Most women I know, are usually afraid to do any strength training exercise as biceps toning workout, for fear of building too much muscle. The belief that strength training turn women into blocks of muscle, is a big misunderstanding. In order to build muscle, one needs a healthy dose of testosterone, a male hormone. Women do not have much testosterone, and therefore women do not bulk up as easily as men do. Therefore, if you are a woman, you should not be afraid to lose feminine appearance, when your biceps toning workout.

If you want to get rid of fat you build around arms, it is important that you firm up your biceps in the right biceps toning workout. Biceps workout should be done, as well as regular cardio workout. The cardio workout will help rid the body of extra fat and biceps toning workout will help give upper arms toned look. Also, biceps muscles need extra calories as they grow. Therefore, your biceps will burn fat from the body.

There are several biceps toning workout you can do. Examples of exercises are biceps concentration curls, hammer curls, barbell curls, high pulley curls, low pulley curls etc. Most of these biceps exercises require you to either have a set of dumbbells, or that you have access to gym facilities. However, if you have a resistance band, you should be able to work out your biceps effectively.

Biceps Toning Workout for Women

If you have a resistance band and a Swiss ball, try the following biceps toning workout, lie down on a Swiss ball, and make sure your feet are flat on the floor, about shoulder-width apart. Roll down slightly on a Swiss ball, so that only the upper back is resting on the ball. Prior to taking this position, locking resistance band firmly in place. Start curl resistance band, while keeping upper arms relatively parallel to each other. Allow your arms fully extended to the finishing point of each movement. Maintain proper breathing throughout the workout. Do this exercise for one full minute. Then take a very short break, and repeat the exercise again biceps 9 times.

To get the best results out of biceps workout, you push yourself to fail. That means you should keep curl resistance band until you run out of strength. Take small breaks in this strength training exercise routine.