Perfect Arm Upper Shaping with One-Arm Dumbbell French Presses

Possessing a firm arm upper is an indication that you have done your training homework and you are serious about your fitness.

Although there are good reasons to focus your training on hips, thighs and buttocks, it’s important not to ignore your arms when you are training upper body. When neglected, the back of the arms can especially become soft, lose and almost floppy. This is also unfortunately a place that fat just loves to accumulate, and this tendency can make an otherwise average conditioned arm upper appear to look worse than it really is.

Usually, the most difficult area to resolve is the inner side of the back of the arms. This problem is only accentuated with aging, but it is never too late to do something about obtaining a firmer arm upper.

The posterior arm is where the triceps brachii muscle lives. This is the same muscle you activate to push something away from you, but, pushing muscles do not usually get activated as much as pulling muscles.

By training your triceps muscles, you will begin the process of reshaping your posterior arm and increasing your strength upper body. This can be effectively accomplished with the one-arm French press, because this exercise will add a new dimension of firmness to the back of your arms and it will be especially effective for the inside area of your posterior arm.

If you have excess fat in your arms, it’s beneficial to add in some cardiovascular exercise to your workouts upper body, particularly activities involving the upper body. Perform 20-30 minutes of cardio several times a week and you’ll go a long way to sporting a leaner look.