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Michelle Obama Arm Envy Reaching New Heights
Michelle Obama made a fashionable entrance into the White House, and the first lady has been receiving attention on her style choices and toned arms since President Obama was sworn into office. While Michelle has been showing her commitment to promoting healthful eating across the country, Americans have been exhibiting their dedication to her toned arms on the Internet and in the gym.
There's a website dedicated to the first lady's enviable arms, appropriately named First Guns, where Michelle's arms have been endearingly nicknamed Thunder and Lightning.
Stretch It: Seated Biceps Stretch
Here's a stretch for one of the biggest muscles in your arms, the biceps. Along with your biceps, you'll also feel a nice stretch in your pectoralis mucles (your chest).
- Sit on the floor with your legs bent in front of you.
- Lean back and place your hands flat on floor just behind your booty.
Back to Basics: Overhead Press
Putting all the fancy machines and accessories aside, sometimes you just want to get in a good workout without having to decipher how to use the gadgets. The overhead press is a great way to work your deltoids, biceps and triceps using a set of dumbbells. Pick a dumbbell weight that tires your muscles by about 12 lifts, a good weight to start with is five pounds.
Which Type of Fit Man Attracts You?
A new study has found that women are more physically attracted to brawny men, especially for a fling. But when it comes to finding a long-term partner, they tend to pick a regular man over a mate with huge biceps.
So I am curious: In general are you more attracted to a man with a chiseled bod (Matthew McConaughey), or one who is more average (Matthew Perry)?
Guess Who?
Guess who's got these toned and muscular arms?
Want to find out? Then read more
Get Lifted: Alternating Hammer Curls
Looking to tone up those arms? The Hammer Curl is a great way to work your biceps as well as your forearms.
To learn how to do the alternating hammer curl, read more
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Band It: Bicep Curls With Forward Lunges
Bicep curls are an essential strength-training move, but they can become boring after a while. So make them a little more challenging by adding lunges.
Grab a resistance band and keep reading
Multitasking Move: Wide Squat and Biceps
Squats are one of the best exercises you can do to strengthen and tone your quads and glutes. Here's a variation with your legs wide, and it incorporates a bicep curl to get more bang for your buck.
To learn how to do this exercise read more
Multitasking Move: Walking Squats With Bicep Curls and Overhead Press
If toning your tush and thighs is on your mind, then you've got to get busy doing squats. They target your lower body like no other move, and just after a few repetitions you'll start feeling the burn. Here's a variation on the basic squat.
Bicep Curl Rehab
One of the most common arm strengthening moves is the bicep curl. At any given point you can find someone doing bicep curls at the gym. Problem is, that at any given point you can also find someone doing them wrong by cheating.
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