San Diego State’s Aztec Recreation Center is promoting a program focused on arms, meant for men and women looking to either build muscle mass or trim down.

“Whether you are a guy or girl, you can follow a basic recipe that will tighten, tone and shape your arms,” Matt Dawson, a personal trainer at the ARC, said.

According to Dawson, following the formula will give these results faster than most regimes. The formula he suggests is to drink water constantly, complete a cardiovascular exercise routine six days each week and reduce overall calorie intake by 200 to 400. This, says Dawson, will decrease the overall size of your arms. To build arms up, the same steps with a 200 to 400 calorie increase is suggested.

“People ask me what exercises will shape their arms and help them get that ‘V’ shape or how to lose that second wave,” Dawson said. “You know, when a person waves with their hand and the triceps feel compelled to join in. Fortunately there are some simple steps anyone can take for better looking arms.”

The most important thing to be done though, according to Dawson, is to stay consistent because results are probably not going to show otherwise.

For more information, visit the ARC. There is also a video on arcsdsu.wordpress.com titled “Strong Sexy Arms” which thoroughly details the complete workout.

— Information compiled by the Aztec Recreation Center