Devon Larratt: The World’s Greatest Arm Wrestler | E63
Welcome to another episode of In Search of Excellence! My guest today is Devon Larratt - @devlarratt - one of the greatest arm wrestlers in the world.
Devon is a Canadian professional arm wrestler and a former member of the Canadian Army Forces. He has won multiple world championships and is considered to be one of the best arm wrestlers of all time. He is also a fantastic person and one of the most entertaining and charismatic sports figures!
We talk about this very unusual sport, his grandmother who was “the best arm wrestler in Alberta," underground arm wrestling competitions, his military career, and more!
Time stamps:
00:00 Is arm wrestling really a sport?
Arm wrestling is a very simple sport
It has federations with rule sets
It is done on a professional table
The size of the arm wrestling table
The elbow must stay on 7” plain surface
What does it take to win
Neutral position start
Take a grip, ready go, pin your opponent, win the match
Advantages and disadvantages of different anatomies
How Sylvester Stallone influenced arm wrestling
The movie Over the Top
09:39 How popular is arm wrestling in US?
It is very popular, but doesn’t have government support
3 prominent professional leagues
Armors, King of the Table, East vs. West
Amateur arm wrestling - WAF and IFA
Arm wrestling as a sport is growing
World Arm Wrestling League
The deciding factor is does it bring money
Today it does have sponsors
13:50 Devon’s background
Grew up in Big Island, Ontario on a farm
He was a high energy kid
His grandma was an arm-wrestler
Never beat his grandma in arm wrestling
His brother showed him The Pumping Iron book
Was fascinated with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Identified strength with being a man
Obsessed with strength, fitness, performance
Training from a very young age
After high school worked in oil field
Ton of young man worked there
He arm wrestled with them and beat everybody
Dion Angel was unbeatable
At the time, arm wrestling was completely underground
25:08 Are mentors necessary for success?
A goal is a light in the distance
Sometimes you meet people who have been where you are going
They can be amazing guides
Dion was one of those people
Mentors provide guidance and save you time
With Internet mentors are much more available
27:30 Joining the Canadian Military
Joined the army in 1996
Combat tours are scary
It takes time to develop psychological strength to fight
Spent 20 years in arm forces
Complications from arm wrestling made him leave
You chose to serve your country and fight
Being shot you realize how lucky you are
Stuck for 4 days, had to take extremely strong antibiotics
Destroyed gut flora and was sick for 6 months
Being a follower and a desire to be the best
41:49 Devon’s vision of war and sports
Life is a gift and one of our jobs is to be happy
One key to happiness to find things that make you happy
Devon was always attracted to fighting
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What a great interview! Now, I am fascinated by the sport of arm wrestling. Not only is Devon Larratt inspiring as a professional athlete but as an veteran. His reaction to the bullet fragment hitting his right hand made me laugh. I cannot wait to see what will come for the sport of arm wrestling in the future!
@Kmac-lh1yu
Жыл бұрын
Canadian
@pinchofparis
Жыл бұрын
@@Kmac-lh1yu Thank you for the correction! 🙂
@Icenflamesrush
Жыл бұрын
Inb4 you get down the armwrestling rabbit hole and get addicted. Just like me 😂
@_Sp4c3y_
Жыл бұрын
I'm an arm wrestler! Hi
@d_no_allyn_86
8 ай бұрын
That's cool to see a beautiful woman getting into this barbarian sport lol.
I had no idea that armwrestling had different techniques. Such an amazing episode!
@pinchofparis
Жыл бұрын
I agree!
he definitely is most Charismatic arm wrestler that promoted the sport on top and i love him
Here from the armwrestling community. Great podcast you have here! Excellent production quality. 👍
@insearchofexcellence
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback!
A great interview of Devon , well done !
@insearchofexcellence
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback!
Thanks to you for making a video about armwrestling we need more attention and more Warriors 😊
@insearchofexcellence
4 ай бұрын
Yes! Check out my interview with Jason Belmonte - you'll be fascinated about bowling even if you've never done it!
Awesome interview, I was completely drawn in by his incredible arm wrestling skills and his remarkable personal journey. It was an awe-inspiring and eye-opening experience that left me truly inspired by his passion and determination.
@insearchofexcellence
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback!
You can tell Larratt has been in some next level operations because his demeanor and body language says he absolutely does not want to talk about his military career which is 100% understandable. Part of that could be being carful because most of the Ops are still likely classified.
The very greatest ❤
Is it even possible not to listen to Devon? I mean there is so much intelligence when he is talking, almost as intelligent as me… 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@steff1395
Жыл бұрын
When you choose that kind of a life its a sacrifice, and you obviously experience a lot more than normal people who just have a normal job and follow the system to keep the economy work, which is also important. If you take this other path like devon you also take the risk with you of an early death, which he was fully aware of, like he was saying. You see the life different then and you see other sights of it. That probably evolved his personality and his doings, which explains why he is like this. And of course he has a lot to tell about it.
@HumptyHampi
Жыл бұрын
@@steff1395 He is very inspirational.
incredible interview!!!
@insearchofexcellence
4 ай бұрын
I appreciate it! Please check out some of my other interviews - and spread the word!
Not the greatest but definitely up there the greatest is the legend John Brzenk
@fulledbyarm
Жыл бұрын
hahahahah
@karuonline3294
Жыл бұрын
true
Great interview ! Devon is the best 💪
Armwrestling! Lets go!!!
Such interesting comments on so many topics. I love this dude..
he is great but greatest title is already taken
Great interview.
Great interview!
Amazing interview.
Love it 😍
Excuse me but Devon Larratt is not the GOAT. That is John Brzenk.
@Andrew_EvsW
Жыл бұрын
You are true, but for promoting armwrestling Devon did more .
@karuonline3294
Жыл бұрын
Indeed
@karuonline3294
Жыл бұрын
@@Andrew_EvsW Well, John went all over the planet to compete when nobody even knew who Devon was..he inspired athletes by his skills and performance..Devon had the advantage of the internet which was exploding around the time he hit his stride..and he's a lot more sociable than John..more charismatic as well..
Devon should not be called "no limits" larratt... he should be called devon the "professor of arm wrestling" larratt!
Legend
The greatest is john breznk, he was the superheavyweight world champ since his teens all the way into his 40s
@_Sp4c3y_
Жыл бұрын
Lol bro you're everywhere whats good
Great interview! We will see part 2?
@insearchofexcellence
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Definitely! Tune in next week to see the rest! Tuesday at 7am PST.
@Andrew_EvsW
Жыл бұрын
@@insearchofexcellence thank you!
The real GOAT.
Devon definitely is the all around BEST ARMWRESTLERS EVER HANDS DOWN. AND THE SHOW HE PUTS ON IS INSANE. EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE LARRATT MORE THEN ANYONE OUT THERE.
@insearchofexcellence
Жыл бұрын
He is one of the BEST entertainers in ANY sport!
@bronzepitbulls
Жыл бұрын
Entertainer is the key as far as arm wrestling, he is far from the best
He’s the GOAT. And John Brezynk
Nice interview. I hate to be this guy, particularly since Devon could rip my arm off, but seriously, Wolverine is already Canadian. 😅
Great armwrestler with a good story behind him. But John Brzenk would have something to say about being the greatest arm wrestler of all time.
@Dmgolfer22
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think that was said at any point was it? It’s not in the title and @1:20 he says “one of”. He could be the worlds greatest right now if we define greatest as encompassing multiple things. He could be the greatest of all time if we encompass many areas such as the impact a person had on the growth of the sport. There are other factors that can go into that other than just performance. Again it depends on how “greatest” is defined.
@karuonline3294
Жыл бұрын
Lol..John himself wouldn't say that but it's true..he's the GOAT..by far...even Devon says so
Whos he talkong about being his first mentor?? Dion? Lengell? Whats the name???
Not even close to the greatest arm wrestler, JOHN BRZENK!
@freshasadaisy4782
Жыл бұрын
He might be the greatest loud mouth of armwrestling but that's when Travis Bagent comes to mind. Whats left, maybe the greatest armwrestling KZreadr?
@karuonline3294
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@karuonline3294
Жыл бұрын
@@freshasadaisy4782 Devon is the most charismatic and always engaged with the fans ..gotta give him that
@bronzepitbulls
Жыл бұрын
@@karuonline3294 it doesn’t mean greatest.
@karuonline3294
Жыл бұрын
@@bronzepitbulls Lol..I already agreed with you..see my comment above :)
man it seemed like you just had some questions and you wanted to get the podcast over with. only once or twice did u reflect or talk more about the stuff he said. Weird podcast imo
Great interview!
@insearchofexcellence
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@insearchofexcellence
4 ай бұрын
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