What Not To Do When Toning Your Arms In The Gym
Written by Katherine Crawford M.S.   
Sunday, 25 April 2010 07:58
At one point in my life, I was hell bent on finding the absolute best arm exercises for women.
by KatherineCrawford,M.S.


At one point in my life, I was hell bent on finding the absolute best arm exercises for women.

My flabby arms had taken over my life and it was time for me to fight back. And fight back I did. If you are also fighting back the flab, please read on.

It can be a tough fight, but rest assured that there is hope. You see, there are top methods for exercising your arms. Unfortunately, most women stumble because they don't know what the top methods are. In fact, many women confuse the wrong methods with the top methods!

But it's not their fault. You could spend an entire lifetime trying to figure out what information is accurate. There are simply way too many savvy marketers out there ready to empty out your purse! So here are 4 pitfalls to avoid when doing arm exercises for women:

1. The stability ball. I'm assuming your main goal is to get toned arms as soon as possible. Stability balls prevent this because they limit the amount of weight you can use when exercising. And to get toned arms quickly, you have to use the heaviest weights.

2. The bouncy bosu. Again, bosu balls limit the amount of weight you can use when exercising. They are great for increasing balance, coordination and stabilization. But are you getting ready for some type of balance challenge or the day when you can finally go sleeveless?

3. The one-foot exercise. Personal trainers will confidently claim that exercising on one foot increases propioception (coordination of body parts), and they are right. Increasing propioception, however, is not your goal. Getting sexy arms is.

4. Five-pound dumbbells. I have never worked with a woman who could not use heavier weights. Maybe if it's your first time working out ever, these would be appropriate starting weights. But expect to increase the weight within a week. If you only use light weights and high repetitions when exercising, your flabby arms are not going to go away for a very long time.

The main key here is to not be wowed by the fitness industry's gimmicks when learning how to do arm exercises for women. You have to train your arms hard and heavy to get the fastest results. And now you know 4 things you shouldn't be doing when exercising your arm flab off.

Also, try to not get paralyzed by over analysis. After all, it is absolutely critical that you take action quickly in order to get the fastest results.

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