Banish Flabby Arms

Think it's impossible to turn your saggy underarms into sleek, toned arms? Time to change your thinking and tone up your triceps!

Do you dread wearing sleeveless evening gowns? Wish your swimsuit covered your arms down to your elbow? Fear waving to family and friends when they're leaving town? Then it's time for you to get rid of those flabby underarms! To make it happen, you've got to do five things.

Number One: Know the Muscle
The muscles that are causing your underarm sag are your triceps. So while doing exercises that strengthen other parts of the arm are helpful for your overall health, they aren't going to give your underarm the upper lift you seek. Rather, you're going to have to go after the muscle that is causing the sag - your triceps. But before you do that, you've got to consider something else that is more basic than overcoming flabby arms.

Number Two: Remember Your Body Is the Spot
When you have fat stored in your arms, you can't simply make it disappear with a few magic exercises. You're going to have to tone up the rest of your body as well. Along with triceps-specific exercises, get plenty of cardio in your routine. This will get you sweating and help you burn fat from your head to your toes.

Without this full-body burn, your spot-specific exercises will reap very little visible benefit for your triceps. So before you spend hours in the gym, working out your underarms, you should spend half an hour on the treadmill or the Stairmaster.

Number Three: Feel the Burn
If you stop working out when you start to sweat or begin to feel a little fatigued, you aren't giving your triceps the full workout they need. In order to push your triceps to the position and shape you want, you're going to have to work them harder than ever. That doesn't mean you should work your body to exhaustion every day. Like every other body part, your triceps need some days off between being worked out.

Good exercises that are tailored specifically for your triceps include the following:

• push-ups with your hands close together or touching
• bench press with your hands close together
• overhead cable extensions
• weighted dips
• dumbbell triceps presses

Number Five: Never Give Up
It may take some time to cut away the flab under your arm, but if you keep yourself focused and really want sleek arms, it's worth the effort. So know what you want, push yourself to reach it, and never give up. With perseverance and plenty of hard work, you'll have the arms you've always wanted!

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