Exercise for Dummies

procrastinationqueen

I have heard that it is best to lose the weight you want FIRST, before doing any heavy toning.
What I am wondering is this...if I start doing heavy ab training on my flabby stomach now (have about 10 lbs to go...mostly on my tummy), will it just firm up my stomach at the size I am? Would it be better to lose the weight, THEN tone it up?

Thanks!

Wonderob

I have heard that it is best to lose the weight you want FIRST, before doing any heavy toning.
What I am wondering is this...if I start doing heavy ab training on my flabby stomach now (have about 10 lbs to go...mostly on my tummy), will it just firm up my stomach at the size I am? Would it be better to lose the weight, THEN tone it up?

Thanks!

There's a lot of information on here about this and from what I gather, here are the main points.

There is no such thing as 'toning'.

You can't build bigger muscles whilst on a calorie deficit

If you continue to lose fat then your current muscles will show

If you do heavy training then you will keep the muscles you already have - preferable to losing lean body mass as well as the fat!