Name: John Brzenk D.O.B: 17 July 1964 Residence: Sandy, UT Country: USA Fight Style: Varied Biceps: 45cm / 17.5 in Forearm: 41 cm / 16 in Height: 188cm / 6'2 ft Weight: Between 90 - 102kg Nickname: The Perfect Storm Club: … Started armwrestling: I have been armwrestling what seems to be my whole life. About 5 years of non serious stuff across class room tables in grade school. Then at about 16 I became a more serious puller. Pulling with my father on a regulation table. I won my first World Title at age 18.
Toughest opponent: My toughest opponents are against the guys that truly have the confidence to win, and do not except defeat no matter the position or circumstance. Losing is easy if its quick, and I know I will have a second chance to try something different later in the day. The ones that hurt are the ones that last awhile early on. They are the tough ones, because I know there is a good chance, because of fatigue, that I may get beat by someone that shouldn't beat me in a later round.
Toughest match: My toughest matches would be the ones that I put pressure on myself to win. High stake tournaments like the Over the Top tournament and some of the bigger money matches are always tougher physically and mentally leading up to the tournament. Win or lose. Matches are enjoyable for me when I haven't been thinking about them months in advance. I don't have any one armwrestler that I am currently training to beat. Currently there are so many good armwrestlers with different strengths and weaknesses around the world that it would be very difficult to key on one area... or person.
It would require a lot of thought and a little luck to win a full heavyweight class if everyone were to show up. Many would be very difficult to eliminate without causing considerable wear and tear on the arm for later matches.
Best training advice: If you want to be a good boxer then box. If you want to be a good tennis player then play tennis. If you want to be a good weight lifter then lift weights. But if you want to be a good armwrestler get involved in the sport and armwrestle. Don't be afraid to lose. Learn and get stronger from competitors that may be more advanced than you. Pull hard and be aggressive but keep in mind there is such a thing as too much. Give your body time to heal. Armwrestling strength takes time to develop..... hang in there and give yourself plenty of time, it won't happen overnight.
Goal: At this point no real goals. Just to win when I compete. More just to have fun and stay healthy.
Achievements:
AAA Stand-Up National Titles: 1984 – R200 lbs 1985 – R185 lbs 1986 – R220 lbs 1990 – R220 lbs
AWI World Titles: 1986 – Pro Super Heavyweight 1987 – Pro Light Heavyweight 1988 – Pro Light Heavyweight 1995 – Pro Light Heavyweight 2001 – Pro Super Heavyweight
Carling O’Keefe International Titles: 1989 – R 200 lbs, R 231+ lbs
Forsa Tropical International Titles: 1998 – R198 lbs, R243+ lbs, L198 lbs
GNC Pro Performance Title: 2002 – R198 lbs
GOLDEN BEAR Titles: SUPERMATCH (Absolut Champion) R1994 Pro tournament R90+ kg: 1990, 1994, 1998 R90 kg: 1990
Harley Pull Titles: 2000 – R220 lbs + Harley Winner 2001 – R220 lbs 2002 – R198 lbs, L198 lbs 2009 – R225 lbs, L225 lbs + Harley Winner
Main Event Titles: 1998 - R220 lbs
Mike Gould Classic Titles: 2006 – R220 lbs, L220 lbs 2010 – R220 lbs
Mohegan Sun PAC World Titles: 2005 – R198 lbs, L198 lbs 2006 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs 2007 – R198 lbs, L198 lbs
Over the Top World Title: 1986 – Winner of Truckers Division in Heavyweight class
Reno Reunion Titles: 1999 – R200 lbs, R230 lbs, R231+ lbs, L200 lbs 2000 – R198 lbs, R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L198 lbs, L242 lbs 2001 – R198 lbs, R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L198 lbs 2002 – R198 lbs, R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L198 lbs, L242 lbs 2003 – R233+ lbs 2006 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs 2006 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs
ROTN Titles: 2007 – R215 lbs, L215 lbs 2008 – R242 lbs, L242 lbs 2009 – R199+ lbs
Sands International Wrist Wrestling/Armwrestling Titles: 1988 - R190 lbs 1989 - R190 lbs, R215 lbs
Sherkston Beaches International Titles: 1987 – R200 lbs, R201+ lbs
SuperStar Showdown Titles: 2004 – R199+ lbs 2005 – R198 lbs
Ultimate Armwrestling (Las Vegas) Titles: 2004 - R242 lbs 2005 - R198 lbs, L198 lbs 2006 - R242 lbs, R243+ lbs
USAA National Pro-Am Titles: 1996 – R200 lbs, R201+ lbs 1997 – R198 lbs, R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L198 lbs 1998 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs 1999 – R198 lbs, R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L198 lbs, L242 lbs 2000 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L242 lbs, L243+ lbs 2001 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L242 lbs, L243+ lbs 2002 – R198 lbs, R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L198 lbs, L242 lbs 2003 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs 2004 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L242 lbs 2005 – R242 lbs 2006 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs 2007 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs 2009 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs, L242 lbs, L243+ lbs 2010 – R242 lbs, R243+ lbs
USAF Unified National Title: 2005 – R220 lbs
WAF World Championship Titles: 1999 – L100 kg, Supermatch Winner
World Wristwrestling Championship (Petaluma) Titles: Heavyweight Division R: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2001 Light Heavyweight Division R: 1998, 2001 L: 1998, 2001 Middleweight Division R - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2001 L - 1996, 1998, 2001 Lightweight Division R - 1984
WPAA World Title: 1985 – Middleweight
Yukon Yack National/World Titles: Heavyweight Division R: 1990, 19991, 1992, 1993, Middleweight Division R: 1995, 1996.
Zloty Tur/Nemiroff World Cup Titles: Open Cat. R: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Cat. 95 kg R: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 L: 2007, 2009
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