If you are trying to get rid of flabby arms and you want to take your knowledge to the next level, you will have to do some exercise physiology research. Although this is not necessary per se, having a more profound knowledge base helps you make better decisions about diets and programs.

Unfortunately, you may get a little lost amongst all the terminology. After all, the deeper you dig into a subject the more complex the vocabulary and terminology will become.

So without further ado, here are some common exercise phrases that you may encounter in your flabby arm mission:

1. Positive, concentric contractions. This is the portion of the exercise that most people focus on. When you do a shoulder press, for instance, pushing the weight up is the positive or concentric portion of the movement.

2. Negative, eccentric contractions. This portion of the exercise is considered a crowned jewel for many bodybuilders because it causes a lot of muscle damage which translates into a lot of muscle growth. When doing a shoulder press, for instance, slowly bringing the weight back down after pushing it up is the negative or eccentric portion of the movement.

3. A complete exercise. Every exercise has a beginning, middle and end. In order to complete an exercise through its entire range of motion, you must go through each portion. If you do not, you could develop some nasty muscle imbalances.

4. A repetition. This is the singular completion of an exercise. You can view it as one unit of exercise. Thus, one set of 12 repetitions would involve doing an exercise 12 times.

5. A set. A set is a group of repetitions performed one after the other without any prolonged rest in between repetitions. There are some advanced techniques such as supersets where you combine the set of one exercise with another exercise without any rest.

Hopefully, the terminology explained in this article will help you navigate through some of the more complex exercise information out there. And deepening your knowledge on flabby arms is a sound strategy to avoid a lot of wasted time with ineffective programs.

Author Katherine Crawford, an exercise expert and recent flabby arms sufferer, teaches arm fat exercises for women. Unearth how to get sexy and toned arms by exploring her blog about how to burn weight off now!

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