Do Ya Jiggle When Ya Wiggle?

I scour the sinks daily and what a way to judge the jiggle - the jiggling of the arms.

If my arms are jiggling that means I have not been doing my triceps kickbacks.

But it's been busy recently! Nah, not buying it, there is an excuse proof method for firm arms...

TRICEPS KICKBACK (no this is not a financial kickback but the rewards are great)

Take a light weight - 3 or 4 maybe even on some sets 6 pounds but I do not go above that - you load up the elbow joint.

I do a triceps kickback on one side at a time. Make sure you take a minute to situate into correct form starting position. Fitting these in is not a reason to get sloppy with your technique.

You can keep your weights within easy access (under a sofa or chair, in your desk drawer at work) and grab them and do some reps.

As long as you are busily engaged (housework) you do not need much of a warm up - in fact starting with 3 lb. weights for one set is a warm up. If you need to warm up (as in been in couch potato mode) do some arm circles to get your joints lubricated and warmed, maybe 10 or 20 circles.

GOT A CREAKY JOINT?

Naturally, if you have a bad elbow you are going to have to ask your health care provider how to modify exercises - but - if you have a creaky, bothersome one here is a tip (and no it is not getting out the WD 40):

You don't lock the elbow at the top of the move, let the elbow be a little tiny bit relaxed at the top.

Also: hold at the top of the move to make sure you are not see sawing up and down and just swinging the weight which does nothing.

Hold for just 3 seconds at the top of the move on some of the reps.

Just fit in these reps when you get a chance.

I get in a set of maybe 20 reps each side right of the bat. Then might alternate with biceps, and one sided bent over rows. Or I might just go on and continue with what I am doing if I am really busy then stop again a little later and get in another batch of reps and maybe change the weight and rep count. It is possible to work up to and crank out 80 - 100 reps while doing the dinner dishes.

TOTALLY EXCUSE PROOF!

But what about push ups, they are supposed to firm the upper body in one move?

NO DO NOT DO PUSH UPS!

If you are at all overweight... these over load your elbow and wrist joints.

ALSO on my not do list: Overhead triceps dips, french tricep dips and plain triceps dips.

Just stick with the simple, basic, no frills triceps kickbacks.

And those arms won't jiggle when ya wiggle!