Every time you use the word "tone"

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  • jvkh127
    jvkh127 Posts: 261 Member
    Soft kitty, Warm kitty, Little ball of fur. Happy kitty, Sleepy kitty, Purr Purr Purr....BANG!!!!

    Okay who said "tone"????
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Okay who said "tone"????
    not it!
  • 2143661
    2143661 Posts: 566 Member
    this thread is amazing! got my bulk on today!
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
    ohhhh moews.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
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  • theoriginaljayne
    theoriginaljayne Posts: 559 Member
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  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    God kills a kitten

    I always say a puppy. Close enough.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Since kittens are dying left amd right today i guess i did a good deed!

    Saved this guy today :D


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  • RoanneRed
    RoanneRed Posts: 429 Member
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    No toning going on here!
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    Miss Sunshine, that is a beautiful cat!
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    When its in regards to building muscle I always imagine the person saying "tone" through a prim and pursed cats-bum mouth because "Toning is what ladies do".

    I always tone using pink weights. Once I accidently brushed up against a manly weight and the next day I woke up looking like this -

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    Edited to add -true story! : )

    I swear to God this happens to me. Maybe I'm that weird exception with women. I had HUGE muscles at the age of 12. I don't even lift heavy now and I still have huge muscles. YES, lifting heavy is necessary for "skinny fat" but not for us naturally strong girls like me.

    I used to lift heavy in college and I would get even bigger. I'm sick of this "size fits all" mentality to weight loss. Ex-Athletes, like myself, have an ENORMOUS amount of muscle underneath our fat and TBH, I don't even care if I lose some of it. I'm sick of being called a boy.
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Damn you people for killing all these kittens :'(
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Miss Sunshine, that is a beautiful cat!

    Thanks! He is a stray that wondered up to my door and wouldn't leave, so now I am claiming him :D

    No one say the "t" word so he can live!!! xD
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I would like to know what we're supposed to say instead.
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    Miss Sunshine, that is a beautiful cat!

    Thanks! He is a stray that wondered up to my door and wouldn't leave, so now I am claiming him :D

    No one say the "t" word so he can live!!! xD

    He looks pretty laid back for a stray!
  • Chipmaniac
    Chipmaniac Posts: 642 Member
    Well, many people say that you can't build muscle on a calorie deficit. Yet, my muscles are getting very firm and defined as I've lost almost 40 pounds. What do I call it if not "toned"? Something has happened to them besides simply having the fat removed around them.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    Well, many people say that you can't build muscle on a calorie deficit. Yet, my muscles are getting very firm and defined as I've lost almost 40 pounds. What do I call it if not "toned"? Something has happened to them besides simply having the fat removed around them.

    If you've been strength training you've probably gained strength and have lost fat. It really is almost impossible to gain muscle mass while on a calorie deficit. Just because you can see your muscles better doesn't mean you've gained new muscle tissue.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I just turn fat into muscle. That's toning right?
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    My #1 goal is to acheive a toned body... so boo on all ya'll. idowhatiwant.

    Please put down the Women's Health magazine.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    I just turn fat into muscle. That's toning right?

    That's ****ing MAGIC!
  • keiraev
    keiraev Posts: 695 Member
    Haha I feel the same but before coming on here and reading NROLFW I was guilty of saying it a lot!:blushing:
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    I would like to know what we're supposed to say instead.

    Lose fat, gain muscle, become well-conditioned. Toning implies somehow doing different exercises will "elongate" your muscles to be "sleek and sexy"(I've seriously heard that in some exercise videos).
  • micls
    micls Posts: 234
    I dislike kittens. I'm good with aiming to get toned :)
  • Chipmaniac
    Chipmaniac Posts: 642 Member
    Well, many people say that you can't build muscle on a calorie deficit. Yet, my muscles are getting very firm and defined as I've lost almost 40 pounds. What do I call it if not "toned"? Something has happened to them besides simply having the fat removed around them.

    If you've been strength training you've probably gained strength and have lost fat. It really is almost impossible to gain muscle mass while on a calorie deficit. Just because you can see your muscles better doesn't mean you've gained new muscle tissue.
    Yes. I said that in the first sentence. However, how do you describe what happens to trained muscles through exercise if not "toning"? That's still the questoin.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    Well, many people say that you can't build muscle on a calorie deficit. Yet, my muscles are getting very firm and defined as I've lost almost 40 pounds. What do I call it if not "toned"? Something has happened to them besides simply having the fat removed around them.

    If you've been strength training you've probably gained strength and have lost fat. It really is almost impossible to gain muscle mass while on a calorie deficit. Just because you can see your muscles better doesn't mean you've gained new muscle tissue.
    Yes. I said that in the first sentence. However, how do you describe what happens to trained muscles through exercise if not "toning"? That's still the questoin.

    Beginner muscle gains are possible when first starting to strength train. You just can't have sustained gains without a surplus. And honestly, just a loss of body fat could account for what you're describing. Overweight people have plenty of muscles. They're just buried under fat. As you lose that fat, your muscles become visible.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Well, many people say that you can't build muscle on a calorie deficit. Yet, my muscles are getting very firm and defined as I've lost almost 40 pounds. What do I call it if not "toned"? Something has happened to them besides simply having the fat removed around them.

    If you've been strength training you've probably gained strength and have lost fat. It really is almost impossible to gain muscle mass while on a calorie deficit. Just because you can see your muscles better doesn't mean you've gained new muscle tissue.
    Yes. I said that in the first sentence. However, how do you describe what happens to trained muscles through exercise if not "toning"? That's still the questoin.

    Many beginners gain a little bit of muscle mass, even while in a deficit when first starting out. So this could very well have happened to you (and congratulations!) In addition, when you work out, blood flows into the muscles, making them swollen (aka getting a "pump"). And after you work out, muscles draw in water to which helps them heal and repair.

    building muscle is building muscle
    burning fat is burning fat
    "toning" is a vague, ambiguous, overused, misused term, which is effectively meaningless
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I would like to know what we're supposed to say instead.

    Lose fat, gain muscle, become well-conditioned. Toning implies somehow doing different exercises will "elongate" your muscles to be "sleek and sexy"(I've seriously heard that in some exercise videos).

    Pilates gives your muscles the appearance you have described. That's why ballet dancers do it. And yes, I have experienced it first-hand and have seen it in many dancers.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    Well, many people say that you can't build muscle on a calorie deficit. Yet, my muscles are getting very firm and defined as I've lost almost 40 pounds. What do I call it if not "toned"? Something has happened to them besides simply having the fat removed around them.

    If you've been strength training you've probably gained strength and have lost fat. It really is almost impossible to gain muscle mass while on a calorie deficit. Just because you can see your muscles better doesn't mean you've gained new muscle tissue.
    Yes. I said that in the first sentence. However, how do you describe what happens to trained muscles through exercise if not "toning"? That's still the questoin.

    I get what you're saying. Everyone hates the word "toning" but no one offers an alternate word for us obvious idiots to use. It's frustrating.
  • jenlarz
    jenlarz Posts: 813 Member
    Hmmm. I had 6 kittens in my garage that seem to have dissapeared. No lie..My guess is the mama moved them but what a ****ty time to read this post
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    Hmmm. I had 6 kittens in my garage that seem to have dissapeared. No lie..My guess is the mama moved them but what a ****ty time to read this post

    Aww. :frown: I know a lot of the time I just don't find things like this funny, even when they're supposed to be total jokes.
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