Muscle of the Week...

TRICEPS. Your triceps are located on the posterior side of your upper arm. This post is for all those woman out there who are don't like their flabby upper arms. There are many exercises that you can do to tone the arms but one muscle you can work that will really make a difference, if consistent of course, are the triceps. Do this exercise 2-3 times a week and I promise you will see results and your arms will start to firm up.

The Tricep Kickback Exercise

***If you haven't used weights before I would recommend trying this without weights to start, and then adding light weights to begin with.

To do this exercise you will need a dumb bell, weight of your choice, and a bench is recommended although this exercise can be done on your hands and knees on the floor also.

Place one hand on the bench as well as the same side knee bent up on the bench, as shown in the above picture. You will hold the weight in your free hand. You want your back to be flat, head and neck straight, and abs tight (pull that belly button to your spine). Bring you arm up in a 90 degree angle next to your side, elbow tucked into your side nice and tight. Then leaving your upper arm in place next to your side kick your lower arm back until you can feel your tricep getting tight. Repetition is key when doing weighted exercises. I would recommend doing 3 sets of 10. To make this exercise harder as you become more advanced try using heavier weights and up the number of repetitions you do, try 5 sets of 12.