Doping

Those states subsidise drug programs for arm wrestling? Wild.

Yeah - all the top arm wrestlers are American or former-USSR. Current top-ranked guy's from Georgia - those states have always loved their power sports and the associated chemicals. It's a bit of a big deal, and there's quite a lot of money and national prestige involved.

My mate competes, but is more involved in organisation - most of his headaches are defusing situations and building contingency plans for when two roided-up man-mountains with their mates decide to kick off.