I've started training armwrestling in the winter of 2012 – says Artem. - Until that time I just worked out at a gym, did some sparrings at a table. I almost always won, beating biggger and older guys – I was 17 back then and weighed 60 kg. Fighting was just fun for me, nothing else. With time i've noticed that this “fun” is a sport, and not as simple as I thought. As a result, Artem started training for real. In a small basement. And he wasn't the first, Alexey Voevoda and Dzambolat Tsoriev did that before him, to a gret effect. My coach was Mir Albegov – says Artem. - My older mates helped me too. I got a lot of knowledge from them, and some from Internet. I also learned a lot from workshops with Alexey Voevoda. Artem's life has changed radically after he moved to the USA. - I like that it's so easy to train (cheap gym fees), cheaper supplements, tournaments almost every month – says Artem. He started training in the USA in September 2013. Since that time he took part in various