Posts Tagged ‘arm toning’

Little Known Misconceptions About Arm Exercises for Women

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

Figuring 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!

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Arm Fat Reduction With 4 Tips

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

Too many women break their backs losing weight only to see no reduction in arm fat. Some women don’t break their backs at all and see a substantial reduction in arm fat. What makes the latter more successful?

Well, it’s a lot of things. Too many things to discuss in a single article. Nevertheless, there are certain factors you can manipulate so that the arm fat comes off at an accelerated rate. I’ve helped countless women accomplish this. I will show you 4 factors that can be tweaked for fast results.

Focusing on these factors, will provide a giant improvement in your progress. I mean lots of improvement

I’ve advised countless clients on how to lose arm fat with accelerated techniques. So without further ado, here are 4 rules to follow for rapid arm fat reduction:

1. Mix and match from 4 food groups. All your meals should have a vegetable, protein, fat and carbohydrate source in them. Ignore the fad diets. This is the best way to handle your nutrition. And make sure to keep saturated fat intake low as it messes up carbohydrate metabolism. If you want the fastest results possible only eat legumes (i.e., beans) as your carbohydrate source.

2. Cycle your carbohydrate intake. On the days that you are exercising, maintain carbohydrate consumption. On the days that you aren’t, lower carbohydrate consumption. A little experimentation will be needed here to find the appropriate amounts. This is the most powerful technique of them all!

3. Stimulate all the muscle fiber types in your arm. You have to use heavy weights when working out for the fastest arm toning possible. Stick to light weights and high repetitions, and your progress will be severely slowed. Heavy weights are the only thing that will target all of your arm’s muscle fibers.

4. Have a meal-shake immediately after the last set of your workout. Time is of the essence here. For a brief period (no longer than 20 minutes) you can get an accelerated rate of nutrient absorption in your arms. Take advantage of this with liquid nutrition to accelerate the repair and toning process.

With the above rules in mind, I’m sure you can accelerate your arm toning results. The key is to act on this information NOW instead of letting sit in your brain. Those women with the highest speeds of implementation are the most successful. It’s time for you to get sexy arms!

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Arm Fat – How To Get Rid Of It With 4 Metabolic Tweaks

Monday, June 1st, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

Increasing your metabolism is a great way to melt the arm fat off. And I am going to show you 4 tips that will do just that. In case you didn’t know, your metabolism is the amount of calories your body burns from day to day.

And it’s important to note that you are never stuck with a slow or fast metabolism. In reality, your metabolism is mostly under your control. So no excuses!

Here are 4 metabolism tweaks that will allow you to take control right now:

1. Early exercise. Exercising early in the day is one of the best things you can do for your metabolism. Not only will you burn a surplus of calories throughout the entire day, but the majority of the food you eat will be partitioned towards all your active tissues. The end result? Your arm fat cells will get starved.

2. Workout with intensity in short amounts of time. How do you do this? Push yourself very hard for no longer than 45 minutes per workout. If you push yourself ultra hard you can get by with a 30 minute workout! As an added bonus, your body will burn extra calories 36 hours after the workout because of EPOC (exercise post oxygen consumption).

3. Drink small amounts of water in between meals. Your body becomes dehydrated in between meals because it uses stored water for digestion. You have to prevent this by drinking small amounts of water when you are NOT eating because dehydration slows your metabolism down.

4. Stay away from extreme calorie-cutting. If you drop calories too much (more than 20%), your metabolic rate will come to a screeching halt. Your thyroid (a powerful metabolism regulator) will slow down and your body will produce more fat storing enzymes. Avoid extreme caloric deprivation at all costs.

Cutting too many calories does not speed up arm fat loss. It actually slows it down. So please do not go on the all-too-common 1000 calorie diet.

Ok, now you have 4 metabolic arm-fat busting tips. Act on this information now, and your arm fat will start to melt away. Summer is right around the corner, and I know you have some sexy summer dresses waiting to be worn!

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Winning Your Flabby Arm Battle By Increasing Your Metabolism

Monday, June 1st, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

The flabby arm issue plagues many women across the world. And only if they knew how to master their metabolism

How does mastering your metabolism help you? Well, your metabolism is the amount of calories you burn per unit of time for your body to function. If you can master it, you’ll burn more calories.

An increased metabolism will have your body burning a surplus of calories 24/7. So even while you are sleeping, your metabolism will be hard at work burning off all that arm fat.

Here are 4 tips so that you can win you flabby arm fight:

1. Ditch bagged tea and drink loose leaf tea. Most women know that green tea is touted as a fat burner. What most women don’t know is that bagged green tea is far inferior in comparison to loose leaf green tea. I always have a tablespoon of steeped loose leaf green tea every single morning of every single day. Dragon Well Green Tea by Prince of Peace has been the absolute best I have found thus far.

2. Get deep and restful sleep every night. You are going to need 7 hours at a bare minimum. Fall short here, and you won’t be able to process carbohydrates very well and you won’t build as much muscle. And muscle is the absolute best way to increase your metabolism.

3. Take supplemental caffeine. Not only does caffeine increase alertness but it also increases your metabolism. And in supplemental form it’s very convenient. The main issue here is assessing tolerance so that your digestive system doesn’t go haywire and so that you don’t lose any sleep. If you think supplemental caffeine is right for you, start with very low doses.

4. Consume spicy food. You will not get a huge metabolic increase from this, but you will see an increase nonetheless. Eating spices and chile on a regular basis will increase your metabolism. And they are full of nutrients too.

Metabolic mastery is one of the primary keys for getting rid of your flabby arm nightmare. Please make sure you increase water intake accordingly to compensate for your higher metabolism. Follow these tips and you will reach sexy arm stardom!

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How To Lose Arm Fat: 5 Areas You Have To Focus On

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

If you want to learn how to lose arm fat the right way, your first goal should be to obtain a solid understanding of your five major arm muscles. There is absolutely no way around this. A solid understanding of all five arm muscles will set you on the fast track to success.

Now you are probably envisioning a manly pair of arms. The good news is that you will never develop said arms. Let me enlighten you before you have more visions.

The female body does not have enough muscle building hormone (testosterone) to produce big and bulging arms. Mind you, the male endocrine system produces up to 60 times more testosterone than the female endocrine system. This gargantuan difference will prevent your arms from developing into manly proportions.

If you want to learn the truth on how to lose arm fat, please do not fall prey to all the outdated myths floating around. And dont even dare obsess over the images of high-level female bodybuilders. Please bear in mind that they train a couple hours every single day and pump exogenous sources of testosterone into their system.

Do not fear picking up a weight just because you think you will end up looking like a Sheman. It has been my experience that far too many women resist weight training because of this misplaced fear. So here are 5 things to consider when learning how to lose arm fat:

1. Proper triceps stimulation. The triceps group in your arm consists of 3 main muscles and forms sixty percent of your arm mass. It has a long, lateral and medial muscle. Reverse grip press-downs is a superb exercise for the lateral muscle.

2. Working all the biceps muscles. Located in your arm, the biceps is made up of 2 primary muscles. It comprises 40% of your arm muscle. The biceps has a long and short head. A phenomenal exercise for the short head is alternate dumbbell curls.

3. Not counting calories. You should not be counting calories or following any depriving diets. Once you stop said diets, your arms will blow up even more than before. Worry about what you eat, not about how much you eat.

4. Eat high-quality meals. Ignore all the hyped up diets, all you have to do is place a protein, carbohydrate, fat and vegetable source in each one of your meals. Figuring out how to lose arm fat is not that hard!

5. Hydration. Generally speaking, seventy five percent of your arm mass is water and the other twenty five percent is muscle. If you really want to understand how to lose arm fat, then you must focus on hydration or you will miss out on 75% of the equation. Drink purified or distilled water consistently spaced out during the day.

Although it can be like walking through a mine field because of all the savvy marketers out there, learning how to lose arm fat is not complicated. If you focus on the 5 key points I have outlined, you will be on the fast track to getting rid of your flabby arms for good!

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6 Eat-Right Tips If You Want To Learn How To Lose Arm Fat

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

In spite all of the good advice on how to lose arm fat, way too many women are still resorting to crash dieting. Why do they do it? Simply put, everybody wants a shortcut no matter how extreme it may be.

In reality, many of the dirty dieting tactics set women up for devastating failure. Learning how to lose arm fat the right way shouldn’t be so painful. Here are 6 must do’s so that you don’t end up hitting a brick wall:

1. Don’t try to burn a crazy amount of calories. You are not the energizer bunny, so please don’t spend hours and hours in the gym every day. All your arms need to stop jiggling is a short but hard workout (45min. or less), 2-3 times a week. No more.

2. Throw away your food journal. Actually, if you have a food journal feel free to burn it while chanting a victory song. On the surface, the concept of keeping a journal may seem like a good idea, but eventually it will make you feel like a slave.

3. Focus on general eating patterns. All you have to do is make sure each one of your meals has a protein, vegetable, carbohydrate and fat source. If you want to take it to the next level, make sure you carbohydrate sources are only legumes. Do this, and everything else will fall into place.

4. Forget about counting calories. Even worse than the food log, because now instead of pulling out your hair, you’ll want to jump off a cliff. The whole calorie counting mumbo jumbo is based on an outdated closed thermodynamic model. In other words, the flawed idea that a 3500 caloric deficit produces 1 lb. of fat loss.

5. Keep eating your pleasure foods. The trick here is to reduce the serving size of the pleasure food and to accompany it with a source of vegetables. The reduced serving size minimizes caloric impact and the vegetable source will slow down digestion (think “glycemic index”).

6. Limit alcohol to one serving a day. Despite the common knowledge that too much alcohol is bad for you, too many of my female clients load up on bottomless bottles of wine. Do this, and not only will you get a surplus of calories going to your arm fat, but you’ll also shut down the fat-burning hormones in your body.

I hope you aren’t feeling intimidated by the process of learning how to lose arm fat. Changing your eating patterns is not that hard as long as you are patient and take a healthy approach. And now you have 6 key things that will make the change that much easier!

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Using The Internet To Learn How To Lose Arm Fat

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

The internet is inundated with fitness experts offering solutions on how to lose arm fat. Figuring out which experts are offering the best solution scan be harder than finding a piece of gold in a river. Way too many so called experts are out to make your purse lighter!

And once you think youve finally found the solution, everything can backfire. Youre arms may end up looking worse than before! This backwards step can singlehandedly eliminate any level of optimism you may have.

How do you make sure the savvy marketers dont suck out the contents of your bank account?

You have to make sure to look out for the following before submitting any payments:

1. A to Z weight loss programs. Good luck trying to learn everything there is to know about weight loss! You do not have to take the complicated route when learning how to lose arm fat. Its much simpler than you have been led to believe. Most sites selling you everything under the sun about weight loss are simply trying to get more money out of your purse.

2. Hard to see before and after pictures. If you cant really see the person in the before and after picture than he probably doesnt exist. Seriously. Anybody can pay somebody overseas to modify a digital picture for pennies on the dollar. Look for crystal clear before and after pictures that clearly show the same person.

3. Bonuses galore. If you try to checkout and you cant because the site keeps on trying to up-sell you on premium packages, then move on. Seriously. Dont fall for this you are getting more for your money trick.

4. Once-in-a-lifetime discounts. The odds are that its not a once-in-a-lifetime discount, but rather a basic ploy to get you to buy now. If you are allegedly getting a $500 program for $20, then dont look twice and close the window immediately.

5. Credential laundry-listing. Personal trainer certifications are unregulated. I passed the most regarded one in 14 days. Anybody can become a fitness professional in a matter of days. If the so called expert promoting the program lists endless fitness credentials then please do not buy from him/her. Said expert will not teach you how to lose arm fat effectively.

The desire to learn how to lose arm fat should not limit your ability to identify questionable offers on the net. There are good programs out there, and you are now better prepared to find them!

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