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Originally posted by YaaaarrroTour:
Can somebody please explain to me what "toning" a muscle does to the muscle itself?




toning in essence is the process of becoming more vascular and the muscle showing striations (seing the muscle tissue through the skin). I'll try to explain. What this entails is decreasing the size of the fat cells and water retention under the skin which makes the muscle more pronounced. This of course is assuming that there already is a decent amount of muscle already built. Doing this creates more vascularity and makes the striations in the muscle more visable. Vascularity and striation can be seen if you ever watch a bodybuilding competition. When they flex you can actually see each muscle fiber under the skin. The more vascularity and more striations you have the more toned, shredded you look.


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I have a toned stomach!

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I second the idea of a smaller local gym. I'm paying 99$ a summer for use of the facility and I can honestly say I am getting my moneys worth.

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Originally posted by Decepticon:
I have a toned stomach!




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you don't need a gym to get in shape. but it does help with the upper edge. i would suggest running 2-3 times a week and doing push-ups and sit-ups 2-3 times a week. of course by doing different varients of the push-up and sit-up is best. after doing this for a few months then start hitting the gym after your muscles get broken down. you must get fully broken down before you can get built up. also on the run days, one day go for distance(minimum of 3 miles) one day do sprints, then go for 2 miles at a fast pace. you will ot see results overnight but give it about 6 months and you will maybe notice a difference in appearance, but you should feel better and at least have more stamina. hope this helps.

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