Girls liftng weights, how can I get defined toned arms?

[arsenal25]

I want to get nice define arms. I always go to the gym, I do cardio lots of it run, elliptical, swimming, HITT, stuff like that, I have lost weight and look smaller. But I never can get my arms defined, like I want them to look like I lift weights! I look in the mirror and it looks like I never lifted any weights before. I do the machines in the gym for the arms all of them, 3 times a week ..3 sets of 12-15 at 30 or 40 pounds. I used to do them at 20 but now I don't feel anything. I do free weights sometimes but sometimes way too many people in that room annoying. SO what else should I do? ( I started to swim too just b.c. of my arms.). I do need to lose some fat, so should I keep doing what I am doing and keep the a lot of cardio is it just the fat that needs to melt? what's the deal

[deeteedork]

Well what I did once that worked for me was I would use 5 lb weights and I looked up different types of arm workouts on the internet and I would do them every day even on days that I wouldn't do cardio and I started seeing results and by results I mean toned looking arms. Try that. I read somewhere that if you just want TONED arms you should use small weights because you're just trying to tone them not bulk them up or anything.

GOOD LUCK!

[Confused614]

Toning= Smaller Weight Reps and More Repetitions

If you want to get bigger you would lift heavier weights for 8-10 reps

If I were you if at 30-40lbs and 12-15 reps is all you can do go back down to 20 and do at least 30 reps and you should do it just about everyday even the days you do cardio..

[arsenal25]

Ok I'll try that :) thanks