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Originally Posted by crazycacti  i'm not sure what you mean by toning a muscle but a muscle can only do 3 things:
- get bigger
- get smaller
- stay the same size
so basically when 'toning' i imagine you mean gaining muscle whilst losing body fat... which is possible...
now lightening the weight being lifted is only going to oppose the idea of progressive resistance and the muscle will adapt to the smaller weight...
its best to lift heavy and progressively (even when dieting) with proper deloading periods... |
Hmm, from my experience you can make a muscle harder by "toning" it by using lighter weights for bigger sets. At least that's exactly what I do when I feel a muscle getting soft and it works. Is that just getting rid of fat? I dunno - some muscles on my body can be as hard as bone wereas others can be almost as soft as fat - surely that is muscle tone?