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Personal fitness trainer Zack Ruhl, 22, had never competed in a professional arm wrestling competition, but after seeing a flier for the Houston Armwrestling Association's first tournament, he decided to give it a try.

"I've arm wrestled at little rinky-dink bars against average people and did pretty good," he said. "Everyone wants to see who's the stronger dude. I get challenged all the time."

Ruhl was born with a medical condition that left him unable to walk and had his legs amputated when he was 2 years old, which he said changes his strategy.

"My weight's really low to be as big as I am, so I've got the power, it's just the leverage that's killing me right now," Ruhl said. "It takes away a lot of leverage you can usually get with your legs."

Ruhl had two methods of preparation: he worked out his arms harder than usual and he watched 1987 arm wrestling movie "Over the Top."

His preparation paid off, and Ruhl won the trophy for the under-155-pound weight bracket with a match that lasted two rounds of 40 seconds each.

"It felt like an hour," he said.

The Houston Armwrestling Association started almost a year ago, said the organization's president Livingston Vaught, 44, and Saturday's tournament should be the first of many.

About two dozen participants squared off in a banquet hall of a Mexican restaurant in Pasadena. While most of the matches were over in a few seconds, crowds cheered and shouted during the longer rounds.

Both Vaught and organization vice president Ron Erdmann, 38, represented the United States at the world championships in Italy in 2009.

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Fitness trainer takes arm wrestling prize

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