Originally Posted by
tarmenel
Hi all,
This may seem strange but I'm trying to loose muscle mass but only in my upper body, I'm 184cm (6ft) and weigh in at 84kg(185lbs). I'm trying to get my weight down because I want to start competing and can see that I'm carrying about 6-8kg up the hills that I really don't need. I however want to concentrate on loosing muscle mass around my shoulders and arms. My mid section is going down and I can see improvements weekly but my shoulders and arms(biceps) are still to big.
Thanx
Well, iff'n thats the objective, you have no worries mate.
Just keep packin on the miles, climbing or otherwise. Your arms and shoulders WILL shrink! if you're not doing any specific 'work' on them.
For many of us, who don't compete with any serious considerations, building enough upper body mass and keeping it is THE issue. Especially us codgers, goin into 'senior' status without becoming too upperbody frail is a key thing.
Pack on the miles, ignore the upper body for a few months and by Christmas you'll be 'Rasmussen'.
