Why Are My Arms So Skinny? – Get Rid Of Those Tiny Arms!

Not everyone’s arms are skinny but for some reason you got stuck with tiny little twig looking things with hands attached to them huh?

Well that sucks.. and it probably has you asking why are my arms so skinny? Well it’s usually because of genetics or because you’re skipping arm day, but there is some hope for you tiny armed feller.

Whether you are a skinny armed girl or dude, You can fatten and beef up your arms with just a little work!

But now you are probably asking… How Do I beefen up My skinny arms?

So the first thing you need to do is figure out which body type you are.

Are you the skinny-fat nerd body style?

Are you the dad bod? An all around fat style of body type?

Or are you just the all around skinny on skinny body type?

Hey Skinny Armed Feller, What Body Type Are You?

Whether you are a girl or guy everyone pretty much has the same 3 body types.

Skinny Skinny: This person is essentially just skinny everywhere. No matter how much you eat or drink you just stat skinny. IF you are a girl then this isn’t such a bad look but skinny arms and skinny legs is definitely not the best look. If you are asking “why are my arms skinny?” then you are probably also asking “Why are my legs so skinny?”. Fix this by doing what i say below.

Skinny Fat/Dad Bod: This person is fat in the core and abdomen area but is skinny pretty much everywhere else. Sorta like a skinny frat kid that got old but never stopped drinking those natty lights. Fat tummy and t-rex arms.

This is honestly a pretty shitty look and i hope that if you are this type that you do exactly what I say below to change it. I currently am starting to look like this because i shattered my tibia and fibula in about 10 pieces and am stuck sitting on the couch for the next 3 months or so.

Fat on Fat: This is well what it sounds like, you are overweight pretty much everywhere else but your arms. And lemme tell you this is also not a good look. But this is not the worst look and the good news is it can be changed with just a little bit of work.

Must Have Essentials To Easily Rid of Your Skinny Arms

There is absolutely no way to up the size of your arms and make them look more toned and muscular without getting the nutrients that your body needs.

Protein Powder / Meal Replacement Shake

The protein powder that I personally use and recommend is Herbalife’s Protein Drink Mix. Its the only that works for me. It does not bloat me, is low calorie and low sugar.

It’s perfect for me. You can check it out on amazon by clicking here.

If you think you are going to get rid of your thin little arms without upping your protein intake then I’d call you crazy. The good news is that by getting in a meal replacement / protein shake in each morning you will have to protein needed to increase the size of your arms. And just by getting in the protein and nutrients, you will automatically start to see a bit of an increase in size in your arms after a couple months even if you weren’t to work out.

Do not get me wrong though, you 100% have to workout, you can not just drink this and ba bam you get big arms. If you want your skinny arms to not only be a tad bit bigger but to look way better.

Why Are My Arms So Skinny?! – Change Up Your Diet!!

Follow the diet changes down below that are custom built to your body size.

Skinny on Skinny:

You sir are probably the one who is asking “why are my arms so skinny?” Well if you are skinny then you are naturally cursed with tiny arms. Now your goal will be to either put muscle or fat on your arms. This is because if you are skinny then adding fat isn’t such a bad thing.

The first thing that you need to change up is your diet. Idk what you are eating now, but the first thing you need to make sure you start doing is upping your calories. Your caloric intake needs to be increased by about 75% to double.

IF you are consuming 1000 calories a day now then you need to consume around 1750 – 2000 calories. Most skinny guys are probably consuming around 2000 calories a day, so just up it to 3500 calories and call it good.

Do a 4 meal plan, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and post workout. Breakfast can be a shake.

Skinny Fat body type:

Upping your calories is the first part of the diet change that needs to happen, the 2nd part of the diet that needs to change is the type of food that you are eating. Now this does not matter all that much, it just needs to be within reason.

Don’t be eating crap all day long, you can eat what you want most the time but you need to make sure you getting enough protein, veggies, and carbs in. Consume a gram of protein per two pounds of body weight

Dad Bod:

For you sir or lady, you need to either lower your calorie intake or keep it the same and just change up what you are eating. Either way you need to make sure you are consuming the right foods.

This diet is more about what you eat rather than restricting you intake. Consume a gram of protein per two-three pounds of body weight. Just make sure you are getting the right amount of protein.

Exercises & Workouts To Rid of Those Skinny Arms

Okay, now after the diet the next thing that needs changing is your freaking workouts… that is… if you even are working out, which you probably aren’t or even if you are not often enough, or the way that you should.

The exercises that you need to be doing are essentially the same no matter what body type you are. IF you want your arms to be a bit bigger, beefier, fatter, and more muscular, then you need to follow a heavier weight lower rep regimen.

The reason for a heavier weight lower rep range is because a higher rep range will tend to tone the arms and burn what little fat you have on them. A heavier weight lower rep regimen will break down the muscle as much as possible without burning up a bunch of calories allowing you to build a bigger set of arms.

The rep range to shoot for is going to be between 8-12 reps.

The other focus other than reps to focus on is the building of the triceps over the biceps. Do keep in mind that the triceps account for about 2/3’s of the arm’s size and the bicep account’s for about 1/3 of the arms size.

Exercises To Rid of Skinny Arms

With the exercises i would say that you need to focus on compound movements but that wouldnt really matter all that much because there are only a few exercises that you can do in the first place. So just anything and everything you want to as long as the weight is heavy but do focus on straight barbell curls for biceps and tricep pushdowns for triceps.

3 Fundamental Exercises for Skinny Biceps:

Straight Barbell Curls – 8-10 reps

Seated Bicep Hammer Curls – 6-12 reps

Bent Over Bicep Curls – 8-12 reps

3 Fundamental Exercises for Skinny Triceps:

Skullcrushers – 8-12 reps

Seated Tricep Pushdowns – 8-12 reps

Overhead Tricep Presses – 6-8 reps

Still have Skinny Arms After 12 weeks?

Okay so lets say you still have skinny arms after 12 weeks of sticking to this regimen without hiccup. Well then either you are not working out hard enough, not eating enough, or you are simply just screwed by genetics.

But lets give you the benefit of the doubt and say that you have been hard at work and been following this schedule and more..

Well there is another path that you can choose to take if you want to stop waking up every morning and asking yourself “why are my arms so skinny?”

This path fortunately or unfortunately involves the use of other substances. IF you are a girl, and you choose to take this path, then my recommendation would be to use the substance pronounced anna – varrr. and if you are are dude then obviously just jump on some test. Are these things unhealthy… test hell no, annnnna – varrrr only in super high doses ran for extremely long time periods.

This is literally the only option other than just eating a crap ton of junk food and hoping it goes to your arms and not all to your belly.

If i were you i would give the athlean X workout program a look and see if this is something that you think you can do. This is what helped me get the body I wanted. Its a good feeling. trust me

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