WHAT HAPPENED TO MATT MASK???

Subscribe to instantly double your side pressure:

Join this channel to instantly triple your side pressure:

Subscribe to East vs West- @eastvswestarmwrestling

[johnnyweekend]

Best to watch this video on 1.25 speed. Not sure what happened to the narrator's speech, maybe got hit in the head.

[cobuf]

Hes not fully commited and thats the main issue. He cant live off of armwrestling like devon and has to have a full time job which limits his training and table time.

[qtmousy]

I think it is more of a case of Matt working long hours outdoors in the Canadian winter on oil rigs that led to his disheveled appearance and performance. I don't put a dime into his recent performances. He just needs to take care of himself better.

[CAPNBACK]

I love Matt Mask. I hope that he will come back and climb the ranks cause I know he can.

[Leavemealone]

It was Matt’s break. And the fact he doesn’t do weights often.

[JoeyMo]

All his strength has been redirected to growing his hair. Bring back the bald horse!!

[alexthegordonhighlander]

Always rooting for the Wild Horse. The only way to become or stay elite at anything is to focus on it everyday. Sadly for Canadian ArmWrestling, Matt has a lucrative, time consuming, physical, outdoor career in the great frozen north, and I believe two or three young daughters. He has his priorities and pancakes and Arm Wrestling supremacy just aren’t it right now. Lots of people forget that heavy training also requires lots of sleep for recovery & I get the feeling from his vids that he is always super busy and I would wager that his hyper-high metabolism isn’t ideal to packing on loads of muscle that is required to bring his back pressure & biceps up to an elite standard. It just comes down to priorities I believe. The fans love him though... some hate him but that’s ok too. He is a spectacle & a draw whenever he competes. A promoter with Mask on the card can always take my money.

[Crimilion]

Lack of back pressure, that is the most important strength for top rollers to take the hand of their opponent, e.g. Ermes and Levan both top rollers have main focus on back pressure

[drewzuromski]

His intensity is unmatched, just watching him slam the table gets my adrenaline pumping

[RDS_Armwrestling]

Mad seeing how much smaller and younger Ermes looked when he pulled Matt, all that pasta sure hits hard

[rhansen]

Life comes before Armwrestling for most people.

[killahertz]

Matt works in the Alberta oil patch. So he works a ton of hours, and they do strict drug testing....so I can only imagine having to stay somewhat natural and having little time to train have something to do with it.
I also work the industry so I have first hand awareness of this likely situation.

[harshrautela]

Two of the most entertaining arm wrestlers devon and matty

[mcfarvo]

Devon is a full-time Armwrestler while Matt is still a hobbyist. In fact, most NA guys are full-time employed with real jobs, while Armwrestling is merely a hobby.

[Seefourdc]

Matt took 2 years off training from the start of COVID-19. He said himself he didn’t train for the entire time AW was gone after covid started. A lot of AW at least train some because they enjoy it. People don’t realize how fast detraining occurs with no input at all. In a month you can lose 30% of your strength if you do nothing and also don’t eat enough to enter any form of catabolism.

[JustPorcupines]

Look at how small Ermes was back then, compared to now. 😮

[BarryLMH]

In practice pull larrat just gave 70-80%, as he said to minimize injured, so different in real official match, especially since 2021

[Dmgolfer]

The 2 year layoff didn’t help him at all. I also think his body doesn’t respond to traveling very well. Krasi said he felt unbelievable in Canada. Krasi did better against Irakli. Something is up with Matt.

[ummmj]

If Matt worked on his pronation, trained more in a hook to improve versatility, and really built bicep strength, he would jump MULTIPLE levels. His weaknesses don't allow him much access to back pressure.

[Papapapapa]

Matt Mask works at an oil rig, that job is very demanding and he can't stop working as he has to provide for his family. Same happens with Marcio who works in the trade industry. Guys their age simply can't keep up with a hard job like that and remain elite in armwrestling at the same time. I feel like these guys would be a lot better if they didn't have to work those job. Look at how much stronger Devon got after leaving the military, even at his age. That's just my theory tho, not sure how much Matt Mask would be able to improve if he committed fully to armwrestling.