Little Known Misconceptions About Arm Exercises for Women
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Figuring out to separate the wheat from the chaff when learning how to do arm exercises for women can be nearly impossible because of all the misinformation out there. And it’s much harder to hide arm fat versus hip, leg or butt fat. Thus, having toned arms is pretty important for every woman.
In fact, you might as well throw away all those spaghetti strap tops you have hiding in the back of your closet. What happened to the arms you used to have as a twenty-something?
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. You can’t spot reduce. It’s true that you can’t selectively lose arm fat from only one area in your body. However, arm fat is only part of the equation. Moreover, I’ve seen countless women lose tons of fat and still not have toned arms. The key is to focus on tightening the arm muscle, and on changing the amount of water and carbohydrate within the muscle.
2. Push-ups are the best exercise for the back of the arm. Do push-ups and you’ll tighten your chest, not your arms. Most of the push-up movement isolates your chest. So please don’t waste your time doing them if you want sexy arms as quickly as possible.
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. Triceps kick backs are great for toning. While triceps kick backs do give you a good “pump”, they are a grossly overrated exercise. Since you have to lean forward and lock your elbow to your side when doing kick backs, it’s impossible to increase the weight without having your form deviate. And the only way to get toned arms quickly is by using heavy weights.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there about arm exercises for women. 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!
