For Tight and Toned Arms – Training Trick #1

Hey Ladies!

Wow – thank you thank you for sharing your stories with me about your frustrations with your arms (from Part 1 – For Tight and Toned Arms) !! I only asked for 5 comments and received well over 15!!!

Apparently I’m not the only one who has been frustrated when trying to get tight and toned arms!

The stories that you shared with me reminded me of me - it reminded me of days when I honestly thought I was going to be stuck with flabby arms forever – just like you.

I’ll never forget the day one of my co-workers told me I had ‘lunch lady arms’.

Oh yes – he did.

I knew something had to change.

But I had no idea what else I could do. I had followed EVERY training recommendation and tip I had heard of – anything Oprah suggested to any remedy Google might have shown me when I typed in ‘get tight and toned arms’.

I would be in the gym doing countless reps of one exercise to go into another one. I made sure I didn’t eat any bad for me food. I tried any new move that I saw on tv or heard about or read in a magazine no matter how ridiculous I may have looked (a few of them DID give me some funny looks – I just thought they were jealous of how good my arms were going to look – haha – not quite).

Needless to say, after all the workout, diet, training tips – I still had ‘lunch lady arms’.

Oh those nasty three words.

I was annoyed.

I mean – how could this stuff not work? Jennifer Anistion, Gwenyth Paltrow and even the First Lady Michelle Obama had amazing arms and did the same workouts! Why didn’t I!?

Then one day I was in a rush – got to the gym late and had to meet a friend afterward – but I still had to get in my workout. With such little time I wasn’t able to do my usual routine of nearly more than 20 reps per exercise, so I dropped the number of reps I was doing.

I had SUCH a better workout. I was SO sore the next day. I had MORE time to go out with my friends.

I decided to keep working out this way….

And it worked…..

Making sure to only do between 8-10 reps of each arm exercise.

Once I made that one little change…the ball started rolling and I saw arm training in a whole new light.

That one workout with so little time changed my whole arm training routine and I FINALLY saw results.

However – this change was only one piece of the puzzle to help me get ‘flab-u-less’ arms….

What else did I do? If I get at least 10 comments below, I’ll be back on Friday with Part 2 of my arm training routine that helped me GET RESULTS.

Don’t forget to leave your comment below!

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  1. Gabriela
    1075 days ago

    Nice article! I have a question though: I use heavy weights. Usually I can barely get to the 9th rep (3 sets), but I’m never sore the next day. A few days ago I tried to do more reps with a lighter weight until my arms really burnt and I couldn’t go on anymore. This time I did get sore and I had the impression my muscles are a bit bigger since then (and I don’t mean better circulation or water retention). How can this be? I assume it has something to do with the lactic acid that might have triggered some more growth hormone, but I don’t know…


  2. Nancy
    1075 days ago

    More, please! LOL! I have lunchlady arms, too =(


  3. jeni
    1075 days ago

    I am so ready to get rid of this flabby triceps that I have.. Can’t wait to see the workout you did to improve the arms.


  4. Janna
    1075 days ago

    Need more definition! Please help!!


  5. Lynn
    1075 days ago

    I know exactly what you mean. I get so much more from lower reps done slowly and deliberately using heavy weights. My increase in stregth has been amazing. I still need to get rid of all the insulation over the muscle, but the muscles are growing!


  6. Marylin
    1075 days ago

    Yes, I have lunch lady arms too. Thanks for the tips. I have been doing 3 sets of 12 reps. Any tips would be great!

    Keep up the great work.


  7. Steph
    1075 days ago

    So you increased the weight and decreased reps to get definition? Tip #2 please!


  8. Wendy
    1075 days ago

    Would love to hear more… trying to get toned arms to wear strappy tank tops!


  9. Stacy
    1075 days ago

    My husband calls them teacher arms (no offense, I know you are a teacher). He arrived at that because he had a teacher whose arm flab would jiggle when she erased the chalkboard.

    MORE, PLEASE!!


  10. Laura
    1075 days ago

    Thank U for the 1st trick. I am glad you have told about the trick because I too was doing high reps for my arms. I will change my reps to small numbers in myarm workouts. Good Tips. Please give me more trick or tips. Love to have those sexy tight and tone arms.

    MORE PLEASE! HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
    Laura Tinag


  11. tina
    1075 days ago

    thank you, dear, i am really gratefull to you, you help me so much, now i think and i can do that


  12. Marcia
    1075 days ago

    Part 2 pretty please!


  13. Tracy
    1075 days ago

    This tip is absolutely true. To gain endurance, you need to do high reps (15 or more) and lighter weights. To gain strength, you should do 8-10 reps with heavier weights. You will see results with both, but the latter will provide the quickest results. Thank you Melissa!


  14. barb
    1075 days ago

    gee i will need to cut down on mine i do 30 ,also think i need to slow down more.


  15. Yvette
    1075 days ago

    Ohmygoodness!!! That makes total sense!! Can’t wait for the next tip! I need tips for my abs too. No matter how many sit ups I do, I still can’t get rid of that “baby bump” and back fat…oh geez…don’t get me started on the back fat!!!


  16. Marsha
    1075 days ago

    8-10 reps, wow. I’ve been doing like 15-20 reps 3x. I’m going to try that today. Hmm, I wonder what Part 2 is. I am so anxious to find out. Thanks for the advice!


  17. Sallie
    1075 days ago

    Okay, I am hooked..more please, I don’t want “lunch lady arms”


  18. Sue
    1075 days ago

    “Lunch lady arms” – definitely, I also have heard of bat wings. Please send more I am already at 10 reps and have slowed them down and still have the jiggle!!!


  19. Donneisha
    1075 days ago

    Such a teaser!! LOL. I’m so ready to get these arms in tip top shape. Bring it on. :)


  20. Kimberly
    1075 days ago

    I have been doing way too many…Will be waiting for more tips!!! Thank you!


  21. Amy
    1075 days ago

    I had no idea! I’m one of those who does as many reps as I can before my muscle becomes exhausted. So glad you posted this! Can’t wait for more!


  22. Julie
    1075 days ago

    Please, please please. I am so tired of bat wings.


  23. Ash
    1074 days ago

    I am doing bit of weight training which is basically from watching youtube.

    Lets see what you got to offer


  24. Michelle
    1074 days ago

    Lunch lady arms! Need I say more? I want sexy, toned arms!


  25. Mariana
    1074 days ago

    Hi Melissa,
    Thank you for the tip; so less repetition is better! Why? Did you increase the weight?
    Do you have a tip for someone who hates to exercise and is always tired to go to gym after work?
    Please don’t say to go to gym before work, that is absolutely not possible!


  26. Wanda
    1073 days ago

    Love the tips, keep them coming!


  27. Louise
    1073 days ago

    Hi, I am guessing you added more weight tho?

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