Men's Fitness Guide

Big arms workout

THE COACH

Adam Gethin is founder of Creating Physiques, an online personal training company specialising in body transformations.

Winning the arms race isn’t as simple as hammering curls until your limbs turn to jelly – but it’s not vastly more complicated.

“The key to growing any muscle is to make it stronger and make it work harder,” says Gethin, the man behind this plan. Beating it up with curls might give your arms a good pump, but they won’t keep growing in the long term. Instead, a full-body workout with an emphasis on your biceps and triceps will make the difference.

“These workouts are designed to hit your body from every angle, to maximise growth all over,” says Gethin. “Together, they will stimulate

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