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Arm exercise
A quick look round any gym will demonstrate that arm exercises are among the most popular with all groups - from hard core body builders to rookies, teenagers to the elderly, men and women alike.
The reason is clear - they are easy to perform, and the results are obvious - you can literally see the muscle bulging as you perform the movement.
There's a whole host of great arm exercises to choose from, but it's important to be sure that you are choosing a variety of different arm exercises, to ensure that you have balanced muscle development.
Some of the more popular arm exercises include :- Biceps:
- Standing barbell curls
- Seated alternate dumbbell curls
- Incline dumbbell curls
- Machine/cable dumbbell curls
- Preacher curls
- Hammer Curls
- Triceps:
- Close grip bench presses
- Standing triceps extensions (cable)
- Lying triceps extensions/Skull crushers
- Standing triceps extensions
- Kick backs
- Forearms:
- Reverse curls
- Barbell wrist curls
- Dumbbell wrist curls
- Reverse barbell wrist curls
To achieve effective growth and development it is important that you choose from each of these groups. So for example, a typical workout might include Standing barbell curls then close grip bench presses, followed by seated alternate dumbbell curls and cable triceps extensions. Finish up with some dumbbell wrist curls, and you've worked the whole area.
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