Worldchallenge

2009-11-24 07:39

Do YOU have questions about the armwrestling school? Send an e-mail directly to: Josefine.Andersson@edu.storuman.se

Josefine Andersson, 17 years old studies arm wrestling at LUSPENGYMNASIET in Storuman, SWEDEN.
She will compete in the 55kg class at World Challenge March 8, in 2010. We have interviewed her about beeing a student at the armwrestling school with a lot of "RUSSIAN TRAINING".

Why did you choose arm wrestling?

My friends told me that arm wrestling was amusing and a great work-out. I have always liked work-out that includes strength, so I thought that I should give it a shot and now I’m stuck.

What does a normal week in school look like? How do you train and how many lessons armwrestling do you have per week?

I have ordinary lessons and courses which belong to my programme except for two lessons per week when I have so called “russian training”. It is a kind of fitness training where you train your whole torso by climbing in ropes etc. The rest of my training occasions are timetabled in the evenings. On Monday evenings my training week starts with technical training at the upper high school. On Tuesdays I've got “russian training” and on Wednesdays I have fitness training. I use heavy weights and do max 6 reps in 3-4 sets. Then it is “russian training” on Thursdays and Thursday evenings I have technical training again. On Fridays I have active rest and on Saturdays I work out at the gym. Finally I have active rest on Sundays.

"The one thing that I appreciate most about the arm wrestling school is the cohesiveness and the team spirit"

Josefine Andersson and Malin Gavelin

What do you do during the theory lessons?

We organize competitions like LUCIA DUNKEN, the BIGGEST ARMWRESTLING COMPETITION in SWEDEN for JUNIORS (8-19 years old) We make sure everything works the way it should at the website etc. However, the main topics that we talk about are nutrition physiology, sport psychology and individual work-out programs.

The armwrestling school have camps together with wrestling clubs.

What kind of lesson is your favourite?

My favourite lesson has to be “russian training” because it is so varied and my whole upper body gets real sore afterwards! The thing that I like the most about the arm wrestling school is the cohesiveness and the team spirit.

Are armwrestlers from other countries welcome to study at the Armwrestling School?

Yes of course - You are more than WELCOME to our armwrestling family!

What do you think you do in 5 years from now?

If I fulfill my plans I have an engineer degree, and I am still going strong in terms of armwrestling.