One of the best diet aids is exercise. I started a new weight lifting program and want to talk a little bit about two awesome bicep workouts. The first one is called the standing hammer curl. My personal trainer explained to me that you stand, feet shoulder-width apart, dumbbells held at arms’ length at your sides. Keeping the palms of your hands facing each other and your upper arms tight to your body throughout this exercise, lift the dumbbells by bending your elbows. Bring the weights up to shoulder level, and then down again with control. Do not snap or swing the weights up and down, as this can damage your tendons.

You repeat until you have completed one set of 15 as a beginner, or 3 sets of 8 to 12 as an advanced trainer. The next exercise is called seated alternating curls. Basically you sit at the end of a bench or chair, dumbbells held relaxed at arms’ length at your sides. Lift one dumbbell by bending your elbow, keeping your upper arm still and close to your body. Turn your arm as you lift, so at the top of the movement your palm faces your body. Once you reach your shoulder with the dumbbell, begin to lower that dumbbell with control as you begin to lift the other dumbbell. When one dumbbell is down, the other is up. This should be a rhythmic movement and not a swinging movement.