Nemiroff 2010 - Interview with Marcin Skalski # Armwrestling # Armpower.net

Among the competitors of the Polish National Armwrestling Team for this year’s international tournament the Professionals’ World Armwrestling Cup - Nemiroff World Cup 2010 there is a young however really up-and-coming competitor form Piaseczno – Marcin Skalski.

As well Marcin Sklalski as his trainer – Marcin Lachowicz are really optimistic about his start at Nemiroff World Cup 2010. The last start at European Championships in Moscow did not made him win a medal, but he gained such a required tournament experience. Will he manage in the heaviest - super heavily class? Taking in to consideration the names of competitors who will appear at starts lists as Denis Cyplenkov, Andrey Puschkar, Kvikvinia Geradi, Tokarev Sergiy it will be extremely difficult.

I will for sure approach each fight with the will to win.

Name and surname: Marcin Skalski
Club: Armfight Piaseczno
Training: 1,5 year
Age: 23
Forearm: 44 cm
Biceps: 50 cm
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 126 kg
Biggest achievements:
the Polish Champion of + 110kg left hand class, 2010
the Polish Amateur Champion of open right hand class, 2009
the Polish Amateur Champion of in open left hand class, 2009
the Polish Amateur Champion of in +95 right hand class, 2009

Armpower: What is Nemiroff World Cup for you?
Marcin Skalski: Nemiroff World Cup is for me the best armwrestling tournament in the world. Only the strongest competitors come to this competitions so you can verify your skills in direct confrontation with the best in the world.

Armpower: Is this your first start at this event? Is this a distinction for you?
Marcin Skalski: Yes, I am starting at Nemiroff for the first time. Taking into consideration my training time which is 1,5 year, I feel really appreciated being able to start among such a good company.

Armpower: What do you think of yourself in the rivalry with the best world’s competitors?
Marcin Skalski: It will be an extremely hard tournament whereas my weight class +95kg will be for sure well stuffed. I will for sure approach each fight with the will to win, not passing up any clash. As of yet, I have comparative strength in the right and in the left hand.

Armpower: What does your preparatory training look like?
Marcin Skalski: Marcin Lachowicz. metes out my preparations. Depending on the preparation level he adjusts my training to particular tournaments. I training 3-4 times a week, of which one is dedicated to general development exercises. During the training I put equal emphasis on all the fighting techniques (hook, top, triceps). I am focus on diversity. Weights at the present are as follows:
Pronation on sand judo 60-65 kg,
Castle on sand judo 30-35 kg,
Biceps on the prayer with a dumbell, depending on the move technique from 100 to 117 kg
I make 3 to 4 moves with above mentioned weights. I train in Armfight Piaseczno club, and my main sparring partner and trainer is Marcin Lachowicz.

Armpower: Any special diet? Supplementation?
Marcin Skalski: I’m not on any special diet, I am just trying to supply my organism with the appropriate amounts of proteins and carbohydrates. Supplementation that I administer is: carbo, bcaa, protein, vitamins, minerals and malate.

Armpower: Who, in your opinion, will win the left and right hand open class rivalry?
Marcin Skalski: In case of the left hand there is only one favorite - Denis Cyplenkov. Wheras for right hand everything will depend on how much strength would the competitors have after each weight classes. I think of such names as: Brzenk,Pushkar, Liliev, Cyplenkov, Babaev.

Armpower: Which representative of the Polish National Team has the biggest chances for a gold medal, and do we have chances for any medals?
Marcin Skalski: Of course we have chances for medals. In my opinion we will win at this year’s world cup some medals, however none of them would be gold (although I would like to be wrong).

Armpower: What can you tell the Polish fans to encourage them to come at Nemiroff World Cup?
Marcin Skalski: Nemiroff World Cup is a tournament of an unusual atmosphere. I think that any tv broadcast is not able to donate the emotions experienced while watching the world’s best competitors in the direct rivalry. Magnificent audio and visual setting. It all makes this tournament falls for long in the memory of both spectators and participants of the event.

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