British railway worker demonstrates incredible strength and becomes world champion in little-known toe wrestling. nypost writes about it. com. 20-year veteran of the unusual sport, 34-year-old Ben Woodroffe defeated world toe wrestling champion Alan " He held this title for 17 years..

Invented in the Derbyshire village of Wetton in 1974, this competition sees contestants interlock their toes and try to pin their opponent down during two-hour matches.. " You must put your opponent's foot on the board. It's much more difficult, but you use similar muscles,"

According to the new champion, along with the obvious resilience of the phalanges, the wrestlers have strong legs, a powerful body and an even stronger will.. Woodroffe first tried touring when he was a little boy. " I'm not the most athletic person, so I thought: \? I wanted to do something unusual,"

The man had his first fight at age 14 in a junior league before joining the men's competition when he was 18. Since then he has been fighting every year. Not without injuries: " Other possible side effects of this sport are fungal infections and warts..

To mitigate health problems and keep himself in good shape, Woodroffe trains with stretching of the toes, kneading the ligaments.. He also removed body hair to increase friction.. The man even had both of his thumbnails surgically removed because they "

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