Shape Up: A Call to Arms
All right ladies, this is a call to arms. As in toned, lean, strong arms! I asked my trainer, Jarett Del Bene to share a few of his favorite exercises for great, red carpet worthy arms. Here are few of his top recommended exercises for lovely, trim arms:
Close Grip Push Ups
In push up position, keep your hands close together and your elbows tight to your sides as your do push ups to target the triceps while also working your chest and shoulders... Do as many as you can.
Front Raise with Triceps Extension
Sit upright, weights hanging by your sides with palms facing in. Keep your arms straight and raise the weights above your head until your arms are extended. Then, bend your elbows and drop the weights behind your head–keeping your elbows tight by your ears. This works your shoulders and triceps. Do 15 reps.
Hammer Curls
Stand or sit with palms facing in. Curl weight until your arm makes a 90-degree angle and hold it there for 5 seconds, lower then repeat. This works your biceps. Do 15 reps.
If you do these moves 3 times a week, you will see results in no time!
Do you like these fitness blogs? Leave me your Shape Up questions in the comments below!
XO Lauren
Photo: Vogue Italia
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Pictures or video of the exercises would be very helpful, or even links to a youtube.com video, would be very helpful! -
Pictures or video of the exercises would be very helpful, or even links to a youtube.com video, would be very helpful!
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Pictures or video of the exercises would be very helpful, or even links to a youtube.com video, would be very helpful!
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Pictures or video of the exercises would be very helpful, or even links to a youtube.com video, would be very helpful!
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I love these blog posts...I cancelled my gym membership to save money, I love that so many of these workouts can be done at home...
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I love these blog posts...I cancelled my gym membership to save money, I love that so many of these workouts can be done at home...
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Love that fitness blogs!
And I think an exercise for arms is very important, because no one think about, but it is very neccessary to look good and don´t have arms like chickens ;) -
Arms are my problem area =( I'm going to add these to my routine!
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I really need help with the lower abdominal area. No matter what I do, I can't seem to lose that pouch that is my lower abs. I've done reverse crunches, but those don't seem to work for me. I need some good, effective exercises for the lower abs.
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I like the fitness posts, I hate working out but it makes me feel good and look good. I like these tips and I'm going to incorporate them into my workout regime!
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I love these fitness blogs! For me, it would be really helpful to get more tips on how to slim down my thighs and bum :)
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Yes, these tips are wonderful...in the opposite direction of arms, what can I do to rid of nasty cellulite?!
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Could you post some tips from your trainer to get a flat stomach? Thats the spot I have the most trouble getting tone. Thanks :)
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i'm starting to workout more often now, great tips! :)
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I love reading about new workout tips because I am always hitting the gym! Right now I could really use some tips on how to tone and slim down my thighs/quads gluts, and hamstrings because summer hits! Do you think you could do a post about that sometime in the near future?!
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keep the tips coming i need to get rid of the remaining flab in my thighs and stomach by prom (same day as my birthday woot woot!). Running + vegetarianism has helped me build ALOT of muscle in 2012 alone.
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