Upper flappy granny arms :(

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  • rrrbecca11
    rrrbecca11 Posts: 477
    Push-ups.

    Tricep extensions.

    This. And get heavier weights. :)
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    Same problem here....61 years old...weight loss and arms that are flabby enough to be wings and send me flying.
  • gel91
    gel91 Posts: 309
    bump
  • ckenning
    ckenning Posts: 71
    bump
  • lorib75
    lorib75 Posts: 490 Member
    Welllllllllllllllllll if you are thin everywhere else, you may have to accept that it's a hereditary thing. Every woman in my family ( thick or thin) has this problem. EVERY woman!:flowerforyou:
  • djdeja
    djdeja Posts: 5
    KETTLEBELLS~~ that is the magic answer, I promise you!!!
  • TheLittleVoice91
    TheLittleVoice91 Posts: 80
    stick your arms out either side of you-keep them straight! move them in big circles (so it looks like youre drawing circles with your hands) for 15 then tiny tiny circles for 20. Repeat this 3 times every other day. it works and you can feel the burn. once you get stronger add weights.
  • ShannanLaNae
    ShannanLaNae Posts: 434 Member
    awesome info!
  • zenchild
    zenchild Posts: 680 Member
    A friend of mine lost over 80 pounds. She hated her arms and would insist on wearing half length sleeves all the time (even in July, in Georgia). Jillian Michaels kettlebell workouts worked for her. She just did whatever routine was available On Demand for about a month and finally wore a tank top in public last summer.
    I've been doing 3 different JM workout DVDs (two levels a day) for a couple weeks. I can already tell a difference in my arms. It makes all the pushups and planks worth the misery. Almost.
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    But do they work the..... flappy side, you know the bottom side?

    To target your triceps more, move your arms:
    1. Diamond pushups
    2. Arms in, at your waist (http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/tricep-pushup)
  • RaysfanATL
    RaysfanATL Posts: 94
    Overhead Tricep extensions. I have the same issue, but found a great exercise! I do this while sitting down. I take a 10lb weight, and hold it straight up just behind my head. I slowly lower it behind my head, and lift straight up again. I do 10 reps, 3 times on each side. I already see a huge difference!
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    If you still have fat in your arms, then you need to continue losing weight overall. It also may be that your genetics predispose you to have more fat in your arms than average and no matter how much weight you lose that will always be a problem area.

    As for the flabbiness, I would do exercises that work the triceps, such as the triceps dip and the triceps dumbbell overhead pullover. If you have access to a gym, try the triceps cable pull down exercise. That's the under part of the arm, btw.
  • Alisha_countrymama
    Alisha_countrymama Posts: 821 Member
    I've been working on mine. I'm ashamed of what they look like here is a pic. I'm lifting weights, and trying some different things. I'll post when I see results.
    I thought if I posted this you guys would feel better about your arms, because I'm sure mine are worse! LOL
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  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    My flabby arms went away when I lost the fat on them (I am 51 so I had the serious matronly look a few years ago when I was about 70% BF), and while bands and body weight workouts are good all women should do a good overall resistance training program to keep their bones strong. When you do one exercise like tricep extensions then you will not be balanced. An awesome workout for women is called the "Venus Index Workout", you can find it on google. I get nothing for it, I just happen to love it because women of all levels can do it with dumbbells and a bench and it's a good overall workout that gives women an good look as well as overall bone health, and it's different every day so you don't get bored, and you only have to do it 3 days a week. A lot of fitness trainers could probably come up with equally good programs but the Venus workout is a one time price and it's yours rather than paying a fitness trainer even more money for the same type of thing.
  • IHeartNewMe
    IHeartNewMe Posts: 150 Member
    Bump!
  • succeedin2
    succeedin2 Posts: 501 Member
    Push up Challenge google the (The 100 Push up Challenge), Dips, kickbacks and Tricep Extension's.
  • nannabannana
    nannabannana Posts: 780
    bump for ideas..Tks
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    Push up Challenge google the (The 100 Push up Challenge), Dips, kickbacks and Tricep Extension's.

    Doing the pushup challenge now with incline pushups....and hopefully I'll be ready for full ones soon.

    My arms are the same size they have always been since I started, but they are getting firmer. Strength training works.....
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    But the thing is, I'm just not losing on my arms. It seems it's the only place that's the same, even now where I keep losing weight.

    it will take time, but keep at it. I have been back in the gym for 3.5 months now....and I have slowly been adding weight machines to my workout. Last week I realized that I now have definition in my biceps, and my triceps don't wiggle quite as much. Will they ever stop wiggling? probably not...but they won't keep waving for 5 minutes after I stop :)

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