There are a lot of muscles in the arm, but what we really need to concentrate on are three areas; the biceps, triceps and forearms.

The biceps muscle is a two jointed muscle (elbow and shoulder) and to get the best development of the biceps muscle, it is necessary to get the most effective action you can at the elbow. Proper exercises require you to be able to stabilize your shoulder, and not allow it to swing when performing biceps exercises. 

The triceps muscle covers about two thirds of your upper arm and consists of three muscles. The long head, lateral head and medial head. These three muscles function as a group to extend your elbow. The triceps is an important muscle to develop because it is involved in reaching movements, pushing movements, pressing movements and extending movements. 

To finish off your arm workout, you should develop the wrist and forearms. Since the wrist and forearms are involved in a lot of your other exercises, you should keep these exercises for the end of your workout. Your forearm muscles help to control your fingers, wrist and elbows. 

Toned arms often reflect an active lifestyle and help to prevent repetitive use injuries. Some of the better arm exercises like, curls, extensions and pushdowns are described in proper detail in the book ‘Get Fit Stay Fit’. Women who also weight train can usually double their strength without the worry of gaining huge muscle mass. 

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