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The episode discusses the reasons behind loose triceps in women and how it can be addressed through understanding fat, muscle, and skin structure.

💪 Muscle Month starts March 29 (in a couple of weeks!) If you want to actually build muscle with strategy — not random reps — this is where it happens:👉 www.musclemonth.com 💃 Bingo Arms (Triceps) — Why Women Get Them… and Men Usually Don’t Hello hello. Today we’re talking about ladies’ triceps — you know… the moment you wave and something waves back. 🙄 And what makes it extra annoying is this: You can be training hard.You can be strong.You can be lean-ish.You can be doing “all the right things.” And still… the back of the arm starts looking a bit loose. Then you look at your husband / boyfriend / random man in Costco and his arms are like: ✨ tight as a drum ✨ Rude. So what’s going on? Is it just aging? Not exactly — because I see this in women in their late 20s too. Aging is part of it, but it’s not the whole story. The real answer is layered. And once you understand it, it becomes way more solvable. 🧬 It’s Usually 3 Things (Not 1): Fat + Muscle + Skin When women say “loose triceps,” they’re usually describing a combo of: 1) Less muscle thickness underneath2) More (or unchanged) subcutaneous fat3) Less skin elasticity / collagen support So it’s rarely “just loose skin.” It’s…

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