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Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:57 am  |
Hello, May I ask?
Is there any methods or products to slim down fat arms in short periods? I need to slim down the arms, Can please share any methods or products that you are currenlty using or you have tried before?
Appreciate any opinions |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:40 am |
I need to do this too. I asked my aerobics instructor and and she suggested waving my arms around in the water would help (making kind of like an "s" shape over and over in the water). There is enough resistance for the muscle to work but it is not going to build excess muscle which I am worried about because I build muscle really easily.
Juliette |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:28 am |
| Yoga? |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:58 am |
| Tricep exercises! These really tighten up your arms so they appear slimmer...if you google tricep exercises or female tricep exercises there are lots of results. |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:14 am |
| A good quick fix is this cream stuff that I bought on an infomercial called Thin n Sexy. You put it on, wrap in cellophane and sit for an hour. You do lose inches and it lasts for about a week. It's not a huge difference but enough for your pants to feel looser and enough to encourage you to go to the gym because you feel better. Obviously my arms weren't instantly cut and toned from it, but they were smaller. I wish I could use it more, but I develop a rash from it, so I'll use it, feel good about inches lost, but kind of itchy and bumpy for a few days afterwards. |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:41 pm |
| This may be a little unrelated--but has anyone tried Mesotherapy or Lipdissolve? |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:13 pm |
a small amount of weight lifting will help tone your arms. Once your arms are more tone, they will appear smaller. Not too much weight though unless you are going for the body builder look  |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:05 pm |
| Your arms show results the fastest of any muscle group (this is what I've heard)... I believe it too... you should start doing some pushups and weight training.. it won't bulk your muscles.. I've greatly reduced my arms in the past couple of months by doing pushups every day and working with 10 pound dumbells.. I would go as far as to say I love my arms these days. |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:16 pm |
I agree that push up definitely helps. And you see results fast. I do push ups everyday too!
Another way that I learned from this Yoga video I have...
For Biceps:
- extend your arms out horizontally
- bend them upwards in 90 deg angle
- breathe in as you bend, breathe out as you extend
Do this for a few minutes--you'll feel sore, but do it for another minute or so after you feel the sore.
(The video also recommends that you turn your head all the way left/right as you bend/extend, but I find that hurting my neck)
For Triceps:
- bend your arm upwards and keep your elbow right by your ribs
- breathe in as you extend your arms up high
- breathe out as you bring your arms back down (elbow by the ribs again)
This are really "light weight" exercises and really easy!  |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:24 pm |
| swimming or yoga/pilates is a really good way to slim down arms in a short time! |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:25 pm |
| oh and its great because the resistance is lighter so theres small chance of developing bulky muscles! |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:23 pm |
| julliams wrote: |
I need to do this too. I asked my aerobics instructor and and she suggested waving my arms around in the water would help (making kind of like an "s" shape over and over in the water). There is enough resistance for the muscle to work but it is not going to build excess muscle which I am worried about because I build muscle really easily.
Juliette |
Hi, Juliette, thanks for your suggestion.
I wonder if I could not find a pool easily and we need to do this exercise everyday, right? So, will it be as effective if I do it without water?
I think cant, cause we need water resistance, right? |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:24 pm |
Hi, Violetanne, thanks for your post.
Oh, I was advised not to do yoga because I had slip disc in the past few years and I dare not to do yoga.... |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:26 pm |
| Olyn wrote: |
| Tricep exercises! These really tighten up your arms so they appear slimmer...if you google tricep exercises or female tricep exercises there are lots of results. |
Hello, Olyn, thanks for your reply.
I have not hear this before (forgive me!), I will google for it! Thanks.
But, one question, will it convert the fats into BIG muscles? Oh, I dont want BIG muscles..... |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:30 pm |
| skin adict2 wrote: |
| A good quick fix is this cream stuff that I bought on an infomercial called Thin n Sexy. You put it on, wrap in cellophane and sit for an hour. You do lose inches and it lasts for about a week. It's not a huge difference but enough for your pants to feel looser and enough to encourage you to go to the gym because you feel better. Obviously my arms weren't instantly cut and toned from it, but they were smaller. I wish I could use it more, but I develop a rash from it, so I'll use it, feel good about inches lost, but kind of itchy and bumpy for a few days afterwards. |
Hi,Skin adict2, thank you for your suggestion.
I am interested to know more about this cream, mind to elaborate?Please...
Is it possible to get it in Asia? I wonder where could I find this stuff?
May I know how long does it show the inches reduction? I just hope to get my arms looked smaller. |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:32 pm |
| bergquis wrote: |
| a small amount of weight lifting will help tone your arms. Once your arms are more tone, they will appear smaller. Not too much weight though unless you are going for the body builder look |
Hi, Bergquis, thanks for your post.
just wonder...weight lifting will lead to muscles, isnt it? And, it will takes years before I could see any difference, right? |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:35 pm |
| PhoebesMeow wrote: |
| Your arms show results the fastest of any muscle group (this is what I've heard)... I believe it too... you should start doing some pushups and weight training.. it won't bulk your muscles.. I've greatly reduced my arms in the past couple of months by doing pushups every day and working with 10 pound dumbells.. I would go as far as to say I love my arms these days. |
Hi, PhoebesMeow, thanks for your reply.
Sorry... Sorry, May I know what is "pushups" ? How could I do it?
We can see the difference in just a few months? |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:38 pm |
| sweetreat wrote: |
I agree that push up definitely helps. And you see results fast. I do push ups everyday too!
Another way that I learned from this Yoga video I have...
For Biceps:
- extend your arms out horizontally
- bend them upwards in 90 deg angle
- breathe in as you bend, breathe out as you extend
Do this for a few minutes--you'll feel sore, but do it for another minute or so after you feel the sore.
(The video also recommends that you turn your head all the way left/right as you bend/extend, but I find that hurting my neck)
For Triceps:
- bend your arm upwards and keep your elbow right by your ribs
- breathe in as you extend your arms up high
- breathe out as you bring your arms back down (elbow by the ribs again)
This are really "light weight" exercises and really easy! |
Hi, Sweetreat,thanks for your replies.
Compared to biceps and triceps, does pushups give faster results?
How long should I do the bricep and tricep in a day? |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:39 pm |
| smqueen wrote: |
| oh and its great because the resistance is lighter so theres small chance of developing bulky muscles! |
Hi, Smqueen, thanks for your posts.
I could not find a pool easily for everyday...  |
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:13 am |
Hello, Can you please recommend me slimming cream or products that you used before? I have no idea which brand or which type to buy.
Appreciate any opinions, please |
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:42 am |
| handsbella wrote: |
Hi, Sweetreat,thanks for your replies.
Compared to biceps and triceps, does pushups give faster results?
How long should I do the bricep and tricep in a day? |
For me I think they both show results about the same rate? Push ups provide more resistance but you do less repititions, whereas the other exercises I mentioned above, you'll be able to do more repititions.
For me personally, I do the 'modified push ups' most of the time , so basically instead of having my toes grounding my lower body, I have my knees on the floor, then lift one leg completely so my leg is parallel to the floor, and have the other knee on the ground but keep my toes pointing upwards so my calf is lifted as well. I do 15 reps on each side and then change.
Here's a "picture" how the body would look like from the side in this position
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"O" is the head. |/ is the bent leg with knee on the floor.
For any push ups, if you keep your elbows pointing outwards away from your body, then you work the biceps more; when you keep your elbows closer to your body (by your ribs), then you work the triceps more.
For the exercises I described above for biceps and triceps, I do maybe several minutes for each exercise. I never really timed it because I just keep on doing it until my arms are really sore and I absolutely can't bend/lift them anymore. You can definitely feel your muscles tightening up afterwards.
Combining these with cardio exercises helps a lot too (my personal favorite is cardio kickboxing because it's good cardio plus you can work out the arms at the same time)!
Good luck!!!  |
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:49 am |
| sweetreat wrote: |
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"O" is the head. |/ is the bent leg with knee on the floor. |
oops the little "picture" is all messed up... Lemme try this again:
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:33 am |
Hi Handsbella
Lifting to much weight can lead to muscles, but I suggest you lift "light" weights. Too much will cause big defined muscles. But if you lift 5-10 lbs it will tone your arms, thus reducing the fat, so your arms are really smaller and more defined. At least that has been my experience. I do caution you though, I have lifted too much weight in my arms and upper chest, and then I notice I lose my (chest)... |
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:57 am |
Lighter weights and more repetitions will help in not bulking up.
Also, if you combine lifting weights with cardio (like running, or an eliptical machine) you will see results much faster.
I sprained my wrist recently from roller derby and could not lift my arms for awhile...I noticed when I waved  I also waved down below!
But since having gotten back into focusing on my arms, I've noticed a difference in a few weeks.
The thing is, once you slim down your arms, or any part of your body, you have to keep doing something to maintain it...or your body will go back to the way it was. This is my experience anyway. I lost 60 lbs. and gained 40 of it back when I stopped working out. I kept the last 20 off because i got back in the gym.
Now I'm losing the weight again, but in a more effective (albeit slower) way. |
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:30 am |
| handsbella wrote: |
| Olyn wrote: |
| Tricep exercises! These really tighten up your arms so they appear slimmer...if you google tricep exercises or female tricep exercises there are lots of results. |
Hello, Olyn, thanks for your reply.
I have not hear this before (forgive me!), I will google for it! Thanks.
But, one question, will it convert the fats into BIG muscles? Oh, I dont want BIG muscles..... |
If you are concerned about getting too bulky, then I would stick to the exercises targeted at women. I don't do pushups myself as I have very weak wrists, but the method sweettreat mentioned is a good way to start. Although I have had no trouble in this department. I do regular tricep exercises with or without 3 pound dumbells, and I get definition, not bulk. Keep in mind that as you gain muscle, you should lose fat, even if you are not changing your diet. Muscle burns a lot more calories than fat, and takes up less space.
Good luck! |
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