4 Fun Arm Workouts to Get You Wedding Dress Ready

What better motivation than a wedding dress to whip those arms into shape? I love the fun arm workouts in this article – they’re challenging enough to sculpt those triceps but creative and quick so you’re not stressing over time or worried about getting bored!

Ready to sculpt those arms in time for your big day? These workouts are designed to build lean, sculpted shoulders, biceps and triceps by your wedding day.

4 FUN ARM WORKOUTS TO GET YOU WEDDING DRESS READY

1: 52-Card “Pick Up”

Compound exercises train more than one muscle in just one rep which means you burn more energy, increase strength and build muscle in less time. Grab a deck of cards and don’t let those low number rounds fool you. This one burns, baby!

2: Toning Tabata Intervals

Tabata Training is a scientifically proven catalyst for fat burn. If you want to boost the burn without sacrificing hard earned muscle, Tabata is your best friend.

The key to making it work: go for maximum effort. Tabata works because of the short rest interval – 10 seconds isn’t a lot of time to recover. So if you push hard at the first exercise, your heart rate should shoot up and stay elevated for the rest of the workout.

3: Pyramid Planks

I know I said Arm Workouts, but planks are a total body exercise! I love the variety that this particular workout presents. Get ready to engage that core and get your strength training on!

4: 20-Minute Pump Up the Jams

Nothing pumps me up more than a great playlist! This workout comes with it’s very on song selection (I think you’ll love my choices). Turn up the music, tune out the rest of the crazy world and throw some major energy into this 20-minute workout.

Tips for getting the absolute most out of your upper body workouts:

• Work your upper body 2-3 times a week, with at least one day of rest in between. The harder the workout, the more recovery time you’ll need.
  
• Always focus on form first! If you can’t complete a few reps with GREAT form, decrease the weight you’re lifting.
  
• Use compound exercises to get the most bang for your buck. Combining multiple muscle groups in one lift requires more work (read: more caloric burn) and works your core.
  
• Always aim to challenge your body with progressive overload. That means increasing the difficulty each week. Sometimes that means lifting a heavier weight, sometimes that means decreasing the rest period and sometimes that means fitting in one more rep! It all depends on the workout style.

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