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Arm Workouts to do from Home



Inchworms
5 Reps


Stand with your feet together, with your legs straight bend at the hips and place your hands on the floor just in front of your feet. Slowly walk your hands forward alternating between hangs. Keep walking until your body is parallel to the floor in a push-up position, then hold for 3 seconds. Keep your hands in place and slowly walk your feet towards your hands moving only a few inches per step. Once your hands reach your feet, raise your torso up and retur to the start position.


Plank to Push-Up
Reps: 10 total, 5 per side


Place your elbows on the floor directly underneath your shoulders with your forearms parallel keeping your legs straight behind you with your feet together and toes curled under. Tense your muscles to keep your body in a straight line from your head to feet. Push up with one hand, then follow with the other until you're in a push-up position. Lower back down to your elbows one arm at a time to return to the start position.

Dips
Reps 10


Place your hands behind you on a bench or chair keeping your shoulders directly above your wrists and your fingers facing your body. Stretch your legs straight in front of you with your heels on the floor. Bend your elbows and lower your hips towards the floor with control and straighten your arms to press your body back up to the start position.


Incline Push-Ups
Reps 8


Place your hands directly under your shoulders and elbows on the wall slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Step your legs straight out behind you, with your toes curled under. Tense your muscles to keep your body in a straight line from your head to feet. Lower your torso until your chest touches the wall, keeping your elbows tight to your body. Straighten your arms while pressing your torso up and away from the wall then return to the start position.
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