How To Tame Those Bat Wing Arms
Posted: Monday, November 12, 2007
by Patricia Zelkovsky
Bat wing is a Diet Street Term commonly used in describing the floppy skin under the upper arm. Women hedging forty and over are the chief victims of bat wings. Here are some of the exercises by which you can eliminate bat wings.
Exercise 1: Lay on the bed (or any flat surface) so that when you fully extend your arm up to your head-area, they hang off the bed. Use light weights and holding one in each hand, bring them up very slowly. It's not the speed that works the muscle, rather the force expressed during your workout. Work up slowly to a rep that suits your personal needs.
Exercise 3: With a small free weight in your hand, and in a standing position, put your arm straight out. Next, bend your arm at the elbow. Next, slowly lift your arm - going towards your shoulder blade, on past until the weight in hanging above your back. Reach back as far as you can without straining. You should feel a slight pull in the underarm. This exercise is effective in working out the underarm area assists in toning and tightening.
Exercise 4: Using 1-2 pound hand weights and a jump rope, follow this routine: Skip rope for one minute; then rest. Then lift the weights over your shoulder for 60 seconds. Repeat this routine twice. Voila! If you do this exercise three times per week, within a month the bat wings will be gone.
If you have never exercised before, here are some simple ways to target your triceps; biceps and shoulders.
Triceps: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding an end of a resistance band in each hand. Extend your left arm diagonally up and your right arm diagonally down, palms out. Bend your right elbow, bringing right fist and forearm in toward your chest. Do 8 to 10 reps; switch arms and repeat.
Biceps: Stand on the center of a resistance band, feet shoulder-width apart, arms down at sides. Hold an end of the band in each hand, palms facing each other. Bend both elbows, keeping them tucked into sides, to bring hands up toward shoulders while rotating wrists 180 degrees so that palms face out at the top, then lower.
Shoulders: Place the center of your feet on a resistance band and stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Hold an end of the band in each hand, arms straight down at sides, palms facing your body. Raise your arms straight out to the sides to chest height so that they are parallel to the floor; hold for two counts; lower and repeat.
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