I had a brachioplasty a month ago and of course they can get your arms super tight because of swelling which occurs and nerves in the arm. My question is - what type of arm exercise is the best to firm up the arms? Thanks!

how long do they want you to wait before you start?

There are a lot of yoga poses and pilates moves that are lovely for shaping up the arms and upper body strength and then also good old fashioned choices like push ups, or weights. rowing maybe too?

what kind of exercise interests you the most?

how long do they want you to wait before you start?

There are a lot of yoga poses and pilates moves that are lovely for shaping up the arms and upper body strength and then also good old fashioned choices like push ups, or weights. rowing maybe too?

what kind of exercise interests you the most?

He told me I could start working out 1 month post op. My range of motion still isn't 100%, but probably 80%. I am currently a member of Curves and I walk. I also have some hand weights and kettle bells at home.

I love Pilates for this. The arm/shoulder work has been doing great things to reshape my arms. I haven't had skin removal surgery, though, and my arms were not way way big. I do have some saggy skin on them, but it seems to be toning up a bit.

Standing tricep extensions, chair dips (modifications for bent knees will help if you need it), standing cable curls, stability ball outside curls. Using some tempo changes on these exercises can build the tension in the muscle which encourages growth. More growth of muscle means skin has to adjust. If you're not looking to necessarily build a ton of muscle, use lower weights and more reps.

Push-ups build on chest as well as triceps, but I still like them for overall upper body workout. Rowing works mainly back as the primary mover, but triceps are secondary if performed correctly.

Just as some advice if you're not already doing so, make sure you are evenly working your entire body. Don't over work just your arms. Be sure to get a well rounded workout schedule and change it up often for best results.

Arms?

Trying to figure that out myself.

My work in the gym is limited to a failing abdominal hernia repair and a torn rotator cuff in my right shoulder. I still lift but doing so in ways that are more cautious than ever before.

For biceps: hammer curls, standing curls, isolation curls and lat pulldowns

For triceps: Overhead db extensions, standing horizontal db extensions, tri pulldowns

Most chest and shoulder work will develop arms as well.....so I'd recommend only doing direct arm work after the chest/arms work is done.

What do I know, however, just and old dude with toothpick arms.

Bands. Just because no one has mentioned them yet. The rubber bands that you can get at walmart for $20 are priceless. My gym has them and I use them all the time for arms, forearms, back, shoulders, traps, and chest.