Exercises for pumping up the muscles of the hands. Narrow grip pull-ups

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IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO JUST TAKE AND NOT WATCH (at least half) how Borisov broadcasts knowledge of pumping big claws for an hour and a half Mistakes, biomechanics and recommendations for pumping triceps and biceps. The demonstration takes place in the training ludus of modern Kyiv gladiators - hydropark.

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P.s.: I do not know any Internet patrons, except for Denis who looks like Gannicus.


During the EXERCISE on the arms (biceps or triceps), the kachenka needs to solve TWO TASKS:
  1. Exclude other muscle groups from work as much as possible so that they do not steal the load (because of this, trained muscles can often lag behind). For example, a person trains triceps with bench presses and push-ups, and only the chest grows. classic situation.
  2. will learn Influence the necessary parts of the muscle (bundles). For example, almost always the outer bundle of the triceps is developed and the inner one is not. The situation is similar with the biceps.
The solution to both of these questions within the purview of technology. It is her, dear, that we will study most this lesson. Well, in the end we will talk about the nuances of compiling training programs in order to pump up our arms as much as possible.

TRICEPS

To pump up the arms, we will start with the triceps, because it is more important than the biceps in terms of size and number of bundles (heads). So...
Triceps - "horseshoe" muscle consisting of THREE heads.
All three heads narrow and pass into a common ligament, which is attached in the elbow area, therefore in any exercises involving triceps, ALL HEADS work AT ONCE! But the degree of this work will depend on the mechanics of the exercise, because the other edge of each of the three heads is attached in different places. So Triceps:

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Lateral head
(external)
long head(inner head) Attaches to the back of the shoulder blade and therefore requires the arm to be pulled back for full activation. You have probably often seen how those who are trying to pump up their arms are trying to do some kind of similar exercises.
medial head(medium head or small ulna). It is located near the elbow and therefore does most of the work during light extensions. It is located between the outer (most) and inner heads (hence the name - middle or medial). Very wide and very short therefore has a longer tendon, which we perceive as a hollow in the U-shape of the triceps.

Triceps "bundle"(uniting all bundles) can be Short, or it can be Long. These are genetics. If such a bundle is short, then the triceps are LONGER and more massive. If the ligament is long, then the triceps are SHORT and peak.

Mesomorphs and endomorphs are more likely to have LONG and massive triceps, while ectomorphs are more likely to have SHORT and peaked triceps. In the first case, the mass grows faster, and in the second case, the muscles look more aesthetically pleasing.

SECRET: with light loads (weights), most of the work is done by the middle (medial) head and to a small extent by the external (lateral head), because the location of the middle head is the most convenient - it is located closest to the elbow joint. In such a situation, the inner (long) head almost does not work. If you are trying to pump up your arms at home, you will also have to think about all these subtleties so as not to do extra work.
But, the more load you use in the exercise when you are trying to pump up your arms at home and in the gym, the more you are forced to turn on, in addition to the middle head, the REST: external and long (internal).
OK. I will repeat once again: during arm extensions, ALL TRICEPS HEADS WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY! If you see one person have very juicy “peak” triceps, then this is largely the merit of his parents and not a specialized program. BUT here's how to pump up your arms at home or in the gym so that there are no failures? To do this, it is important to understand some of the nuances.

DEGREE OF EASE INCLUDING triceps heads into work:

  • Middle (medial) head steals most of the load, especially in light movements.
  • External (lateral) head helps the average if the load grows
  • Internal (long) the head turns on reluctantly and lastly if the load is large and you move your hand correctly (more on this below)
What does it mean to "retract the right hand"? The fact is that the long head is attached differently (to the shoulder blade) than the other two, so several features are required for its active work. Failure to do this leads to the lag of this part of the triceps. You can pump up the muscles of the hands with both dumbbells and a barbell. So...
SECRET! To turn on the LONG HEAD YOU NEED:
  • Pulling the arm back or up (above the head). Exercises: French overhead presses. One of the best exercises to build arm muscles.
  • During extension engage the shoulder joint Exercise: for example, a barbell French bench press from behind the head, and not from the nose. Our shoulder is under pressure.
  • Pressing the elbows to the body- shifts the load on the long head, spreading the elbows to the sides shifts the load on the outer head.
  • Supination of the hand- shift the load on the long head of the triceps, and the pronation of the hand shifts the load on the outer head.
During the performance of isolated exercises for any pushing muscle groups (Triceps, Chest, Deltas, Quadriceps) DO NOT READ! Those. you can not do jerks and jerks helping other muscles to throw weight. If you help with your whole body when you are trying to pump up the muscles of the arms, the load shifts and the arms partly rest.
Why? Because the work takes place in one joint on a break. Jerks in such a situation are 100% trauma sooner or later. By the way, this is why it is important to do isolation exercises after the basic ones (you are warmer and your joints are better prepared to work without injury). In general, I will tell you this, 50% of the injuries that I often see are variants of French presses with large weights! Those. any triceps exercises where work takes place in only one (elbow) joint is very dangerous. Although they help to quickly pump up your hands.
RECOMMENDATION: well load triceps basic exercises(Close-grip presses and parallel bars, first of all) and only after that you can do isolated exercises, because your triceps will already be tired and you will have enough lighter, and therefore less traumatic weights to complete the workout. If you want to quickly pump up your arms, you first need to carefully approach the exercise technique.
Best Exercises for TRICEPS training:
  • Close grip bench press (upside down is even better)
  • Push-ups on the uneven bars
  • French bench press (upside down)
  • French bench press standing (behind the head)
  • Extensions on a vertical block
BICEPS

The biceps consists of two heads (BI is two = Biceps):

  1. Long(Long tendon BUT muscle small): sits on the outside of the arm.
  2. short(Short tendon BUT large muscle): sits on the inside of the arm.​

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Both bundles are connected (the same bullshit as with the triceps) into one biceps tendon near the elbow joint. BUT, since this tendon is attached a little inward (to the side of the forearm), the biceps can not only bend the arm, but also TURN the palm to the side thumb(supination).​

Usually, most people have no problem developing a short (inner) head of the biceps. it grows from almost any bending. The problem usually lies in the development of the outer (long) head of the biceps. Why?
The anatomically long head is attached to the shoulder joint in the upper part; this will mechanically stretch it and make it work. It is not always possible to quickly pump up your hands, because many do not immediately understand the nuances of the technique, so read carefully.

How to turn on the LONG BICEPS HEAD:

  • How elbows further behind the back, the more the external beam of the biceps works.
  • The more the elbows are brought forward, the more the inner bundle of the biceps works. (Example: Scott Bench Curls)
  • How grip already, the more the external beam of the biceps works (not the most the best option, because with this grip you will try to bring your elbows forward and turn on the inner beam)
  • The wider the grip, the more the inner beam works.
Brachialis (shoulder muscle)
A very important muscle that is under the biceps and does most of the work (60-70%) in flexion. Yes ... yes ... it is she who will allow you to take heavy weights in bending while standing, and not at all the biceps. Also, many are trying to build their arms in a week, you must understand that there are several points that need to be understood. What is the point?
The bottom line is that the brachialis is attached directly to the bone (and not to the side, like the biceps), so it does not participate in the turn of the hand (in supination), thereby concentrating the work directly along the flexion vector in the elbow joint. Hence the strength and size (about which many people forget). I always recommend the reverse grip lift or hammer curls as the second exercise because they accentuate the development of the brachialis and help you pump up your arms in a week.
Best Biceps Exercises:
  • Barbell curl for biceps
  • Hammer curls
  • Lifting dumbbells lying on a horizontal or incline bench
  • Dumbbell raise with supination
forearms

Literally before the shooting of the plot, I went to my VKontakte wall in order to find out what other questions concern you. It turned out not in vain. Many people are concerned about the issue of forearm training. You know, over the years, I have already developed a clear formula for the dependence of the level of fitness in general and the development of the forearms and arm pumping per week. It sounds something like this:
The lower a person's level of fitness, the more he is concerned about training the forearm and other small muscles.
Understand, if you are not engaged in arm wrestling and your goal is purely muscle size (including forearms), then YOU DO NOT NEED SPECIAL EXERCISES for FOREARMS! It's like in that notorious bike about the wheels for a jeep that you are trying to "stick" on a Cossack. There will be no growth in small groups until you achieve growth in large ones. Think about growing strength in large groups, and small ones will eventually have nowhere to go and they will grow on their own.
During the execution of any bending of the arms with weight (lifting the barbell in particular), the forearm is ACTIVELY working. During normal barbell lifts, the inside of the forearm works, and during reverse grip lifts, the outside of the forearm works. Most professional bodybuilders never specifically train their forearms.
SECRET: By the way, if your wrists clog before your biceps in barbell curls and thus limit your achievements, then it makes sense for you to switch to a bent bar or do exercises with a parallel grip (this takes the load off your forearms).
But, if you are still worried about the way to train this small muscle group, then the main exercises for it are:

  • barbell curls
  • barbell reverse curl
  • pronation and supination
  • squeezing expander and other joys
Hand training.
Let's now talk about proper hand training i.e. about how to organize an effective workout.
What prevents (what mistakes in training) the growth of hands?

stupid attempts to develop arms in isolation from the development of the rest of the muscle array. Often new swings stubbornly hammer "ostentatious" muscles such as biceps or chest, forgetting about the back and legs. Remember : truly massive muscles are only possible on a truly massive body. In many programs for beginners, there are often no arm exercises at all, because they do not provide much mass, unlike bench presses, deadlifts and squats. What's more, when you get serious in bench presses and deadlifts, your arms will seriously increase in size, even if you don't train them.

Absence ABILITY TO FEEL muscle contraction biceps and triceps. Those. a person seems to be doing a biceps exercise, and his wrist or back is clogged. How is it treated? You need to learn how to turn off secondary muscles. "Prayer for the night" should help you. In addition, you need to follow the right technique and work at the beginning with very small weights.
Too much big amount of work on the biceps at newbies. Small muscles (such as biceps) are very easy to overtrain. large quantity work. What is constantly happening around. It is not advisable to do more than 8 working approaches for biceps. Exceptions for experienced or using anabolic steroids. It is necessary to increase the number of working approaches very carefully and not earlier than a couple of years after the start of classes. Otherwise, you will “jack off” the biceps and it will not think about how to become stronger and bigger, but about how not to die in the next workout (it will develop enduring adaptation instead of strength). Or, even worse, you will drive your hands into a steady state of "plateau" when all growth stops.
Lack of load progression when working on biceps and triceps. The hand muscles follow the same rules as the rest. In order to grow, they need an increase in loads. If it is not, then there is no muscle growth. The problem is that most manual exercises are isolated and constantly progressing is difficult and dangerous anatomically. Exit? Make a base! Instead of dangerous variations of the French press, do a lot of close-grip bench presses and parallel bars, train your back with serious pulls (this will stimulate the biceps as well), use the most “strong” exercises for training the biceps (lifting the barbell while standing, “hammer” bends). And try to track and progress the load. Arnold with a terrible cheat, but did barbell curls with a weight of 120 kg. This explains the freaky for those times the size of his biceps.

How to compose hands in a training program?
There are more options for this arrangement than in China for rice. Each method has its pros and cons. Popular SPLIT SCHEMES:
Back + Biceps ......... Chest (or deltas) + Triceps. Benefits: You load the ENTIRE pushing or pressing group at once on one day and on all other days it RESTS COMPLETELY and grows. Disadvantages: after training the “big brother”, the little one is too tired for serious loads. After the barbell rows and pull-ups, you will not be able to take your usual heavy weights for biceps.

Back+Triceps...Chest+Biceps This is where everything changed for us. Advantages: the little one doesn't care how the "big" brother from another family trained, so he is fresh and can perform hard work. Cons: less full days for the rest of a particular group. Let's say you trained your biceps with chest today, and tomorrow you go to train your back. During a workout in which the load will AGAIN partially fall on the biceps (i.e., instead of resting, it works again the next day). However, I like this (the second way of combining) much more than the first.

Biceps+Triceps....From my point of view, The best way proper hand training. Disadvantages: You will need another extra day (training) in order to work on your hands like this. Advantages: obvious. fresh biceps and fresh triceps can work actively.

What training techniques can be used in arm training?
There are tricks or principles great amount and any can be easily integrated into manual workouts. BUT it is worth remembering that the hand muscles are SMALL and it is very easy to kill them with a large load. Yes, weight loss, forced and negative reps, giant sets... all of these are great to load... but can also kill your biceps for the next month. Therefore, we will use only one principle - SUPER SERIES. And then not in the variant as Uncle Joe recommends, but in the variant as I recommend because it is less expensive.

super sets are when you perform two exercises in a row (without rest) on opposite muscles (antagonists). For example: a set of barbell curls for biceps followed immediately by a set of extensions for triceps. it classic way from Uncle Joe. For beginners, it can be very difficult and energy intensive, so we WILL RELAX!
In other words, we alternate between biceps work and triceps work, taking the usual rest between sets (i.e. not immediately).

You can switch jobs in two ways:

  1. alternate exercise sets(set for biceps...rest 45-60 sec...set for triceps...)
  2. alternate the exercises(4 sets of biceps exercises...4 sets of triceps exercises...)
WHY DOES IT WORK WELL?

The fact is that we kill two birds with one stone with such a scheme. We rest after contracting the biceps a little more, than usual and thereby restore strength in it a little more than usual, on the one hand. And we do not cool down during this time (because we passively influence him during the training of the antagonist), on the other hand. Those. and our muscles are stronger and workload is large. Usually, in order to show strength, we have to rest more and reduce the amount of work in training.
Besides, by training triceps, you actively restore biceps. Because he is actively supplied with blood and "massaged" like any antagonist during work. As a result, the biceps do not just recover, but recover better and faster than if you had been sitting still all this time (resting passively).
Well, the last important point:PUMPING. Which is constantly growing and does not allow your muscles to cool down. Pumping has mass useful properties: it contributes, for example, to the development of slow muscle fibers (I’ll make a story about this anyway), it also contributes to the delivery nutrients and activates growth factors, improves capillarization and appearance muscles and more...

If you do two exercises in a row for antagonist muscles, then what to train first: biceps or triceps?
Often, many gurus give unequivocal answers to this. This is not true. In bodybuilding there are no 100% always and on all schemes. Let's explain with our example.
Usually you need to start with biceps and then do triceps. The fact is that if you change this sequence and do the triceps first, then the residual tension will limit you in the maximum contraction of the biceps after. This is theory. In practice, it is possible that this “limitation” of the biceps work will be exactly what you need in order to give the muscles a new (unfamiliar) stress for subsequent growth. Conclusion: beginners do Biceps, then Triceps, and experienced ones look at the situation.

Exercise sequences.

I have already spoken about this many times. There is even a video release on this topic. In short, we always start with heavier exercises (basic), and end with lighter ones.
For triceps, the main basic exercises are:

  • narrow grip press
  • bars
Minor:
  • french bench press
  • standing french press
  • extension at the vertical block
For biceps, the main "conditionally basic" are:
  • Lifting the bar for biceps while standing
  • Lifting the bar for biceps with a reverse grip
  • "Hammer" bending with dumbbells
Minor:
  • Lifting dumbbells for biceps sitting or lying down
  • Larry Scott bench
  • Concentrated lifts

An effective Program is drawn as follows:




3 base for biceps 3-4 x 6-12
4 base for triceps 3-4 x 6-12

Or, advanced level:

1 base for biceps 2 sizes + 3-4 x 6-12
2 base for triceps 2 sizes + 3-4 x 6-12
3 basic (or isol.) for biceps 3-4 x 6-12
4 basic (or isol.) for triceps 3-4 x 6-12
5 isolated for biceps 3-4 x 6-12
6 isolated on triceps 3-4 x 6-12

Specific example:
lifting the bar for biceps while standing 2 sizes + 3-4 x 6-12
bench press with a narrow grip 2 sizes + 3-4 x 6-12
"Hammer" with dumbbells standing 3-4 x 6-12
dips (triceps) 3-4 x 6-12

or, for the experienced
lifting the bar for biceps while standing 2 sizes + 3-4 x 6-12
bench press with a narrow grip 2 sizes + 3-4 x 6-12
lifting the bar with a reverse grip 3-4 x 6-12
french press from behind the head while standing 3-4 x 6-12
lifting dumbbells for biceps lying-sitting (elbows back) 3-4 x 6-12
Extension at the vertical block 3-4 x 6-12

I'll go over the rest of the examples of workflows in the mailing list for members of the Underground, friends. So to say, see you on the air.

Rough biceps and triceps- this is the goal that every athlete strives to stand out from the crowd, look athletic and fit. You can achieve the desired result not only within the walls of the gym. The main thing is to have a desire and aspiration, and you can do it at home. There are many effective exercises for building muscle mass biceps and triceps, the implementation of which does not require a visit to the gym.

Isolating (isolated) exercises aimed at working out the muscle group of the hands, of course, allow you to achieve your goal, but you should not forget about the accompanying factors. It is necessary not only to exercise, but also to competently approach. It should have enough fats, proteins, carbohydrates to build muscle mass, including on the hands.

There are many isolated exercises for pumping up muscles recommended for doing at home. Not all of them are equally effective and productive, but there are those that, with diligent and correct execution, allow you to boast of embossed and beautiful muscles hands

To complete the proposed training, you will need a basic set of sports equipment. So, to start training, first of all, you need to have:

  • dumbbells;
  • curved bar;
  • a bench for a press with a possibility of adjustment;
  • horizontal bar for pull-ups.

The missing simulators can be purchased in a specialized sports store, both in the city and online. Thinking about the expediency of the funds spent, it should be clearly understood that the purchase of simulators is a necessary investment in own health and a guarantee of a toned and beautiful embossed body.

Diligence and time are the key points of training

There are no difficulties and difficulties in performing training for pumping up the muscles of the biceps and triceps. All exercises are quite simple. To achieve a result, you just need to not be lazy and be patient. The main thing is not to train occasionally, but systematically. You need to study clearly according to the established schedule, without missing classes.

The frequency of classes depends on the physique. Naturally lean athletes need to exercise 4 to 5 times a week and eat hard. Shouldn't be expected quick results. Pumping up your arms in two weeks of training will not work. You need to be patient and not deviate from the intended goal.

If you are persistent and consistent, do not neglect training, doing 1-2 times a week, your efforts and efforts will not be in vain, and your hands will acquire the treasured relief and become a source of pride.

What should be the workout?

The main point of the training for pumping up the muscles of the hands is the variety and A complex approach. Limiting yourself to one or two exercises, pumping, for example, biceps, hoping that this will be enough, is strongly discouraged.

You need to perform three or four exercises for both triceps and biceps. Muscles must be involved and work at full strength. If after training there are no pain sensations in the muscles, then the training does not bring the desired effect.

It is not necessary to use all muscle groups in one workout. You can devote one day to working out the pectoral muscles and biceps, and the other to the back and triceps. The main thing to remember is that with underdeveloped muscle mass, the results will appear in one and a half or even two months.

You should not engage exclusively in pumping up the muscles in the arms. Otherwise, the body will develop disproportionately. Therefore, no matter which muscle group a bodybuilder is focused on working out, the rest should not be left unattended either.


One of the most common mistakes many beginner bodybuilders make is getting into training with enthusiasm and pumping biceps daily. Such an approach not only does not bring results, but also exhausts the athlete.

Constant and regular stress on the muscles, which does not give the desired effect, can lead to reluctance to continue training and a gradual decrease in physical activity. To avoid such consequences allows a clear understanding that muscles grow only when training alternates with rest.

If the lifter has a bench press stand, it is best to do the deadlift and pull with a reverse grip, squat with a barbell. Both isolating and complex exercises, subject to regular training and proper execution, give a guaranteed result.

And, as mentioned earlier, the main thing is that during the training both small and large groups muscles, that is, one training is devoted to pumping up the triceps and back, and the other - to the biceps and chest.

Of course, for some, this approach may not seem the most optimal, but it is supported personal experience and demonstrated its effectiveness.

Video selection of exercises

A set of exercises

Exercises for pumping biceps

Triceps pumping exercises

Each exercise is performed 4 sets, each of which recommends do 10 to 12 repetitions.

We pump up our hands at home

To get pumped up embossed hands You don't have to go to the gym. If you have standard weights at home, you can do everything necessary exercises at home.

To do this, you need to have such sports equipment as a barbell, a set of dumbbells, a horizontal bar. All exercises performed with the help of these shells are simple and do not require any special effort. To make it interesting even alone, the training can be performed to your favorite music.

Powerful hands for many are an indicator of masculinity and strength. Big biceps are exactly what every aspiring bodybuilder dreams of. Strong hands will make girls look at you with adoration, and men will respect and envy you.

You can quickly pump up your hands both in the gym and at home. The main thing here is the regularity of classes and perseverance.

How to pump up your arms? Training Basics

Extract maximum benefit knowledge of the structure of the hands will help from the classes. Having understood which muscles you need to do exercises on, you will not pump one biceps, while leaving the rest of the muscles in their original state.

Together with the biceps you will have to download:

  1. Deltoid muscle that forms the shoulder. Strong deltas make the hands aesthetic, and you can pump them up through a variety of exercises like raising your arms to the sides.
  2. Triceps- a muscle that has a larger volume than the biceps. The size of your triceps largely determines the thickness of your arms. You can pump it up with the help of other exercises.
  3. Having decided to pump up the muscles of the hands, do not forget about the forearms as well.. Their muscles are not so noticeable, but they perform many important functions: they control the rotation of the hand and forearm, the motor skills of the fingers.

How to quickly pump up your hands: basic principles

Before you start training, set a goal to which you will strive. Do not immediately rush headlong into the pool, excessively loading your hands. By following the correct training and rest regimen, you will soon notice the first results, and over time, the girth of your biceps will approach the canonical 35% girth in bodybuilding chest.

Pumping the muscles of the hands, adhere to the following recommendations:

  • Do hand exercises slowly, without momentum.. Make your muscles sweat during the next set. Fast push-ups or barbell curls will not only not give the desired result, but also will not teach you correct technique execution. From the very beginning, try to do each approach technically and slowly.
  • To pump up muscles quickly will help support tension during training. Try not to relax the muscles in any phase of the exercise. Let's rest our hands only after the end of the next approach.
  • All exercises should be performed with maximum range of motion..
  • Learn to breathe properly. Breathing plays a very important role, because without sufficient oxygen supply, your muscles will not be able to work in extreme mode. Starting the exercise, inhale, then exhale during the positive phase and exhale again during the negative phase. Inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth.
  • Let your hands rest. Muscles do not grow during training, but during recovery after them.
  • Eat Enough. Without the right building material your muscles will not be able to grow even in the condition of constant loads.
  • For those who are looking for how to pump up their hands quickly, the main advice is to constantly support progress. Don't stop at one projectile weight. Increase the working weight of dumbbells or barbells as soon as your muscles get used to it, and you feel that the previous load is no longer enough.

We swing biceps at home

How to build muscle fast with simple exercises? Pretty easy. To pump your hands at home, you do not need simulators. It will be enough to have a pair of collapsible dumbbells on hand:; and if there are none, then the usual ones will help. If done regularly, these exercises will be enough to make your arms powerful and muscular.

You can pump up the muscles of the arms at home with the help of push-ups, if they are performed in compliance with the technique. To perform the exercise for the hands, take the original position: lie on the floor, rest your hands on the floor a little wider than your shoulders, put your toes on the floor together. Straighten your arms, lifting your body off the floor.

Try to do push-ups so that your body forms straight line, no need to arch the arch or lower the pelvis down. This will shift the focus of the load and make the workout less effective.

Push-ups for pumping biceps have a special technique. Hands should be placed as close to the torso as possible, and the hands should be turned so that the fingers are directed towards the legs. If such push-ups are unusual for you, try doing them, leaning on dumbbells. Going down, try to touch the floor with your chest. No need to lie down, the touch should be instantaneous, after which the body should be slowly squeezed up with the help of hands.

You can do such push-ups for biceps 2-3 times a week. If you are a beginner, do 4 sets of 20 push-ups in one workout. Increase the number of repetitions when you notice the first progress.

How to pump up your arms in the gym

Those who can visit the gym should try the following exercises for pumping biceps:

  1. Bending the arms in the Scott bench. This simulator fixes your arms, preventing extra muscles from working. Each approach will maximize the load on your biceps.
  2. Sitting arm curl. Performed with elbow support working hand about the thigh.
  3. Standing arm curl. Feet shoulder-width apart, hold the dumbbell with a grip from below. We bend the arm so that the projectile is at shoulder level. All movements are performed slowly.

No less attention should be paid during training. It is impossible to pump up your arms quickly without proper study of the triceps muscles. The following exercises will be effective for beginners and not only:

  1. Push-ups on the uneven bars. They are done in a vertical position with a straight torso. We lower the body slowly, trying to sink down as much as possible. The elbows are pressed close to the body.
  2. Push-ups from the floor with a narrow grip. They differ from ordinary push-ups in the setting of the hands, which are placed on the floor a few centimeters apart. Arm curls are held to the point where the shoulders are parallel to the floor. Read: .
  3. Dumbbell Bench Press. Lie down on a bench, holding the dumbbells at chest level with a hammer grip. Forearms look vertical. Extend your arms up, then slowly return them to the starting position.

How to download fast? With the help of the following hand exercises:

  1. Wrist flexion. Sit on a bench with your feet shoulder-width apart. Place your forearm on the surface of the thigh, after taking the dumbbell with an underhand grip. Lower the projectile by extending your wrist. Slowly bend your wrist.
  2. We swing our wrists while standing. We stand with our feet shoulder-width apart. The dumbbell is held with an overhand grip. We perform the extension of the wrist, raising the brush as high as possible.

Pumping up the muscles in the arms is not enough, you also need to take care of. You can make the deltoid muscles large as follows:

  1. Breeding arms with dumbbells to the side. Performed standing, feet shoulder-width apart. The arms are on the sides of the body. Spread your arms to the sides, raising them to shoulder level. Slowly lower down to the starting position.
  2. Raising arms with dumbbells in front of you. We become the same as in the previous exercise. Dumbbells are held with an overhand grip. Slightly bent arms are carried forward to shoulder level, after which they slowly return to their original position.
  3. Breeding arms with dumbbells in an incline. We put our feet shoulder-width apart, tilt the body so that the back is parallel to the floor, arms down. Without straightening your back, spread your arms to the sides, then slowly return to the starting position.

If you are wondering how to pump up your arms quickly, you need to clearly follow the recommendations above. constant training and correct exercises on the hands will help to make your muscles strong and embossed in the shortest possible time.

Arm exercises are an integral part of training for men. Working out the biceps and triceps increases the volume of the arms in general, such training can take place at home, most importantly, the presence of collapsible sports equipment, barbells and dumbbells. With only one projectile, each exercise can be adapted to both the barbell and dumbbells. The main thing is to observe the grip method and execution technique.

A set of exercises for the muscles of the hands at home

To train their hands, men need collapsible equipment - dumbbells or pancakes with a bar. This is necessary for constant progress, as well as for training on the basis of the pyramid. Gradually increasing the working weight, while reducing the number of repetitions, will stimulate nerve impulses, contracting the right muscles in the low weight stage, allowing you to maintain the correct contraction with a lot of weight. Such training gives a powerful anabolic boost.

1. Reverse push-ups

For this exercise, two supports of the same height are needed, one under the arms and the other under the feet. For weighting, you need to use free weights, for example, spread pancakes on your hips. This is necessary for the growth of muscle mass, when the number of repetitions cannot exceed 12 times, while the muscles on the last repetition work to failure. Perform the first set of the exercise 15 times with your own weight without weights - this will be a warm-up set that will warm the target muscles and ligaments, and prepare for a direct pyramid (increase in weights).

  1. Sit on the edge of the bench and put weight on your hips, rest your palms, forming a straight line of arms.
  2. Place your feet on the second support, holding the pelvis to the canopy.
  3. While inhaling, bend your elbows, lower your pelvis until the angle at your elbows reaches a right angle.
  4. With the force of the triceps on the exhale, push the body and fully extend the elbows.
  5. At the end of the approach, place your feet on the floor, sit on the edge and remove the weight.

Perform the first power approach with less working weight, but do not exceed 12 reps. Not counting the warm-up, do 4 sets, adding working weight in each. Thus, push-ups are performed: 4 x 12, 10, 8, 8-6.

2. French press with a barbell or dumbbells

The bar in this exercise can be replaced with dumbbells, also keeping the distance between the dumbbells equal to the width of the shoulders. In this exercise, strictly follow the safety precautions when lifting the projectile. Each approach increase the working weight by adding small pancakes.

  1. Sit on the edge of the bench with the barbell resting on your hips, grasp with a shoulder-width overhand grip.
  2. Raise the bar off your hips by pushing the bar up with your knees. Slowly lower yourself onto your back, keeping the barbell in straight arms.
  3. At the top point of the brush are located above the shoulder joints.
  4. While inhaling, leaving your elbows in place, lower the bar with your forearms towards your forehead.
  5. As you exhale, use your triceps to fully extend your elbows and return your hands over your shoulders.
  6. At the end of the exercise, raise your knees to the bar, pressing the barbell on your hips, roll your back on the bench to a sitting position.

Add working weight, do 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 8 reps.

3. Extension of the arms with a neck or dumbbells from behind the head

This exercise can also be replaced by lifting one or two dumbbells from behind the head. The technique affects the triceps in isolation, help yourself to push out a large working weight with your hands, in this case, will not work. Therefore, stick to technique and don't lift huge weights.

  1. Sit on a bench with a straight back, grab the bar on your hips with a narrow overhand grip. Raise your arms above your head, keeping them straight.
  2. As you inhale, begin to lower your forearms with the bar behind your head, without moving your elbows. Stretch your triceps as much as possible at the bottom.
  3. With an exhalation, lift the neck, at the top point, fully straighten your elbows.
  4. Reversely lower the bar to your chest and return it to the floor.

Do 4 sets of 12, 10, 10-8, 8 reps.

4. Lifting a barbell or dumbbell with a narrow grip

After working out the triceps, move on to exercises for the biceps. Replace exercise you can on, also placing your elbows on your stomach.

For painful sensations in the shoulders due to morphological features with a narrow or wide grip, replace the technique with a medium or neutral grip.

  1. Raise the bar off the floor with a straight back, first grasping with a reverse narrow grip.
  2. For a more concentrated lift, lean your back against a wall so you don't sway. Keep your elbows on your stomach.
  3. With an exhalation, bend your elbows and lift the bar to your shoulders.
  4. As you inhale, extend your arms, keeping a slight angle at the elbows.
  5. At the end of the set, lower the bar to the floor without rounding your back.


Increase the weight of the bar each set, doing 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 8-6.

5. Alternate dumbbell raise with supination

You can replace the exercise by gradually increasing the weight. Alternate lifting helps to take a large working weight of dumbbells, since when bending one arm, the second has time to recover. The exercise can be done standing or sitting.

  1. Take dumbbells, keep your arms along the body at the sides, hands parallel to each other.
  2. Exhale bend right hand, without lifting the elbow from the body, turning the brush in the middle of the amplitude.
  3. Lower the dumbbell while inhaling.
  4. Repeat the movement on the left hand.


Perform the same number of repetitions for each arm. Total, 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 8-6 reps.

6. Lifting dumbbells with a grip "hammer"

The exercise works not only the biceps, but also targets the muscles of the forearms. That's why you can replace this exercise with lifting the barbell with a reverse grip.

  1. Hold dumbbells along the body, brushes with dumbbells are parallel to each other.
  2. With an exhalation, raise both dumbbells to your shoulders without turning.
  3. Lower the dumbbells as you inhale.


Do 4 x 12, 10, 8, 8-6.

Almost every girl likes to wear sundresses and T-shirts in the summer, and, of course, to show others her slender legs and graceful arms. They don’t argue about tastes: someone likes thin hands more, someone is crazy about a neat muscular relief, and so on. But saggy, unkempt, flabby hands will not please almost any person on the planet (although ... different people happen).

Sagging of the skin of the forearms occurs due to the weakening of the triceps (triceps muscle of the shoulder), which in real life representatives of the human race rarely use. If you do not perform special exercises, the muscles lose their tone, their appearance adds extra years to the owner, the figure becomes disproportionate.

This unpleasant defect can be removed by performing simple exercises using dumbbells. You can do without dumbbells, replacing them with bottles of salt or water. The most important thing is the regularity and correct execution of each element.

Note:


Warm up

Any sports activity, even for a girl, even for a guy, needs to start with a 5-10 minute warm-up. It will saturate the muscles with blood, warm them up perfectly and prepare them for physical activity. Classes without a preliminary warm-up are like turning on an unlubricated mechanism.

  • Imitation of jumping rope: jump in place on your toes, rotate your arms. Run 1 minute.
  • Swing your legs to the arms extended forward alternately with each leg. 15 times for each leg.
  • Run in place: minute.
  • Classic squats: 15 reps.
  • Exercise lock: put one hand through the top of the neck, the other through the bottom, try to reach it. A familiar exercise from school.

Lack of warm-up and “cold muscles” are the cause of many injuries. Wherever you exercise, at home, in the gym or in the woods, remember: nothing exempts you from warming up before training (except perhaps the lack of training itself or an angry bear).

Bodyweight exercises

So we got to the most interesting. To remove fat and pump up your arms, you need to allocate only 2 days a week to classes.

The result will depend on your genes and figure. Chubby ladies will have to sweat to remove the excess from their hands: the result will be visible in 2 months. "Thumbelina" to see the drawn muscles on the hands will take a little less - a month.

You need to start right now. Run to the store, get a couple of 3-5 kg ​​dumbbells and go to your dream - pump up amazing arms at home. Do not put it off indefinitely, so that after two months you will not be visited by the thought “Oh ... And if I started 2 months ago, no matter what pens I had ...”

Push-ups with a narrow grip

When you do push-ups, the whole triceps work, but mostly the back of the shoulder. Any girl can easily pump up the triceps, and with them the press and some back muscles, if she does push-ups with a narrow arm position (they should be shoulder-width apart, or narrower).

You won’t be full of push-ups alone, in addition to them, you need to perform other exercises. But not a single hand training program can do without classic push-ups.

  1. Starting position: lying down, place your hands shoulder-width apart or narrower.
  2. Bend your elbows and slowly lower yourself. Keep your back perfectly straight, without bending.
  3. Return to starting position. Exhale and lower again.
  4. You need to do 3 × 15 repetitions.

Reverse plank with pelvic abduction

Exercise of medium difficulty. It will help the girl pump up the abdominal muscles, triceps and shoulders.

  1. Starting position: sitting on the floor with straightened legs.
  2. Place your palms on the floor, tighten your abs.
  3. Raise your pelvis a few inches off the floor.
  4. Engage your abs and move your pelvis back between your hands.
  5. Stay in this position for as long as possible.
  6. Return to starting position.
  7. Do 5 reps.

Push-ups from the bench

Or back push-ups. They act similarly to classic push-ups, the difference is in how the upper ones are located. and lower limbs. At home, you will need 2 chairs, on one of which you put your feet, on the other you rest with your hands laid back.

You need to perform 3 sets of 15 times. If it is difficult, do the light version with one chair. Legs in a lightweight variation should be rested with heels on the floor.

Purvottanasana

A hatha yoga training element that will help pump up the wrists, ankles, forearms and ensure the mobility of the shoulder joints.

Elements using dumbbells

Combining exercises with dumbbells and with your body weight will greatly accelerate progress.

Extension of arms with a dumbbell

  1. Starting position: sitting on a chair, grab the dumbbell pancake with both hands (make sure everything is securely fixed) and lift it up above your head.
  2. Without involving the forearms, bend the handles at the elbows.
  3. Return to starting position.
  4. Do 3x10 reps.

Extension of the arm with a dumbbell from behind the head

This element of the triceps program is more suitable not for pumping up muscles, but for working out the relief.

  1. Sit up straight with your back perpendicular to the floor.
  2. Take a dumbbell in your hand, pull it up.
  3. Put your hand behind your head, you should feel how the triceps stretched.
  4. Pull it up.
  5. Perform 4x10 repetitions for each side.

Tate press

  1. Sit comfortably on two connected chairs covered with a blanket.
  2. Take dumbbells. Straighten your arms up.
  3. Slowly lower the shells using only your elbows. You should feel the muscles work.
  4. Dumbbells should be across the torso, during the execution of the element they do not touch.
  5. Do 5x10 reps.

Training programs

For beginners without excess weight

First day:

  • Push-ups with a narrow grip - 3 × 15.
  • Extension of one arm with a dumbbell - 3 × 10-15.
  • Tate Press 5×10.

Second day:

  • Push-ups with a narrow grip -3 × 15.
  • Extension of arms with one dumbbell from behind the head - 4 × 10.

For overweight beginners

First day:

  • Push-ups from the bench - 4 × 10; Rest between sets 60 seconds. After the 4th set rest 2 minutes. Perform the 5th final approach with the maximum possible number of repetitions.
  • Extension of the arm in an incline using dumbbells - 5 × 10.
  • Alternate flexion-extension of the arms with weighting - 4 × 10.

Second day:

  • Push-ups from the floor - 4 × 10.
  • Extension of two arms with weighting from behind the head - 3 × 10-15.
  • Rest between sets 60 seconds.

And finally...

Try massaging your limbs after class. Self-massage will improve blood circulation and relax tired triceps. After the massage, you can apply a moisturizer. We recommend doing massage 3-4 times a week for 15 minutes.

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