June 22nd, 2009 
Riya Jones Have you been searching high and low for the best arm toning exercises? If so, you’ve probably found a lot of answers, too many answers.
There is simply an overabundance of subjective opinions on what works and what doesn’t for arm toning. Some opinions even put you at risk for injury.
So how do you decide on all the different information out there? Well, for the average woman it’s nearly impossible. If the experts can’t agree, how are you supposed to?
In response to this issue, I have decided to embark on a massive review of many different arm toning exercises. Some will be pretty, some will be ugly. Today I am going to analyze hammer curls:
1. Summary. This is an excellent exercise for the forearms that gets overlooked quite often. It’s a slight spin-off from the regular dumbbell curl and works the outer part of your biceps.
2. Technique snap-shot. Grab a dumbbell with each hand, stand upright and keep your palms facing your torso. Then, raise both dumbbells while keeping your palms facing your torso. Lower the dumbbells and repeat.
3. Common mistakes: Letting the back hunch which compromises your posture. And not keeping the palms of the hands fixed in place which reduces the effectiveness of the exercise.
4. To do or not to do: If you want toned arms ASAP and if you want to get rid of arm flab ASAP, then you shouldn’t do this exercise. It simply places too much emphasis on the forearms and not the upper arms. Your time is much better spent doing exercises that target your upper arm area. The area where the jiggle lives
That’s it for today’s review of exercises for arm toning. Hopefully, I have made your exercise search a little easier. Don’t miss my next review of arm toning exercises!
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