Have you ever heard the words "toned" and "defined?" If you like working out and diet related stuff, chances are you have heard these words. Most people don't how to get more "toned and defined," but most people don't even know what those 2 words mean! I personally HATE both of those words. Can't stand when I read or hear them. 

Being toned or being defined means only one thing. It is when you have muscle, and when you have a low enough body fat percentage (Learn to loose body fat) so that this muscle can be seen. So, the less fat you have covering your muscles, the more "tone" and "definition" you will appear to have. Sounds simple, right? Well, apparently it's not simple. People still can't figure out how to get more toned and defined.

  One of my favorite bulls**t gym phrases is "I work out with lighter weights and do higher reps so I can get more toned." News flash buddy, working out with lighter weight for more reps is doing nothing for you in terms of getting more "toned and defined." Working out with heavy weights for fewer reps will have the exact same effect when it comes to "tone and definition." It does NOT "tone and define" you! Working out with weights, whether they are light or heavy, low reps or high reps, does one thing and one thing only, it builds and strengthens muscle. But, didn't we just figure out that to be more toned and defined you just had to lose more fat? YES we did! Therefore, when it comes to looking more toned and defined, weightlifting has very little to do with it! 

And if you think this whole light weights with high reps thing is a stupid myth, how about this next two. "I don't work out with free weights like dumbbells & barbells because I am not looking to get huge, I use mostly machines now to tone & define me." This four is a classic! People seem to think that machines use magical powers that free weights don't have. They think a machine will help tone you, while free weights will only add muscle & bulk. 

Hate to ruin the ending for you, but this is once again, entirely and total bull! Be it free weights or machines, neither one of them is having any effect in terms of "tone and definition." Remember what we learned before? To get more toned & defined, it requires you to get rid of more of the fat that is covering your muscles. Sure you need the weightlifting for the Muscle Building (A great site to guide and help you build muscle) part of this equation, but that is all the weightlifting is doing. Therefore, high reps or low reps, light weight or heavy weight, machines or free weights, none of these are a factor when it comes to the almighty "tone and definition." 

Most people are probably scratching their heads right now wondering what in the hell will actually get them more toned and defined. The answer to this question is extremely easy. To get more toned and defined, you have to lose more of the fat that is covering your muscles, and the only way, and let me repeat this, THE ONLY WAY to lose fat from any part of your body is through your diet plan (Best diet plan around, You can easily loose 9 Pounds in 11 days and get extremely toned) and by doing enough cardio exercise (jogging, riding a bike, etc.). That's it right there, nothing more to it. 

Since I can't stand the words "toned" and "defined," and since I have mentioned those words about 100 times during this article, hopefully I never have to use those words ever again. Of course, this doesn't rule out all of the words I hate... for example "sculpt" and "sculpting your muscles." But, that's a whole other article altogether.

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