Having an idea of which exercises are a waste of time is just as important as having an idea of which exercises are the best. Unfortunately, some of the most prescribed arm exercises are extremely ineffective.
How did this come to be?
The truth is that, in this case, tradition has clouded common sense. It’s all too common for women to blindly do what the so called experts have been recommending.
Luckily for you, I’ve done all the research and I’m ready to share my findings. Why? Because I believe that getting sexy and toned arms shouldn’t involve the risk of injury.
Thus, here is my critique of triceps kickbacks for reducing flabby arms:
1. Summary: This is probably the most overrated triceps exercise out there. Seriously. I think this exercise is a waste of time for two main reasons. First, exercising one arm at a time is extremely inefficient. Second, you can’t use heavy weights when doing this exercise. And heavy weights are critical for the fastest arm toning.
2. Technical snapshot: Place one of your hands on a support structure like a bench. Lean forward with your knees slightly bent and keep your back straight. Grab a dumbbell with your free hand and align it with your torso. Bring the weight up by straitening your arm. Then slowly return it to the starting position. Repeat.
3. Frequent errors: Heave hoeing the weight up and down. Allowing the elbows to shift around. And not going all the way up and all the way down with the dumbbell.
4. To do or not to do: Do NOT do this exercise. It’s the most overrated and overdone arm toning exercise out there. There are much more effective exercises that will get you faster results. Seriously.
The key to getting rid of flabby arms is to do things that give you results in the shortest amount of time possible. Please do not waste your time doing ineffective exercises. There are much better exercises that will get you much faster results.