Comments on: Muscle Tone – A Controversial Term Examined

By: anagram game

anagram game — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:37:47 +0000

True muscle tone that you can see is only achievable with a low body fat percentage.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:07:38 +0000

"The term “muscle tone” or tonus describes an electrophysiological phenomenon, a measure of ionic flow across muscle cell membranes. It can be thought of as the muscle’s readiness to do anaerobic wort."

As much as homebrewing and weight lifting go well together, methinks "wort" is a typo.

By: Alarms

Alarms — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:27:03 +0000

Muscle tone is definitely something that's difficult to achieve. It takes lots of arduous work to sculpt the perfect body. Lord knows I wouldn't be able to do it easily.

By: Tone

Tone — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:35:40 +0000

Muscle tone is at least still a better term than fat tone! Right now I think that's my biggest problem — I'm still working on getting the fat toned down (err, removed altogether)… at which point I'll then think about toning the muscles!

By: physical therapy los angeles

physical therapy los angeles — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:42:41 +0000

It's pretty crazy how much hate there is out there.

Thanks for the post. You definitely know what you are talking about!

By: Ultra Ankle

Ultra Ankle — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:58:42 +0000

I was unaware the term "muscle tone" was such a controversial issue. All of the professional personal trainers and fitness consultants I know have always used the term, and whether the bodybuilders like it or not, colloquially it is understood to mean a certain state of the muscles which very closely fits the more technical way you described. What is the preferred term of these individuals who object to "muscle tone?"

By: Seane

Seane — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:03:09 +0000

In my working position I lead more than sedentary life; I am sitting at my pc all day. I can tell you about muscle tone, or lack of it. Although I am within my ideal weight range, my fitness and muscle tone is disgusting. That is until I began Yoga. Yoga provides the ability to build on your core strength, without strain. It also provides a healthy stimulus to the mind and therefore buildings on the healthy body health mind concept.

By: rocky robbin

rocky robbin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:06:46 +0000

I was going for a 5×5 workout with all the core big lifts like deadlift and squats but I remember one of your video said that this only had muscles nd I help them because all I know I've read from the CST book and Convict Conditioning penney lawyer@sacramento personal injury

By: Pierre

Pierre — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:21:36 +0000

I have been reading many of the posts here and I find them helpful. I'm studying Psychology and I have an interest in Sport Psychology.

Protein shakes with high carb/sugar, steroids… Guys in the gym I go to have tried it all. Most of the bodybuilder see me and they don't like me much because i do 3-5 reps mostly. Others who are looking for the calvin klein model look respect me.

I'm 6'4 and 178 pounds with very little body fat.

The ones looking for the lean model look, after seeing that what I do DOES work, come ask me for tips (not the bodybuilders, oh no, the know it all) and I help them because all I know I've read from the CST book and Convict Conditioning and your blog. I can do 10 one-arm pushup reps on each arm and that is something bodybuilders HATE me for.

What I'm trying to say is: don't listen to them. All of us who have toned muscles know that what we're doing is beneficial to our fitness and health (diet, HIIT and static hold exercises).

We also know that we are attractive and natural (no anabolics plx), and we feel good about it. In the end, that is what matters.

Keep doing your thing, your blog helps many people!

By: Will

Will — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:19:09 +0000

Hey Rusty you said to lift heavy to get great muscle tone right? So are you suggesting to use all compound lift? Or should I also add isolation exercise like shoulder raises? Should those be that same as the heavy lifts with low reps and sets?

By: Will

Will — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:17:02 +0000

Hey Rusty how many reps and set should I do? I was going for a 5×5 workout with all the core big lifts like deadlift and squats but I remember one of your video said that this only had muscles to the thigh and hip area and your body would just look the same.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:57:38 +0000

Hey rusty, I'm looking to tone all of my muscles. I feel I am big enough, what is the best thing to do? 3×3? my 1RM for chest is about 185. I'm looking for more definition, and looks like cam gigandet. thanks

By: Miks

Miks — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:45:42 +0000

Hey been following your advice and starting to see results on muscle definition, but i just wanted to ask a quick question. I'm 5ft 6 and weigh about 70 kg, I'm looking to lose muscle mass in my arms and pecs while maintaining strength and definition, become a bit leaner.

Any advice on the most effective way to achieve this goal?

By: Ian Kelley

Ian Kelley — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:45:32 +0000

Rusty,
The reason that some ignorant bodybuilder's are attacking you is that you have subtly attacked them with the theme of your blog and in many of your posts. As a natural bodybuilder I was a little annoyed at some of your writing initially but when I took a closer look I saw your content was good and your marketing was brilliant. Bodybuilding has a bad image and the reasons are complicated but if you haven't studied it's origin and history you might be surprised. From my blog:

http://www.organicbodybuilding.com/main/2008/10/28/why-people-hate-bodybuilding/

By: alex

alex — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:15:13 +0000

hey rusty, quite a bit on the comment here, but i honestly never thought of muscle tone in that way before.

I may be a younger guy, but the info you provide is really good. I am heading out to hawaii in 2 weeks, so i am using your " vacation-body-blueprint" I have currently been using it for the last week or so, and the results are just amazing. Many THANKS!

Alex.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:26:14 +0000

I love this post! Very intelligent. I believe you and I have many similar views on fitness. My site tackles a lot of the same stuff – http://www.themoyermethod.com.
How do you feel about using supersets and dropsets and compound sets for high intensity training?

By: Lena

Lena — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:42:56 +0000

Although I am a tad late to this party, I couldn't agree more. I was hesitant to type in anything even slightly referring to weight loss or exercise into google for fear of what it would link me to, until I found yout (this) website. I've been to those big "hater" forums and even at asking a simple, straight forward question, I am deemed a "noob". Ok, this should be obvious, I am new to this, hence the question in the first place, no need to be snide about it, right? They're too proud for their own good, and I'll tell you why: Because they busted their asses getting where they are now using the wrong methods and with the wrong ideals, and they don't look half as good as you (and thus, us) do.

Jerks.
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By: Mindbodygoal

Mindbodygoal — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:20:01 +0000

Hi Rusty,

Outstanding post!

The times I have been told by clients that "I just want to get toned" and then see their faces drop when I tell them they need to lose some fat first!

The topic of muscle tone is batted around so much within the fitness industry with no true explanation – so amen to your post!

Keep up the great work!

By: Arthur

Arthur — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:55:55 +0000

Hi Rusty,

I love this site, only going for the defined look now.
You know what would be a great post…
If you can give a overview of the best ways to train for muscle tone… (if one does not yet exist)

Arthur

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:10:54 +0000

Hey Rusty,

I'm new to this site and indeed, the 'getting fit' genre as a whole.
I'm 16 years old, 5'11" and about 140 pounds. I'm really rather skinny. I have started doing exercise at home, you know, 50 sit ups and press ups, and dumbell lifts working my biceps and shoulders. The only thing is I get the feeling I'm doing the wrong thing. Since I've stumbled across this website it seems like things are alot more complicated than I had first thought, e.g. you get different effects from doing higher reps versus higher weights and such. What I really want is to be physically strong and to at least gain a decent amount of muscle mass (not a great deal) so that I don't look like a skinny welterweight. I know it's a fairly broad question but do you have any starting tips for someone like me taking what it is I'm looking to acheive?
Oh yeah and props on this website, it's really the best one I've encountered so far; you're so out there and practical it's great – and I also like you're down to earth style and the way you interact with people. I'll definitely pass on word.