Arm strength training for the beginner

[coyote]

Go to www.stumptuous.com and follow the "iron" link. That woman's knowledge supercedes anything that I may be able to cram into one post alone.

Good information at that link. Thanks.

[Suzi-Sue]

Good thread!
I've been lifting 'hard & heavy' for about a year now and found that having upper body strength definatly helps with endurance.
I'm curling 17lb per arm for bicep training, about 10-12lb for ticeps (hate working those, grrr.) and pressing 25lb for chest. All aiming in around 10-14reps, and 4-6 sets.
Last year i could barely curl 10lb for 20reps! using both hands!
I only wish i had read up on weight training before I wasted about 4months using the wrong weight for my goals

BUT:
I have used http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/index.html since the start of this year & this has really helped me understand all about muscle, how it works & what it needs to build/repair.

You should be able to find a lot of info on there (dont let it scare you lol, it scared me for a while with all these big heavy men all over the place, but it has good info no matter what your goals are )

...and yes, it can get addictive! just like cycling

Hope you acheive your goals, you have already done great loosing the weight!