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I was planning on doing cable work for my triceps and biceps every second day for the next month. As a beginner you have a much quicker adaptation to activity then an intermediate or advanced lifter, so to that end this is an appropriate strategy, but with one caveat: time between workouts is not the only factor that affects your recovery. Other factors ...

I don't think you can burn fat just in your arms, and it doesn't seem like you're overweight anyway. Why do you want to get rid of the arm fat? It probably doesn't matter. If it's for aesthetics, you'd probably do better to just try to add muscle, which would firm up your arms despite the fat that is on them.

For arm wrestling your going to want to work out the shoulder and arm muscles. Chair dips(Triceps) Narrow grip push ups(Triceps) Chin ups and Inverted Chin ups (Biceps) Push ups (Shoulders) Superman (Shoulders) General overall upper body strength will help. These exercises work more than one muscle which should only help and not harm your case. If it ...

The number one workout you should absolutely be doing is the squat. It is bar-none the best functional exercise you can do, and it will work out your entire leg. A second workout to consider is the deadlift which is a good supplementary exercise alongside the squat. As for arms, you're really going to want to target the triceps, shoulder, upper back, and ...

Several things can affect the size and makeup of your muscles: What you eat. Eating carbs post workout can help increase the size of the muscles for a time. Also, more fat in your muscle tissue adds to the bulk. If you burn that fat, the muscle appears to shrink even though the strength is unaffected. How you train. Long endurance work makes muscles ...

The truth is that you can build upper body strength and muscle using only your body weight. Marco is right! You can at least invest in a pull-up bar. You can try this workout: Plyo Push-ups Chin-ups Chair Dips Plank Pelvis Crunch Side Plank Pelvis Crunch Try to perform 3 sets of 12-15 reps (work your way up) 3 days per week with one day of rest in ...

You're looking for exercises to bulk up without special equipment. So first of all I would advice you to buy some dumbbells because they offer the resistance you will need to bulk up. Sure you can create a well defined upper body using only bodyweight movements but your goal is to bulk up, so you need resistance. You need to trigger your muscle fibres in ...