FRAILTY, THY NAME IS.....ARMS
by Buzzed Beef
Greetings Bears!
Ah, who but The Bard could have said it better? Of course, when he had Hamlet speak of frailty, it was about his mother and not arms, but I think it works. No?
My arms (and let me assure that I mean from my shoulders to the tips of my fingers) have always been a particular frailty of mine. Oh, they were thick like the rest of me, but fleshy...soft.....not hard, defined muscle. At least, that's how they used to be. <GRIN>
Oh sure, I'd LOVE to tell you that from all my workouts I have towering, snow-capped mountainous biceps and thick, striated triceps, and round, cannonball shoulders. But, I don't.....YET! And let me stress yet. Because for the first time in my life (no exaggeration), I am getting some arms!! YAY.....yes, I am starting to really see the definition in my different arm muscles and see a noticeable difference between my arms and shoulders.
I'm convinced that my current arm workout is going to help me take the next steps into more size and definition. It's simple and effective. Here it is:
Overhead Military Barbell Presses (shoulders), Side Dumbbell Raises (shoulders), Preacher Curls, and Forearm Curls. You may notice there are no exercises singling out my Triceps. The trainer who is consulting me advises they get enough from my other workouts. I haven't totally bought that, so I may incorporate some dedicated triceps work in the near future.
Again, just as my other workouts, I start with two warm-up sets, followed by two sets of each exercise. The workout is followed with abdominal work and cardio. To break up the treadmill monotony, I've added the stationary bike into my cardio regime.
Next week, I'll discuss the varied abdominal exercises I use in my workout.
Hey, don't you like how I announce what next week's topic will be? Really stirs up the anticipation, huh? Almost like the wait for the next installment of a popular sci-fi movie series, yeah?
Until next time,
Hugs (and licks if you want 'em)