Arms

Londaloo

Hi all - any good exercises for arms - something that would tone the forearm as well?

prestonmay

preacher curls with bar or dumbell....

PBJunky

preacher curls with bar or dumbell....

No...

engineman312

chin ups, pull ups, inverse body weight rows, dumbbell rows

ashlielinn

Bump!

PaulaButHag

What about upper arms? Mine look about gross, all saggy and baggy and wiggly!! YUCK

PBJunky

What about upper arms? Mine look about gross, all saggy and baggy and wiggly!! YUCK

Dips for the triceps, bicep and hammer curls

engineman312

What about upper arms? Mine look about gross, all saggy and baggy and wiggly!! YUCK

overhead press, bench press, incline dumbbell press, push ups, dips.

mandij86

A more female approach to this... :-) I was told by my personal trainer friend a way to help the "wings"

Grab a 3-5 lb weight (id start off wth 3lbs)
On a elevated survace like a weight bench or coffee table, place left knee on the bench same leg rested ontop of the bench
Place your left hand on edge of the bench for support.
Flatten your back and stick your butt out.
Keeping your wrist straight, bend your right arm so that the weight is to your sholder and your elbow is againt your rib-cage (make sure you keep the inside of your elbow tightly against your side, make sure you dont pull it away, which you will)
Extend your arm backwards and straighten it out behind you.
Squeeze the weight when you have fully extended your arm.
Do 3 sets of 10 then switch onto your right leg and do 3 sets of 10 on your left arm.

Hope this helps!

ninerbuff

A more female approach to this... :-) I was told by my personal trainer friend a way to help the "wings"

Grab a 3-5 lb weight (id start off wth 3lbs)
On a elevated survace like a weight bench or coffee table, place left knee on the bench same leg rested ontop of the bench
Place your left hand on edge of the bench for support.
Flatten your back and stick your butt out.
Keeping your wrist straight, bend your right arm so that the weight is to your sholder and your elbow is againt your rib-cage (make sure you keep the inside of your elbow tightly against your side, make sure you dont pull it away, which you will)
Extend your arm backwards and straighten it out behind you.
Squeeze the weight when you have fully extended your arm.
Do 3 sets of 10 then switch onto your right leg and do 3 sets of 10 on your left arm.

Hope this helps!

Kickbacks are okay. Overhead or lying tricep extensions are better. And not to kid you, but 3-5lb weights are awfully light and you would get very minimal results in strength using them. Bump the weight up.









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Lift_hard_eat_big

A more female approach to this... :-) I was told by my personal trainer friend a way to help the "wings"

Grab a 3-5 lb weight (id start off wth 3lbs)

Do 3 sets of 10 then switch onto your right leg and do 3 sets of 10 on your left arm.

Hope this helps!

At 3 lbs. I doubt you'd see any results any time soon
If your dumb bell weighs less than your purse, you're doing it wrong.

Scott613

Hammer curls and reverse curls (palms facing down)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIUKi1goT-g


The video shows a barbell but I prefer dumbbells.

Londaloo

So free weights are the way to go.

Thanks!

mandij86

Simply a suggestion for a beginner.