Arm definition
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chinesethunda
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im not cathe, but i definitely know what you mean. It wasnt until i started to do alot of cardio, when i saw more defined arms. Try to do the elliptical with the arm handles that move. good luck!
Coakieanos
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How much cardio do you do? and do you do the same type of cario? or a variety?
Hi All,
Not Cathe, but thought I would throw in some of my experience. I have ALWAYS admired women with lovely toned arms and that was a top priority of mine. I could tell for years that while I was working with weights I was developing harder arm muscles but didn't see definition necessarily unless I was flexing.
It wasn't until I really started watching my diet and working out harder (doing more cardio too) and losing fat that the definition starting popping out. I am still not 100% where I want to be but I am really proud of my success; I finally have the arms that get noticed! People stop me and ask if I am a trainer!
Keep at it, because if you are working hard, once you lose more fat the definition WILL SHOW trust me. It took a while for me but it is SO WORTH IT.
;-)
Not Cathe, but thought I would throw in some of my experience. I have ALWAYS admired women with lovely toned arms and that was a top priority of mine. I could tell for years that while I was working with weights I was developing harder arm muscles but didn't see definition necessarily unless I was flexing.
It wasn't until I really started watching my diet and working out harder (doing more cardio too) and losing fat that the definition starting popping out. I am still not 100% where I want to be but I am really proud of my success; I finally have the arms that get noticed! People stop me and ask if I am a trainer!
Keep at it, because if you are working hard, once you lose more fat the definition WILL SHOW trust me. It took a while for me but it is SO WORTH IT.
;-)
Weight training and lowering body fat percentage should do the trick..
Since women loose weight from top to bottom...it shouldn't take to long.
>Hi Cathe
>
>I am wondering how you achieve such great definition in your
>upper arms. I have tried all combinations of lighter
>weight/endurance, slow&heavy, split workouts etc to no avail.
>My arms just look thicker not necessarily more defined.
>
>Michelle
Since women loose weight from top to bottom...it shouldn't take to long.>Hi Cathe
>
>I am wondering how you achieve such great definition in your
>upper arms. I have tried all combinations of lighter
>weight/endurance, slow&heavy, split workouts etc to no avail.
>My arms just look thicker not necessarily more defined.
>
>Michelle
Michelle,
These are simply my suggestions from my experience so I am by no means an expert here!
But it sounds like you don't need to lose weight and quite possibly you could stand to gain some (?) Just a thought. But, for arm definition, I'll be honest, I personally work HARD and A LOT at it.
Meaning I don't just do upper body once or twice a week, I would say in some way every day I am working out my arms.
Let me clarify. I work out (now) 6x a week. I (now) start off with 45 minutes (sometimes 30 on cardio days) of cardio on the elliptical, followed then by my weight workout (3x a week) or additional cardio workout (3x a week) I also just added yoga so that tends to be an additional "workout" 2-3 times a week (some might not call it a workout and I dont count on yoga for my fitness goals but certain kinds do work your arms/legs HARD!!)
When I do cardio, it is often Cathe (now, I am new) or Taebo or Jillian Michaels; almost all of these perhaps with the exception of Cathe's step only workouts involve some type of arm work during the cardio; kickboxing especially. Then on cardio days I will sometimes end my workouts with mini-circuits, usually for shoulders. I'll use 5-8 pounds weights and do 3 sets or use the bands I have ~ anything to keep my heart rate up and work on chiseling out the arms.
Then of course on weight days I make sure my week is balanced out with lower and upper body work. I do a lot of pushups also.
***I don't know if this is the "answer" for you. AS you know we all have different metabolisms and I have simply continued to experiment and find out what works for me. I think the more you focus on it the more you will start to see results and that will encourage to do it more and it will be a great perpetual cycle. It worked for me!
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These are simply my suggestions from my experience so I am by no means an expert here!
But it sounds like you don't need to lose weight and quite possibly you could stand to gain some (?) Just a thought. But, for arm definition, I'll be honest, I personally work HARD and A LOT at it.
Meaning I don't just do upper body once or twice a week, I would say in some way every day I am working out my arms.
Let me clarify. I work out (now) 6x a week. I (now) start off with 45 minutes (sometimes 30 on cardio days) of cardio on the elliptical, followed then by my weight workout (3x a week) or additional cardio workout (3x a week) I also just added yoga so that tends to be an additional "workout" 2-3 times a week (some might not call it a workout and I dont count on yoga for my fitness goals but certain kinds do work your arms/legs HARD!!)
When I do cardio, it is often Cathe (now, I am new) or Taebo or Jillian Michaels; almost all of these perhaps with the exception of Cathe's step only workouts involve some type of arm work during the cardio; kickboxing especially. Then on cardio days I will sometimes end my workouts with mini-circuits, usually for shoulders. I'll use 5-8 pounds weights and do 3 sets or use the bands I have ~ anything to keep my heart rate up and work on chiseling out the arms.
Then of course on weight days I make sure my week is balanced out with lower and upper body work. I do a lot of pushups also.
***I don't know if this is the "answer" for you. AS you know we all have different metabolisms and I have simply continued to experiment and find out what works for me. I think the more you focus on it the more you will start to see results and that will encourage to do it more and it will be a great perpetual cycle. It worked for me!
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