Myths About Arm Sculpting Exercises
Knowing how to do arm exercises for women the right way is important because it’s not easy to hide extra arm jiggle. If you have floppy arm flab, your clothing selection will be severely limited.
Most women simply forget about all the sexy sleeveless tops they have hiding in the closet if their arms are too big. The good news is that there is no reason you can’t get back the arms you used to have when you were twenty.
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:
1. Spot reduction is impossible. While it is true that you can’t force specific areas of your body to lose fat first, you can change how your arms look with minimal fat loss. Fat loss is only part of the equation and in some cases not necessary. The key is to firm up the muscle with very specific weight training, and to manipulate the amount of water and carbohydrate within it.
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 because it’s not a good use of time! 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.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there about arm exercises. Never has it been so confusing for women to get the right answers when they need them: now. But now you know what to look out for before starting your sexy arm workout program!
Author Katherine Crawford, an exercise physiologist and recent arm fat sufferer, instructs on how to do arm toning exercises. Unearth how to get sexy and toned arms by exploring her website with advice on how to get skinny arms right now!