Oscar worthy arms

I spent last night at a very intimate and exclusive Oscar Party. Although the attire was extremely casual, dinner was cooked to perfection, the wine was meticulously paired and the conversation flowed, as did the wine. For me, the red carpet pre-show is just as if not more important than the awards show itself. I love seeing the dresses, the shoes, the jewelry, the arm candy. One trend that I noticed last night was sausage arms (arms that look like sausages, no shape, no definition, just a sausage shaped appendage coming out of a shoulder socket).

Maybe it’s just me, but if I were to walk a paparazzi lined red carpet, wearing a custom made strapless gown, half a million dollars of jewelry (with a security guard discretely following behind), in shoes that are so high and uncomfortable but oh so fabulous (that I hope that I can make it down the red carpet and can’t wait to kick off as soon as I sit down), with hair that had taken all day to construct, and make-up so flawless (except to hdtv), you could be damn sure that I would have taken some time over the last 6 weeks with my trainer to work my arms!

Don’t get me wrong, I do not expect a gun show, but just enough tone that tells me that you have taken just as much time focusing on your fitness as you have on promoting your movie.

Now it wasn’t all bad, there are a select few that I would like to give a woohoo to…Sandra Bullock – great arms, great outfit, congrats on the Oscar, J-Lo – good arms and not of the anorexic kind, Cameron Diaz – great arms, always looks fabulous, Kathryn Bigelow – good arms and congrats on beating the pants off your ex, Demi Moore – great arms, great everything, Sarah Jessica Parker – good arms, great dress (please have some respect for SJP and leave her alone, she is Carrie Bradshaw for crying out loud), Elisabetta Canalis (George Clooney’s girlfriend) – good arms but not sold on your tattoo placement (and I am a fan of a or several tattys), Kate Winslet – good arms, great look and last but certainly not least Hillary Swank – great arms although with a dress like that, who even noticed your arms!

So with just over 3 months to the Tony Awards and bathing suit season there is no excuse for less than fabulous arms. Ensure that your arm plan includes exercises for biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest and lats, such as curls, extensions, presses, pull downs, push-ups and planks. NO MORE SAUSAGES.