@ladytiger
for biceps and triceps (especially triceps) conditioning them comes from time under tension and intensity.
when you do a set, try to make sure that you get close to complete muscle failure where you can't physically do another rep (ideally in the 15-20 rep range for your goals)
slow and controlled negatives with a relatively explosive positive.
a great tool is to use supersets
i.e. (this is 1 working set)
tricep pushdowns - 15 reps to failure
moving straight away to overhead tricep extensions - 15 reps to failure
so you're combining two exercises into one and really tapping into those muscle fibres and stimulating the muscle more.
this will cause the muscle to be more conditioned and even though you can't spot reduce fat, this anecdotally helps with it!
the more you stimulation and activity the muscle gets, the better that conditioning gets and the surrounding fat will begin to atrophy (if your diet is right)
also, frequency is a great tool for smaller muscle groups. because they can't handle as much weight as bigger muscle groups (like back and legs) they recover quicker because the central nervous system is less taxed.
so you can definitely train them 3 times a week if you get the volume right.
more frequency means more injury responses created and more stimulation for that week.
training them once or twice a week, chances are they'd have been recovered for another workout which you may have missed out on.
for abs, every day or every other day!
they are a core muscle group, stabilizer muscles which are used indirectly daily so they can take a lot of punishment!
training them like this will definitely condition them extremely well - combining an exercise with more emphasis on contraction (crunches) with one that places more emphasis on the stretch part of the movement (hanging leg raises)
diet is a key part too.
let me know if there's anything else I can help with, I'm not good at many things but one thing I am confident in is bodybuilding and physique! (it's my passion!)
best of luck.
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