Arm Nation

These arm-wrestling athletes keep their eyes on the prize no matter what. Follow the lives of Indigenous arm wrestlers, Brittany Sutherland and Derek Spence, as they balance home life and training in a bid to win provincials and take home the gold.

As the coach of the Ottawa Valley High Hookers arm wrestling club, Evan “Bad Company” Bourgoin is used to being in charge. But can Evan keep his title and prize belt when he takes on the biggest competitor of his career, giant-fisted American, Jeff Dabe?

Jimmy “The Machine” Findley competes at tournaments alongside his wife and his young son while aiming to win the gold medal at nationals. His younger sister, Harleigh, cheers him on, but comes up against an unexpected stall in her own arm-wrestling career.

Provincial champion Steph Heroux faces a potentially career-ending injury. Meanwhile, arm-wrestling legend Vern “The One-Armed Bandit” Martel makes his way back to the table for the first time after two exhausting years battling stage four cancer.

Nathan W. Brien and Noland Gunner travel 2,000 km from their hometown of Mistissini in northern Quebec to become top-ranked at the World Armwrestling League in Las Vegas.

Evan Bourgoin decimates his opponents with psychological warfare before he pins them with his impressive technique. But will his strategy hold up? Meanwhile, his younger teammate, Brenden Lemmon Mulvihill, confidently plows his way to the top of the sport.