Arm Attack
Health & Fitness|January 2019

Perk up your posture and tone up your back, shoulders and arms.

Arm Attack

REVERSE FLYES

Reps: 15

Benefits: Strengthens your back muscles and the backs of your shoulders.

Holding a dumbbell in each hand, stand with your knees slightly bent. Keeping your back flat, bend forward from your hip joints(A).

Exhale and lift both arms to the sides, keeping a slight bend in your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together(B).

With control, lower the dumbbells back towards the ground.

REVERSE DUMBBELL CURL AND PRESS

Reps: 12

Benefits: Targets your forearm muscles and your biceps.

Hold two dumbbells at your sides and do a biceps curl by bending your elbows and bringing them to your shoulders (A).

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