Best Arm Workouts for Women

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What are the best arm workouts for women? Lucky for you there is a simple answer. The best arm workouts for women are also the best arm workouts for men. “What? I don’t want to get massive like a man…”. Relax. A common misconception is that women can get as big as a man. Have you EVER seen a women that is jacked like a man? EVER? Yes, there are professional weight lifters that take TONS of supplements and spend all day in the gym, but they are TRYING to get big (and still they don’t get anywhere near the size that men get). Women are made different and it is just not possible especially if you are only lifting a couple hours a week (which is MORE than enough to get sexy). So drop that from your mind right now.

Back to the question: What are best arm workouts for women?

There are many many exercises that any woman or man could do to exercise different parts of their arm, but to keep it simple lets focus on just a couple that will get results. Everyone talks about Michelle Obama’s arms and how much they love them. Well here is how you can win over your own Barack with some simple arm workouts.

Bicep Curl

One of the best known and most effective arm workouts for women is the bicep curl. Start with a weight in your hand, palms facing out and lift the weight drawing a half circle from your thigh to your ear. Make sure to keep your shoulders down and don’t swing the weight. Make your movements slow and controlled.

How many should I do?

3 sets of 10 repetitions should be fine.

Am I lifting enough weight?

By your last set, you should feel like you are not able to finish.

Tricep Extension

This is another one of the best arm workouts for women. This is going to focus on the backside of your arm where you get the dredded “arm flab” (insert murderous scream here). Grab a dumbbell with both hands and place it over your head as if you were getting ready to chop some wood. Slowly bend your elbows and lower the weight behind your head, then lift it straight back up so you are pointing at the ceiling again.

How many should I do?

3 sets of 10 repetitions should be fine.

Am I lifting enough weight?

You should feel like you are working your arms, but you do not want to go to exhaustion because it is dangerous to have no energy left to move the weight because it is over your head. If you want a really good tricep workout go to the gym and get on a tricep cable machine. Then you can max out on weight and still be safe.

These two workouts are easily the two best arm workouts for women. Decide right here and now that this isn’t the summer that you’ll be wearing a shrug over your favorite tank tops! Tell us about your favorite sleeveless dress or shirt in the comments.

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