Total Upper Body Workout

Total upper body workout can firm your chest, arms, shoulders, biceps, triceps and back which will improve your posture and provide the appearance of adding more shape than size to your upper body.  When done in balance, total upper body workout can help to lift and tone by strengthening the muscles and tissues.
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Weight-lifting is one of the fastest ways to see changes in your body. Most workouts upper body exercises have as their goal to build strength. In order to maximize the beneficial effect of the workouts upper body, you'll want to mix in some good cardiovascular workouts - spinning, jogging, etc - and alternate the activities with lower body work.

How much weight you use, how many reps to perform and other variables are determined by your overall goals. Do you want to build muscle mass or just tone? For more mass, use more weight. For better tone, use less weight and do more reps.  Do you want to increase flexibility and overall fitness or prepare for specific events?
No matter what routine you choose, don't overdo it. Build up your strength gradually. One of the most common reasons people don't continue workouts is pain produced from incorrect technique or excessive effort exerted too early in the process with their gym upper body workout.