Arm Exercises For Women - Unknown Myths Share
May 25th, 2009 by Katherine Crawford, M.S.
Understanding how to properly perform arm exercises for women is absolutely critical if you want to achieve sexy arm stardom. It’s very easy to hide butt, hip or leg fat. But not so easy to hide arm fat. Not to mention all the clothes you can’t wear if you have too much arm flab.
Unfortunately, most women do not know how to get toned arms and all those sexy tops they have simply remain in the closet. But there is a way, and I am going to show you the way.
Well, I was in this “situation” for the majority of my life. But I had it bad, because sexy arms eluded me even as a twenty-something. And I spent countless hours doing every single workout program and spent countless money on everything under the sun.
And I made a lot of mistakes along the way. Luckily, you don’t have to make the same mistakes I made. The following are unknown myths you should be aware of when considering arm exercises for women:
1. The claim that spot reduction is a myth. This one gets half credit. You see, even though you can’t prioritize where your body loses fat first, you can drastically change the appearance of your arms without substantial fat loss. The key is to manipulate the amount of water and carbohydrates in your arms, and to tighten up the underlying muscular tissue.
2. Push-ups are an excellent exercise for the back of the arm. Most of the push-up movement targets your chest, not your arms. Does it make sense to spend time doing an exercise that doesn’t tighten up your arms? Of course not! I cringe every time I hear an “expert” claiming that this is one of the best arm exercises for women.
3. Triceps dips are a must. Do enough triceps dips and the AC joint in your shoulder can wear out. Once your AC joint wears out, surgery is the only way to fix it. Stay away from dips at all costs. There are other equally effective exercises for your arms.
4. Kick-backs. These are ok if you want to momentarily fill your triceps with blood, but not ok if you want to tone your arms as quickly as possible. Because of the position your body is in when doing this exercise, it’s impossible to add a lot of weight to the movement without compromising your form. Without a lot of weight, you can’t tone your arms quickly.
Performing arm exercises for women should be an injury free process. And if done correctly, you should be able to get toned arms quickly. Hopefully, with the above tips, you can be on your way to toned arms in no time.
