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Muscle Building Tips to Combat Stubborn Arm Growth
Author: Dane Fletcher  | Posted: 01-05-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 5 | Rating: (127) (?)
 Many bodybuilders have found that despite their best efforts, their arms simply won't grow. They might be overtraining, undertraining, or just plain doing it wrong. Here are a few tips for getting those stubborn arms to grow.
High Volume
Muscles grow when blood is forced into them. If you have all the other aspects of your diet and nutrition down, then the focus becomes "What can I do to move more nitrogen-rich blood into these arm muscles?" At this point, high volume training should be considered. More sets and more reps mean more blood flows into the area. Just watch for overtraining.
Blitzkrieg
For stalled smaller body parts such as calves or arms, some trainers recommend an initial "blitz" in which the muscle group is hit with a brief yet intense training session every day for 5 to 6 straight days. The belief is that the muscle has become accustomed to a once-weekly workload and will no longer grow from it. However, daily ambushes upon the muscle group force it to face a new, nearly insane challenge, and it will grow as a result.
Calorie Boost
You can't get big arms without excess calories to be used for growth. If you're dieting, your arms are shrinking, not growing. Many trainers forget this simple, obvious fact. If the goal is to grow your arms 1+ inch, you should be eating 500 calories per day in excess of what your body burns.
Focus on forearms.
Many bodybuilders often ignore forearms, as biceps/triceps are the showpiece arm groups. However, if the forearms lack functional strength, they might be the failing point in biceps or tricep exercises. Strengthen them, and see if your biceps and triceps suddenly carry a bigger workload. Additionally, well-developed forearms make the upper arms look better in most poses.
Lose the cardio
Many bodybuilders who are near-ripped year-round often suffer from small-arm syndrome. They never allow their bodies the calories, or their Central Nervous Systems the resources, to grow. As a result, their arms do not grow. If this describes you, cut cardio by 75% for a month and see if the arms start to grow.
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