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The 30 Most Powerful Arm Exercises For Titanic, Toned Arms

 

Arms Exercise 16: Isometric Dumbbell Curls


How To:

Primary Muscles: Biceps

  • Hold two dumbbells with an underhand grip and curl your left arm halfway up to 90°. This is starting position.
  • While holding your left arm in place, perform a full set of curls with your right arm, squeezing the contraction for 1s. Return to full extension and complete the set without dropping your left arm.
  • Repeat for the opposite side.

 

Video Demo — Isometric Dumbbell Curls

 

 

Arms Exercise 17: Prone Bench Curls (Spider Curls)


How To:

Primary Muscles: Biceps

  • Lie on a 45° bench holding dumbbells with an underhand grip.
  • Without shifting your upper arms forward/back, powerfully contract your biceps and curl upwards. Hold the contraction for 1s and return to full extension. Repeat

 

Video Demo — Prone Bench Curls

 

 

Arms Exercise 18: Front & Lateral Raises


Primary Muscles: Shoulders (Front/Medial Deltoids)

 

How to — Front Raises:
  • Hold two dumbbells at your side with an overhand grip. Keep your arm straight and powerfully raise your right arm straight up to shoulder height.
  • Hold for .5s, lower to start, and perform with your left arm. Repeat.

 

How to — Lateral Raises:
  • Hold two dumbbells at your side with a neutral grip. Keep your arm straight and powerfully raise your right arm sideways until it reaches shoulder height.
  • Hold for .5s, lower to start, and perform with your left arm. Repeat.

 

 

 

 

Arms Exercise 19: Standing Dumbbell Push Press


How To:

Primary Muscles: Shoulders, Triceps

  • Stand holding two dumbbells with a neutral grip. Curl the dumbbells up to chest height — this is starting position.
  • Bend your knees, dip down slightly, and powerfully press the weights overhead. Hold the weights up for 1s and return down to start. Repeat.

 

Video Demo — Standing Dumbbell Push Press

 

 

Arms Exercise 20: Bench Reverse Flies


How To:

Primary Muscles: Shoulders (Rear Deltoids)

  • Set a bench to 60° and lie face down.
  • Keep your chest in contact with the bench, contract your shoulders, bend your arms slightly, and powerfully raise the dumbbells laterally. You should form a T at the top.
  • Squeeze your shoulder blades for .5s and return to full extension. Repeat.

 

Video Demo — Bench Reverse Flies

 




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Bryan DiSanto

Bryan DiSanto

Owner & Editor-in-Chief at Lean It UP
Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, a culinary student at Le Cordon Bleu – Paris, an ACE-CPT & CSN, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness/nutrition nutjob.

He also contributes to Men's Health Magazine.

When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.
Bryan DiSanto

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