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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 7, 2014 23:08:51 GMT -5
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Post by Robin the manhandler Chandler on Feb 8, 2014 9:25:03 GMT -5
Are there any women that pulled left handed through the years? It seems the women get left out of these polls most of the time Eric.
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Post by John Cervantes on Feb 8, 2014 11:12:05 GMT -5
Great info. Eric.. I think your on your way to making that left handed list your looking pretty solid lately.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 8, 2014 13:16:01 GMT -5
Thanks John.
Robin - I'm actually near finalizing a chronology of the top women through history (right arm) from 1964 to present. As for the left hand, I may develop a list eventually. It's important to note that these aren't "polls". Each of the articles I write are based on many hours of research and analysis, and there are many more things that I want to write about. I encourage anyone interested in a particular area of armwrestling history to do some exploration. I may be able to help direct to relevant sources of information.
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Post by Robin the manhandler Chandler on Feb 8, 2014 14:25:04 GMT -5
Thank u Eric I'm very excited to read Ur article when it is done =)
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Post by John Roberts on Feb 8, 2014 14:34:45 GMT -5
Hey Eric,
Thanks for all you do for this sport. You are a great source of information and a true gentleman. Pretty good armwrestler too. As well as a grip master World Champion. And apparently a pretty good baby makin machine!!! LOL
Many people appreciate what you do sir.
thanks again
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Post by John Cervantes on Feb 8, 2014 17:19:11 GMT -5
Eric I would be interested in reading some articles on AL Turner if you have any.. I know he was a bad dude in his time...
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Post by Derek Costa on Feb 8, 2014 22:39:04 GMT -5
Awesome as always Eric. How did you fare at the LA Fit Expo??
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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 8, 2014 23:14:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words everyone.
John C.: Al Turner was a very impressive puller. He could do crazy stuff like hold a one-arm chin-up at a 90 degree angle, while also holding a 75-lb dumbbell in his left hand! We'll eventually get a profile/biography up on Armwrestlers Only.
Derek: I won my weight class in the Visegrip Viking Challenge Grip Contest (under 198 lbs). It was a fun experience!
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Post by TK on Feb 15, 2014 9:54:24 GMT -5
I really liked that. Nice !
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Post by Arturo Garcia on Feb 15, 2014 10:59:44 GMT -5
John Cervantes: If you do a search, you may find a thread were a man (I forgot his name right now) who was friends with Al Turner, took photographs of a scrapbook kept by Al's wife, and posted dozens and dozens of pictures and newspaper articles of Al's that had been collected throughout the years (or what seemed like a lifetime!). Personally I really enjoyed each and every picture posted there, and the thread got like 15 pages long with more and more info. It was a golden thread with enough info to make a HUGE bio with pics and info on Mr. Turner. Just thought I'd suggest trying to find this thread, should be buried in this forum somewhere.
If I may make a random comment.... it seems at NO point whatsoever was Dennis Cyplenkov considered the #1 leftie on the planet, up to date!? That is quite surprising to me. Maybe I am mistaken and need my facts straightened... but was he not considered the top Leftie, at least for a little while???
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Post by Eric Roussin on Feb 15, 2014 20:18:32 GMT -5
Denis Cyplenkov has been, and still is, considered by many as the best left-handed puller on the planet. However, going by rankings protocols, he has not yet earned the top spot by either beating the #1 ranked guy or by winning an event in which the #1 guy was competing.
In late 2009, Engin moved Denis into the top spot in the World Rankings. Denis really did seem to be the top guy at that point in time, but he hadn't beaten Travis yet, and Travis hadn't lost an event.
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