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Skip It: Triceps Kickback
Sometimes referred to as "bingo arms," the back of the upper arm can be toned and tightened by working the triceps. Unfortunately, most of us chose to do kickbacks to work the muscle group, and this might not be the most effective way to work your triceps. The body position required for the exercise — leaned over with elbow pinned to your side — not only makes it hard to overload the muscle to really work it, but you are only really working the muscle for the last quarter of the motion.
Multitasking Move: Balancing Tricep Kickback
Many women complain about their bums and the backs of their arms being a little jiggly, so here's an exercise that will tone both of those areas. Since you're working hard to stay balanced, you'll also be targeting your core.
To learn how to do this challenging move, grab a mat and a dumbbell and read more
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.
Get Strapless Dress Ready: 5 Tricep Exercises
It's that time of year when the temperature increases and the amount of clothes we wear decreases. If you're looking to get the backs of your upper arms ready to bare while wearing bathing suits, tanks, and strapless dresses, then add these five tricep-toning exercises to your strength training routine.
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Four Ways to Work Your Triceps
Often neglected in workouts, the triceps actually make up more of your arm than the biceps. If tricep kickbacks bore you to tears, there are many other ways to strengthen the backs of your arms. Women's Health has created an upper-arm workout to pump you up.
Get Lifted: Tricep Presses on Your Back
When I'm at the gym, I'm always looking for ways to work out lying down. Just kidding! I like to find new ways to target the back of my upper arms.
Back to Basics: Tricep Dips
Toning your triceps — the muscles that run on the backside of your upper arm from your shoulder to your elbow — is one way to really help prep your arms for tank tops. Tricep Dips are a great, basic exercise for working your triceps. What's more?
How To: Bent Over Row
Bikini season is approaching so many of us are focusing on getting our upper bodies toned. One exercise that is great for working your upper back, mid-back and triceps is the Bent Over Row. For this exercise, you'll need a workout bench (or chair) and a dumbbell.
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.
Multitasking Move: Boxing
Ever since I read about couples getting into the ring together I have been a bit obsessed with boxing. Well here's a great Pilates move using hand weights to help you add power to your punch. Yep, this exercise is called Boxing.
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