Either standing or seated, grab a dumbbell in each hand and let your arms hang almost completely straight at your sides, ...

Women recovering from a large node removal are randomly assigned to either a regimen including personalized arm exercises, or just lymphedema education. Results aren't due until 2012.

While each arm wrestler has their own exercise routine, Bagent said he does “a lot of weighted pull-ups.” For example, the consensus is that the best training is arm wrestling itself.

After arm wrestling made its long-awaited debut at the African Games, Armwrestling Federation of Africa President Charles Osei Asibey is setting his sights on the Olympic stage.