Former strong man competitor Derek Lyle Spence and Peguis First Nation resident Brittany Sutherland are arm wrestling friends who each help bring Indigenous kids into the sport they love.

Episode 1 of 13, Spreading the Passion

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Arm Nation focuses on the training, competitions and personal life challenges of a dozen Indigenous men and women who seriously train, coach and compete to win in one of the world's oldest sports - arm wrestling!

Arm Nation

Series 1

They train, coach and compete to win in one of the world's oldest sports - arm wrestling!

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Trash talking Evan "Bad Company" Bourgoin is the coach of the Ottawa Valley High Hookers arm wrestling club, but can he keep his title and prize belt when he takes on the biggest competitor of his career, giant fisted American Jeff Dabe?

Episode 2 of 13, Pick Your Battles

Jimmy "The Machine" Findley and Harleigh Marchant are brother and sister provincial champions. These days Jimmy is competing at tournaments alongside his wife, Kristi and his young son, Kayden while aiming to win the gold medal.

Episode 3 of 13, Family First

Provincial champion Steph Heroux faces a potentially career ending injury. At the same time arm wrestling legend Vern "The One Armed Bandit" Martel determinedly makes his way back to the table after two exhausting years battling cancer.

Episode 4 of 13, The Comeback Kids

Friends Nathan and Noland travel 2000 km from their home town of Mistissini in Northern Quebec each time they compete. Nathan is realizing that winning matches takes more than brute strength. Noland uses the support of his family.

Episode 5 of 13, Going the Distance

Trash talking Evan "Bad Company" Bourgoin has a proven strategy: decimate his opponents with psychological warfare before he pins them with his impressive arm wrestling technique.

Episode 6 of 13, Leggo My Eggo

Natasha and Nikkey each deal with the challenges of single parenting. Natasha is trying to keep her competitive focus even while her active young kids drive her to distraction. Nikkey is having a tough time after the birth of her second child.

Episode 7 of 13, Family Matters

Trevor Sanipass and his longtime friend Mark MacPhail help train promising newcomer Pasamay Doucette and the next generation of local Indigenous arm wrestlers.

Episode 8 of 13, In the Running

Neophyte armwrestler Donna Purdy is on a meteoric rise in her first year of competition - she's already picked up a provincial lightweight title. She gets tips and support from veteran puller Deb Fiddler.

Episode 9 of 13, Ref and Tough

It's been three decades that veteran puller Frank Nuyens has been working hard to win medals and trophies for his biggest fan: his mother. It's all the more important to him now that she is dealing with cancer.

Episode 10 of 13, Mastering the Table

With just weeks to go to the National Arm Wrestling Championships, Arm Nation pullers make their final pushes to be tournament ready.

Episode 11 of 13, Weighing the Odds

The National Arm Wrestling Championships begin! This episode follows aspiring level 2 referee Deb Fiddler taking her gruelling final exam.

Episode 12 of 13, Uphill Battles

It's the second and final day of The National Arm Wrestling Championships! Donna Purdy, Steph Heroux, Natasha Batt, Evan Bourgoin and brother Adam Bourgoin all have their final reckoning as they face off against the best arm wrestlers in the country.