When it comes to a man’s reason for hitting the gym, aside from getting the abs. It’s likely he wants to boost his biceps and fill out those T-shirt sleeve. A big set of arms tells people immediately that you can handle yourself and that you look the part. Having big arms can work wonders for a guy’s confidence and shows people you’re serious about training, plus earning a few looks over people’s shoulders.
Below are 4 Good Arm Workouts For Men
Incline Dumbbell Curl Arm Workouts
Set a bench at 45-60 degree angle. Lay back on the bench, letting your arms hang by your sides. Keep your elbows fixed by your sides, keep your elbows in position and curl up, make sure you don’t swing the weight. Control back down until arm is straight, keeping the biceps under tension throughout. In this position your shoulder is extending and your arm behind you. This specifically stretches the long head of your bicep which critically makes up a lot of muscles mass of the peak of your bicep, which makes it great for filling your T-shirt sleeves.
Dumbbell Hammer Curls Aids In Arm Workouts
A hammer curl can be done seated or standing. Simply keep your elbows locked by your sides, grab your dumbbell in a neutral grip and, holding them firmly, curl up and maintain muscular tension throughout. A hammer curl also targets your brachialis muscle, so do it as well as a preacher curl.
Tricep Training
Tired of rope pull-downs and dips? Castle-mason’s tricep trifecta is an arms workout that puts the fun back into building the back of your arms. Again. 10-12 reps is the perfect amount for building size, while a medium weight will challenge the muscle without overloading it, or compromising form. Most guys are focused on biceps. But the secret to big arms is thay your triceps make up 2/3 of your arm mass. Building a thick horseshoe tricep is going to make your arm look a lot bigger than just bicep curls.
Close Grip Bench Press Aids In Arm Workouts
Lie down on a bench press and grip the bar with your hands just slightly inside shoulder width. Keep your shoulders pinned back and treat the movement like you would a normal bench press but tuck your elbows in right up against the torso. Feel the stretch at the bottom and squeeze your triceps hard as you push to the top. This great all-round tricep builder is unique. It’s one of the few movements where an arm muscle group can be loaded up with a significantly heavy weight. You can get a relatively long range of motion and great carryover benefit to your regular bench pressing and other pressing exercises.
