Myth of the Week: Light Weight & High Reps Makes You Toned

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To correctly address this one, lets start with what people mean by “toned.” They mean lean, but with enough muscle to look like they workout. Doing exercise with low weight and high reps is not going to get you there. It won’t get you close!

            Studies have shown that training with very light weights that allow many reps (15+) causes little muscle growth and very little strength improvements. It isn’t an effective way to burn fat or build muscle. Having “defined” muscles is nothing more than having some muscle mass along with los enough body fat levels for it to show.

            This applies to you regardless of what your fitness goals are.  Even if you only want to put on 5-10lbs of muscle, why not do it the most effective way? Lift heavy, eat big, and then strip the fat off once you have gained a little more muscle than you want. (Because you’ll loose some while dieting)

            If you are a girl that wants to lose fat and shape your arms, thighs, butt and core, the most effective way to get there is to lift relatively heavy weights (weights that allow for no more than 8-10 reps) and have a proper nutrition plan to lose weight.

For more detailed information Read: Muscle Myths by Michael Matthews.