Sunday, May 17, 2009

How to get arms like Michelle Obama

Everyone is talking about Michelle Obama’s arms. First my MIL asked me what I thought about Michelle Obama wearing sleeveless tops. I thought that was a weird question since I never really thought about it and my response was if she has nice arms why not go sleeveless. In the next conversation she mentions that Michelle had nice arms. I guess people are not used to seeing a First Lady wearing sleeveless tops/dresses without flabby arms!

The number one question is how to get arms like Michelle Obama. She is said to workout out 90 minutes 3 days a week. Most women have week upper bodies and a simple arm workout like the one below will help tone your arms like Michelle Obama's.

Start with a warmup doing some cardio for about 10 minutes and then stretch.
1. Bar bell curls - 4 sets of 10-15 reps
2. Narrow grip bench press - 4 sets of 8-10 reps
3. Alternate dumb bell curls - 4 sets of 8-10 reps
4. Tricep kickbacks - 4 sets of 10-15 reps or tricep dips on a bench.

A rep number of 8-10 should cause you to fail in that rep range so if you can do more than 10 reps the weight is probably too light and you can increase your weight. Perform each exercise with proper form and try not to swing the weights.

Happy Workout!

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