We're Ryan Blue Bowen and Chetna Sharma Bowen, the couple behind Pound for Pound Armwrestling. Between us we have 28 years at the table, 14 each. We train, compete, commentate and coach together, and we built Pound for Pound so armwrestlers anywhere in the world can get the coaching we wish we'd had.
Ryan is an armwrestler from Australia. He has spent 14 years on detailed, armwrestling-specific strength: the small angles, the hand and wrist work, the positions that decide a match in the first second.
He has competed at almost every major professional armwrestling promotion across the world, and has commentated some of the biggest moments in armwrestling history. Before armwrestling became his full-time life, Ryan served as a Captain in the Australian Army, now retired. He is ranked overall number 1 in Australia.
Assam, India
Chetna Sharma Bowen
Ranked overall #1 in India
Chetna is an armwrestler from Assam, India, and a national powerlifting gold medallist. Her 14 years have gone into building big strength across broad movements, the deep base that makes everything else on the table possible.
Chetna has remained undefeated in Indian armwrestling for over 13 years and is widely recognised as the strongest and best female armwrestler India has ever produced. Chetna holds a master's degree in computer science and is ranked overall number 1 in India.
2024
We met at a coaching clinic in Mumbai, preparing athletes for the Asian Championship. Getting to know one another meant supporting each other's journeys, on the table and off it.
Mid-2025
With the blessing of our parents, we became engaged.
On YouTube
Together we run the YouTube channel Ryan & Chetna, where our match breakdowns of athletes like Devon Larratt, Oleg Zhokh and Denis Cyplenkov have been watched millions of times.
Today
Breaking down the sport's best showed us how much people want to understand why matches are won, and how few have access to coaching that answers that for their own body. Watch on YouTube
Why We Built Pound for Pound
The coaching we wish we'd had
Good armwrestling coaching has always been hard to find. Most pullers learn from whoever trains nearby, piece together advice from videos, or follow generic gym plans that were never designed for the table. We wanted to change that.
Two athletes ranked number 1 in our home countries, we combined forces to launch Pound for Pound. Our dream is to bring world-class professionalism to strength sports. We are based in India so that Indian athletes who never would have had the chance to compete against world standards finally get it.
Pound for Pound brings world-class strength coaching for armwrestling, powerlifting and bodybuilding to anyone with an internet connection. We run our operations out of India and serve athletes around the world, whether you're pulling your first match or preparing for a supermatch.
What Makes Our Coaching Different
Two standpoints
Most coaches see strength from one angle. You get two.
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Ryan's standpoint
Detailed, armwrestling-specific strength
Hand, wrist, forearm, angles and technique that transfer straight to the table.
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Chetna's standpoint
Big strength across broad movements
The powerlifting foundation that builds a stronger, more resilient body overall.
Your membership gives you unlimited custom training programs that evolve with you, combining both of our standpoints. As you get stronger, recover from a setback or prepare for a competition, your training changes with you. You don't get a one-size-fits-all plan; you get coaching built around your goals, your level and your progress.
Our mission is to become the most significant armwrestling brand in the world across coaching, equipment and events. Coaching is where it starts. We also hold world-class events and broadcast them to the world, with a focus on making athletes recognised globally.
We want armwrestling to feel welcoming, serious and accessible to everyone, everywhere, pound for pound.
Train With Us
Get stronger at the table and away from it
If you're ready to get stronger at the table and away from it, join Pound for Pound today. It's US$40 a year, one payment, for unlimited custom training programs that evolve with you, shaped by both of us.
