Fat loss for arms like Michelle obama

Assets Model

I read this forum quite alot and have just started back int he gym properly. I'm doing HIIT on the treadmill and some weights for my arms and upper bodyand sometimes abs although I really hate situps.

I'm about 5ft6in and 10 stone (I'm a girl) and I tend to carry my weight on my upper body. I'm assuming if I want arms like Michelle Obama i'll need to lose quite a bit of fat aswell as building muscle. Is some HIIT and some weights the best plan for that. I'm trying to watch my diet too.

papu

Yup Watch your diet , Do some Upper body exercise , but don't neglect your lowerbody aswell , any increase in muscle will help in loosing fat , Best thing to do would be squats and lunges , Build nice quads and Glutes

EileenG

Take a look at today's Indo. There's a piece by Damien Maher on how to get arms like Michelle O. He says it's quite funny how women who are busy curling 2kg dumbbells in the gym have no problem curling a 10kg gym bag at the end.....

Pugsley

If you don't like sit ups you could try some form of leg raises. in the gym you can do hanging leg raises raises from a pull up bar, or you can use the leg raise seat thing:


I don't much care for sit ups either.

papu

if your using the leg raise remember to try and rotate and curl your hips upward at the top , your stomach muscles connect to your hips not your legs

Brian?

What's so special about her arms?

These are some serious lady arms:

http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/blog/uploads/Guns-Biel.jpg

EileenG

She's not a teenager.

She's not a professional athlete or model or anyone whose work depends on her looks.

She's a mother.

She looks really fit, really toned, but not scary.

Brian?

EileenG wrote: »

She's not a teenager.

She's not a professional athlete or model or anyone whose work depends on her looks.

She's a mother.

She looks really fit, really toned, but not scary.

I meant what I said as tongue in cheek, you're right of course.

bridmwhite@gmai

She's quite tall (5' 11") so her arms are long - it'll be a little more difficult to get the same look if you're shorter.

Here's an article from the New York Times about Mrs. O's arms (you need to register to read the article but it's free)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/fashion/19fitness.html?ref=nutrition

j@utis

quote: “The shoulders are important because they create the whole illusion of the upper body and mask flaws below,” Mr. Schoenfeld said. “The side part of the deltoid muscle is what gives you a shapely look.”

“Trainers suggest one specific exercise for that: lateral raises. ”

lateral raises... I hate them so much! but still do them

Assets Model

j@utis wrote: »

quote: “The shoulders are important because they create the whole illusion of the upper body and mask flaws below,” Mr. Schoenfeld said. “The side part of the deltoid muscle is what gives you a shapely look.”

“Trainers suggest one specific exercise for that: lateral raises. ”

lateral raises... I hate them so much! but still do them

Would I do lateral raises in addition to the shoulder press machine or instead of?

bridmwhite@gmai

Assets Model wrote: »

Would I do lateral raises in addition to the shoulder press machine or instead of?

As well as. Shoulder press primarily works your anterior deltoid whereas lateral raises work your lateral deltoid then rows work your posterior deltoid. In order to get great shoulders (which set off great arms) you need to target the back, front and sides.

Killme00

Is this entire thread a level?

Assets Model

Killme00 wrote: »

Is this entire thread a level?

What's a level?