Devon Larratt vs. Game of Thrones The Mountain
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2015
- See The Mountain from Game of Thrones go up against WAL Heavyweight Champion Devon Larratt (an ESPN professional arm wrestler half his weight). The outcome is crazy! For more cool videos visit www.WALUNDERGROUND.COM
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Devon is the master of being careful not to break the other guy's arm.
he broke 11 people arm with wa passion ! fuck devon that overrated hypjob!
@@hyenalaughingmatter8103 How many of those were outside of official arm-wrestling competitions?
@@hyenalaughingmatter8103 overrated hahhahahahhah...ahhh fuck some people are stupid
Hyena laughing matter did you really say that Devon is overrated, it’s like saying god is overrated
Omar Al shalaan gonna meet Devon tomorrow in Dubai , I will tell him about this dude so he will break his elbow
I know Devon told him to look at his hand for safety. But it’s also kinda funny how it’s like “watch this, you’re about to lose”
@Soldagg hahaha. You clearly know nothing about arm wrestling or who Devon is
@Soldagg nothing stopping Thor from doing that. If he had Devon would have been able to hold him
Like when he goes "I want you to remember" at Matt Mask.
He also took his hand off and didn’t show a ounce of strain showing off his strength
Then I bring in my trained Silverback Gorilla and they both get humbled.
The fact that Devon doesn't look like a midget against the mountain made me realize that Devon is a big guy himself.
Yeah, he's only half his size :)
@@malkomalkavian devon is 6ft5 or 6ft 6, he is huge himself lol thor is just a giant
@@mejeff7478 It surprises me that Thor is now only 25 kilos heavier than Devon. I thought he might be literally twice his weight :)
@@malkomalkavian that was in the most recent boxing fight, but in this video, Devon was more chisled and Thor was more "bloated", so Thor weighted almost twice as much as him.
@@tuttifrutti4184 It does seem that Thor is truly massive
Who would’ve thought that 6 years later these two men would end up having a boxing match. This world is a crazy place indeed.
Damn
Well, they are buddies, why not? Some of these elite strength guys know each other.
Not as crazy as you think. Money can move mountains, literally speaking.
@@dofostaine4514 The thing that's crazy is what 6 years can do to a man in the right age range. Here, he was still mighty, able to defeat Hafthor, using true strength, and partially the dirty tricks professional arm wrestling has descended into. Using leverage and bodyweight like that shouldn't be allowed, but it is. So it's no longer a contest of strength of biceps, it becomes something else, something less. Anyway, he was just a mushy old man getting beat up by a man in his prime under 35 years old in the boxing match.
@@jonathancummings6400 lol fr though he was basically using his strength and almost entire body weight to pull thors arm down but I guess it's wrestling lol
Next round.... bare hands skull-crushing.
+StandingNomad Hahaha! :D
next round killing lion bare hands
+StandingNomad Its literally impossible to crush a mans skull with your bare hands.. It would require you to weigh around 500 kg and by stepping on the head, to do it with your hands would still be impossible, even if 90 percent of the 500 kg were biceps muscles.
+StandingNomad Best. Comment.
+StandingNomad IN LIKE THIS!!
0:05 Devon trying to find Michael Todd lol
LMAO
Hello 123456789 best comment I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂
XDDD This comment deserves a medal
Yes! Thank you for making this day better! One of the funniest comments ever on UA-cam
Lol i thought i had hair on my screen but it turned out it was you mf-ing profile picture.
And now Devon is going to enter the ring with Thor! GOOOOOO DEVON!!
I looked out for that comment
thor going to break him sadly. love devon tho
@@phantommohawk9939 yep
Cosmic punch 💪
Unfinished business... LOL!
A couple of real men, and gentlemen. Hard not to root for them both.
It’s really epic that Thor’s stats are 6’9” 420lbs
Lmao
Sucks its 419 but yeah
@@dr.martinlroberts1908 419.8 to be exact.
Like anyone knows what those are :D Metric system please from now on.
@@juha2031 6'9 = 2,05 419lb = 190 kg
this is probably the most important video for armwrestling on the internet. from the time this was released up until today, armwrestling literally blew up on youtube. amazing.
and Larry Wheels video got over 100 millions views
Almost 25 million views. wow!
Devon and School boy
That is true, around that time a lot of jacked guys on youtube started playing around with arm wrestling
because its no longer arm wrestling
as soon as they allowed people to swing their bodies the sport is no longer a sport but a fucking circus act
I came here after Devon’s boxing match with Thor. I know nothing about arm wrestling but it looks like Devon let Thor win that last one. What a thoroughly nice dude!
Thor didn't win the last one. He gave his best attack and couldn't put devon down.
@@appa609 wasn’t lying when I said I know Jack shit about arm wrestling 😂
Devon was very respectful of The Mountain. He was very calm and not showing off like he can do sometimes.
He doesnt do all that crazy crap when its a regular guy he is pulling. He only does that when he is hyping up a match.
Devon's head was found crushed behind the studio😂😂
Nirmal K lmfaoo
Lmao 😭
@Alchemist A bodybuilding actor hah? That guy is world's best strongman ffs.
The mountain: hey whats going on here? Looking inocently
Alchemist 😂 Thor is the strongest man in the world right now. He won worlds strongest man and Europe’s strongest man this year. He could throw Devon into the corner and then suffocate him. Unfortunately special forces won’t help against a guy that strong.
Devon was toying with the dude. Glad that this shows the world how strong professional arm wrestlers are.
at arm wrestling?
+Paul Nolan Search for example "Alexey Voevoda table curl" and think again.
He was about 10 years ago maybe the best arwrestler on the planet and now turning back.
+Erkki Ven LMAO YEAH RIGHT!!!!!! LMAO
+Erkki Ven Lol. Arm wrestling doesnt mean that much to be honest he wouldnt be able to do %10 (if that) of the lifts Hafpor/The Mountain does on a regular basis.
+mittens the house cat doubt it, he's very very strong and an olympic champion as well :)
It’s amazing how being so specialized in arm wrestling, Devon is able to beat the World’s Strongest Man.
That's what they are all doing to get a big paycheck no matter what sport they are in they take a 4 week boxing training course and there they go as long as there is people paying to watch two clowns in the ring this trend will continue!
Arm wrestling is only part strength, most is technique. Just like a soccer pro can be bested by specialists at trick shots.
@@magicmulder Absolutely not true. Armwrestling it's 95% strength. It's just that we quantify strength differently from other sports.
@@KevinLuWX lol dude if it was only strength i expected Thor to win, look at the differences he is a strong man and 200lbs bigger than him and taller etc
@@cautarepvp2079 An arm wrestler’s strength in large part comes from wrist muscles such as the pronator teres. These are muscles no other sport trains. Arm wrestlers also specialize in static strength and can apply more static power through the bicep. This guy in the video in particular can static hold 72 kg on one arm. This is not something Thor can do
Just here to compare them in size now that the fight has been announced! Real test for the “way of the giant pumpkin”! 🎃
Hafthor is such a humble dude. I love the respect that each of them showed here. Good stuff. No ego. ALL ability.
Yeah
Cocaco why even bother commenting with “yeah” just like it or something lol
@@yourdailyphix8832 yeah
Even when the other guy got creepy and touchy and all "look me in the eyes"
@@roscopico he was telling him to look at his own arm. If you break form you can break your hand
Mountain who loses has no objection , random people on UA-cam comes up with conspiracy theories on how he lost lol
I'm sure he can feel that he's beat, and at that point, you know you'd like to win but the other guy knows something that you don't.
He lost because Devon is phenomenal and an expert in arm wrestling. There’s a lot of technique and years of practice behind him. The mountain is extremely strong and heavy but it was his first time.
@Milk2Percent
That made zero sense and I loved it.
@@jesusper4994 thor's dad is a champion armwrestler in his home country
@xtremevita -
Look into more about arm wrestling, then you'd see that if Thor applied bodyweight, he wouldn't still beat Devon.
The fact Thor's shirt literally says training to fight the mountain that's crazy and now here Devon is training to fight the Mountain 🏔️ The Irony
Just saw him wearing that shirt on Instagram lol. It really has come full circle
It's always great to see 2 gentlemen appreciate each other, great sportsmanship on both parts.
If that's a half Thor I wanna see a full thor
Because half Thor is only seen in Game of Thrones, for full Thor you gotta watch Avengers.
Ba dum tssss
@@trueskyte 💀💀💀😭😭😂😂😂😂
Maximum Power Yooooo 😂😂😂😂😂
carey sills he doesn't have any brothers. The photo doing the rounds with him next to some bigger guys is him with some Icelandic basketball players.
He turned "The Mountain" into "The Hill"
+Will Max The Slight incline :P
+Will Max or a cheaply made speed bump
+I bench more than I squat Into lump of shit.
+I bench more than I squat He turned 'The Mountain that rides' into 'The Mountain that HIDES'!!
+smackedinthejaw In an arm wrestling match, sure. Not many disputes are settled in arm wrestling matches, unless said dispute is about arm wrestling, then yes.
One Canadian badass! When he flexes those arms, you can see the intricacy of muscle and tendon. Developed over many years. ❤️💪💪
Tecnica
Everyone is muscular until they meet Devon on a table.
If they already were muscular, they stay that way. "Strong" may have been a better word, but even that isn't very accurate, as arm wrestling is a very specific sort of "skill." It's not really any indicator of strength.
@@justheretoruinyourday9499 I know that. You seem to misunderstand what I wrote, though.
There are more comments saying that the comment section is cringy than there are cringy comments
Boy Tennis I am still looking for the cringes comments😂
That is what happens with old videos..This is about 3 years old..The cringy comments usually come up first because of ignorance and flood it all(since most people don't know much about professional arm-wrestling)..After that people who seem to be knowledgeable about what's happening respond which is why they gain traction and eventually get to the top
Hahaha yeah
Indeed
Boy Tennis exactly, just retards that want attention nothing more
This is why there is no true "strongest man". Just "strongest at certain things".
+HappyPantsTime Armwrestling is a very poor determinor of strength. It only shows arm strength, and even then there's much technique involved as well. make no mistake, Hafthor Bjornson is way stronger than this armwrestler.
+HappyPantsTime smart comment.
+HappyPantsTime Smart man say smart things.
+HappyPantsTime well like his strength is in a pretty large over all, like im pretty sure he could pull a car with one hand, but that guy knows how to use his body and grip in arm wrestling to make himself unmovable and such
Theres a lot of technique and leverage involved in armwrestling than just strength if Bjornsson learned how to arm wrestle he would probably beat that guy
Easy to see why Devon and Thor are friends. Both are respectful and competitive. Today Thor won the match but Devon won respect from all for have the ...... to step out of any semplance of a comfort zone. Truly amazing!
Didn't Devon win both bouts? I'm confused.
Lol, what are you talking about? Devon won both Matches...
The boxing match?
Thor won the boxing match
Devon won the arm wrestling of course
Devon won all the arm wrestling rounds, what are you on about?
devon is so unique his personality will always make him the best no matter what
Next up... The Mountain gets DESTROYED by
Ben Shapiro in a live debate.
Lmaoo
Shiiit. The Mountain would tear Shapiro apart in a debate. You ever see Hafthor debate? He’s a savant. A genius. A cross between a Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Milton Friedman and William F Buckley. With a little John Kennith Galbraith mixed in.
You're a real asshole Dave!!!💪
With FACTS and LOGIC
Lol
Looks like Hafthor is a pretty cool dude. I don't know why, but I expected him to be a sore loser. Props to him
+Ben Parker secretly he's planning on crushing Devon's head.
+Ben Parker Hafthor is an incredible competitor and has brought a lot of attention to the sport.
+Ben Parker its becouse he is icelandic
+Ben Parker Why does it make him more cool? If he was such a furious Northern Psychopath then he would of gone berserk in my opinion and is that not more cool than this sullen mind of peace and poverty expressed than showing true fighter will? if everyone followed your slogan they would have no motivation or shame of losing and hence put out of the Alpha male order.
coz he crushed ur arab prince's head ?
Doesn't matter how big and strong is the opponent: when you see "that smile", you know is over...
2021: These guys will box each other, but Devon is 46 now, Halfthor is only 33....
At least Devon is special forces.
Was looking for this comment! Haha
@@chonzen1764 Special Forces or not. If one guy is 419lbs relatively low bodyfat and you're only 225, that's a 194 lb weight advantage.... Not 5 lbs, not 15 lbs, but 194! ....And yes, Thor is now smaller in size for cardio reasons now, but still, there's a reason we have weight categories amongst fighters. I really can't see Devon winning this.
@@Jason-wc3fh Well the LEAST of the concerns are the 195ish lbs weight disparity; the real issue is that Devon has four weeks to prepare, while Thor has been training for a fight for over a year.
@@sensam6155 Yes. This is another huge issue for Devon.
That ending is how all competitions should end like. With dignity towards each other!
It’s because he’s Icelandic and was raised properly unlike most of the west and a blind man can see how well mannered, friendly and all round good guy he is.
I wish they would kiss each other on lips
Sonny Liston
🇲🇺🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫😠😠😠😠 i hate gays
@@mitchdabrowski283 Come on, drop the homophobia, this ain't 1919.
Incorrect grammatical use of dignity. Dignity is something you can have about and for oneself, not toward another person.
This isn't really all that surprising though. The heavyweight arm wrestling champion should be able to beat an opponent no matter who strong they are.
No doubt. Always fun to see different sport athletes try other sports though.
+Jake P but look at how they wrestle. Devon uses his body weight to pull his arm down and he twists his ankle so he cannot push his hand down, wasnt looking fair to me but I wouldn't say the Mountain would've won if it was.
+Skierfe No.. People have no idea how much static / resistive strength it takes in armwrestling....
I can teach all the basic techniques (top roll, hook, press..) in a while but it doesn't bring practically anywhere itself. It takes years and years of hard and harsh AW training to develop that steel like holding strength to reach top level in this sport. And not even necessary then.
+Erkki Ven wouldn't really call arm wrestling a sport but okay...
Devon has way stronger arms than Hafthor and you don't call armwrestling as a sport. Ok.
Who's here in 2021 watching this in preparation for their upcoming boxing match?!
I guess it's one to one now, always nice seeing two legends compete in their own way
I don't think this is a skill vs strength like a lot of people are saying. Almost all the time, a general athlete will never beat a specialized athlete if they compete in the thing the specialized athlete specialized in. Or if 2 different specialized athletes compete. For example, a running back wont beat a sprint runner at sprint running. A soccer player wont run faster than a sprint runner. A soccer player will run faster in a more non-linear course. A body builder wont beat someone who trains purely for strength. Someone who specialized in push-ups will also beat the Mountain at push-ups. A boxer will lose to a kickboxer if they kickbox. Someone who trains for overall strength wont beat someone who specializes in arm wrestling. (At the top tier). I also guarantee you even if the pro arm wrestler uses none of his techniques, he will still win.
u loyal
LOL...you say it is not skill vs strength yet go on to say that because his is 'specialized' in their sport which is skill that is what allowed him to win.
Guy Incognito Yeah I was a little unclear about that. What I should have added is that Devon actually has stronger specific muscles (for only the muscles used in arm wrestling). So he doesn't have to use any techniques or skills, Devon's arm wrestling muscles can just over power the mountain's.
Jack Windensky You still have to use skill and technique. The strength of the mountain is just as comparable if not greater. If he is using those muscles just 'specialized' in arm wresting that again skill comes down to being trained for many of years.
Guy Incognito I disagree with your statement "The strength of the mountain is just as comparable if not greater." I agree the mountain is overall stronger, but Devon has stronger arm wrestling muscles and therefore doesn't need to use any of the skills/techniques. This doesn't just apply to arm wrestling, I also guarantee you the mountain wont bench as much as power lifers, or squat as much them. Look it up, they bench more than twice as much as he can (ON AVERAGE FOR MUCH SMALLER GUYS AND IM TALKING 200 pounds lighter). So that's the huge advantage I'm talking about, someone who is 200 pounds lighter than the mountain, can bench more than twice as much as he can. Why? Because that's the power of specializing and the downfall of general strength. On the other hand, the mountain will beat him at pretty much anything else. It applies there to bench and here in arm wrestling.
1:05 I love how Thor looked at Devon's face before trying to press his arm down, like asking for permission 😂 It's amazing how Devon's pronator and biceps can endure all that pressure, unreal strength!
No, it's actually wise if you are trying to full mode against an Armwrestling champ. Because you may actually break your arm if you are not careful. That happened to a strongman who armwrestled with a Armwrestling champ back some 30 years ago. Brian Shaw was telling this about when he was on Jujimufu's channel when he attempted Armwrestling.
@@TheClinchMagazine story is wrong, arm wrestling was part of strongman, that event made them take it out because it became too dangerous
@@Magnus-pm7ic I just told what Brian told.
@@Magnus-pm7ic the clinch is right
..Nathan Jones broke his arm while arm wrestling Samuel Magnunson
@@SS-xo5iz Yes, but both athletes were strongman. That accident was in WSM of 1995, but they don't had very good technique and Samuelsson had a freaking arm strength.... Althrough he was much smaller than Nathan Jones 😪
24 million views wow! I remember when I had to email Devon...and he answered every time in detail. This man absolutely deserves everything he has.
Loved videos of Devon with Thor and Shaq.. Legends in their own sport disciplines.
The Mountain: How is your right arm so strong?
Devon: I've been single for 10 years...
same question and answer with his strong left arm , he has been really lonely!!
Lol
Why is it so common to use your right hand? I write with my right hand tho.
😂
he is married
Devon be like
" No no, you cant lose, i want you to confess "
against denis, his face was like I will go down forever even against lightweights lol
XD XD XD XD
@@dshack5690 WHO GAVE YOU THE ORDER 👉
confessssssssssssss....
that scene got me fucked up. rmb watching it when I was like 14?? I literally couldn't function for a day. Still cringe at it every time i rewatch it with my friends
He is acting so careful to not to break opponent's arm. this is amazing and respectful.
Devon from 40 to 48 was a brutal aging process.
Hahahha🤣
Well, what did you expect?
He's only Half-Thor.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ba-dum-tssss
Mechameleon Rex nice on actually😂
"Who am I arm wrestling?"
"Does it matter?"
*Nods*
Lmao. This is gold
Devon has special techniques for winning, it's art
He trains differently and probably have fine tuned muscles for armwrestling. And of course the technique. But I wouldn't bet my money on simply technique.
@@winyonzentrada It aint his arm muscles lol he uses his own strength and gravity. His whole bodyweight adds to it which if you watch the way he moves from his seat he places that weight onto his opponents arm
@@scotlandstonic8757 Like I said, he trains differently and the technique. Just as you said, using his whole body and so on. Looking at his muscles, those are some tight muscles, not just for show.
@@scotlandstonic8757 Except his arm has to take all that force as well to stay bent. His arm is stronger, hence it stays closed as he lowers and Thor's opens up. And look at the last match, Devon let's Thor get into a press, Thor is leaning into it,and still can't do anything with it. Devon is too strong for him.
who knew by chance the two titans would clash again in a boxing match
"training to fight the mountain"
I love how he embraces his own memeness. He's awesome.
Kaoko 111, devon isn't his nemesis, strongman competitors are, devon couldn't get through even a amateur strongman event .
Well only dumb People saying thjs
@@olderthanyoucali8512 i said "memeness" not "nemesis"
Not trying to be shabby or anything, I've been seeing a lot of you lately lol, why don't you set up a profile picture?
💪🇵🇹
Devon was very smart about pinning him. He actually broke another guys arm because the big dudes usually have big egos and dont let go easily. So Devon was super cautious and safely guided him down the pad, because Thor is so strong he could easily snap his humeros if he went over the edge.
Do you have the link breaking the bodybuilder's arm?
Arm wrestling is so dangerous like that
@@eclipsez0r there were once a police officer did an arm wrestling and broke his arms.
Type Ian Valliere on google this guy got his arm broke by Devon
@@brokenwave6125 Arm wrestling breaks are often spiral fractures of the humerus
Devon here looks like 10x younger, than now. But only 8 years have passed.
I really like Devon at this point in his career. Super hungry, exceptionally technical, and endurance for days ! Good stuff for sure !
1:17 me when I try to hug a girl
so you both end up flexing your muscles instead? xD
😂😂😂
@@TibiaOTarena 😂🤣
@@TibiaOTarena yeah it just sort of happens
Came down to the comments to see people defending big boy Hafthor and found myself right
No you didnt. Haha. Its the same exact thing when kimbo slice tried to do mma. You cant go challenge champions and have no experience yourself. Same thing if this lil fellar tried to square up in a strongman competition.
Little? Devon is 6'5" and around 245 lbs. Ha. I know you mean little relatively speaking but still :)
Kimbo had some skills. He was better suited to box and just use his hands. RIP Kimbo, hope you are enjoying heaven
Payman Saghafi 245 lbs is extremely small if you're talking about strongman. most strongman is upward of 350 lbs and thor is north of 400 pounds
Arm wrestling is all technique.
I love that crazy smile he gets when he's taking his opponent down
Wow, both seem like humble men. Devon’s arm is like steel. 💪🏼
lol devon could break his arm if he wanted. he just slowly defeated him because he didn't want to injure him. of course that the mountain isn't a match for him just like devon isn't a match for lifting. it was the mountain who wanted to try his armwrestling and i am glad to see them having fun.
Well to Devon's defense about certain lifts, I know Devon would smoke Hafthor in some static strength exercises. Thats where any pro arm wrestler gets his or her strength, static arm strength exercises.
that is like saying Thor would smoke devon in every strongman lift, It is irrelevant.
Mr Thien
Did you even read the comment buddy?
ΠόντιοςTV that's like not how lifting works, if his body went down then his arm would have been extended/stretched which is how you lose an arm wrestle, but he still won, what do I know I just say shit
ΠόντιοςTV No. Halfthor tried to use his body too. His arm couldn't hold him
ok i never knew it was fair to lean your weight like that. does not seem fair
+omega42587 I didn't know either. I arm wrestled a friend's bf and he leaned so much weight in and I held it off for a few minutes but ended up getting tendinitis from it.
+omega42587 No way that is fair. One of the rules is your shoulder can not go past the center of the table. The professional arm wrestler is doing that I believe
+Reflection Ofpower Yeah what the fuck is up with that lean, his body was literally underneath the table
+Reflection Ofpower That guy is a worldchampion armwrestler, he knows the rules better than any of us. Wrist and forearm strength is a BIG part of armwrestling also leaning the weight. It doesnt really matter how much weight u have to lean if ur arm cant hold the weight does it? Its all about arm strength, and it is fair actually.
+aripockily I recommend to investigate this sport first before judging it is not fair. There is no sense what you are talking about. The reasons why arm follows body: 1. Natural, healthy pulling direction from the start to the end which prevents injuries. 2. At the same time it allows to retain max strength = same best pulling angle all the time. You can also try press (technique) like Hafthor 1:08 if you have enough tricep power to win.
Who's here after the fight in the ring? 🤣 I've always loved Devon
Devon has made so many helpful training videos a true gent
*UA-cam Algorithm* has brought us together, it's a Strong one
0:05 Devon just checking on Michael Todd.
lmao
Stolen
Gold XD
@@kakarot5219 It's like saying the sun is bright. You cant steal commonly known stuff.
@@Neoquaker1 begging for likes is quite cheap I guess.
Amazing the power Devon has in those arms of his. These strong man competitors can life mind boggling weights yet Devon can beat them at ease in arm wrestling. Devon must have muscle fibers made from piano wire.
It's mostly muscle endurance and obviously technique.
Now, it's time for some boxing instead XD
@@b_rabbit435 No, Devon's wrist, hand, and pronator are stronger than his. Also his biceps are as well from that short position, since thats how armwrestlers practice.
@@cel5o299 strength is a big factor but arm wrestling is heavily dependent on technique.
@@oxtheunlikelycontemplator2682 No, on strength. You literally cannot perform any technique without strength. You can't top roll without a good pronator, you cant just force someone into a hook position if you aren't strong enough, nor properly cup someone. You can't even press someone if they're too strong as well.
Now these two are having a boxing match.. Fucking crazy haha
To all the people claiming that using your body is cheating - Read this:
The arm cannot transform more force than it has. All the leaning they do gives them a biomechanical advantage, but it doesn't have a lot to do with bodyweight or core strength.
It's mostly about dynamic and static strength. Dynamic is when you move weight, like a curl, while static is when you just hold weight, like an isometric curl. Your static is stronger than dynamic, so if you can curl 20 kg, then you can hold 24 kg. Leaning with your body while armwrestling simply allows you to use your static strength rather than dynamic.
It's still your arms that have to produce the force, not your bodyweight or core muscles. Also, leaning is putting your body in a more natural position, thus greatly reducing risk of injury. Some moves like putting your elbow below the table have only been banned recently, so don't get confused by that.
Technique is very important, but won't help you against a massively stronger opponent, except if he's clueless and/or really slow.
+Flornmonk Also, look at 1:01. Hafthor gives it all he's got and Devon is just holding him without even breaking a sweat.
+DW Kern Did you read my entire post? It explains very well why you would lean in an armwrestling match. It's very much about safety and keeping your arm in a neutral position to reduce the chances of a spiral fracture which is what you will get if you arm wrestle the way you're talking about. Look at some related videos at the sidebar, dude. There you will see what arm wrestling looks like when both parties knows how to do it without injuring themselves. And it's funny when people tell me "The rules should be" when they obviously have no experience of professional arm wrestling at all. This is not the same thing as the arm wrestling you and I did at high school, this is an entirely different beast to master.
+Flornmonk Thanks for sorting some of these guys out lol!, even though most non-armwrestlers will never understand. Awesome explanation man
+Flornmonk This comment seems familiar :D
+Flornmonk IDK, I watched a video on youtube of a 50 yr old guy beating this arm wrestling champ. There was a lot of technique involved but that's why arm wrestling competitions don't interest me and probably why it hasn't garnered must support since it's beginning. To me, a fair arm wrestling match is both bodies static and mainly the arms are the only thing moving. Hands are palm on palm with none of the wrist shit. So when you can use technique to defeat an opponent twice your size, sorry, it isn't about strength as much so technique as they call it in these arm wrestling competitions.
I mean seriously, the dude is underneath the freaking table in this video...it's ridiculous and that's why pro arm wrestling will never be taking seriously.
1:19 awkward handshake spotted
They recovered well tho lol
Kai Mazoku he wanted to raise his hand as the winner
Ishaq Saleem no shit
Kai Mazoku meant to reply to the other guy
aldo bonzi
LOL
0:26 It almost seems like Devon is saying, “Look into my eyes so I can see the last vestiges of hope bleed from your soul as I crush you.” 😂
Total gentlemen, even in the most recent boxing match! 😎💪🤙🤙👏👏
Really seems like there's more technique than raw strength. So of course a professional would beat him
There certainly is a lot of technique involved, but if you look at how Devon trains his arms for arm wrestling, he has insane strength in those kinds of positions. He can't bench press or overhead press or do full ROM lifts like Thor can, but his strength in the relevant positions for arm wrestling is pretty insane, if not damn near unparalleled.
Technique only comes into play when its two somewhat equally powerful pros against each other. Hafthor is nowhere near as strong as a pro heavyweight armwrestler, when it comes to arm and tendon strength in specifically.
Here's one of his videos.
ua-cam.com/video/OnWmD2RFFhg/v-deo.html
Yeah I would like to see Devon lift up the first Atlas stone
You gonna cry?
Thor trains to pull airplanes and life 600+ lb Atlas stones. Devon trains to pull a guys arm to a table. Of course Devon is going to win at arm wrestling. His muscles have been specifically tempered for that sport.
I'm not downplaying his (Devon) strength. These are 2 separate sports, and there is merit to being able to beat one of the strongest men on the planet in an arm wrestling contest. But I guarantee if you asked Devon who was the stronger of the two- overall- he would say Halfthor.
Strongman contest is more all around, yes.. people just usually don't get that "world's strongest man" is a commercial name which just practically means that the winner is averagely the best in those disciplines. True strongest man does not exist.. Hafthor is no doubt strong in his events.. but Devon lifts and holds weights with his arms Hafthor can only dream on.
Hafthor could probably squat deovn as a warmup set. Both amazing atheletes in their own rights, both doing shit I could never dream of.
lifts and holds weights with his arms that hafthorcan only dream on are u dumb? did u just say that u stupid shit
Johan Severinsson I am pro armwrestler myself and I know 100% what I am talking about so stfu you idiot. Hafthor's power is in his legs but in arm power Devon eats him alive. You can start "hook training 2" on youtube and let's see if you have same tune after that.
Erkki Ven u know what benchpress is?
The raw power Devon has is always a joy to watch.
And he has such a professional attitude about it.
Raw power !! The professional arm-wrestler cheated.
@Lagia 0:32 - The professional is being so unprofessional.
@Lagia It's not like your words hold any value because you are clearly blind.
@Lagia You are in denial. But it's okay kiddo.
Devon beat Hafthor in armwrestling and now Hafthor has beaten Devon in boxing. Now they are even.
the mountain accepts the result meanwhile his fans couldn't take it, LOL!!!
+croosback golden unbelievably stupid fans, it's like they lost and not him wtf
+croosback golden Ive never watched an Episode of Game of Thrones but even I thought this was a shitty "Arm wrestling" match myself
So what? it does not mean anything. Guy has worked all his live towards arm wrestling. He works out specific group of muscles and tendons which gives him most strength in what he does. Every sport has strategy to it.
+Roman O Half of the truth is still not true. So what? The what is also the difference between natural muscle obtained from time and perspiration opposed to artificial muscle from chemicals, steroids and protein overdose
+Roman O
That's exactly what it means.
+Roman O Says "does not mean anything." Immediately follows with a detailed analysis of its meaning. People are so fucking funny ...
+Bobzter That is the dumbest thing I've heard. Today at least. "artificial muscle" makes no sense.
+Bobzter muscle is muscle, you don't gain fake muscles even from steroids. You sound ridiculously foolish.
This is the video that started it all for me, l found it in 2020 during pLandemic. I started armwrestling about a year ago and I love it, its given me so much focus and also taught me more about myself and life. Mark my words, I WILL become a champion!
Go for it
@Tom ua-cam.com/users/shortsMJ3e9EIr3f8
They’ve been marked. Godspeed.
Good luck dude
Nice bro 👌 check out Kydergali Ongarbaev. He's my favorite armwrestler
Im just here watching this again to see how they match up in size so i can see how this boxing match will look like ! Team Larratt here!!
Yup I think devon is gonna win cus his stamina is superior. Not to mention his reach is very close to thor's and would be longer if he could straighten his arms fully.
@@gavinlangton6808 what? his stamina is way worse than Thors, Thor has been doing intense cardio for well over a year now and as yo said, devon cant extend his arms, his reach will be awful
@@akaakaakaak5779 um bro Devon has been in Canadian special forces JTF2 for over 20 years. He got gold on all his fitness test. That's a 1.5 mile run or 2400 meters in under 7:41 seconds. As well as 78 pushups, 78 sit-ups, 24 pullups, and a 160kg bench or 352 pounds. Yeah his stamina is way better.
Devon's reach is 80.5 inches or 205 centimeters. Mind that his arms aren't even strait and his reach is that long.
Not to mention devon is considered to have the best stamina of any heavyweight arm wrestler of our time. Seems like you don't really have any idea who devon is. So you really shouldn't be making conclusions.
Devon is not a small guy either by any means...
Clearly technique > strength in this demonstration.
+Advection357 How much do you have pro armwrestling experience? (I know the answer, but try to make you think why you act like an expert.)
Erkki Ven So then go ahead and explain this outcome, and why the big guy lost, mr professor. I'm listening.
+Advection357 Because lack of (static) strength. No stupid excuses. Believe what you see, there is no high science behind that. Technique in AW has same basic purpose as in every strength sport (like bench press): it only allows to use musclepower as efficiently as possible for the best result.
0:51 is fair for both, Hafthor is hooking (technique!) well and tries to lean back but he just doesn't have enough strength so his arm simply opens up. Same as 1:08, he presses (technique!) with whole power but Devon holds it with his bicep like nothing. Check here: "hook training 2" by Larratt, over 80 kg up with one hand.. if it opens your eyes.
And yes, I have armwrestled years with real table and rules, so I know something about this sport.
Erkki Ven So then Devon is stronger in the specific movement itself... because of training etc. Makes sense.. Also, big muscles don't always mean stronger.. that much I know :P
+Advection357 That is right.
A basic mistake is to evaluate the opponent by the look. There are crazy strong arms which does not look so impressive. Still however, if you compare Devon's and Hafthor's forearms, there is no big difference in size + Devon's arms are like steel. AW is much about forearm strength.
It is just enough you have more holding force (which is usually greater than dynamic / full motion) than your opponent has because the hand will follow the body as you move it. As Devon himself has said “Arm wrestling is all about locking your muscles and moving your body, and just hoping your muscles are strong enough to hold on,”
No shame losing to the great Devon Larratt, he is a beast.
A beast at cheating
@@joechilson5790 Bro this comment was 4 years ago, i don't think he's gonna reply LOL.
@@joechilson5790 Yes, The cheat leaned down so much. who does that !!
@@TheJwwinter everyone
And now they gonna do Boxing, fucking amazing how stuff turns around. Looking forward to it. Hell yeah!
Muscle is necessary but technique is key.
Reverse that. Arm wrestling is a strength sport first. There is no technique without strength.
Matthew Craig , I'm gonna respectfully disagree. The man with more physical strength just got taught a lesson on the video we watched. Technique over strength under normal competitive circumstances.
you can clearly see from 1:02 devon has superior arm strength, no body movement at all. if thor was stronger, he would've been able to pin devon. Stronger force wins. This is simple physics, what's so hard to understand?
Shiyu Lin, clearly you don't understand simple physics then. There's a lot more than just two vectors here because you havent got them pushing. They have their arms being torqued and that adds many many more variables. And the professional arm wrestler is most likely not as strong but his technique is far superior, he uses his entire body instead of just his arm. That's how he won.
I don't need you to talk about simple highschool physics to me like I'm a 12 year old kid. Devon has the stronger static arm strength in order for him to move his body and keep his arm stationed while Thor's arm extended. Equal and opposite force. If devon and thor's arms were both springs, devon's would have the higher spring constant, thus thor's arm would "bend" or extend sooner than devon's. So what if he uses his entire body? You're basically implying a 500lb man would win vs a 200 lb man if he used his body, well since 500 > 200.But If that 500lb man can't do a pullup, how's his body weight going to help if his arm can't handle his own weight?
Now I won't deny there's no technique involved. However, technique only matters if the opponent is of equal strength. Thor doesn't do any armwrestling specific exercises, thus his armwrestling muscle groups are weaker than that of devon's. Devon has the stronger muscles and tendons specific to armwrestling, what's so difficult to understand? Just because Thor is strongest man in regards to his specific sport, doesn't mean he has the strongest every part of his body.
Let me ask you this then:If strongmen are really the strongest in everything, how come an armwrestler has the world record strict curl of 249lb?
0:30 biceps devon larrat omg
Steel cable
it's virtually all he trains
@@adamkaris Not true. Armwrestlers rarely train biceps. Its all in the forearm and wrist. Also grip strength.
@@AlrightThere nope, biceps are pretty important in armwrestling, if you dont have a good bicep then you cant defend yourself if someone overpowered your strength, there's a bunch of bicep training for armwrestling and mos of them are using partial reps while training their biceps
@A Guy Without a Jacket I mean i'm not an armwrestler but I make statements on video information I've watched. People like Larratt show a lot of their training techniques and I remember a video with him and Juji showing various training methods and he explained that bicep training is not a huge part of what makes a strong armwrestler. Thanks for backing me up here I wasn't sure if this guy was talking shit or not.
Who came back to watch the video after hearing about the match...
And now they will be boxing in a month. Crazy
That's like making a marathon runner do a 100m sprint. The arm wrestler has years of training on technique and mostly his arms. He sees the mistakes his inexperienced opponent is making and adapts to it. I doubt he can lift a car above his head or win a World's Strongest Man Competition.. Or crush someone's face into a bloody pulp, obviously.
+caleidoo In a fact strongman competition is way more technical than armwrestling.. common thing is that once learnt the technique, only way up is to increase power. Search "hook training 2" here, is it technique or power?
+caleidoo Very true. But Devon is in the Canadian Special Forces.
World Armwrestling League That doesn't make much difference in what I said. Special Forces training or missions are not to compare with the training or contests The Mountain does. It still is a whole different ballpark. With that physique, The Mountain could never join the Special Forces. And vice versa, of course.
+امام محمد عزا لی کست
+World Armwrestling League I bet you wish you would have monetized this video....I am figuring somewhere around $40-$50K in missed revenue.
Yea all of you seem to know alot about armwrestling. Bend your wrists, lean on the table or even over it, use all your bodyweight do whatever you want, but you will never, EVER be able to hold the mountain for 0.1 second let alone beat him. Give Devon some credit, like any other sport, technique plays a big role.
Георги Костадинов exactly why oberon would have defeated the mountain. If only he wasnt cocky about it
Ryan Kennelly vs Devon would be a better matchup lol
What if Devon reads this?
Lllllool ooooo
I could use my leg instead of my arm and mountain could still beat me.
Devon says slowly. Very good at not breaking people's arms. Respect.
Devon has trained his arms in a very specific way for very specific movements, and his reflexes and arm wrestling technique are nearly unmatched. I got really into arm wrestling as a teen and trained for it. Weighed in at about 155lbs, but could easily beat most guys up to 70lbs heavier than me, and even beyond that. It is indeed a sport, not a feat of raw strength.
100% correct. I used to beat dudes twice my size when I was 15, but I learned HOW to armwrestle from my dad, who was very good... Its not all strength.
Ya prime example is the goat John Brznek hes like probably 30 40 pds less then Devon when they wrestled Devon was 260 270 in his prime and John was like 50 and still wooped him he even beat Denis cylepnkov the huge Russian guy that was like 300+ with massive hands lol and Denis beat Devon lol
@@twfinc6855 its more about raw power in tendon and wrist than technique
@@bullykojima3232 for sure weaklings do not win arm wrestling competitions. Strength is crucial.
yeah, ok sure... weeb
So you can just lean over with all your weight to win? What the fuck is this shit.
+Jupitereight every time he wins.
+Fysh You're right, it's stupid as fuck. If the Mountain was doing that it would be GG easily.
+mick cleghoo no he is simply not strong for armwrestling, hilarious how ignorant fools like you narrow it down like that
+Fysh If his elbow is the pivot, which it is, as his elbow is grounded at all times, as per the rules, then it is physically impossible for him to leverage any weight that resides behind is elbow.
+mick cleghoo That's why Jupiter8 pointed out 1:08; he is doing that.
This video right here is where it all started for me. It's what got me hooked to arm wrestling.
Devon's top roll is a thing of beauty. Once he starts it's like watching a skyscraper fall.
jesus christ, this comment section is a cringefest. found this as part of a compilation and found it to be pretty amazing, despite being a big strongman fan and already having watched hafthors victory i was all the more impressed by devon larratt, not only is he technically lightyears ahead of hafthor, but his upper body, arm and core strenght are very very impressive as well! why cant you just cheer when you see people that have maxed out their respective builds compete? knuckleheads.
Devon wanted to pin him safely. He has snapped another big guys arm before because big guys have big egos..devon was just keeping it safe. he could have pinned whichever way he wanted but he chose the safest way
This pays no dividend to arm wrestling! it only makes its it look stupid...If you agree that putting your whole body weight on somebody's arm is sport then you'll never be taken seriously.... I think this sport, could have been great, but has been ruined by regulatory boards not standing up to cheats !
jbrasco5000 what are you talking about? Traditional arm wrestling like you are thinking of is how people get injured, it's not sustainable.
Anyway, both competitors have the same rules, and those rules have been modified over time to make the most sense.
Devon playing a safe arm Wrestling, he smile when he pinned down Hafthor, Hafthor is a strong man but Davon is beast in arm Wrestling.
@@172sbct u just don't understand the principals at work u idiot. Devon won because he's stronger. U can't put your weight into anything that your arm can't hold. Thor tried to do the same thing but he's too weak in his arm to support all of his weight bearing down on it. It's like trying to do a pull up if u are fat as fuck. It isn't going to happen, because ur back and arms can't bear the weight. Get it?
1:25 not even the mountain can extend Devons arm lol
YEAH , Devon must have really good Ape Index
@@IRONRIDER97 lmfao
Devons reach is 6.8" at 6.5"
Yea you'd need to break his arm in order to fully extend it since thats what happens to pro armwrestlers, the range of their arm and hand motion is restricted
The guy's face in the middle watching when Devon took Mountain's hand down the first time was priceless :D unreal strength.
Armwrestling isnt about strength. Its technique.
@@jakesimmonds5043 ye it is but you also need to be strong and firm
Here after Eddie's biceps tear and now it's Thor vs Larratt
AN OPINION FOR NON PRO ARMWRESTLERS FROM A SWEDISH CHAMPION, VETERAN POWERLIFTER AND ENGINEER (MYSELF).
THE REASON DEVON HAS TO ARC LEAN AND PULL Björnsson IS TO MAKE IT MECHANICALLY SAFE AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE
HE DOESN'T INJURE/BREAK Björnsson'S ARM, WHICH IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF DEVON WERE TO PIN HIM FAST
WITHOUT BODY ROLL.
HE ALSO TELLS Björnsson TO KEEP LOOKING AT HIS OWN ARM AS THIS IS AN EASY WAY TO ENSURE THE HUMERUS DOES
NOT SUFFER A TORSION LOAD WHICH WOULD CAUSE A SPIRAL FRACTURE IF NOT A BREAK.
Dude Devon Larratt is a freak of nature when it comes to arm wrestling
So boxing next eh. I mean who wouldn't want to see this more than Woodley Vs Paul.
Awesome video and great sportsmanship
I love that this looks like it is going down at a elementary school cafeteria.
devon corrected thors technique mid match, potentially preventing a broken arm. great champion and ambassador for the sport