How To Get Rid Of Flabby Arms In A Week At Home

Flabby arms are as ugly as the bulging tummy. We do not get to wear any backless or sleeveless dresses. They bulge out from anywhere, making us look fat and ugly. Even if you have a perfect figure, flabby arms can easily ruin it. Here are some of the exercises to get rid of flabby arms which help in improving your muscle fats and having toned arms are great and also give you a perfect figure.

So, if you wish to have perfectly toned muscles, this is the right blog for you. Concentrating on just the flabby arms is not possible; it would be better to have the exercise for the whole body. Training the arms alone may give you larger biceps and triceps. And training a large portion of the muscles is easier than training the small portion such as the arms.

First, let us understand the causes of the flabby arms and what are the exercises, which will help us tone our entire arm.

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Causes Of Flabby Arms:-

It is very necessary to get rid of flabby arms. But before that, we should know the cause of flabby arms-

• Lack of physical activities
• Unhealthy eating
• Age issue
• Overeating
• Fat rich diet

The main issue is, as you get older, the metabolism decreases causing the fat to deposit on the arm. As we get older, the level of testosterone in the body decreases, making it difficult to lose the fat-causing the flabby arms.

Exercises To Get Rid Of Flabby Arms:-

1.  Pulley Tricep Extension:

For this exercise, you would need to hit the gym.

How to perform-

• Stand by facing an overhead pulley, by holding the rope attachment.
• Hold the end of the rope by palms facing each other.
• Stand with your feet hip apart, back straight, and slightly bent knee.
• Start by pulling the rope down until your hands become straight.
• Squeeze into the back arm at the end.
• Repeat it 10-15 times.

2. Push-ups

You all might be thinking that push-ups are mainly for the chest. But they also work for the triceps muscles and increases the core strength.

How to perform-

• Place your hands with palms facing downwards and your body parallel to the ground.
• Keep your legs straight and the bodyweight to be on the palms and toes.
• Inhale. Bend the elbow, and lower yourself till your chest touches the floor.
• Exhale and come back to the original position with your hands straight.
• Repeat the process.

3. Tricep Kickbacks:

For this pose, you need two light dumbbells; you can also use a one-liter bottle as an alternative.

How to perform-

• Hold a dumbbell in each hand or any kind of weights.
• Bend forward slightly with straight back and knees bent.
• Your body will be parallel to the ground, and the weights will make a 90 degree between your forearm and upper arm.
• Extend your arms backward, having a straight line of the hand.
• Hold the position of a few seconds and lower your arms again.
• Don’t swing the weights.
• Repeat the process.

4. Tricep Extension:

This exercise helps to make the triceps stronger and more toned it is also one of the best exercises to get rid of flabby arms.

How to perform-

• Stand with your feet as apart as your shoulders.
• Hold the dumbbell with your hand; make sure the grip is good.
• The dumbbell should be at the back of your head, with palms facing up.
• Your upper arms are touching your face, dumbbell touching your upper back body and elbow close to eye and perpendicular to the floor.
• While exhaling, move the dumbbell up with the help of your triceps. Extend your arms fully over your head.

5. Bent-Over Row:

You can either use a dumbbell or a barbell, whichever is available.

How to perform- 

• Stand with your feet apart.
• Grab a dumbbell in both hands.
• Bend forward a little; make sure your back is straight, head in the front and torso parallel to the ground.
• Exhale and bring the dumbbells to your chest.
• Squeeze your back muscle and hold.
• Inhale and come back to the initial position.

6. Pilates Overhead Press:

How to perform-

• Sit on the mat with your legs in a loose diamond position.
• Lean slightly towards the back.
• Have the dumbbell in both your hands and hold it at a chest level.
• Push the weight up, moving diagonally opposite to overhead.
• Don’t shrink the shoulder and keep the body in a line.
• Repeat it 10-15 times with three sets.

7. Reverse Fly: 

How to perform- 

• Lie on the bench with the bench in the inclined position and your chest on the bench.
• Hold a dumbbell in each hand and let it touch the ground.
• Inhale and raise your arms such that it is parallel to the ground and making a T.
• Hold the position for a few seconds, and you will feel the tension in your muscles.
• Exhale and bring the hands back to the initial position.
• Repeat it 10-15 times.

8. One-Arm Side Push-up:

One arm side pushes up helps to get rid of those flabby arms very soon.

How to perform-

• Lie on your side with the knees on each other and slightly bending.
• Place your right arm on your left shoulder.
• Push yourself up, with your left arm on the floor, palm facing downwards.
• It will be like side push-up, with one arm.
• Switch sides and repeat the process.

9. The Wave Goodbye:

The motion of waving your arms means you are stretching all your muscles and toning your arms.

How to perform-

• Stand straight or sit straight.
• Stretch out your hands at the shoulder level.
• Start waving your wrists as if you are waving to someone.
• Keep your upper arms still; only move your wrists.
• Slowly speed up the process, as if you are waving 100 waves a minute.

10. Arm Stretches:

Our main concern is to reduce the flabby arms, what better than the arm stretching exercise. When you interlock your fingers and stretch your arms, it stretches the tricep hence toning the muscles.

How to perform-

• Raise your hand above your head.
• Hold your right wrist with your left hand and left wrist with your right hand.
• Now, with the right hand, pull your left hand in such a way that your left elbow falls behind your head.
• Release the arm and relax.
• Now, again do the same process with the other hand.
• Repeat this process 10-15 times.

11. Weight Lifting:

For this, all you need is a pair of weights. If you do not have the dumbbells, you can use a water bottle as a substitute.

How to perform-

• Stand with your feet apart.
• Hold the weight in front of you, and lift it above your head. Make sure arms are straight.
• Now slowly, take the weights at the back.
• Hold for a couple of seconds, lift the weight above your head again.
• While performing this exercise, keep your arms as close to the ear as possible.
• Do it 20 times with three sets of repetition.

Other Tips to Reduce the Flabby Arms

Have a protein-rich diet: Proteins in the body helps to build more muscles and also boosts our metabolism, which helps in burning more calories. Including protein in our diet also makes us feel full for a long time, hence avoiding hunger. Lean meat, beans, leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, and seafood, etc. are protein-rich food.

Always have breakfast: The worst thing one can do in a day is skipping breakfast. Skipping breakfast makes you overindulge in eating, which leads to fat accumulation.

Avoid sugar: We all know sugar is bad for our health, especially if we are trying to cut down on the flabby arms. In order to reduce the fat in the arms, we need to cut down the necessary sugar content like sugar content in tea and coffee, canned juice and cakes.

So, these are some of the exercises to get rid of flabby arms and get the toned muscles. Always remember that just decreasing the flabby arms is difficult; you need to lose the overall body fat. So, chose the exercise which works on your whole body and not just on the arms. 

Happy Exercising!

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