Our first ladies have often inspired women to reinvent themselves, from Eleanor Roosevelt's outspoken ideals, to Jackie Kennedy's keen sense of style.

The current first lady is no exception. Her fit figure and modern yet feminine style have also captured America's attention.

 

Learn how to get not only Michelle's famous sculpted arms, but also her trim figure with these five tips:

  

  • Make a contract and stick to it: Flex and contract those arm muscles throughout the day and guess what? You'll actually get some results from doing it! This isometric style training is something that bodybuilders have done for years; they forcefully contract muscles between sets of exercise, or during posing, to help enhance their muscular development.

 

  • Train your whole body. Compound movements are not just for the men, ladies - Exercises like dead-lifts, squats, lunges, chin-ups, pull-ups and push-ups are AMAZING multi-muscle exercises that will have a major arm and overall full body impact.

 

  • Get a presidential helping of nutritious foods and fuel. Just as important as weight training, proper nutrition is key to reducing body fat and revealing those sexy lean and toned arms. Eat more protein and reduce your "bad" carbohydrate consumption. Follow the saying: eat like a queen in the morning, a princess at mid-day, and a pauper at night. This will ensure that your metabolism is not overwhelmed with having to digest too much in one sitting.

  

  • Stop making excuses and make time to train. Even Michelle finds the time. All you need is three days of weight training a week and two or three days of cardio. For crunched schedules, do it back-to-back. Weight training followed by a cardio blast can be done in 1 hour.

 

  • Squeeze those muscles. When you consciously focus on contracting those arm muscles while weight training, you will help to recruit more muscle fibers, which will lead to much better results. Squeeze/contract those arm muscles especially hard at the top portion of every exercise - This is the time when the muscle will benefit the most and you'll be on the Express to results! 

Discover the rest of the most effective ways to achieve a fit body in 21 minutes per day in The Body Sculpting Bible Express for Women, which now includes 75 quick and healthy recipes, available on amazon.com and all other major retail sites and bookstores.


Here is the originally published article: http://newsblaze.com/story/20090514090159zzzz.nb/topstory.html

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James Villepigue CSCS