Toned Arms With Wide Grip Barbell Curls

September 25, 2009 Filed Under: Workouts

Are you having a hard time choosing the right exercises for losing that loose arm fat? Is all the advice out there confusing you? Well, I suspect that most women are utterly paralyzed by all the information overload.

Maybe you are frustrated with all the advice.

If this is the case, please do not start to panic. After all, I’ve spent a large portion of my professional career investigating the best arm exercises for women.

So here is my review of wide grip barbell curls for losing arm fat:

1. Overview: This variation of the regular barbell curls puts more stress on the inside part of the biceps. The part that makes contact with your arm pit. When done correctly, it’s an excellent exercise for the biceps. You just have to be careful with the stress it can put on your wrists.

2. Technical jump start: Stand erect with your core contracted. Grab a barbell with a wide underhand grip. Raise the weight in a controlled manner. Then slowly lower it.

3. Frequent mistakes: Jerking the weight back once it’s close to the top. Allowing the elbows to move around. Flexing and extending the forearms when contracting the muscle. Not keeping the chest up and shoulders back. And using momentum to get the barbell up.

4. Bottom line: This is an excellent exercise for toning the upper arms. Every women wishing to get sexy arms should make this exercise a staple. The only thing you have to watch out for is the wrist strain. So experiment with different grips and angles if it becomes an issue.

Losing arm fat with the right exercises shouldn’t be like finding a needle in a haystack. Once you ignore all the marketing hype and stick to what has been proven by research, you’ll get outstanding results. And remember, if an exercise is really flashy then you are better served steering clear of it. The best exercises are the basic ones done with intensity.

Katherine Crawford M.S., a Harvard fitness expert and recent arm fat casualty, instructs women on how to lose arm fat. Learn how to get sexy arms by visiting her blog about how to get toned arms now!