Working the underarms can prevent you from developing sagging skin on the upper arm, which can appear unsightly. As you get older, you will have to work harder to make sure your underarms appear healthy. Working the triceps muscles is the best way to enhance your underarms, and you can choose the types of exercise based on what you prefer. Working your biceps will also provide benefits to your underarms. Consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise regimen.
Cable One-Arm Triceps Extension
This exercise isolates the triceps muscle, on the back of your arm. At a high-cable pulley machine, grab a single-hand handle, which should be a little below eye level, with your palm facing upward, the BodyBuilding website instructs. Clench your fingers around the grip and lower your hand, pulling the weight. Make sure to keep your upper arm and elbow locked right next to your side. Lower your hand until your arm is straight at your side. Slowly allow your hand to come back up, keeping your elbow and upper arm locked.
Biceps Curls
When your arm is stretched out to the sides with palm up, the biceps muscle is on top. Large biceps stretch the skin on the upper arms, so you will be much less likely to have any excess skin hanging from your underarms. Many biceps exercises also work the triceps. To do a biceps curl, grab dumbbells with your palms facing in and begin to lift upward, making sure to keep your elbow locked. As you lift up, twist your wrists so that your palms are facing upward, ExRx instructs.
Chest Flies
Chest flies focus on the chest and the back of the arm in one exercise. You should stand with a dumbbell in each hand to begin the exercise, the Strength Training Woman website advises. Start with your arms extended straight ahead, then move them out to your sides, still extended; the website likens this movement to the motion opposite of a hug. Bring the weights back to the starting position to complete the movement; your underarms will get the most work as they move back to the starting position.
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
The lat pulldown exercise works the muscles in your upper back first, then strengthens the triceps and biceps in the final part. Sit facing a pulldown cable with a wide bar attached to it, BodyBuilding instructs. Grip a little wider than shoulder width, then squeeze your back muscles together to bring the bar downward, making sure to learn backward at about a 30-degree angle. Bring the bar down to your chest, then slowly let it back up to the starting position.
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