwrestling and be a very succesfull amature but the rate of progress over and above that entry level armwrestling is very slow, I myself have always been a labourer and have found it difficult to progress in the sport.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2012 16:44:27 GMT -5
Must agree with John & Steve. I ve had many a job, and I felt my strongest & made my biggest gains while pimping whores.
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Post by Mikel Gould on Apr 20, 2012 17:00:59 GMT -5
I still feel it can be helpful. It depends totaly on how physical your job is. I have known guys in the past that has done physical labour with there hands and its been very benificial. I dont feel your hands realy get worked to there full potential in the gym. That being said im only talking hand strength. Obviously wont increase back pressure.
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Post by Steve Murray on Apr 20, 2012 17:28:33 GMT -5
i would be interested in hearing from Dan Kadlec on this he works a labour intensive job and the guy is an up and comming stud.
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Post by John Milne on Apr 20, 2012 17:42:29 GMT -5
Must agree with John & Steve. I ve had many a job, and I felt my strongest & made my biggest gains while pimping whores. There is your quote of the month... perhaps year |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2012 18:04:32 GMT -5
On longer days the only thing that gets overtrained is the BACK OF MY HAND.
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Post by Rick Heidebrecht on Apr 20, 2012 18:47:16 GMT -5
It depends entirely on the type of manual labour you're doing... Bench-pressing doesn't do that much for armwrestling (perhaps with the exception of the shoulder press), but that doesn't mean working out in the gym doesn't help. Likewise, I don't know how much digging ditches will translate to strength on the table, but I can say from experience that hanging doors is excellent conditioning for the hands. It's not a coincidence that mechanics often have large hands, and back when framers actually swung a hammer all day, that was a good workout too. The ultimate is probably blacksmithing; I'm looking forward to taking that up as a hobby someday when we move out into the country  As far as over-training is concerned, I've had to make adjustments to my gym time in the past, depending on what I was doing at work, but my gains have never suffered for it... |
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Post by Dave McEwen on Apr 20, 2012 19:38:13 GMT -5
I farmed and never lifted weights,mark ,george and rob would come out and help as a work out,where were we all in the AW world ? manual labour done with AW as the goal works wonders for tendon strength .
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2012 20:31:04 GMT -5
I have inside knowledge that the top European pullers prioritize 10-12 hours of hydrolic jack-hammering per day to help condition their elbow joints. If not available.. They will sadly settle for controlled specific resistance training equipment located in a professional strength/conditioning center, which caters to high end achievement.
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