I am thinking of getting a resistance tube with handles to do some dry land toning of my legs & arms to help tone and lose fat better (toned muscle burns more fat right?) How do I know whether to get a "light", "medium", or "heavy" resistance? I typically swim 4000-4500m per workout, if that matters. I am thinking medium.
Here are the choices:
Heavy www.swimoutlet.com/.../15424.htm
Medium www.swimoutlet.com/.../15423.htm
Light www.swimoutlet.com/.../15422.htm
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This is correct. 'toning' does not exist.
Here we go. As far as I'm concerned, "toning" does not exist, and I'd happily rethink my position if someone finds a scientific explanation for what "toning" is supposed to be. Mike Robertson (has a masters degree) wrote the following:
There’s nothing more annoying than watching someone perform endless sets of calf raises or tricep kickbacks in an effort to “tone” a muscle group. As I’ve mentioned numerous times before, there’s no such thing as toning. When you’re training, you’re doing one of three things:
• Building muscle
• Losing body fat
• A combination of the two
Toning, or spot reduction, is largely a myth. Focus on big bang exercises that will work all the major muscle groups of your body; because it doesn’t matter whether your goal is to get stronger or leaner — exercises like squats, deadlifts, presses and the like are the best options available.
robertsontrainingsystems.com/.../
I'm not one to base my entire viewpoint on the words of 1 person, so if someone defines "toning" as some other action (not spot reduction), please let me know.
That said, some of my favorite dryland exercises involve medicine ball work, especially with a partner (throwing, bouncing, stability pushups) at the tempo I want to maintain in a race.
This is correct. 'toning' does not exist.
Here we go. As far as I'm concerned, "toning" does not exist, and I'd happily rethink my position if someone finds a scientific explanation for what "toning" is supposed to be. Mike Robertson (has a masters degree) wrote the following:
There’s nothing more annoying than watching someone perform endless sets of calf raises or tricep kickbacks in an effort to “tone” a muscle group. As I’ve mentioned numerous times before, there’s no such thing as toning. When you’re training, you’re doing one of three things:
• Building muscle
• Losing body fat
• A combination of the two
Toning, or spot reduction, is largely a myth. Focus on big bang exercises that will work all the major muscle groups of your body; because it doesn’t matter whether your goal is to get stronger or leaner — exercises like squats, deadlifts, presses and the like are the best options available.
robertsontrainingsystems.com/.../
I'm not one to base my entire viewpoint on the words of 1 person, so if someone defines "toning" as some other action (not spot reduction), please let me know.
That said, some of my favorite dryland exercises involve medicine ball work, especially with a partner (throwing, bouncing, stability pushups) at the tempo I want to maintain in a race.
