Best Exercise For Bigger Arms Tips

 Best Exercise For Bigger Arms Tips

Best Exercise For Bigger Arms Tips

Exercise hits the maximum muscle fibers to spark the growth you're after and proves any piece of kit in the right hands – has gun-toting potential. Below, we present a detailed 'how to' that'll ensure you complete each rep with perfect form and explain the specific benefit of each exercise helping you pick the perfect combination for every goal. Introducing your new strong arm tactics.

Underhand seated row

How to:

Bend your knees and hold the bar with an underhand grip, shoulder-width apart. Lean back slightly, keeping your back straight, then use your back muscle to drive the bar towards your belly button. Return the bar to starting position and repeat.

Why:

More than body weight and doesn’t take up a squat rack.

Reverse curl straight bar

How to:

Stand and grip a barbell at shoulder width with an overhand grip. Flex the elbows and rotate the barbell upwards, only using your forearms, until your palms face out and the barbell is in line with your shoulders. Return it back down slowly and repeat.

Why:

Often neglected because it works the brachialis, an invisible muscle lowers down your upper arm. But train it well and the brachialis pushes the peak of your bicep muscle up higher, making for a more impressive flex and bigger.

Concentration curl

How to:

Sit down on a bench and rest your right arm against your right leg, letting the weight hang down. Curl the weight up, pause, then lower. Repeat with the other arm.

Why:

This isolates the arm flexors and hits the lateral head of the biceps for peak performance (and appearance).

Straight barbell palms up wrist curl

How to:

Sit on a bench and hold a barbell with your palms facing up. Rest your forearms on your knees and lower the bar towards the floor as far as possible. Curl your wrist upward, pause, then slowly lower.

Why:

Your forearms will be on display long after your beach body has gone back into hiding, so give them due to care. Your grip strength will be much improved come deadlift day too.

Twisting dumbbell curl

How to:

Hold a dumbbell in each hand at your side with palms facing each other. Use your bicep to curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders alternately, twisting your palms to face your chest as you lift them. Slowly lower the dumbbells back down to your side and repeat.

Why:

The twist brings your forearm into play. It won’t hit your biceps as hard, but when you’re squeezing sets in over lunch this move will hit more of your arm in less time.

Javelin press

How to:

Hold an EZ bar in your right hand just above your shoulder. Extend your arm and drive the bar above you, then lower it back down to your shoulder and repeat.

Why:

This works your triceps unilaterally (one arm at a time) for even gains, while the added instability from ungainly equipment helps activate smaller shoulder muscles that injury proof the joint. Plus, you’ll look like a pro next to the guys toting dumbbells.

Straight barbell palms down wrist curl

How to:

Sit on a bench and hold a barbell with your palms facing down. Rest your forearms on your knees and lower the bar towards the floor as far as possible. Curl your wrist upward, pause, then slowly lower.

Why:

This subtle move isn’t one for show-boating, but don’t skip it. It targets the extensor muscles to minimize wrist and elbow injury during other moves.

Incline bicep curl

How to:

Sit on an incline bench and hold a dumbbell in each hand at arm's length. Use your biceps to curl the dumbbell until it reaches your shoulder, then lower them back down to your side and repeat.

Why:

Beware: this position isolates the biceps and prevents other muscles from sharing the load. You can work the entire muscle by turning your wrists out slightly and keeping your elbows pointed towards the floor throughout the rep.

Narrow press-up

How to:

Lie on the floor with your body straight and form a diamond shape with your hands. Lower your body down until your chest is almost touching the floor. Press your body back up to the starting position, squeezing your triceps and chest at the same time.

Why:

Narrowing your grip works all three heads of your triceps, along with your chest, to sculpt eye-catching definition.