Arm Exercises For Women: Get Sleek, Sexy Arms

kezziemc · April 2012

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HorrorChix89 · April 2012

Bump this one to the top *ahem*

marylynn04 · April 2012

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JNick77 · April 2012

ps - some people dont have access to all the weights or machines or equipment for "compound moves" and at that point SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING...

well this sets the women strength training movement back about a decade....

A compound movement can be done with bodyweight and nothing more. So I'm pretty sure that's not true.

Things like Push-Ups and Body Weight Squats are not even close replacements for the Bench Press and Barbell Squat in terms of Compound exercises.

ambrwaves27 · April 2012

Printed this out and gonna do this tonight!! Thanks!

Nopedotjpeg · April 2012

ps - some people dont have access to all the weights or machines or equipment for "compound moves" and at that point SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING...

well this sets the women strength training movement back about a decade....

A compound movement can be done with bodyweight and nothing more. So I'm pretty sure that's not true.

Things like Push-Ups and Body Weight Squats are not even close replacements for the Bench Press and Barbell Squat in terms of Compound exercises.

Compared to isolations with way too little weight it is. Plus there's several variations of squats and push-ups that can add resistance. I know it's not as easy as the progressive loading of weights, but different exercises can add extra resistance.

Kelekat · April 2012

The exercises described are excellent, but those weights (5-8) and reps (15-20) are not going to give your arms and shoulders the look you want. A heavier weight with fewer reps makes a huge difference.

Find a weight that you can only do 3 sets of 5-8 reps of per exercise. Start at 5 or 8 pounds if that weight is a challenge after the 6th rep. Otherwise, use a heavier weight and increase it when the exercises is too easy after 10 reps.

^^^This

Yellerie · April 2012

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bcattoes · April 2012

The exercises described are excellent, but those weights (5-8) and reps (15-20) are not going to give your arms and shoulders the look you want. A heavier weight with fewer reps makes a huge difference.

Find a weight that you can only do 3 sets of 5-8 reps of per exercise. Start at 5 or 8 pounds if that weight is a challenge after the 6th rep. Otherwise, use a heavier weight and increase it when the exercises is too easy after 10 reps.

I suppose it all depends on what look you want, but for those of us that work out at home and don't want to spend money on more and more weights, high reps are the way to go. And they will define your arms.

brandiuntz · April 2012

The exercises described are excellent, but those weights (5-8) and reps (15-20) are not going to give your arms and shoulders the look you want. A heavier weight with fewer reps makes a huge difference.

Find a weight that you can only do 3 sets of 5-8 reps of per exercise. Start at 5 or 8 pounds if that weight is a challenge after the 6th rep. Otherwise, use a heavier weight and increase it when the exercises is too easy after 10 reps.

I suppose it all depends on what look you want, but for those of us that work out at home and don't want to spend money on more and more weights, high reps are the way to go. And they will define your arms.

I workout at home. Only use dumbbells (plus do bodyweight exercises). Depending on budget, a person could buy heavier dumbbells as needed (what I do). Or, purchase an adjustable dumbbell set.

prowe80 · April 2012

bump!!! Great info!!!:flowerforyou:

Kristy_Elizabeth · April 2012

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prettygirlhoward · April 2012

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Cheeta_HH · April 2012

I didn't read through all the posts, so I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but if you go to the Women's Health website, there is also a video that demonstrates each of these.

Tdk4685 · April 2012

Thank you so much. I cant wait to try this.

wnwilli05 · April 2012

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TeachTheGirl · April 2012

Awesome, thanks for this!~

bcattoes · April 2012

Lift heavy. That article is pandering to you and will give no results.

BS Yes it will give results.

bcattoes · April 2012

The exercises described are excellent, but those weights (5-8) and reps (15-20) are not going to give your arms and shoulders the look you want. A heavier weight with fewer reps makes a huge difference.

Find a weight that you can only do 3 sets of 5-8 reps of per exercise. Start at 5 or 8 pounds if that weight is a challenge after the 6th rep. Otherwise, use a heavier weight and increase it when the exercises is too easy after 10 reps.

I suppose it all depends on what look you want, but for those of us that work out at home and don't want to spend money on more and more weights, high reps are the way to go. And they will define your arms.

I workout at home. Only use dumbbells (plus do bodyweight exercises). Depending on budget, a person could buy heavier dumbbells as needed (what I do). Or, purchase an adjustable dumbbell set.

Um, yeah of course you could. But some of don't want to spend more and more money on increasingly heavier dumbells or weight plates. And again, high reps with lower weights works. I don't need to be convinced of this. I've been doing it for years and my arms are not flabby at 50 yo and I have definition. A little more than I'd like actually, but I'll take it over flabbly.

I do also do some bodyweight exercises (modified pushups against a desk, no added weight, high reps)