Another Peek

How do you know you’re doing the best arm exercises for women and not wasting your time? Well, the truth is, you probably don’t know And if you are only working on your triceps, you’re very lost

But there’s a problem Figuring out which exercises to do amongst all the options out there can be harder than navigating a mine field. Seriously. Everybody will throw a different opinion at you.

As a result, I’ve decided to restore the balance and analyze as many arm exercises for women as I can as often as I can. Hopefully, I’ll save you a lot of time, and most importantly, the possibility of injury.

Without further delay, here is my analysis of the concentration curl:

1. Snapshot: Perhaps the most vivid illustration of this exercise comes from the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his classic film Pumping Iron. Thus, gym rats around the world can be seen doing this exercise all the time. It’s become a staple.

2. Technique quick-start: Sid down on a bench, keep your palm facing forwards and grab a dumbbell. Tighten your inner thigh and rest your elbow on the inner knee of said thigh. Bend said elbow and raise the dumbbell. Then slowly lower it. Repeat.

3. Most common errors: Using a yanking motion to get the dumbbell up. This uses momentum, not muscle to perform the exercise. Pushing the elbow with the inner knee to get the weight up.

4. Bottom line: There are a couple issues with this exercise. First and foremost, exercising one arm at a time is very inefficient. Second, because of the position your body is in, it’s virtually impossible to do this exercise with a lot of weight. And you need to use a lot of weight for the fastest arm toning.

So what arm exercises for women are you going to do? Hopefully, you’ll do some biceps exercises as well as triceps exercises. Don’t commit the same mistakes so many other women make by only working on their triceps! Watch out for my next review.