There are specific ways of doing flabby arm exercises that give you the biggest bang for your buck. And there are ways of doing said exercises that give you the smallest bang for your buck.
And in some cases, the technique used is so poor that serious injury results. I had to learn this the hard way. My loss is your gain. Please learn from my mistakes.
Before I get started, I would like to point out that you need to avoid being overwhelmed by all the information out there. Simply take action even if you have limited information. Action is the only thing that will produce results.
Ok, here are 4 common errors women make when doing arm exercises:
1. Shutting their eyes. Believe it or not, many personal trainer text books recommend doing exercises with eyes closed as a progression to increase balance and/or coordination. The issue, however, is that you are trying to get toned arms ASAP not increase your balance. Closing your eyes while exercising, will slow down the arm toning process.
2. Sets with lots of repetitions (12 or more). This is one of the most common misconceptions out there. Doing lots of repetitions per set will NOT tone your arms quickly. In fact, doing lower repetitions with heavier weights WILL tone your arms very quickly because heavy weights tax all the muscle fibers in your arm.
3. The exact same workout for extended periods of time. I don’t know how some women can endure the psychological boredom of doing the same workout week in and week out. Not only is this boring for your mind, but it’s boring for your body. And if your body gets bored, you’ll stop getting results.
4. Body-weight movements. Maybe ok for beginners, but not ok for those that want fast results. You see, free weights are much better because they allow you to work the arm muscles from many angles with any amount of weight.
Don’t get bogged down with all the information about arm-toning exercises. You have to take action or results will never come! Simply ignore the feeling of overwhelm and get started now, not tomorrow. With the above pointers in mind, your toned arms will be right around the corner.
Author Katherine Crawford, a fitness physiologist and former flabby arms sufferer, teaches how to do arm exercises for women. Unearth how to get sexy and toned arms by visiting her blog with advice on how to lose arm fat now!
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