Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Loose Flabby Arms

By Westy

When you get a little older or if you were genetically predisposed, your under arm area becomes less toned. Can you loose weight build muscle in that area? No you cannot target that are for weight loss but there are things you can try. This problem may be more applicable to women. Ever seen a man wave a flabby arm? How can you get rid of loose weight build muscle of upper arms?

Secret Key

As we age we lose much of the collagen and elastin our body produces. Some people just genetically have extra fat there in their upper arms. When we were a kids, they were called "Grandma Arms". Do not despair, you have options and can get rid of flabby loose weight build muscle arms.

First of all, it is the hardest part of the body to get rid of fat. The upper arm loose weight is impossible to target just losing weight. There are gels and cremes that claim they can tone the under arm and get rid of loose flabby loose weight build muscle arms. The jury is still out on the success rate of cremes and gels over the counter. There is a new chemical called Lipodisolve. There have not been enough trials done to prove its efficacy

One extreme option is surgery. The particular procedure is called a brachioplasty or arm lift. It is a same day surgery and it is done under general anesthesia. You will have stitches or a drain that come out the first week. It takes two to six weeks to recover and you will have a scar on the underside of your arm. You wear compression stockings on your arms for a while so you do not get any blood clots.

Liposuction is something that many people have used to reduce the fat in this part of their body. In many cases, both an arm lift and liposuction are done at the same time to get the best possible results. You will need about a week of recovery from liposuction done in this area alone.

One of the least invasive ways to eliminate the problem of flabby arms is building muscle in this area. There are a number of exercises that you can use that will help you recover some of the tone and muscle in the under arm area.

A push up is the most common exercise that you can use for this part of your body. You can choose to do a regular push up or a wall push up that will tone the muscles under the arms.

Bench dips may help the flabby loose weight build muscle arms. Sit on a bench or a firm bed and lift your self off and below it and come back up again. These are just a few alternatives that you can do to get rid of that loose weight under your arm and build muscle. - 16004

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