I have decided to analyze as many arm exercises for women as I can. After all, maybe you are doing the wrong exercises to tone up your arms. Not good!
Why am I doing this? Because it takes a long time to sift through all the information out there. Too much time if you want to get toned arms ASAP.
The main issue here is the sheer quantity of information. Some of which will set you back many steps. And how are you supposed to decipher which information is good and which is bad???
Don’t worry, I have you covered. I have already spent a large portion of my career gathering the facts. Thus, here is a review of skull crushers (aka lying triceps extensions) to tone up female arms:
1. Snap shot. Lots of people in gyms around the world do this exercise. And for good reason-it works. But there is one thing that most fitness buffs overlook: elbow strain.
2. Technical overview: Lie down on a solid bench while grabbing an ez-grip bar. Do your best to keep your arms vertical and parallel. Keep your abs tight so that your back stays straight and slowly lower the bar to forehead level. Then, return it to the starting position.
3. Frequent errors: Letting the elbows and forearms shift around. Allowing the back to bend excessively. And continually pushing the ez-bar back up after the triceps have fatigued. Doing this can cause serious elbow pain.
4. To do or not to do. This is a superb exercise for toning up the triceps area, the area where arm fat hangs from. However, you have to be wary of the elbow strain it can cause. So experiment a little and see how you feel. Also, make sure you have a training partner when going heavy. This exercise is impossible to do without assistance when using heavy loads.
Please don’t waste your time doing flashy and gimmicky exercise that will not tone up your arms. There are so many useless exercises that women are doing day in and day out. And don’t forget that trial and error is essential. An exercise that works for your training partner may not work for you. We all have different anatomical structures. So be patient and keep at it!
