Why are my arms still "flabby", after building muscle for nearly 4 months?

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I've been working with dumbells (5 and 10 pounds) and doing a lot of other arm muscle building workouts for the past 4 months. I am starting to see a "bump" on my arms, but the back of my arms are still a little "flabby!" AND, my right bicep is shaping up faster than my left bicep!! Why is that? Any suggestions? By the way, my arms are fairly skinny but have a bit of flab on the back. I just want to build some muscle and add some definition to my arms!! Thanks!
 
without knowing how often and for what duration you are spending doing cardio, it's hard to say. Women have a much harder time defining their tricep area. the best thing to do would be cardio 4+ days a week for at least 30 min (not too intense). In addition, tricep extensions with a mustache bar can help. If you can do pushups, make sure to do at least 4 sets of close grip pushups, as this will definitely help. remember, you want to push yourself!
 
Well, by "back of the arms" you must mean the triceps a muscle. The first thing to consider is rather you are performing the exercises correctly or not and also if you are doing the right exercises for the triceps. I would expect that you are correct in technique and type.

However, if you have built up your triceps they will still be "flabby" because the muscle hangs of the humerus bone. The best way to tell if the exercise is working is to flex the triceps muscle and do a skin fold test. The more muscle and less fat, the les skin you will be able to grab via a pinching technique.
 
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