What else do I need to do to get rid of arm flab?

[Shyoutgoing]

My arms have gotten really strong from being able to lift barely nothing to now 25lb in one rep is my highest. I'm doing lat pulldown, tricep exercises, bicep curl and chest press. Now my arms have lost a lot of flab but there's still some there and in my armpit. Do I just need to keep going heavier? I also have big boobs - is that contributing to the arm fat?

[yosimitesam]

Just keep doing what you're doing, and I also hope you're working out your core and your legs, as the more of your body you incorporate into your workouts, the higher the rate of fat loss will be.

Muscle development displaces fat. Like people who think doing a thousand crunches will get rid of belly fat; well, it will give them a stronger abdominal wall, but losing the love handles and hanging skin around the arms and armpits is actually you losing total body fat.

Weight resistance is excellent for burning fat, so keep it up. Change up your heavy reps for higher reps every once in a while, and as I suggested, make sure you're working your entire body out, and you'll tone up everywhere in a pretty short amount of time.

Keep up the good work.

[Shyoutgoing]

Thanks! Yeah I do leg and core workouts, I think it's just body fat I need to lose.

[yosimitesam]

You'll get there. sounds like you are almost there already.

[safeplace]

aerobics, boxing with wrist weights go threw songs 4-5 min from straight punches to hail Merry's to upper cuts, make sure your moving your core and feet, you don't have to hit anything just keep a good pumping pace :) and the muscle will do the rest.

[Climber]

Difficult to say without a pic, but yes, you probably have a body that more easily accumates fat and has a natural loose skin. I don't know how quickly you lost fat. In that case your skin may still tighten up. Anyway, since you have large boobs, you may still be able to loose fat and still stay female. But to loose fat, you need low intensity cardio, not weight lifting. Going heavier will only grow your muscle.

[Shyoutgoing]

I do high intensity training intervals, I want to build muscle and I can feel it there underneath my fat I just need to lower my body fat. I have a very voluptuous figure, wide hips and broad shoulders..

[Climber]

then you definitely need low intensity cardio. High intensity workouts use other energy than fat. I run to burn fat and weight lifting to keep my muscles strong and toned. You can do low intenity cardio in the gym or outside (running, biking, walking, swimming, ...) I look slim on my pic but still weigh 140 pounds for 5'6".

[Shyoutgoing]

Well I go on the elliptical at the gym and do 2 mins of each interval so 2 mins of levels.. 6,8,10,12,14,16 and then start again and repeat for an hour, all going as fast as I can. Is that bad?

[Climber]

Speed is not important, its heart rate. To burn fat you have an optimal heart rate interval. They can tell you in the gym for your specific age. To burn fat, its more important to train for a long period in this range than to do interval training, because that focusses on condition and endurance.

[Sweet_sport_gorl]

Sounds like your doing a great job so far.. What helps is boxing, and your already doing this but lifting, resistance band work, IT bands (I think that's the name for them) and some other ways as well. That I can suggest if your interested in hearing those ideas as well. Keep up the good work!! :) congrats on the progress so far! :)

[PiuBelloAmante]

Just lower you bf% a bit more
keep up the good work.

[Anonymous]

You will still have some arm flab no matter how much you train, just be confident in your body