Help settle a debate between my husband and I please!

twinmomtwice4 · August 2012

My husband insists that there is no way for a woman to lose her "bat wings" (aka the fat that wobbles under your arm when you try to wave hello to the neighbors).

My biceps and shoulders are looking very sculpted but I still have my bat wings and I'm trying desperately to get them to firm up. I can feel my tricep muscle when I flex but when my arm is relaxed, I still have the wings.

So I'm looking for others who started off with "bat wings" and were able to strengthen to the point where they have completely toned, sculpted arms!! Pics would be even better!!!

I need encouragement and proof that he's wrong!!!!!!

kasslass2 · August 2012

bump!

gseburn · August 2012

So men can, but women can't? :-) I don't have them, but I think it really depends on whether the "excess" is actually fat, or mostly stretched skin. The skin could be an issue without surgical intervention. If it is still body fat, then you go girl! They will reduce as you reduce all over. Good luck!

LadyIntrepid · August 2012

My bat wings haven't completely gone away, but they've gotten much better! I've lost about an inch on each of my upper arms and my biceps have gotten a bit bigger which means bat wings have definitely gotten smaller! It's possible! (BTW - I do a ton of tricep work.)

LorinaLynn · August 2012

Depends on age, genetics and amount of skin, but the best way to prove him wrong is to prove him wrong. :happy:

I didn't have a lot of excess skin, but my arms have gotten smaller and tighter with heavy lifting. Even at about the same weight.

mtkautz · August 2012

bump

SoDamnHungry · August 2012

If it's just extra skin, you can't lose it. If it's fat, then you need to lose fat overall and tone the area.

julie2719 · August 2012

I think it is possible to lose the wings - I do not have pictures, but have worked with a personal trainer and he is very pleased with how my arms are looking - and the wings are much less significant! I think it takes a lot of tricep work and consistency. Keep at it. It was changed in time.

siriusalien · August 2012

I have...Overhead lifts

vettle · August 2012

chair dips perhaps? I know that sometimes that skin just won't tighten, gravity is a mean thing.

Hellbent_Heidi · August 2012

Depends on age, genetics and amount of skin, but the best way to prove him wrong is to prove him wrong. :happy:

rprussell2004 · August 2012

"Batwings" LOL

Thanks for the mental imagery!

I will never, EVER use that term at home though, for reasons of personal safety.

kenmunson333 · August 2012

Personally, I don't think you can lose them if you've been severely overweight. And that goes for both men and women. That extra fat that was stored there may be gone but the extra skin the body had to grow to make room for it never goes away. Seems unfair that a body will grow extra skin when needed but doesn't recycle it when it's no longer needed. As far as I know, for people who've been severely overweight (like me), the only way to get rid of such extra skin is surgically.