Functional workouts are great. We do a lot of them here on Wednesday Workout. They work your entire body as a whole, to improve your fitness, strengthen your core, enhance your sport, prevent injury, and just make life more, well, do-able. Think of exercises like squats, push ups, burpees, and lunges, that work multiple muscles at once.
But sometimes it is useful and, well, fun, to put the spotlight on smaller exercises, really target individual muscle groups to specifically increase their strength and, let’s be honest, their appearance.
That’s what we’re doing today with this Awesome Arms workout. By doing these exercises which isolate your biceps, triceps, and deltoids, you can correct muscle imbalances, strengthen the individual muscles (which can improve your functional exercises), and get the cut you’ve been looking for.
Depending on your regular workout program, you can intersperse the Awesome Arms exercises into your regular mix, or do the whole Awesome Arm workout on its own once or twice a week. Remember to use weights that are heavy enough to allow 10-12 repetitions on the arm exercises, 12-15 reps on the shoulders. Move slowly and with good form.
And finally, remember that you can work your arms until they all off, but if you don’t eat right and burn some calories with some kind of cardio exercise, all that muscle tone will remain hidden.
What is your favorite arm-defining move?
I love tricep dips!
Me too! When I’m in really good shape I like to use a squat rack, put my hands on one side, feet on the other. Probably only works well for us tall girls, though.
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Awesome Arms
My arms are definitely my most favorite part of my body to see definition! Thanks for the workout! I love doing bicep curls. I love seeing how big my bicep gets when I curl up (: Makes me feel strong!
Thanks, enjoy the workout. Yeah, I love the definition in my arms too. Especially triceps (cause it’s way better that the alternative
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Awesome Arms
I miss these! They are so low on the priority list that I’ve put them aside for awhile – I enjoyed tricep kick-backs fr a while. Now I’m finding that compound movements like assisted pull-ups and push-ups are doing something similar. But not quite Debbie arms!
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Haha, thanks. Yeah, I actually love triceps pushups. When I started doing yoga, it made a huge difference in the definition of my triceps. Thank Chaturangas! (See the picture that pops up in the bottom right corner
) The nice thing about these type of exercise is that it gives you balance, strength and appearance-wise, especially if you are a lot stronger or weaker on one side.
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Awesome Arms
THANK YOU for the comment about eating right too.
Im a skull crusher with barbells lover.
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Most important part in my opinion.
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Awesome Arms
I love working out my upper body! But I definitely pay more attention to my shoulder and back than my biceps/tris. Hmmmm, maybe I need to change that up a bit
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It’s all about balance. If you’re doing compound exercises for your chest, back and shoulders, you’re hitting the bi’s & tri’s. These are just nice once in a while to add definition and to balance strength.
Debbie recently posted..Wednesday Workout: Awesome Arms
you look good girl
Thanks! (is it just my brain that adds the “for your age?”
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