Can someone please suggest exercises for toning?

Poorgirls_Diet

Hi All, I have been currently doing tae bo, elliptical machine, and rowing machine as exercise but I have noticed that the areas that I want to lose the weight off is very flabby, like my arms and stomach. Is there any exercises that anyone can suggest that may help me tone up more?

wellbert

Grab a couple dumbbells. They MUST be pink or purple. NO MORE than 1kg/2lb.

Do 5x10 tricep kick backs
1x5 half squats
1x5 overhead press

or else you'll get bulky!!!




just kidding.

Get a barbell. Do some heavy-*kitten* training.
Look up these resources:
Starting Strength
Stronglifts
New Rules of Lifting for Women

Plates559

Grab a couple dumbbells. They MUST be pink or purple. NO MORE than 1kg/2lb.

Do 5x10 tricep kick backs
1x5 half squats
1x5 overhead press

or else you'll get bulky!!!




just kidding.

Get a barbell. Do some heavy-*kitten* training.
Look up these resources:
Starting Strength
Stronglifts
New Rules of Lifting for Women

Almost raged so hard!

RunHardBeStrong

Grab a couple dumbbells. They MUST be pink or purple. NO MORE than 1kg/2lb.

Do 5x10 tricep kick backs
1x5 half squats
1x5 overhead press

or else you'll get bulky!!!




just kidding.

Get a barbell. Do some heavy-*kitten* training.
Look up these resources:
Starting Strength
Stronglifts
New Rules of Lifting for Women

Almost raged so hard!

LOL! Me too! I agree with the 2nd part!

MoreBean13

Squats, Deadlifts, Overhead Press, Chin ups, Dips, Bench Press, Lunges and some seated rows should get you a pretty good start.

TeaBea

Start with body weight exercises & work up from there

Squats
push ups
planks

http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworkouts/l/blnoweightwkout.htm

Leadfoot_Lewis

You can lift 7 days a week but if your body fat is too high you'll never look "toned". There's no specific exercise or lift that tones muscles. You need to lift heavy and lose fat.

Toning = the absense of fat and the presence of muscle.

marycmeadows

strength training. period.

astrampe

Dumbells can be just as kick-*kitten* as barbells, don't discriminate! :sad: :bigsmile: And they are not pink!

tcpowell25

strength training. period.

I agree. Those are my problem areas too and I've incorporated more lifting and I'm seeing a vast improvement. I do dead lifts, crunches with weights, planks, russian twist. Also check youtube for free videos.

Mrshunts

Check out youtube .....

I started Jillian Michaels dvd NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES yesterday, and boi do i feel the burn today!! you just need 3-5 pound weights to start.

I purchased it, but its actually on youtube for FREE. check it out

and also there are lots of others on youtube, check out the Be Fit youtube channel, its awesome! and FREE !

ShaunaLaNee

Squats, Deadlifts, Overhead Press, Chin ups, Dips, Bench Press, Lunges and some seated rows should get you a pretty good start.

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TheRealParisLove

Find some very heavy weights. Pick them up and put them back down again. Repeat as many times as you can, until you can't lift those weights anymore. Then rest. Do the same thing every other day until you have the toned appearance you desire.

nadinab

I have been doing Jillian Michael's 30Day Shred and that has certainly helped me loose a lot of inches/cm's! ;-)

_Cheyanne_

Grab a couple dumbbells. They MUST be pink or purple. NO MORE than 1kg/2lb.

Do 5x10 tricep kick backs
1x5 half squats
1x5 overhead press

or else you'll get bulky!!!

i LOLed

doxielvr

I was scared to lift until I found Chalean Extreme by Beachbody. She taught me how to lift correctly and the program really toned my body. I love it!

Determinednoob

Every single one of you forgot to mention calorie deficit to lose the fat covering muscles!!!

atlanticgypsy

i would suggest even going to a trainer for a couple of weeks to a month to give you even more ideas and they will give you pointers on your form to make sure what you are doing is effecting the muscles the right way. i love my trainer. it has truly made all the difference for me. I love my muscles!!!! and you will love yours too! good luck!


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davejlee

This:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/korea-has-invented-something-much-worse-than-the-s

Workout Gangnam Style.

Mrshunts

I was scared to lift until I found Chalean Extreme by Beachbody. She taught me how to lift correctly and the program really toned my body. I love it!

YES Chalene Extreme IS GOOD !!!!! i've done it, will probably do it again this winter!

Poorgirls_Diet

Grab a couple dumbbells. They MUST be pink or purple. NO MORE than 1kg/2lb.

Do 5x10 tricep kick backs
1x5 half squats
1x5 overhead press

or else you'll get bulky!!!




just kidding.

Get a barbell. Do some heavy-*kitten* training.
Look up these resources:
Starting Strength
Stronglifts
New Rules of Lifting for Women

You had me going there. I do have 5kg and 10kg ones though in pink lol and thats what I am currently using. Thanks for the tips

Poorgirls_Diet

Squats, Deadlifts, Overhead Press, Chin ups, Dips, Bench Press, Lunges and some seated rows should get you a pretty good start.

Thanks for this, not sure about the chin ups as I have severe back problems and currently waiting on surgery but I will give them a try

Poorgirls_Diet

Thanks everyone for the tips, will take them on board and try some of them this week!

LaloFitness

Every single one of you forgot to mention calorie deficit to lose the fat covering muscles!!!

There is a lot of good advice in this thread that answers the question directly, but Determined's post hits the nail on the head. Don't forget to take a close look at your nutritional habits; macro-nutrient ratio, timing, and hydration.

- Eat the right amount of calories (not too many, or too few -- this can also be a problem).
- Eat the right combination of carbohydrates, protein, and fats.
- Eat them at the right times throughout the day.
- Drink the right amount of water.

I realize I didn't say what "right" is regarding any of the above and there is certainly more to nutrition than the above, but these are the fundamentals. There is a ton of information out there (and unfortunately misinformation) on what "right" is. Master these basics as it pertains to your body.

You're already ahead of the game by tracking what you eat in MyFitnessPal, now make and keep making adjustments as needed, and it will speed your progress exponentially when you incorporate resistance training with proper form into your cardio-heavy regimen.

Good luck!
Lalo

crissy63

After a 10 minute warm up, I do lighter weights (approx. 65% of what I can actually lift) and more reps, like 2 sets of 25 with very little rest in between. Then sometimes I increase it by 5lbs and do another 12 reps. I probably do about 8 to 9 diferent machines or free weights. I've been doing this 2 to 3 times a week, now I'm moving towards 3 to 4 days a week and doing 2 days of lower body and 2 days of upper body with a day of rest in between each work out, but always do lower back and abs 3 sets of 16, just not the same lower back and abs exercises everytime. This method seems to work for me as it keeps my heart heart up so I get the benefit of cardio with strength training. Then at the end of my workout I do 20 minutes of straight cardio on an elliptacle.
When I reach 4 days a week for 3 months thats when I will revise my work out to something else.
The best thing you can do is get some advise from someone who is knows what they are talking about.

doxielvr

Chalene Johnson is the BEST!

Poorgirls_Diet

Thanks everyone