By
Erik D Walker
The concept of 'fitness' has slowly started to work itself in
reverse. You might even notice that this has started to happen in your
own gym. People seem to be mindlessly working themselves around the gym
floor hitting a few pieces of equipment, maybe picking up some dumb
bells, hitting the treadmill, and heading for the door.
Some people have come to the realization that they need help, so they venture to the internet in search
of that new workout that is going to bring it all together.
They do a quick search, they find something that fits into their budget, and without even giving it a second thought they give it a try.
They run through this workout for a little while only to find that they have made little headway in reaching their own physical goals, and they cannot figure out why.
If this anecdote sounds familiar then pay attention, that workout that you just purchased has robbed you of your money, and denotes too much time and energy to this group of muscles, and those muscles are the ones that can be found on your arm.
At least 75-percent of workouts that you purchase online spend a great deal of time working a group of muscles that make up less than 10-percent of your total body mass.
This is why your workout is not working out. You spend too much time working a small group of muscles and too little time working the largest calorie burners in your body.
The fact of the matter is you might only need to do one concentrated exercise on each of your biceps and triceps muscles in a given week. Smaller muscle groups have smaller muscle fibers which means that it will not take long to exhaust them.
You do not need to burn an entire day at the gym to get larger arms. Truth be told, you are working your arms on every other upper body exercise that you do at the gym.
Just think about it, every time you are gripping a bar or a dumb bell you are engaging the muscles in your arm. If you are pushing that weight then you will be working your triceps muscles, and if you are pulling that weight you will be working your biceps muscles.
The fitness 'experts' that spend a great deal of time focusing on working the muscles of the arm do not have a clear understanding of the human body. If larger arms are what you are after then know this, your arms are only going to grow as big as your body will allow them to. Your body grows in proportion to itself, so if you have weak chest and shoulder muscles, then it is likely that your arms will likely follow suit.
The next time you purchase a workout, or try a free one, check and see how much time is spent working the arms. If it makes up a great deal of time then throw the workout into the trash as it will take you much longer to reach your physical goals, even if that goal is to have larger arms.
Some people have come to the realization that they need help, so they venture to the internet in search
of that new workout that is going to bring it all together.
They do a quick search, they find something that fits into their budget, and without even giving it a second thought they give it a try.
They run through this workout for a little while only to find that they have made little headway in reaching their own physical goals, and they cannot figure out why.
If this anecdote sounds familiar then pay attention, that workout that you just purchased has robbed you of your money, and denotes too much time and energy to this group of muscles, and those muscles are the ones that can be found on your arm.
At least 75-percent of workouts that you purchase online spend a great deal of time working a group of muscles that make up less than 10-percent of your total body mass.
This is why your workout is not working out. You spend too much time working a small group of muscles and too little time working the largest calorie burners in your body.
The fact of the matter is you might only need to do one concentrated exercise on each of your biceps and triceps muscles in a given week. Smaller muscle groups have smaller muscle fibers which means that it will not take long to exhaust them.
You do not need to burn an entire day at the gym to get larger arms. Truth be told, you are working your arms on every other upper body exercise that you do at the gym.
Just think about it, every time you are gripping a bar or a dumb bell you are engaging the muscles in your arm. If you are pushing that weight then you will be working your triceps muscles, and if you are pulling that weight you will be working your biceps muscles.
The fitness 'experts' that spend a great deal of time focusing on working the muscles of the arm do not have a clear understanding of the human body. If larger arms are what you are after then know this, your arms are only going to grow as big as your body will allow them to. Your body grows in proportion to itself, so if you have weak chest and shoulder muscles, then it is likely that your arms will likely follow suit.
The next time you purchase a workout, or try a free one, check and see how much time is spent working the arms. If it makes up a great deal of time then throw the workout into the trash as it will take you much longer to reach your physical goals, even if that goal is to have larger arms.
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