Best Advice For Jiggly Arms?

[bellajgw]

So not only am I eating low carb, drinking lots of water, but I'm also exercising for health and to build strength. My biggest problem area is my arms. I lift weights, the whole circuit, and do two sets of 12 per the instructions of a friend of mine who is a huge exercise nut. I also do a LOT of cardio as well.

I'm seeing a difference in my waist, my hips, and my thighs but my arms aren't changing much at all, in fact they got a little bigger.

Now, I know that part of that is that I'm building muscles in there, but I was hoping that with the weight loss and fat burning I'd see the arm jiggle disappear along with everything else. I've been doing this for 3 months now and still no help!

I'm looking for some advice, what has worked for you, how long it took, etc. Give me hope!!! I have my wedding in a little less than 2 months and its a sleeveless dress. I'll be pissed if I lose a lot everywhere BUT the area people will see.

I need your thoughts, suggestions, what is the BEST thing you know of to get these grandma arm waddle to reduce, deminish, tighten, be made smaller????

[liv]

Re: Best Advice For Jiggly Arms?

Do you lift very heavy weights?
If you want to work on toning you may want try lighter weights but lot more reps. I do ones for triceps especially. Like tricep kick backs with lighter weights. I do some dips too at times

Or pilates exercises or yoga. The sun salutation in yoga done as a flow with planks, downward facing docs and chaturangas are very good for arms.

Here is a pilates arm sculpting with weights that I have done but if you lift a lot it may not be intensive enough for you

YouTube - 10 min pilates sclupting

You keep it up it will come

[bellajgw]

Re: Best Advice For Jiggly Arms?

Not really heavy, my bicep reps tend to be around 27 pounds and my triceps are around 40. I've been doing a little pilates and yoga as well. Once I can lift a bit more I'll begin doing the lighter weights and more reps but I want to increase my strength as well as sculpt my arms.

I see these pictures of people who've lost a lot of weight and they either still have big arms with loads of jiggle and thin everywhere elses or they have amazingly sculpted arms. I guess I'm trying to ensure the sculpted arms bit At this point I'd settle for smaller jiggle in the next two months.

[liv]

Re: Best Advice For Jiggly Arms?

Well those pounds beat my three and five for sure. I may do 20 for biceps once in a while but normally not. I prefer to build the stenght by holding or by using strength poses in yoga or pilates.

[beachbaby]

Re: Best Advice For Jiggly Arms?

Liv,
Thanks so much for the reference to the Pilates video. I am currently zero weight bearing on my right leg after surgery and need to up my exercise.
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[chinadoll]

Re: Best Advice For Jiggly Arms?

The All Guns Blazing challenge sounds like it is made for you. Check it out in the Exercise Challenges with Mickkey

[beachbaby]

Re: Best Advice For Jiggly Arms?

Thanks, I will go check it out right now.
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