flabby arms
Replies
-
I just did the 10 minute workout for tank top arms in my office on break minus the minute of tricep push ups (heels & dress pants...) I will definately be doing this at home. I love it and my arms are my biggest issue.0
-
bump!0
-
What's the 30 day shred??? My arms are my worst enemy....any help would be great!0
-
bump0
-
If you can work out in a pool that has a diving board, facing away from the board, pull yourself up as high as you can go, making sure you are using the muscles on the back of your arm, then back down slowly. Repeat! You can switch it up to work your biceps and abs too. Sometimes you can use the pool ladder in the same way.
Good luck!0 -
I have an arm workout I do that is pretty awesome. Even with a 3 pound dumbbell I feel the burn and it has been great.
It is actually available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjHCKDF0Z5o
This looks great! Thanks!0 -
I think the main problem for women are the triceps. Unless you are into strength training, most women hardly ever do weights. It doesn't matter how many hours of kickboxing or zumba you do, it will never tone up yours the way strength training does. I see women with great biceps, but the triceps (the part that really flabs) are awful.
Dips are AWESOME for triceps - They have the assisted Dip machine at the gym.
Cable pull downs
One-Dumbbell Triceps Extensions
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/weik1.htm0 -
A kindergartener once told me that I had butterfly wings. Not as bad as calling them flabby arms but still embarassing as all get out. Dumbbell exercises have been most successful for me, but try to do them every night. The repetition is what maintains their contours and shapeliness.0
-
BUMP0
-
BUMP0
-
For me, vinyasa yoga worked like nothing else! Lots of chatarungas!
You get great triceps, back and shoulders, and a very defined chest as well. 0 -
Bump - because while I'm working on losing fat, I might as well be working on improving what's beneath it too!0
-
What's the 30 day shred??? My arms are my worst enemy....any help would be great!
It's a Jillian Michael's DVD - quite famous on MFP since lots of people do it. They are targeted 30 minute workouts in three different levels. You do the program (a workout every day) and after a month, voila, results. It's HARD but good! 0 -
bump0
-
I use the shake weight. In two months it totally firmed up the outside of my upper arm but inner--near the armpit, it still needs help. I think the shake weight will eventually kick it out but it takes so long!
I think the armpits are the hardest part to exercise!! I do know that the arm circles (with no weights) helps the arm pit area.. I can feel it working.
the workout trainer app by skimable has arm work outs which range from casual to intense. Its free and I have android but it might be available for iphone, too.0 -
I used to have that problem, and now it is all but gone (I am down from my all time high weight of 260 pounds, so extra skin has been somewhat of an issue...). I have been lifting heavy for about 4 months now which has helped my overall body composition tremendously. The things that have helped my arms the most are:
Tricep kickbacks
Tricep Dips (on a low step)
Bicep Curls
Lateral Raises
Front Raises
Chest Presses
I do 8 - 12 reps with the heaviest weights I can handle and repeat each exercise 3 times. I also do a lot of Cathe Friedrich's weight lifting DVDs which are awesome.
The weight lifting seems to help, not by firming the skin, but rather filling it out with muscle. I am still a work in progress, but I know I will never stop lifting - the benefits (along with a couple of days of cardio a week) are amazing...
^^This. I work with heavy weights and follow Jamie Easons LiveFit. Adding weights will make a big difference.
Really this is overkill for a beginner. Just start with
Quad dominant leg (squat veriant)
Ham\glute dominant leg (deadlift variant)
horizontal push (bench press, db press, pushups)
horizontal pull (rows)
vertical push (overhead press variant)
vertical pull (pull up variant\lat pulldown machine variant)
Really best to start with a pre written routine that matches your training level until you have enough experience to know your weaknesses and know how to program for yourself and your weaknesses.0 -
I love the kettle bells. I use kettle bell swings with a heaviness to them (20lbs) 3 sets of 25. I also do walking lunges with a 10 lb weight straight above my head. Like others have said, it is a whole body workout, not just a single out. I do squats while doing bicep curls with heavier weights (10lb - 12 lb). Hope this helps.0
-
Good to know:)I used to have that problem, and now it is all but gone (I am down from my all time high weight of 260 pounds, so extra skin has been somewhat of an issue...). I have been lifting heavy for about 4 months now which has helped my overall body composition tremendously. The things that have helped my arms the most are:
Tricep kickbacks
Tricep Dips (on a low step)
Bicep Curls
Lateral Raises
Front Raises
Chest Presses
I do 8 - 12 reps with the heaviest weights I can handle and repeat each exercise 3 times. I also do a lot of Cathe Friedrich's weight lifting DVDs which are awesome.
The weight lifting seems to help, not by firming the skin, but rather filling it out with muscle. I am still a work in progress, but I know I will never stop lifting - the benefits (along with a couple of days of cardio a week) are amazing...
^^This. I work with heavy weights and follow Jamie Easons LiveFit. Adding weights will make a big difference.
Really this is overkill for a beginner. Just start with
Quad dominant leg (squat veriant)
Ham\glute dominant leg (deadlift variant)
horizontal push (bench press, db press, pushups)
horizontal pull (rows)
vertical push (overhead press variant)
vertical pull (pull up variant\lat pulldown machine variant)
Really best to start with a pre written routine that matches your training level until you have enough experience to know your weaknesses and know how to program for yourself and your weaknesses.0 -
Bump0
-
What does everyone man by 'bump'? Lol0
-
Thanks for posting those Youtube video links. My upper arms look really bad and are bothering me alot. I have been having shoulder pain problems the last three months so I haven't been able to do any exercises on that area. I want to join a gym too but the physical therapist said to wait till I am not having shoulder pain issues. I do walk 1-2 miles a day, 1 mile in 15 minutes and 2 miles in 30 min. I have been seeing a physical therapist the last month for the shoulder pain and doing exercises at home daily to strengthen my shoulder muscles and middle muscle in my back between the shoulder blades since she thinks that is the issue since loosing weight. I never had shoulder pain issues till I lost this amount of weight. I was doing arm curls 50 with each arm with a 5 pound kettleball but once my shoulders started hurting in mid June I quit those. I am now doing a arm curls with a 3 pound weight in each arm this week and seem to be doing ok.
I appreicate all the replies to this subject. Any other suggestions would be great!
Thanks!0 -
Bump for video0
-
Bump0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 427 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions