Ladies weight lifting

curvykim78

I don't belong to a gym or anything. I have a treadmill that I use 4-5 days a week. I also carry 5 pound weights when i'm on the treadmill. (I have 8 pounds as well.) My question is I would like to tone up my arms some. What can I do around the house or what can I use to do this with? Any ideas please!

kdiamond

I wouldn't run or walk with dbs.

You can do diamond pushups and dips off a chair for triceps, put the weights in one hand to start for bicep curls...you really need some heavier weights to do anything really effective for shoulders unless you have somewhere you can do pullups.

warmachinejt

to "tone" you want to keep losing body fat

fitniknik

Craigslist... a weight set (If you have the room!)

jreese5226

Do as many exercises as you can using only your body weight. A number of various pushups will help in that regard as tricep dips, as noted above. For shoulders do some decline pushups.

engineman312

here is a great beginner body weight routine for all ages and genders.

http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

and for heavier weights, get some water jugs!!

killinme

Repetitive exercise even with low weights are highly beneficial.

If you hold the 5lb weights in each hand (palm up), directly even with your shoulder and bring them together straight armed over your head 50 times. You will work the under side of your arms.

You don't need heavy weight.

Let me know!

shiseido_faerie

here is a great beginner body weight routine for all ages and genders.

http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

and for heavier weights, get some water jugs!!

Thanks!

pmkelly409

DIPSI off of anything! chair, steps, stool.
Push ups - wide, narrow, diamond, off the wall
My favorite is using a big thing of laundry detergent (I think its like 96 or 100oz? but the 50oz would work too)and pretend its a kettle bell. Google kettle bell exercises.

Fat_2_Fit_Mommy

Bump, I would like to know this myself.

Abells

2nd all suggestions that use your bodyweight

5 and 8 lbs is not going to do much -- get heavier weights and get moving
Do not be afraid to lift heavy

engineman312

here is a great beginner body weight routine for all ages and genders.

http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

and for heavier weights, get some water jugs!!

Thanks!

i try and be as helpful as possible

aliciamille

I use 5 and 8 pound dumbbells and I love my arms! They are toned but girly at the same time I do lots of the following twice a week:

upright rows
arnold press
military press
bicep curls
hammer curls
chest flies
shoulder flies
tricep kick backs
tricep dips

My shoulders and my biceps are awesome but I can't seem to make my tri's look nice. they're not flappy but they're not toned. they're definitely the hardest group to tone up

good luck!

ldytaz

I have a personal trainer 4 days a week, try bench presses with weights or with the bar, that'll help. You can do dips too that'll work the arms as well

yesthistime

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/771-women-strength-training
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3772-women-beginner-strength-training
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/102-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w