A massage is crucial before a fight – says Szymon Walczak, masseur. We cannot properly warm up our muscle fastenings just by arm warm-up. This is when massage comes into play, to minimize the risk of injury. After a fight a massage speeds up the relaxation process of the muscles and fastenings. Arms are tired and pumped up with blood, it is our task to make then “brand new” again ;)

His help will be his colleague, Marcin Wikszemski. How is it going to work?

Technically, there will be a number of chairs set up, where contestants will sit down to be taken care of. Each contestant will be able to take advantage of our help before the fight, during the warm-up, and after the fight – says Szymon. A massage can be a great addition to the warm-up, and is very beneficial after a fight, when arms are very sore.

They will make themselves available to contestants from other countries, too. What’s more important, the service will be provided free of charge.

Everyone in need will be able to approach us in order to help warm up the muscle and fastenings and relax sore arms – says Szymon. I helped contestants during other competitions before. I hope armwrestlers will appreciate our efforts.

Iza Małkowska