Coming to grips with Shanghai's best

If you thought arm wrestling was merely booze-fueled barroom bravado, it's time to think again ...

SHANGHAI - Muscles bulging and veins popping, two Chinese arm wrestlers lock eyes and then their hands, until the referee barks "Go!"

Already considered a serious sport in many parts of the world, arm wrestling has generally been viewed in China as a testosterone showdown between inebriated bar patrons.