Written by Clayton Faulconer
Using psychology to win
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.
This can be done in many ways: talk about your win history, talk about how many wins you have had in the past. Make sure that if you are saying something to distract your opponent, you don not distract yourself.
Know how you are going to move and stay focused
Before each match, know and decide which movements you will use and mentally go through this move and physically rehearse this move.
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 the move you are going to use.
Know the exact move you are going to use and focus your attention to the start of the match.
Make your opponent think he is going to lose!
Some people have already lost a match before it begins. 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.
