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My toning is going wrong!
Hey, I've been going to the gym to tone up since mid January now. I'm starting to see results, but they're not the ones I want!
I wanted to tone mainly my bum, upper legs/thighs and tummy. my thighs are now muscley, quite solid, but much bigger than they were before! the fat has gone but the muscle has made them even bigger, which is not what i wanted.
and my arms.. i dont do much arm things at the gym except 5 mins rowing 3 times a week and some repetitions on the chest press etc. now i seem to be getting big bicep muscles, again making my arms look bigger which i don't want.
i don't like this new shape i'm getting. how do i tone without getting bigger?!
I wanted to tone mainly my bum, upper legs/thighs and tummy. my thighs are now muscley, quite solid, but much bigger than they were before! the fat has gone but the muscle has made them even bigger, which is not what i wanted.
and my arms.. i dont do much arm things at the gym except 5 mins rowing 3 times a week and some repetitions on the chest press etc. now i seem to be getting big bicep muscles, again making my arms look bigger which i don't want.
i don't like this new shape i'm getting. how do i tone without getting bigger?!
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have you ever took up jogging or swimming, try that it might work
Indeed, just avoid all weight based activities. One alternative is doing something like yoga, I know a few people who started doing yoga and they swear it's helped them to tone up their flabby bits quite a bit
Jenna999
Hey, I've been going to the gym to tone up since mid January now. I'm starting to see results, but they're not the ones I want!
I wanted to tone mainly my bum, upper legs/thighs and tummy. my thighs are now muscley, quite solid, but much bigger than they were before! the fat has gone but the muscle has made them even bigger, which is not what i wanted.
and my arms.. i dont do much arm things at the gym except 5 mins rowing 3 times a week and some repetitions on the chest press etc. now i seem to be getting big bicep muscles, again making my arms look bigger which i don't want.
i don't like this new shape i'm getting. how do i tone without getting bigger?!
I wanted to tone mainly my bum, upper legs/thighs and tummy. my thighs are now muscley, quite solid, but much bigger than they were before! the fat has gone but the muscle has made them even bigger, which is not what i wanted.
and my arms.. i dont do much arm things at the gym except 5 mins rowing 3 times a week and some repetitions on the chest press etc. now i seem to be getting big bicep muscles, again making my arms look bigger which i don't want.
i don't like this new shape i'm getting. how do i tone without getting bigger?!
LoL! These are the kind of results I wanted. *runs off to buy rowing machine* And er, what were you doing to make your thighs so solid?
what people say about the increase cardio is true, but depending on your running strategy you might also get muscle growth. it has to be well paced long distance
a surefire way to lose fat and tone is walking more. get off the bus 3 stops earlier. try marching, that requires more tension than just bimbling along and tones well.
another thing to try is isometric exercise. this means, the muscles tenses but doesnt change length. you rely on your bodyweight. one example is the plank. go into pressup position but with your elbows on the ground shoulder width apart and forearms up, touching your chin. keep your head up and hold for a set amount of time. great for abs, thighs, back muscles in particular.
a surefire way to lose fat and tone is walking more. get off the bus 3 stops earlier. try marching, that requires more tension than just bimbling along and tones well.
another thing to try is isometric exercise. this means, the muscles tenses but doesnt change length. you rely on your bodyweight. one example is the plank. go into pressup position but with your elbows on the ground shoulder width apart and forearms up, touching your chin. keep your head up and hold for a set amount of time. great for abs, thighs, back muscles in particular.
I have to walk two miles to get to uni and two miles back again. I also run for about three miles at a time a couple of times a week. I really should be thinner. When you think about it, I must be eating a shocking amount.
i get phenominally hungry after lots of exercise, and probably eat whatever i've burnt off
*sigh*
*sigh*
Do more repetitions with less weight/resistance, and your muscles will become more lean rather than bulky.
Err, Jenna the more solid thighs are what guys love..
hey guys, sorry for late reply, i was out.
thanks for your responses, i don't want to cut out resistance work completely or the gym would be boring. i also have a BMI of 19 so cant really lose any weight either, a few pounds/half a stone at most and I think i'd be as small as i can get on a healthy diet.
I think BBGirl may be right when she said i've toned so it makes me look musclier. my boyf if here and he said he has def noticed a change but i look more shapely/curvy. but i still think my thighs and bum protrude more than they did before... i'm gonna try doing less weights. or maybe its cos i've toned the fat from my thighs, it's defined my shape more?
i#m gonna take a thigh measurement and do it again in a few weeks to know for sure if its in my head or not!
thanks for your responses, i don't want to cut out resistance work completely or the gym would be boring. i also have a BMI of 19 so cant really lose any weight either, a few pounds/half a stone at most and I think i'd be as small as i can get on a healthy diet.
I think BBGirl may be right when she said i've toned so it makes me look musclier. my boyf if here and he said he has def noticed a change but i look more shapely/curvy. but i still think my thighs and bum protrude more than they did before... i'm gonna try doing less weights. or maybe its cos i've toned the fat from my thighs, it's defined my shape more?
i#m gonna take a thigh measurement and do it again in a few weeks to know for sure if its in my head or not!
this is what i do at the gym for anyone who was interested:
10 mins treadmill at 6.6 speed and increasing from 3 incline to 10 incline over the 10 mins followed by
6 mins running at 10 speed and 0 incline
10 mins cross trainer level 7, no hill
5 mins rowing level 6/10
5 mins exercise bike level 10/20
then:
leg press thing, 80 reps of 30kg
leg curls about 50 reps 20kg
another leg thing 50 reps 20kg
adductors about 60 reps 25kg
abductors as above
glute 30 reps on each leg, 25kg
chest press 15kg about 20 reps
pectorals 10 kg about 20 reps
waist toner thing 20kgs, 30 reps on each side
and then about two songs worth of stomach crunches etc!
10 mins treadmill at 6.6 speed and increasing from 3 incline to 10 incline over the 10 mins followed by
6 mins running at 10 speed and 0 incline
10 mins cross trainer level 7, no hill
5 mins rowing level 6/10
5 mins exercise bike level 10/20
then:
leg press thing, 80 reps of 30kg
leg curls about 50 reps 20kg
another leg thing 50 reps 20kg
adductors about 60 reps 25kg
abductors as above
glute 30 reps on each leg, 25kg
chest press 15kg about 20 reps
pectorals 10 kg about 20 reps
waist toner thing 20kgs, 30 reps on each side
and then about two songs worth of stomach crunches etc!
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