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    Arm Flab Be Gone

    Posts: 240 Member
    edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    I'm doing a push-up challenge this month to help tone up my arms for my wedding in 7 months! Anyone else interested in joining me? http://www.creatingasweetlife.com/arm-flab-be-gone/

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    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      honestly, you would be better to eat in a deficit and get on a heavy lifting program that hits your whole body. Something like strong lifts, new rules of lifting for woman, starting strength, etc...

      you really cannot spot reduce/target....

      good luck and congrats on the wedding...
    • Posts: 7,001 Member
      ndj1979 wrote: »
      honestly, you would be better to eat in a deficit and get on a heavy lifting program that hits your whole body. Something like strong lifts, new rules of lifting for woman, starting strength, etc...

      you really cannot spot reduce/target....

      good luck and congrats on the wedding...

      QFT
    • Posts: 240 Member
      ndj1979 wrote: »
      honestly, you would be better to eat in a deficit and get on a heavy lifting program that hits your whole body. Something like strong lifts, new rules of lifting for woman, starting strength, etc...

      you really cannot spot reduce/target....

      good luck and congrats on the wedding...

      Thanks, not really looking to loose weight or work my whole body though. I do cardio 5 days a week and work in lifting twice a week. As mentioned, I'm just looking to tone up my arms a bit and a push-up challenge is one fun way to do that and get other people involved.
    • Posts: 7,739 Member
      sweetiepie31612 wrote: »
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      Thanks, not really looking to loose weight or work my whole body though. I do cardio 5 days a week and work in lifting twice a week. As mentioned, I'm just looking to tone up my arms a bit and a push-up challenge is one fun way to do that and get other people involved.


      The point is: what you're doing won't effectively do what you want. What he suggested almost definitely will.
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      sweetiepie31612 wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Thanks, not really looking to loose weight or work my whole body though. I do cardio 5 days a week and work in lifting twice a week. As mentioned, I'm just looking to tone up my arms a bit and a push-up challenge is one fun way to do that and get other people involved.

      that's not how it works ....

    • Posts: 52 Member
      I really like this 10 minute arm circut by Popsugar, after doing it a few times, in addition to my running/waking routine, I can def notice a difference. Check out the video:

      popsugar.com/fitness/10-Minute-Arm-Workout-Video-22959099

      Good luck girl! :D
    • Posts: 240 Member
      TiffanyJole wrote: »
      I really like this 10 minute arm circut by Popsugar, after doing it a few times, in addition to my running/waking routine, I can def notice a difference. Check out the video:

      popsugar.com/fitness/10-Minute-Arm-Workout-Video-22959099

      Good luck girl! :D

      Awesome...thank you!

    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      onehundredpushups.com - try it!

      I'm on week 5 day 3... (Took me 11 days to get past week 5 day 2).

    • Posts: 240 Member
      MireyGal76 wrote: »
      onehundredpushups.com - try it!

      I'm on week 5 day 3... (Took me 11 days to get past week 5 day 2).

      I will definitely take a look. Thanks!
    • Posts: 5,208 Member
      Some people get shoulder injuries doing daily pushup challenges. Most personal trainer recommend giving muscles a day of rest after working them hard.

      If you're following a good, full-body strength program (hopefully you are), adding pushups is overkill.
      Besides, arm flab is body fat, and exercises don't target fat from one spot.. they just enlarge the muscle layer under it.
    • Posts: 8,626 Member
      ndj1979 wrote: »
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      that's not how it works ....

      She's not listening..... she just wants push up friends i think :/
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      Cherimoose wrote: »
      Some people get shoulder injuries doing daily pushup challenges. Most personal trainer recommend giving muscles a day of rest after working them hard.

      If you're following a good, full-body strength program (hopefully you are), adding pushups is overkill.
      Besides, arm flab is body fat, and exercises don't target fat from one spot.. they just enlarge the muscle layer under it.

      apparently, OP is not interested in that. She just wants 20 inch guns for wedding day ...
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