Real life Story by Clayton Faulconer
How To Be A Dominant Arm Wrestler
To be a dominant arm wrestler you need to play the psychological game. Get into people's minds and distract them so they cannot focus on the match and what they are doing.
One way of getting into your opponents mind is by saying or doing something that will truely distract them. Find out about your opponent and while setting up, say something positive or negative that will distract them. Ensure that what you say will distract them and not just seem like you are trying to distract them.
One trick that has worked for me is when shaking the opponents hand before the match to show good sportsmanship (this must be done), I shake very lightly and say "go easy on me, I was almost killed in an accident 6 years ago".
Staying Focused
Make sure that if you are saying something to distract your opponent, you stay focused yourself. Don't spend too much thought thinking about what you are going to say if it distracts you.
Before each match, I like to decide and know which move I am going to use and mentally go through this move and rehearse it. If possible, I like to rehearse it both mentally and physically. Reheasing mentally can be done anywhere. To rehearse your move physically, I like to do this where I can’t be seen by anyone, I do this in private where I cannot be seen. I go through the exact motion of what I am actually going to do in the match. Doing this is a good warm up for the muscles needed and used.
Be decisive with the move you are going to use. You don’t want to be changing your mind with what you are going to do at the last minute. You have to be committed to what you are going to do. Know what you are going to do and focus your attention to the start of the match and using every muscle simultaneously to win.
Make your opponent think he is going to lose!
Some people have already lost a match before they have it. If you are not confident and think you are going to lose, you will. Be confident and think you are going to win and follow through with this.
Make your opponent think he is going to lose before the match happens. At many tournaments, you are able to talk to the other competitors. I try to make the other copetitors in my division lose before the match even happens. This can be done by talking about your win history or the biggest titles you have won. You can talk about how hard you train and all the things you do to get better and to be strong. If a large number, talk about the amount of years you have been training.
