G-Man Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) Richard had quite a layoff himself so I doubt he's in his peak form either. I am convinced that Lupkes is the strongest SHW - if not strongest puller - ever. There's this video compilation on ArmTV where it shows Lupkes at his peak just hammering Brzenk, Norton and Goodrich. To be fair, it does not show the context of the matches (were they tired from a previous match?). Either way, Lupkes looked like a totally dominating monster back in his day. Lupkes does not do any table time - all weights, from what I hear. At the Arnolds, his pulling style was almost novice-like - not a whole lot of body motion - just pure side pressure. Edited March 7, 2008 by G-Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Richard had quite a layoff himself so I doubt he's in his peak form either. I am convinced that Lupkes is the strongest SHW - if not strongest puller - ever. There's this video compilation on ArmTV where it shows Lupkes at his peak just hammering Brzenk, Norton and Goodrich. To be fair, it does not show the context of the matches (were they tired from a previous match?). Either way, Lupkes looked like a totally dominating monster back in his day. Lupkes does not do any table time - all weights, from what I hear. At the Arnolds, his pulling style was almost novice-like - not a whole lot of body motion - just pure side pressure. You think Lupkes is stronger than Vovoeda (on arm movements, no idea what Vovoeda benches)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dima700 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I wish Voevoda came back to compete at Zloty Tur 2008. I would love to see Lupkes and Cyplenkov there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dima700 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I just watched the video from Arnold's. Wow! Tim Bresnan is huge Does anyone know his measurements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I just watched the video from Arnold's. Wow! Tim Bresnan is huge Does anyone know his measurements? no but at the maryland states afterward he was letting everyone hit him at the table and he was putting them down with no problem . he was the guest ref there he looks like an old time strongman big forearms and size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big nasty Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I talked to Bresnan at the AAA last year a couple of standing around he's a big boy very thick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Bresnan's neck is so thick that his sunglasses just sit there on it, they don't slide down Edited March 8, 2008 by jad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 You think Lupkes is stronger than Vovoeda (on arm movements, no idea what Voevoda benches)? Wikipedia isn't always accurate but these numbers sound realistic: Height: 194cm ... 6ft. 4 1/2 Weight: 121kg ... 266.5 lbs. Biceps: 55cm ... 21.65 in. Forearm: 48cm ... 18.9 in. Wrist: 23cm ... 9.05 in. Fist: 28cm ... 11 in. Max. Bench: 270 kg (594 lbs.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Voevoda I meant "stronger" strictly in an arm wrestling sense - side pressure to side pressure: Lupkes at his best would beat Voevoda at his best. That's what I gathered from watching those earlier videos of Lupkes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Bishop Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I just watched the video from Arnold's. Wow! Tim Bresnan is huge Does anyone know his measurements? no but at the maryland states afterward he was letting everyone hit him at the table and he was putting them down with no problem . he was the guest ref there he looks like an old time strongman big forearms and size last year at AAA nats i ran into Tim in the finals and got beat twice finishing second to him. He is built big but not real tall if i remember right. I think that was only the second time he has ever beat John. I was watching the Arnolds on armsportvideo and to me John looked skinny like he had not been training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I just watched the video from Arnold's. Wow! Tim Bresnan is huge Does anyone know his measurements? no but at the maryland states afterward he was letting everyone hit him at the table and he was putting them down with no problem . he was the guest ref there he looks like an old time strongman big forearms and size last year at AAA nats i ran into Tim in the finals and got beat twice finishing second to him. He is built big but not real tall if i remember right. I think that was only the second time he has ever beat John. I was watching the Arnolds on armsportvideo and to me John looked skinny like he had not been training robert have you ever wrestled Luke Eldrige i almost believe he could beat tim what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Bishop Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 i have not yet but he wants to pull me left because they have me 5th and he is 6th on the in the hook rankings. I would bet on Tim but who knows Luke is up and coming. Luke lost to Nick Zinna who had been beat by Tim. I would like to pull Luke both hands just to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 i have not yet but he wants to pull me left because they have me 5th and he is 6th on the in the hook rankings. I would bet on Tim but who knows Luke is up and coming. Luke lost to Nick Zinna who had been beat by Tim. I would like to pull Luke both hands just to see good luck robert you must be one strong dude this is one of the best matches i have seen on youtube looks like 2 ham hocks locked up http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vyPuT95UqCA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Bishop Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 they say Luke is around 6/7 tall and has one of the biggest hands in AW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexor Brachialis Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 videos of the Arnold's at www.armsportvideos.com I must say RJ has nice hairs !! ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Bishop Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 videos of the Arnold's at www.armsportvideos.com I must say RJ has nice hairs !! ^^ He sure looked strong they way he beat them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel r Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Lupkes-Brzenk: http://www.armpower.net/?page=armtube&fid=174 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Lupkes-Brzenk:http://www.armpower.net/?page=armtube&fid=174 THANKS PAWEL BRZENK LOOKED A LITTLE SURPRSED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dima700 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Lupkes-Brzenk:http://www.armpower.net/?page=armtube&fid=174 THANKS PAWEL BRZENK LOOKED A LITTLE SURPRSED He looks surprised at how weak he was from not training for several months prior to the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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