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The Queen of Arms is No Spring Chicken

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: June 18, 2012 at 12:07 am
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The 27th annual Bronxboro Arm-Wrestling Championships had a wonderful turn out. There were 65 pros and amateurs lined up to be named the best, but there was no one quite like Cynthia Yerby, 58-year-old, 10-time women’s world champion! By the end of the day, she was crowned Queen of Arms.

This was not the first time either. She has won the Queen of Arms title seven times, been named U.S. national champ 11 times and has pinned competitors in 31 different state competitions. She told Asylum.com, after winning her first seven world championships with her right arm, she switched to leftie…because she was bored.

“Guys are always asking if they can arm-wrestle me,” Cynthia told reporters. “One guy was 6-foot-6. I said, ‘OK, but let’s do it for $300.’ He said, ‘Three hundred dollars?!’ But he agreed, and then I beat him out of $300.”

Sarah Bäckman Mission Impossible

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: December 2, 2010 at 1:09 am
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Sarah Bäckman, 18-years-old, has not slowed down in her mission to be the best. Recently, Sarah and her team went to the European Armwrestling Championships in Russia. She went with a dream of one day winning as a senior competitor and her dream was not as far off as she had thought! Sarah won the left arm competition and came 3rd with her right arm.

Sarah wrote in her blog: “A dream. A dream doesn’t have to become reality so fast, or ever. But it did, for me…I once again proved to myself, and everyone else, that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, that you can do WHATEVER you EVER want to do…. If you only have a wish, a goal, you will automatically have enough willpower to do whatever what is needed to reach it.”

She took two weeks off from training after her big win, but she is back at the gym and is training for strength, power and another win. This was her first gold as a senior competitor, but she has won three golds when she was a junior. Sarah has champion all over her, and we think you will agree!

Up In Arms, Ends In Pins

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: July 3, 2010 at 3:59 pm
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The Bull City charity tournament for female arm wrestlers held in North Carolina recently showcased an awesome line up of strong women from the League of Upper Extremity Wrestling Women. Khuwailah Beyah (pictured above on right), who fights as Monster Cookie, pined her way to win the tournament, which raised 3,500 for a charity helping domestic violence victims.

“I am as strong as an ox,” said Khuwailah, who notes oatmeal cookies are her kryptonite.

The Durham League of Upper Extremity Wrestling Women, got the idea to start a women arm wrestling league to help raise money for charities from the success of similar leagues in other states. The league is thus far successful and looking forward to future tournaments.