How does World and European champion, the star of "The Kanadskaya Borba" from Bulgaria, European and world top in the category of up to 100 kilograms Krasimir Kostadinov lives by armwrestling? ()
I.I.: Krasimir, tell us about your plans for 2015?
K.K.: Now I'm preparing for the championship of Bulgaria and then for the European and the World Championships.
I.I.: How do you rate your level of preparedness as of today?
K.K.: I think my form is the best and I hope that by the European Championship it will be even better!
I.I.: In the past year we have seen that the level of your opponents in the category up to 100 kg increased significantly. What does it mean to you and did it influence your training process?
K.K.: My training did not change after the World Championship, I continue to practice the same.
I.I.: Which of these athletes are considered the most dangerous in your category (since you met with them last year): Sergey Yevtushenko, Vitaly Laletin or Andrew Barskov?
K.K.: Vitaly Laletin!
I.I.: Are you waiting for Arsen Liliev’s return to armwrestling? Certainly, he wants rematch with you!
K.K.: It will be very interesting when we meet again.
Let's see whether he changes his style of fight, or his technique remains the same, I do not know.
I.I.: We saw in your training videos lifting dumbbells for biceps - 40 kilograms. Is it your maximum, or you increase the working weight?
K.K.: It was my maximum 4 years ago. Now I do not do this exercise.
I.I.: Share the secrets of your workouts with our readers and your fans, what are your favorite two exercises and why?
K.K.: I love to fight, and fight almost every day!
I.I.: What kind of armwrestling you "like": professional or amateur?
K.K.: I am professionally engaged in armwrestling, but for me there is no difference between professional and amateur tournaments.
I.I.: If you would fight at professional tournament, with whom from American athletes you would want to meet?
K.K.: If you're asking about Vendetta - I would like to fight with Todd Hutchings, Andrey Pushkar, Devon Larratt, Dave Chaffee and Denis Tsyplenkov!
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