Twice a week, a group of competitive arm-wrestlers in London, Ont., meet at a farm in the city's rural south end and train under coach 'Crazy' George Iszakouits.
George Iszakouits, 73, battles it out with George Fehr, 31, inside the London Arm Wrestling Club's practice space, an outbuilding at a farm in the southwestern Ontario city's south end.
The dimly lit farm shed in the south end of London, Ont., pulsates with pairs of men huffing and grunting while clasping hands, their ripped biceps bulging. In this recent training session, there are a dozen or so members of the London Armwrestling Club, where they get together twice a week to practise and prepare for their next arm tussle.
"If you go over half a minute, it's war," said coach George Iszakouits, who's known as Crazy George. At 73, he's by far the biggest legend on the farm.He's crazy. He'll go against people that are two or three times the size and beat them fairly easily.At just 5-foot-7, Iszakouits is usually an active participant in these training sessions, taking on opponents at tables and offering tips to competitors while their faces turn beet red.
"I'm an old man. I'm over the hill," a modest Iszakouits chuckled. He might be one of the older competitors on the circuit, but he's certainly still one of the most successful, and maintains arm-wrestling isn't just about strength. It's also about strategy and knowledge.
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