AGAVA FITNESS

The arm raise is an isolation workout for shoulders but they would also burn the fat found in flabby arms or that found under the arm pit which are some of the problem areas women deal with. However, women do not grow muscles the way men do because they do not have high testosterone levels as found in men. Women who have grown “masculine” muscles have high testosterone levels in their body either naturally or induced with drugs.  The arm raise can be done using a barbell, dumbells , weight disc or kettles.  There are two types of arm raises: the frontal arm raises and side arm raises which are both effective.  Today, we are considering the side arm raises which can be done in two ways. You can do this with or without an inclined bench. You can also do this while standing uprightly or by slightly leaning forward as you would when  resting on an inclined bench. You should follow these steps: Start out with a 5kg dumbbell to get the workability of this program before st...

I had previously discussed the overhead  shoulder press (commonly called military press) for dumbbells and barbells which is the gold standard for shoulder workout.  An alternative way to build your shoulders is the cable face pull which can be done while standing or lying.  Why should you do the cable face pull? The cable program is convenient especially for beginners because it has a smaller margin for error since you are working with a machine. The human error observed when working with dumbells or barbells is reduced. It’s also an easier shoulder program to do when compared with the overhead shoulder press and this can be done when weights (Dumbbells and barbells) are unavailable.  The lying face pull down is more effective than the standing face pull since the succor from the feet is eliminated giving the triceps,shoulders and upper back an opportunity to thrive under those weights. To do a lying face pull, you would need a flat bench, a cable machine and a flex...

The overhead dumbbell press is the solution for the problem associated with the  barbell press.  You will find with the barbell press that your arms don't move uniformly because of unequal strength. Mostly, the right arm is stronger than the left arm for right handed people and vice versa. Fixing this would require a delibrate and conscious effort like the use of a mirror to observe your movement. However, the overhead dumbbell press is an ultimate solution.  With the overhead dumbbell press, you get to build strength in both arms as they both work equally, since equal weights are used.  To create more effect on your shoulders,upper back and triceps,you should resort to the seated overhead dumbell press which eliminates the succor provided by the feets, giving the triceps an opportunity to strive under those weights.  You should do nothing less than three sets with ten repititons each.  The disadvantage of the overhead dumbbell press is that it is less effe...