Deadlifts and squats in armwrestling. The scientific view 09:00 10/29/2014 Do armwrestlers need deadlifts and squats in their training regimen? Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. There is no straight answer to that question. Opinions differ, when concerning armwrestling. In the last article, we have asked the top European armwrestlers for their opinion. Most armwrestling starts, as well as regular fighters, think that those exercises are just general base, without application at the table. This time we have asked an international class master of sports, European and world champion, winner of Nemiroff World Cup – Andrey Antonov. Andrey also has the title of trainer of highest level, is a member of Informational Technologies Laboratory and a chief editor of Science and Sports ” section in the “ Zelazny Mir ” magazine. Being an exceptional armwrestler, as well as trainer-consultant in strength training, he will definitely be able to answer our question about deadlifts