Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Olive Oyl Arms
Despite the fact that I have been working out religiously for about 20 years, I still have puny, Olive Oyl arms.
This used to bother me because no matter how many weight exercises I did, and no matter how much weight I lifted, I still had (and have) these skinny little arms. Notwithstanding the many pull ups and dips that I've done over the years, I have absolutely no definition anywhere on my arms.
Everything changed two years ago when I completely dropped running and focused instead exclusively on biking. The ideal biking body is one that is very thin (2 lbs. per inch) with skinny arms. So overnight, I went from being puny to being ideal. Just like that.
Now I don't even bother with weights, instead concentrating on isometric excercises using my own body weight. No Popeye arms for this rider. Call me Olive.
This used to bother me because no matter how many weight exercises I did, and no matter how much weight I lifted, I still had (and have) these skinny little arms. Notwithstanding the many pull ups and dips that I've done over the years, I have absolutely no definition anywhere on my arms.
Everything changed two years ago when I completely dropped running and focused instead exclusively on biking. The ideal biking body is one that is very thin (2 lbs. per inch) with skinny arms. So overnight, I went from being puny to being ideal. Just like that.
Now I don't even bother with weights, instead concentrating on isometric excercises using my own body weight. No Popeye arms for this rider. Call me Olive.
