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The warmer weather of summer always makes us more aware of our bodies – the good news is you can drastically change the shape of your arms and shoulders (and look great in tank tops) by doing a few simple moves and using exercise videos. You don’t need expensive gym equipment, if you have a set of hand weights or even some resistance tubing you can get the same great results that expensive, bulky gym equipment will give you. Or if you don’t like working out with weights, by simply doing push-ups you are working all the major muscles in the upper body as well as getting a bit of ab work at the same time!
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The three areas you need to work if you want great looking arms and shoulders are your deltoids (shoulders), biceps and triceps. Don’t be surprised if your biceps feel stronger than your triceps, this is normal, simply use different size weights for the various muscle groups or modify the amount of repetitions in each set. And while intensity is important, form is takes the priority over intensity – if you are loosing form you are working too hard.
Bicep Curls:
The muscles on the front of the upper arm are your biceps and an easy way to train this muscle group is with arm curls. To begin, your arms should be straight with your elbows directly under your shoulders, now simply bend your arms (without moving the elbow) and lift the weight towards your shoulders.
Triceps:
If you want to tone up the back of the arm, you will want to find a variety of exercises that target the triceps. Dips are a great triceps exercise: To do them, find a sturdy chair, with your back towards the seat, place your palms on the chair with your fingers facing towards your body and bend your arms and then straighten them.
Deltoid Exercises:
The deltoids are the muscles in your shoulders and a nicely shaped shoulder really looks nice! To sculpt your shoulders you will need to exercise your deltoids. To do a lateral raise, with your weights in your hands, stand with your arms to your sides and simply raise your arms to the side to shoulder level and lower in a slow, controlled fashion.
There are dozens of options when it comes to sculpting your arms and your shoulders, to learn a few great techniques consider buying a few workout videos to learn good form. By varying your workout with different exercises, you will get better results by working the muscles differently and creating a more balanced workout program.
With just ten minutes a day, you can create sleeker and more toned arms and wear tank tops with confidence! And if you are feeling ambitious, dust off your exercise videos and learn a few new techniques to add to your workout routine. Beautifully sculpted arms and shoulders are well within your reach in just ten minutes a day!
Read another article about how to get beautiful arms.
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