i m doin bodybuilding.. but i usually lose the arm wrestling even from ppl who have smaller biceps than me and does less wieght workout than me.. y is that.. what is it that i need to work on?
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You are building the wrong muscles.  Also, leverage is the key (physics).  If you want to be good at arm wrestling, you want to arm wrestle (or do that motion) on a shedule that you lift weights.  Also, strengthen your wrists with isometrics or something.
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sounds like you need a little more protein in your diet, try a nighttime protein that breaks down slower since this is the time when your body actually heals.  this is the stuff i use.  But you can still workout not using that muscle group.  Never work triceps, shoulders, or chest at the same time or day after.  You use these muscles together in almost all lifts so you'll fatigue faster without a successfull workout.  You should also only work one muscle group ONCE a week or else your going to break down the muscle since it takes time to heal efficently at most twice a week for hard building muscle groups.  Biceps and chest are the most overtrained muscles because people don't know this and want an impressive bicep or chest... its only hurting your goals.  here's the nighttime protien i use\nhttp://www.bodybuilding.com/store/mhp/pro.html gives you a boosted amino level for a full 7 hours.
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if your bio-mechanics are off, you will employ and overwork the wrong muscles, risk serious injury over the long term, and not perform at your maximum potential.\n\nThe key is simple.....work hard on your technique, get your body in line and working efficiently and you will perform much better.
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You need to do dum bell (unilateral) work for your arms or any other body part if this is happening.DOMS(delayed onset muscle soreness) is a result of microtrauma(not lactic acid that's cleared from the muscle almost immediately).This is tiny tears in individual muscle fibers.If your experiencing more soreness in one biceps group as opposed to the other you're somehow compensating.Doing DB curls will ensure that you can work both equally.Let's say you can do ten reps with your right arm with 50#DBs and eight with your left.Do each one until positive failure without a set number in mind.If you get 8 with your left and ten with your right you'll hit each one with equal intensity.Right handed people are stronger in their right hand for neurological reasons and not by virtue of mass alone.\nDo your DB sets after all of your barbell work.
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Since the pecs and the biceps work in opposite directions, it'll be hard to work on the both at the same time.\n\nPushups for pecs, pullups for biceps.  Do lots.
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Few of these are correct but seem to be forgetting a few items.  I am not a professional body builder, however, an individual in my dojo helps train me and IS an ex-pro body builder and now trainer (hurt her back doing competition lift).\nHere is what she has had me doing and I have added over an inch in about 1 month.\n1) weights.  You can do upper body (arms) one to two times per week.  But your body needs time to repair so any more than that could result in working against yourself and damage.\n2) do 3 to 4 sets with roughly 12-20 reps.  Low reps with high weight results in bigger muscles while low weights and large reps are toning. Also consider speed...for little time between sets and you will build stregth but less mass (according to M&F this month).  \nSince you are doing arms you want arm routines.  You can find several differant types in muscle mags.  But after about 4 to 6 weeks your muscles will begin to get used to the excercise and start working against you so you will need to try a differant routine.  Rotate routines every 4 to 6 weeks.\n3) DIET.  This is very important.  At 6'4 and 215 lbs I have to eat a ton of protein which is not too realistic given time constraints and job.  So here is what I do for that...SUPPLEMENTS: protein, omega 3, creatine, l-glutamine, protein shakes. Not to forget 2x RDA of vitamin c and 2x RDA of regular vitamins.\nFor my diet: oatmeal and grain cereal in the AM, banana or apple too.  drink apple juice and take supplements.  protein shake about 2 hours later (with milk -- just tastes better). lunch is often fish or chicken breast. fruit too.  normally about 32oz of water by now downed (I have my daily water measured via a 64oz container at home and one at work).  Around 2 is a peanut butter sandwich or protein shake.  Grapes.  Juice drink or water.\nFor dinner : fish, meat, chicken (one of the 3) then veggies and sometimes a starch. Drink water and juice\nSnack is usually a fruit or some brownies (not perfect). drink water and milk.\nI also run an average of 2x per week (2 miles) and do 15 min at a go on the stairmaster after a 2mi run.\nI know this answers a bit more than you asked...\nBut to get bigger quick, you need the proper diet which also requires a good all around workout.
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do circuit weight training for the entire body. if you work out with weights, say 5 sets of 8-10 reps on each muscle group and no break.\n\nexample: if you finished a set of bicep curls, don't rest for a minute and then do your next set. Instead, do your triceps. when finished do your biceps again and so on.\n\nyou are resting one muscle but immediately do another. the point is it will keep your heart rate up. you are getting your cardio this way and will shed the lbs fast.\n\nAlso, the more muscle you build will burn fat faster at rest!
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Try one armed push ups on the side needing the extra work out. Focus more on that side in all your work out until things even up and they will. If you can't do one arm push ups just keep at until one day you can do one. Bust muscle fibers and them repairing themselves is how muscle is built. Be careful though, don't over do it, and don't hurt yourself.
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Well why don't you ask your b/f to help you out. If not  you need to do weightlifting, not just exercises. That way you will create muscle and not just lose weight. And it is a good idea to either do upper body or lower body on diffrent days that way your whole body isnt sore and you actually work out more body parts that way because you will work out for the same amount of time except only on one half of your body instead of both. AND EAT RIGHT TOO. Push your slef but not too hard. You want to be a little sore. Hope that helps
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umm..i would think to just pick up some weights or go to the gym and try to find some type of equipment escpecially for your arms!
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Okay - I am a fitness expert and muscle mass does NOT decrease flexibility until the mass is excessive (I'm talking biceps so big they physically stop the arm from bending because the forearm contacts the muscle belly).  \n\nHere are some important points on flexibility and big guys being "muscle bound" just because of their size is a myth.\nStretch - 5-7 days per week, 1 stretch per major muscle, 2-3sets per stretch, hold each stretch 30-40seconds.  There should be no pain, tingling, twitching or numbness during the stretch, just a light pulling sensation (if you stretch too far a reflex in the muscle is activated and the muscle actually reflexively tightens more - so it is counter-productive).\nMake sure all weight lifting is through the entire range of motion for that joint.  For example, the bicep curl should start with the arm pretty much straight and end with the palm just in front of the shoulder.\nStretch AFTER your workout.  Warm muscles are much more flexible and pliable.  If you aren't working out that day at least do 5-10 minutes of some type of cardio warm-up before you stretch.\nGood luck with it - Don't Skip Your Stretches!  It's tempting, but flexibility is just as important as the other components of fitness.
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try taking weights and putting your arm down on a flat surface. then bring your knuckles toward you. do 20 for a week, 30 the next 40 the next, ect ect, but when you get to 100, don't go higher, its bad for you, i dont know why, it just is.
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Harry-\n\nI work with a world champion bench press record holder at my health club and his tips are simple.  \n\nMake sure you are increasing the strength in your back to support your chest.  This may sound weird but it will give you added support.  Second  don't just bench using the bar.  You need to incorporate dumbells as well in order to work on your stabilazation and building your strength.  \n\nRemember that bench is not really an arm exercise, it is chest so also focus on military press, and decline bench as well.\n\nLastly you need to build a strong core in order to really max this out.  If you don't have a strong core you will never reach your peak strength.  \n\nKeep training and push yourself (also get a workout partner they do wonders for you).  Good luck
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I am not a Master but i'll share my 2 cents. to develop muscle definition, i'm sure you know the best result comes from high reps with low weights. Try to aim for 12-18 rep with your next workout. Incorporate a variety of shoulder exercise, ie shoulder press, lateral raise...etc. I recommend supplements like BSN CellMass: Creatine Ethyl Ester Malate, or similar creatine product that doesn't cause water retention and blur definition, add a cutting agent like SAN Tight and of course low carb protein powders.
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I think you should go with slightly lower weights, maybe eight or five pounds. I work out a lot and even when im just using 12 pound dumbells i get bulky in my arms pretty easy. Using a lower weight with more reps would help with toning without making your arms look bigger. Thats just me might be different with you. My weight usually fluctuates about five pounds but i weighed in yesterday at 128. Im 5'4.
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most bodybuilders bulk up and build muscle...and then follow up with a cutting phase...\n\nyou should lift as much weight as you can.  i mean if you want to build muscle, you need your current muscle tissue to tear and grow back.  the article doesn't say it's not possible to lose fat/gain muscle at the same time.  it's just not the most efficient to do them at the same time.  but if you build up muscle, you'll gradually start burning more calories and losing weight anyway since working out increases metabolism and lean muscle mass increases the calories burned...
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LOL are your arms the only thing you work out then???\n\nFor the most part I keep my rest between sets to a minimum, basically enough to catch my breath, drink a bit of water, change the weight or grab different dumbbells, etc. I do a lot of supersets too, with no rest whatsoever between exercises (rest only between the seperate supersets). If I'm totally smoked or if I'm going heavier and need a bit longer to rest between sets, say >1 minute, I will go shoot the breeze with some buddies.\n\nAnd I am going to have to disagree with the comments that say to stretch. While some VERY mild, light stretching is okay, if you are actually trying to build strength & go heavier, you should NOT stretch between sets. That will actually reduce your muscles' ability to lift more weight, which is why you should NOT stretch before a workout (do warm-up sets instead), but AFTER a workout.