What Does Toning Really Mean?

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What Does "Toning" Really Mean?Let me just give a little clarification regarding the word "toning." The word has nothing to do with the size of a particular muscle; it refers rather to making a muscle lean by burning intramuscular fat, and conditioning the muscle for better performance. You can't actually build muscle mass unless you're eating more calories than you're burning, but you can "tone" a muscle to make it leaner. To tone your muscles, you should plan to do weight training four days a week, working each muscle group twice a week, with two days of rest after training a particular muscle group. For example, try: Monday: Chest, shoulders, triceps, quads, upper abs, obliques Tuesday: Back, biceps, hamstrings, glutes, lower abs Wednesday: Rest Thursday: Chest,

shoulders, triceps, quads, upper abs, obliques Friday: Back, biceps, hamstrings, glutes, lower abs Saturday: Rest Sunday: Cardio Remember, exercise is the architect, but recovery is the builder. You have to give your body adequate recovery time to heal itself and grow stronger. If you work out too often without resting, you'll just continue to break your muscles down.