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What does toned mean?

Is toned just another word for gaining muscle?
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Original post by nohaynada
Is toned just another word for gaining muscle?


The term "tonned" is largely an invention of the beauty/health industry - an acceptable way of saying "losing fat and gaining muscle mass" (because women commonly don't like the thought of gaining muscle).
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ZolaCFC25
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Original post by nohaynada
Is toned just another word for gaining muscle?

Partly. It means to have visible muscle, although usually not bodybuilder-esque. You get toned by having/gaining some muscle and/or losing fat.
(edited 10 years ago)
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Cashmee
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Toned means having low body fat percentage so your muscles are more defined. :redface:
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ZolaCFC25
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Original post by Cashmee
Toned means having low body fat percentage so your muscles are more defined. :redface:


Some people have very little muscle mass so they will just look skinnier the leaner they get until there's just their skeleton and skin at, say, 5% body fat. Whereas bodybuilders just have bulges of muscle at 5% body fat (which is generally unsustainable either way).
Toned = Skinny, no muscle but such low bodyfat that you have abs.
Ripped = Muscular, low bodyfat, seperation, striations. Looking thick. Tight. Vascular.
lean. toned body looks good on pics. not necessarily correlate with power. the same way big dudes, 280lbs, cant even benchpress 100kg.
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SkinnyKat
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To me, toned is having small to average sized muscles which are defined. You have to have low body fat so there is muscle definition

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