[Bobbolink]

I would like a few exercises for 'wings' only. I'm 65, have met my goal and my arms appear to be slim until I lift them over my head. Too much loose skin. I do 2 hours of bone building a week, the rest of the week I do countertop push-ups. I've been working on my flabby arms for a couple of months and I can't see any difference. Can you give me a couple exercises to pin point that area.

[ddc]

If it's loose skin, I'm afraid the only remedy is surgery

(and don't lift your arms over your head - heehee)

No seriously, I have accepted the fact that my under-arms are gonna be flabby. I wear alot of long and three-quarter sleeved shirts.

[Bobbolink]

I already wear 3/4 length sleeves when I go out in public, I want to be able to wear short sleeves.

No seriously, I have accepted the fact that my under-arms are gonna be flabby. I wear alot of long and three-quarter sleeved shirts.

I googled flabby arms and found some exercises to tone up my arms. I guess now I'd like to hear from anyone who has successfully toned up their arms after letting them go?
Anyone? How long did it take and how many reps did you do?

[3fcuser1058250]

I there is a lot of skin there you will always have some amount of arm wings, unfortunately ... but keep working your biceps and triceps, it will make a difference, but it will take time and effort.

When you say «bone building» routine do you mean weight training? Are you lifting to failure to fatigue your muscles? If you are working with light weights and doing more than 12 reps, it's time to move to using heavier weights. Muscles get «toned» or build when the muscle fibers are breaking down, the repair of the muscle is what builds/tones them. Don't be afraid of using heavier weights as women we can't bulk up we don't have the testosterone for that ...

If you can do counter push ups easily you can now go to stair push ups... You'll have to do this by trial and error, start on the 4th step or so, if it's too easy go to the 3rd, 2nd, and so on till you are doing the push ups on the floor... Push ups are a good all around exercise they work chest, shoulders, triceps, back and abs...

[Bobbolink]

Ilene...thanks for the fantastic advice! The bone builders is a class for senior citizens, it last 1 hour twice a week. We do 12 reps of everything using both arm and leg weights. I use the 5 pound weights which is plenty for me. I can feel it in my shoulders.
I've never heard of stair push-ups, I'm going to try them as soon as I post this. I know for a fact I'll never get down on the floor, my back is in really bad shape. (Spinal Bifada)
As far as the wings, I've never had heavy arms. I think that extra skin comes from muscles shrinking, my arms are much thinnner than they used to be. How many reps should I be doing a day with weights and push-ups combined? I'm doing 100 now and it's not helping, what should I work up to? Thanks again for taking the time to answer!

[crimsons]

There are a couple of exercises you can do easily at home. One doesn't even require weights. Just sit on a chair with your arms resting on the seat. Scoot forward (either with straight or bent legs) and lower yourself forward and nearly to the floor -- with your arms still on the chair seat. Now straighten your arms to bring your derriere up to the chair level. Repeat up to 15x, then do another set if you can.

The other one will require some sort of weight -- something that weighs 10lbs or so. Lift the weight over your head, then bend your elbows backwards to lower it towards the middle of your back. (Keep your upper arms perpendicular to the floor.) Now straighten your arms to bring the weight back to starting.

Both of these are for triceps, which are the main culprits in the bat-wing syndrome.

[3fcuser1058250]

I need a bit more information...Which exercises are you doing 100 of? How many push ups are you doing?

For example if you're doing 12+ bicep curls easily with a 5 lbs Dbell you definitely need to move up to 8 lbs DBs...

[Bobbolink]

Great! This is exactly the kind of information I was looking for Crimson & Ilene.
The 100 reps I do are 25 arm curls, 25 of the ones you described crimson

The other one will require some sort of weight -- something that weighs 10lbs or so. Lift the weight over your head, then bend your elbows backwards to lower it towards the middle of your back. (Keep your upper arms perpendicular to the floor.) Now straighten your arms to bring the weight back to starting.

50 countertop push-ups.
Ilene...I tried the stairs push-ups on the 4th step. That will be do-able but not until tomorrow. (I did 5 of them to see how it'd feel)but I'm going to my bone building class in 20 minutes and I get a work-out there. I'm not sure how many I can do tomorrow, I'll let you know.
Crimson...I'll try the chair/lowering my butt tomorrow too.
I so appreciate both your help, God Bless!
Oh...I can do 12 arm curls easy but when I lift them over my head it gets hard with 5 pounds.

For example if you're doing 12+ bicep curls easily with a 5 lbs Dbell you definitely need to move up to 8 lbs DBs...