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How To Reduce The Size Of Your Arms By Burning Fat

Monday, January 4th, 2010

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?

There are various things that need to be manipulated in order for the arm flab to come off at an accelerated rate. This article will focus on exercise, nutrition, supplementation and advanced techniques.

If you follow my tips, there is no doubt in my mind that your results will be greatly enhanced. The key is to take action quickly. Don’t wait around for something to happen because it never does!

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. 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. Practice carbohydrate depletion and repletion on a regular basis. The concept is simple: on the days you workout, maintain carbohydrate intake levels. On the days you don’t workout, decrease carbohydrate intake. This cyclical carbohydrate consumption will melt the arm fat away like nothing you’ve experienced before.

3. Exercise all the muscle fibers in your arm. High repetition, light weight workouts are a thing of the past. You absolutely have to use heavy weights to get toned arms. Fall short here, and you will not be able to target the whole spectrum of muscle fibers in your arms.

4. Drink a meal in liquid form immediately after your workout. You only have 20 minutes before the opportunity disappears. You see, immediately after your workout little transporters migrate towards the surface of your muscle cells. This provides a transient opportunity to get a “controlled” amount of nutrients into your arms to accelerate the arm-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!

Having said that, one of the above pointers may not work out for you. And that’s fine because each metabolism is different. Just make sure to keep on experimenting!

Writer Katherine Crawford, a Harvard exercise expert and former flabby arms sufferer, instructs women on how to get skinny arms quickly. Learn how to get sexy and toned arms by visiting her blog about bingo wings exercises right now!

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Warning: Do Not Do Tricep Kickbacks To Get Toned Arms

Friday, August 21st, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

There are certain arm toning exercises that should be a staple in your program. And there are certain exercises that you should stay away from like the plague. Unfortunately, many women are consistently doing exercises that they should be avoiding.

How did this happen?

Well, I believe we have a case of tradition overshadowing modern science. It seems as though certain fitness experts have been recommending specific arm exercises for so long that most women simply do them without any questioning.

The good news is that I’ve been figuring all this stuff out for quite some time now. And I’m ready to share my knowledge because I believe that every woman deserves sexy arms.

Thus, here is my critique of triceps kickbacks for reducing flabby arms:

1. Overview: So many women do this exercise day in and day out in the hopes of getting rid of those flabby arms. Yet this exercise has some major limitations. Not only is it extremely inefficient to exercise one arm at a time, but it’s also impossible to use heavy weights with this movement.

2. Technical overview: Find a low bench. Place one of your hands on it while leaning forward with knees slightly bent. Use your free hand to grasp a weight. Keep the same arm aligned with your torso. Lift the weight by straightening out your arm. Slowly lower it and repeat.

3. Frequent mistakes: Not going through the entire range of motion. Swinging up and down to move the weight rapidly. And not keeping the elbows locked in position.

4. Final word: I know a lot of women do this exercise and a lot of trainers recommend it, but this doesn’t mean that you should do it. In fact, this is the most overrated exercise for toning the triceps area.

The key to getting rid of flabby arms is to do things that give you results in the shortest amount of time possible. Please do not waste your time doing ineffective exercises. There are much better exercises that will get you much faster results.

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How To Stay Motivated When Losing Arm Fat

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

So many women focus on finding the perfect arm workout, the perfect supplement or the perfect diet. And many times, said women actually burn out before even getting started because they are trying to find that perfect solution.

Unfortunately, perfection, by definition does not exist. And let’s suppose for a second that the perfect program did in fact exist. Do you have the willpower to stick with it week in and week out, month in and month out?

If you didn’t have some type of mental framework in place, this would be very hard. It’s not easy for us to stick with something for extended periods of time. If it were, we would all be ultra successful.

So what’s the answer to this problem? Again, there is no best answer here. Mainly because our psychological makeup is so complex. And answering this question within the space of an article is beyond my abilities! Nonetheless, there are some tactics you can use to win the flabby arm war:

1. Visualize the positive of doing, not the negative of not doing. If you constantly flagellate yourself into taking action, be careful, very careful. This type of technique may be effective in the short run, but in the long run it will eat away at your motivation until your reach a tipping point. Instead, visualize all the positives of taking action to get rid of that arm fat. This way you WANT to get moving, and don’t feel like you HAVE to get moving.

2. Stay objective when you fail. Every time you fail, imagine that you are scientist in a lab. Never let your emotions tear you apart. NEVER. Instead of internalizing the hiccup, analyze the EXTERNAL factors that led to the misbehavior. This approach will keep your willpower nice and strong.

3. Understand that motivation isn’t instantaneous. Nobody has oodles and oodles of motivation on demand. Many times, even the most successful people have to start moving regardless of how they feel in order to get motivated. If you feel like doing nothing one day, and this will happen, simply start going through the motions!

4. Never let criticism get you angry. There are extremely critical people in this world that have no issue with vocalizing their every thought. Do not let said critics destroy your flabby arm resolve. Instead, deconstruct the criticism and define every element in it. Once you define the elements, most criticisms are found to be baseless.

Nothing in life is both rapid and easy. The faster results come with more effort. In any case, most flabby arm failures are directly related to an inability for sustaining long term motivation. Anybody can start the arm fat race, but few can finish. So make sure you implement these effective strategies TODAY!

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Arm Tone – With The Mind

Saturday, June 6th, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

Getting arm tone took me a very very long time. Thus, arm fat haunted me for a large portion of my life.

The most frustrating part of the whole arm tone process was ever-changing levels of motivation. No matter how hard I tried, I could not maintain a high level of focus and desire for extended periods of time.

At times I would feel so unmotivated that I would simply ditch the whole effort all together. How did I pat myself on the back? With cookies galore!

One day I had a wake-up call and realized that if I couldn’t figure out a way to stick with a program for the long run, I would never be able to get sexy arms. And I also knew that this motivational “yo yoing” wasn’t sustainable.

So I searched high and low for a method that would allow me to stay motivated indefinitely. And I’m happy to say that I found said method. It was created by David Burns M.D. In my opinion it’s the best thought modification system out there. Central to his method is the elimination of cognitive (thought) distortions.

So here are 3 thought distortions you need to avoid today so that you can have motivation tomorrow:

1. Black and white distortions. If you are a perfectionist, you most likely suffer from these distortions. If you have to do something perfectly or not at all, then you see things as black and white. Ironically, if you ignore perfectionism and lower your standards you’ll get better results.

2. Over generalizing distortions. This one is based on the faulty assumption that if something happened to you in the past it will keep on happening again and again in the future. You may tell yourself, for instance, that since you haven’t been able to lose weight in the past you will never be able to lose weight in the future and every program out there simply won’t work for you. Yet nothing could be further from the truth.

3. Mental filtering distortions. Make sure to always give yourself credit for the smallest of achievements. With this distortion you hardly focus on the positive and prefer to focus on the negative. If you have a test, for instance, and get 99 questions right and 1 wrong, you focus on the one you got wrong!

If you do not avoid the above cognitive distortions, arm tone will keep on eluding you. You have to achieve constant and lasting motivation in order to stick with an arm toning program. With the above tips in mind you are now one step closer to sexy arm success!

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Flabby Arm Metabolism 101

Saturday, June 6th, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S.

If you can master your metabolism, your flabby arm nightmare will go away. Increasing your metabolism is the most efficient way of eliminating the arm jiggle.

And don’t get intimidated by the term metabolism. It simply refers to the amount of calories your body burns for basic functions.

So a faster metabolism translates into more calories burned, even while you sleep. Thus, increasing your metabolism is a great way to enhance arm fat burning around the clock.

Without further ado, here are some great ways to fire up your metabolism:

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 a bare minimum of 7 hours sleep. A lack of sleep will compromise the amount of muscle you gain from working out. And muscle is the number one thing that will fire up your metabolism. A lack of sleep will also alter the way your body processes carbohydrates. Make sure you get your sleep!

3. Have caffeine pills. Disclaimer: caffeine pills aren’t for everybody. I personally hate them. However, some of my colleagues can take them all day and never break a sweat. The key here is to start with the lowest dose possible and gradually work your way up. These are definitely optional.

4. Eat spices and chile. I know this may sound like a stretch, but over the long run if you eat hot food consistently it will increase your metabolism. Now don’t expect a giant increase. But anything helps with flabby arm annihilation!

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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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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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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Beginner Weight Lifting Schedule

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
by Josh Owen

Are you looking for a good beginner workout schedule? Well, how about I give you the absolute best workout schedule for beginners? If you want to build muscle and strength fast, this is the workout schedule for you.

Your weight lifting schedule should be built around your body’s ability to recover from a workout. Science has proven that the body needs about 48 hours to recover from a workout. So your weekly weight training schedule should look like this:

Day 1: Weightlifting

Day 2: Rest

Day 3: Lift Weights

Day 4: Rest Day

Day 5: Weightlifting

Day 6: Rest

Day 7: Off

Now for the most important part of the beginner workout schedule. The quality and types of exercises you choose are very important. You should not choose isolation exercises such as leg extensions and chest flyes. You need to choose the best compound weight lifting exercises. This way, each muscle group throughout your body is sufficiently worked.

By doing so, you give yourself 3 opportunities each week to build muscle and strength. Most of the so called experts will recommend that you work each muscle group only once per week. That’s nonsense. The human body can recover properly with 48 hours rest between workouts. Those so called experts just don’t give the human body much credit at all.

You’ve got to use only the absolute best weight training exercises for each workout. Choose only a few for each workout and do multiple sets of those exercises. This gives you more practice time as a beginner. You need to practice and perfect your form as a beginner. Results will be much faster this way.

You don’t want to waste your efforts in the gym, right? If you don’t spend the time learning how to do the best exercises, that’s exactly what you’re doing. If you take my advice, you will be light years ahead of most beginners. You’ll actually be ahead of most experienced weight lifters too! I’ll show you how to start out properly.

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