Want Stronger Arms? Here's 6 Ways to Get Them

Having a stronger upper body can benefit you in several ways. It is probably one of the main reasons people visit the gym and exercise – it is highly sought-after. However, just because it is in demand does not mean it can be easily achieved. Rather, achieving a strong upper body can be very difficult.

There are some exercises that you can target and perform that will enable you to achieve a stronger upper body and set of arms.

The exercises that you will find here will be of great benefit to you and will help you to achieve your exercise goals. These exercises will be a mix of machine and bodyweight exercises – the reason for this being that we are currently in a pandemic, and not everybody has access to a gym or machine equipment. Bodyweight exercises can be just as beneficial as machine exercises, providing that you perform them properly and adhere to the technique.

Additionally, when performing any exercise, you must stay within your limitations. You can cause great injury to yourself if you do not. Adhere to correct techniques, perform the exercises properly, and do not try to rush them. Rushing your exercise can lead you to injure yourself and potentially putting yourself out of action for a while.

Here are six ways for you to get stronger arms and chest as well.

1. Pull-Ups

Pull-ups are the ultimate upper body exercise. Not only do they work your chest, but they work your arms and leave you defined, strong, and ready for more. Pull-ups can be performed virtually anywhere, providing you have a bar at your disposal. If you do not, you can go to the park, like many people do, and perform pull-ups on the children’s playground, using monkey bars and whatever other equipment is available. You can improve your pull-up results by wearing pull up bands when you exercise; these resistance bands work your body harder and yield better results. Pull-ups should be avoided if you do not have access to a proper bar. If you do not, you can just end up pulling things off of the wall and destroying things. Many people attempt to do pull-ups on pipework around their home, but simply find themselves ripping pipes off of the wall and costing themselves a lot of money. 

2. Push-Ups

The infamous push-up. The push-up, known for its intensity, results, and ease of performance, is a great starter exercise if you want to improve your upper body and your arms. The push-up is a versatile exercise that can be performed in several different ways. One of this author’s favorite ways of performing push-ups is triangle push-ups – these push-ups are very intense and work a bunch of different muscle groups in your upper body. You will find that after you begin doing push-ups, your chest has more definition and that you feel a lot stronger. It is important that when performing push-ups that you do them properly – many people rush push-ups or do not perform them the way that they are meant to, which leads to them not yielding maximum results – or none at all.

With push-ups, start slow. Do not try to overexert yourself, for this will lead to you not performing the exercise properly. Quite often, people incorrectly perform push-ups because they do not know how to do them. Posture properly, keep your core tight, lower yourself slowly, and contract your muscles on the way up. When push-ups are performed properly, they are a very powerful and beneficial exercise that cannot be rivaled. They are key if you want to achieve a tight and strong upper-body. It is definitely recommended that you give them a go.

3. Rope Climbing

Rope climbing is not everybody’s favorite exercise, but it is still one that you can benefit from hugely. Rope climbing is an exercise that really pushes a person and allows them to exceed their limits over time. Try not to climb too high, however, as you may not be able to get back down! Rope climbing is an exercise that many of us will have had to perform in school. It is an exercise that very few masters. You have to be very strong to be able to do rope climbing, which is why we have included it on this list. If you want a stronger upper body, then you need to get a rope and start climbing!

4. Shoulder Press

You can perform shoulder presses with a pair of dumbbells. Sit down, and simply extend them far above your head until they touch. This is a very good exercise to improve your arm and chest strength. After ten sets of shoulder presses, your arms will look huge! Shoulder presses are a very powerful exercise that you can perform in the comfort of your own home. You need only go out and invest in a pair of dumbbells, which is easily done and very affordable.

5. Bench Press

The bench press, similar to the shoulder press, requires you to lie down rather than to sit down. It is a powerful exercise that is highly recommended by experts. Your arms and chest will be pushed to their limitations, and you will begin to develop definition and strength.

6. Planks

Planking, once a comical meme circulating the internet, is actually a good exercise, although planking to exercise is a little different to the type people were doing on the internet. To plank, you need to go into a push-up position and hold it. Hold the position for as long as you can; you will feel your muscles being pushed, and you will begin to develop strength. Planking is a great exercise and one that can really build arm and chest strength.

In this article, we hope to have told you how to build arm and chest strength. We included chest strength because it is very unlikely that you just want huge arms and a tiny chest, right? We hope you benefited from this page and enjoyed the read.