flabby arm prob??

catwoman_leo
catwoman_leo Posts: 36
edited November 2023 in Getting Started
hi I am new here ! :) i have shed 10lbs so far in last 3 months and rooting for another 15-20 lbs :D

I am doing arm exercises but there's no sign of reduced :(
help me out plas !!
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  • TustyRusty
    TustyRusty Posts: 8
    Hi! Trust me I can relate. I feel like the only thing that looks strange on me is that flab under my arms.(well the boobs look a little weird too):embarassed: but I myself would love to know how I can firm up that area.
  • southerndream24
    southerndream24 Posts: 303 Member
    When you work out your arms lift heavy.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
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    Arm Sleeve!
  • bubblygoldfish
    bubblygoldfish Posts: 213 Member
    "Arm Exercises" is really unspecific. Are you lfiting weights? Are you doing cardio? Cardio will burn fat everywhere 9slowly), while building muscle will help to firm what is under the fat. Building muscle will also increase (over time) your metabolism, so just existing you will burn more calories.
  • catwoman_leo
    catwoman_leo Posts: 36
    I feel so embarrassed:sad: ...I hate to wear half sleeves :brokenheart: ...i am doing biceps curls triceps curls..but no improvement!!!!!!!! :yawn:
  • catwoman_leo
    catwoman_leo Posts: 36
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    Arm Sleeve!
    thats a good idea!but wanna reduce it naturally :embarassed:
  • catwoman_leo
    catwoman_leo Posts: 36
    I think not doing cardio with proper sense is my fault :noway: ...i hate to do cardio :yawn:
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    You can't spot reduce. Keep losing weight and it will come off where it does. Just like there's no "I wanna make my belly go away!" exercises.

    Lose fat and consider lifting heavy.

    Google: New Rules of Lifting for Women, Starting Strength, and Stronglifts 5x5.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    When you work out your arms lift heavy.

    ^ Agreed
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Pushups and tricep dips.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I think not doing cardio with proper sense is my fault :noway: ...i hate to do cardio :yawn:

    What do you mean by "cardio"?
  • catwoman_leo
    catwoman_leo Posts: 36
    I think not doing cardio with proper sense is my fault :noway: ...i hate to do cardio :yawn:

    What do you mean by "cardio"?
    the regular jogging , walking running !! :sick:
  • maliarosario
    maliarosario Posts: 5 Member
    in regards to the arm sleeves....
    What do these do? Does it help in the long run or is it just to wear under clothes?
  • rats1981
    rats1981 Posts: 1
    Do you mean the backs of your arms? The best way to deal with that is to bend at the waist and lean forward. Then hold the top part of your arm up(meaning back) just a bit and kinda do a "swing" from the elbow holding a smaller weight. You can also hold a small weight behind you (arms from the elbow up straight), hold the with both hands and then lift from the elbow up. I don't think that I explained that very well but there are exercises that will specifically target the back of your arm where flab tends to stick. Google it and you will be able to find them. It doesn't look like much and you don't need a lot of weight but it really works.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I think not doing cardio with proper sense is my fault :noway: ...i hate to do cardio :yawn:

    What do you mean by "cardio"?
    the regular jogging , walking running !! :sick:

    Then why not just find another form of cardio that you do like? Basketball, Tennis or other sports, Zumba, Insanity, or other aerobics classes (there are so many varieties to choose from), hiking, biking, jump rope, spinning, swimming. All you need do is reach and remain in the aerobic zone. You don't have to run or walk to get there.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Do you mean the backs of your arms? The best way to deal with that is to bend at the waist and lean forward. Then hold the top part of your arm up(meaning back) just a bit and kinda do a "swing" from the elbow holding a smaller weight. You can also hold a small weight behind you (arms from the elbow up straight), hold the with both hands and then lift from the elbow up. I don't think that I explained that very well but there are exercises that will specifically target the back of your arm where flab tends to stick. Google it and you will be able to find them. It doesn't look like much and you don't need a lot of weight but it really works.
    nope.
  • catwoman_leo
    catwoman_leo Posts: 36
    I started Jumba! :happy: Its fun!! lets see! ..the main prob is..I have a pear shaped body and i love it! but those flabby arm are my biggest enemy:explode: :explode: :explode: ..I was a chubby kid and from the time immemorial i am having these fatty arms :sad: :sad:
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    I have this problem, I have defined biceps, but when I "wave", I have the lovely little flap. Still rock sleeveless though.
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    I used to have MASSIVE arms. If you check out my profile you can see it in one of my pics. You have to reduce your body fat EVERYWHERE with consistent exercise and diet in order to tighten up any part of your body, including your arms.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
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    Arm Sleeve!
    Someone should make arm sleeves with muscles; kind of like those t-shirts with abs.
  • dawn_h_d
    dawn_h_d Posts: 184 Member
    I have HORRID flabby arms, but considering I have a long ways to go to even get close to my goal, I am going to start targeting specific areas once I get closer. Good luck to you.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    I have very flabby arms. All I can do is lift weights and give it time. Fat is like a cat: it does what it wants. They do bother the hell out of me, but I'm living with them since I'm doing what I can to reduce them (calorie deficit, working out, lift weights).
  • catwoman_leo
    catwoman_leo Posts: 36
    I am following an 8 minutes arm exercise vdo from Youtube and lets see how it works :blushing:
  • Rogiefreida
    Rogiefreida Posts: 567 Member
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    Arm Sleeve!

    this will not reduce batwings, sorry. I wear one on my right arm due to lymphedema and I promise you that after nearly a year in it, my arms are the same size.

    OP, lift heavy. Eat good. Give it time. Arms take FOREVER to firm up, in my experience.

    Or you could try my latest endeavor in arm shape up: crutches. I broke my ankle in every way possible 6 weeks ago and will be on crutches for a couple more months. My triceps are definitely showing improvement. :wink:
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    Well, I still have some arm flab but it's been greatly reduced by lifting heavier weights. I do chest, shoulder, incline, and decline presses, rows, tricep extensions, and lateral pulls for my arms every other day and I do cardio daily and I've noticed a huge difference.
  • mdn15
    mdn15 Posts: 145
    I had that problem. Major "bat wings". As you can see from my photo, I managed to change it. I devote 1 hour of arm lifting (curl, dips, tricep extension, etc) at heavy weights. I know my "flab" is still in my arms but my muscles have made it less pronounced. I do this about 3x week.

    My weight loss also helped because I know I could not spot reduce. If only I could.... I would be doing 3000 sit ups a day... I have now accepted my post pregnancy belly (3 pregnancy) as a badge of honor.
  • krc99080
    krc99080 Posts: 147 Member
    Ah yes, what I love to refer to as my genetic arm flab. Both of my grandmother's had terribly flabby arms so I'm thinking I'm stuck with it. I can tone it some probably, but I think a little will always remain.
  • catwoman_leo
    catwoman_leo Posts: 36
    Ah yes, what I love to refer to as my genetic arm flab. Both of my grandmother's had terribly flabby arms so I'm thinking I'm stuck with it. I can tone it some probably, but I think a little will always remain.
    think its same to me too! its heredity problem i guess!
  • MicheleWE
    MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
    I agree that you have to lift weights and do multiple exercises to use those muscles from different angles. So, you also want to be doing exercises that work your back and chest because all those muscles connect. I lost 85 lbs and had little pockets of extra skin but now that I lift weights they are quite reduced. It does take time and consistency. I've got a three month progression picture on my profile and when I took the first one I had already been weight lifting for a month. My profile picture was taken after about 7 months of heavy lifting.
  • Connie5674
    Connie5674 Posts: 21 Member
    I have the same problem - and what's worse, I cannot even do 1 lb weights or any exercises to bulk up the part that I can because of a screwed up nerve in my neck/shoulder caused by neck surgery 3 years ago.
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