The backs of your arms store fat, but with the right moves, triceps also shape up faster than most other body parts. Here are some tips that can help:

Bicep Curl

1. Hold a small dumbbell, one in each hand, arms extending down at your side with your palms facing your hips. 
2. Keeping your elbows close to your body, curl the dumbbell toward your shoulders - either simultaneously, or alternating one arm at a time. Lower the dumbbells to the starting position in a slow, controlled manner. 
3. For beginners, do one set of 8 - 10 repetitions. 
4. For experienced, do 2 - 3 sets of 8 - 10 repetitions each and use 3 - 5 -lb dumbbells.

More experienced exercisers may also want to add the following exercise to tone that underarm area. 

Chair Dips 

1. Sit on the end of a sturdy chair, and grasp the edge of it with the palms of your hands. 
2. With your legs fully extended, place your feet straight out in front of you with your heels on the floor so that your weight is being supported by your arms. 
3. Using your arms, lift yourself up from the chair and then lower your body as a unit toward the ground until your arms exceed a 90-degree angle. 
4. Hold for 1 second, then return to the starting position.
5. For beginners, do one set of 8 - 10 repetitions.   
6. Do 2 - 3 sets of 8 - 10 repetitions.

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