Can you help a girl out?

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  • chantelp89
    chantelp89 Posts: 590 Member
    Since body fat reduction has already been covered, I'll comment on exercises to work out your arms with what you have. I personally would do a lot of body weight resistance... pushups (elevated and regular), pullups, dips, etc. If you have two 10lb weights, you could do a plank with your hands gripping the weights as they sit shoulder width apart on the floor and alternate lifting each weight up to your armpit. Your body weight will be your best option for resistance as 5-10lb weights won't give you a lot of that.

    Good luck!
    Thank you
  • RobP1192
    RobP1192 Posts: 310 Member
    Don't believe that spot reducing bs...

    Do workouts that target your biceps and triceps. The bigger your muscles are, the more calories you burn. So you figure... if you have muscles where that arm fat is, and it's bigger than what you have now, then the fat around it will burn right up!!! But that would go against the whole spot reducing thing... so you're screwed, sorry. But yeah, do some tricep kickbacks and dips!
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    You can't spot reduce sweetie!


    Agreed.

    Oh you men!! You just don't get it! Men don't get under arm jiggle like us ladies do. We are built differently in case you haven't noticed. ha!

    Men have more upper body strength and can build muscle there easier than we can. We start to have arm jiggle way too early in life and it only gets worse. The only thing we can do for that is lose any extra pounds we carry and do strength training to try to firm up the arm muscles.

    Now you guys, you have to worry about "chesterdrawers" and "noassatall" syndromes. You've heard of it. You chest falls down into your drawers (undies), and your butt goes away!!!! :laugh:
  • chantelp89
    chantelp89 Posts: 590 Member
    ^ lol too right
  • lafemmekim
    lafemmekim Posts: 2
    You can do assisted dips using the edge of a chair, couch, etc.
    Squat down in front of the chair, facing away. Place your hands behind you and on the edge of the chair.
    Straighten your legs out in front of you, with your heels on the floor.
    Push up until your arms are extended. Dip down (elbows bent).
    Do as many as you can. Rest. Do it again. At least 3 times.
    Keep doing those every day and you'll see a difference!
    Do not be discouraged if you can only do a few at first. (or even just one)
    The trick is, just do it!
    Hope that helps.
  • onwarddownward
    onwarddownward Posts: 1,683 Member
    Swim. My arms are getting toned and muscular.
  • helpfit101
    helpfit101 Posts: 347 Member
    I agree about the can't spot reduce fat. Only way to spot reduce fat is to do cardio and fat will be reduced in all your spots :)

    As to building some muscle firmness in your arms here are two workouts for the two biggest upper arm muscles:
    Tricep extension
    Bicep curl

    Check youtube about how to do them. Do 3x12-14 (sets/reps).

    Forearm / wrist / hand you can work separately but I wouldn't advise it at this point.

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