Barbells unless otherwise specified. 1 to 8 reps, sometimes as high as twelve or more. Just trying to tone up for now, but also work on some muscle imbalances I have and prevent rotary cuff injuries. My morning workouts are mainly about just getting energized so I can leave the house, so often they are quite short.
Tone! Is that word still (trashed) in the user-info part of this group?
Kidding aside (I have a reaction to the word tone) muscle imbalance fixing is wonderful. I'm engaged in a similar process trying to fix and prevent issues with my shoulders.
I always encourage having goals - achieve goals, not "lose" goals, but the fact you're up and doing something is a key.
I guess I am going for mass, but the conclusion was that tone equals mass. I hesitate to call what I am doing bulking up because my diet is off right now and I am not doing a lot of big compound lifts. But definitely good luck with your journey!
I still swear by the profile info: "People often refer to losing fat and gaining muscle simultaneously as "toning", but some people think of that word as having a different meaning. It should be noted that the word "tone" doesn't have any relevance to reshaping your body. There are no exercises to "tone", there are no diets to "tone", you can only lose fat and/or gain muscle. And of course, you can gain fat and lose muscle. ... Gaining muscle - Unless if you are new to lifting weights, coming back from a long layoff, or are on drugs, you can only gain a significant amount of muscle mass by eating extra calories and weight lifting and/or cutting back from daily activity while still weight lifting. By doing this most people will gain some muscle and gain some fat. Again, partitioning can be improved greatly by the specifics of one's diet and training program."
To me the simplified version goes like this: More weight = more strength More reps = more size (hypertrohpy)
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Kidding aside (I have a reaction to the word tone) muscle imbalance fixing is wonderful. I'm engaged in a similar process trying to fix and prevent issues with my shoulders.
I always encourage having goals - achieve goals, not "lose" goals, but the fact you're up and doing something is a key.
*commenter is by no means an expert
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"People often refer to losing fat and gaining muscle simultaneously as "toning", but some people think of that word as having a different meaning. It should be noted that the word "tone" doesn't have any relevance to reshaping your body. There are no exercises to "tone", there are no diets to "tone", you can only lose fat and/or gain muscle. And of course, you can gain fat and lose muscle.
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Gaining muscle - Unless if you are new to lifting weights, coming back from a long layoff, or are on drugs, you can only gain a significant amount of muscle mass by eating extra calories and weight lifting and/or cutting back from daily activity while still weight lifting. By doing this most people will gain some muscle and gain some fat. Again, partitioning can be improved greatly by the specifics of one's diet and training program."
To me the simplified version goes like this:
More weight = more strength
More reps = more size (hypertrohpy)
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