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Weekend Work Outs #7
Not only are toned, defined arm muscles sexy, they also serve the practical purpose of helping you lift, throw and hold weight in everyday life without getting injured. Who wants to be a weak and pathetic girl huh?
So first up, get yourself a set of dumbbells. You can pick them up at the Warehouse pretty cheaply, or you can make your own by filling a couple of small Pump bottles with sand or water.
“I only want to lose fat from one place” Despite all the myths out there, there’s no way tolose weight from just one area of your body. Body fathas a mind of its own and appears in all the wrongplaces and falls off all the wrong places.
However,the only way to lose body fat from a specific area is toreduce your overall body fat. However, you can shapeup any area of your body with the right exercise andcreate gorgeous tone and definition!
Standing Biceps Curl with Dumbbells
1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent, or sit in upright position.
2. Grasp dumbbells with an underhand grip (palms facing forward), arms hanging down at your sides.
3. Flex at the elbows and curl dumbbells up to approximately shoulder level. Keep elbows close to sides throughout movement—don’t allow them to move forward.This exercise may be done one arm at a time.
4. Return to starting position.
Hammer Curls with Dumbbells
1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent, or sit in upright position.
2. Grab dumbbells with palms facing each other, arms hanging down at your sides.
3. Flex at the elbows and curl dumbbells up to approximately shoulder level. Keep elbows close to sides throughout movement—don’t allow them to move forward.
This exercise may be done one arm at a time.
4. Return to starting position.
Note: Remember to keep back and head straight in a neutral position throughout movement. Shoulders should be stabilized by squeezing shoulder blades together slightly—only the elbow joint should move.
TRICEPS
Lying Triceps Extension with Dumbbells
1. Sit in upright position on a flat bench. Rest dumbbells on corresponding thighs.
2. Lie on back and bring the dumbbells to your chest. Press up so they are directly over shoulders with palms facing in.
3. Lower dumbbells toward forehead by bending elbows to 90°. Elbows should remain pointing forward. Arms shouldn’t move from the shoulder to the elbow.
4. Return to start position.
5 summer activities to tone triceps
Check out ways to tone your arms (and other parts of your body) while doing something you love!
- Kayaking/rowing/windsurfing: Awesome upper body workout!
- Tennis/swingball: Great for hand-eye coordination and upper and lower body
- Swimming: Total workout for muscles, heart and lungs!
- Horse riding: Great for shoulders, arms, back, butt and thighs.
- Waterskiing/wakeboarding/kneeboarding: Every muscle gets a wake-up call and you’ll feel it the next day!
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thank you, i need to do them. i also need to do something about my posture, its terrible Posted by tkennard "on" 08/11 "at"09:37 PM |
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