Is 30lbs too much weight for triceps? (Toning)

augustfirst1995
augustfirst1995 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! Honestly I haven’t been training triceps as much and yesterday I did a lottt of sets with 30 lbs. is this going to bulk me as a female?
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Are you trying to bulk?
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    Bulking is a function of diet more so than exercise. If you're in a calorie surplus, then you'll gain weight, and exercise can impact how/where you gain weight. But that's a big if. If you're not in a surplus, then 5lbs vs 30lbs vs 100lbs won't make a difference - you won't bulk from it.

    All that said, toning is a very subjective term, and in most cases it's related to body fat levels and one's own perception/preferences. If you start to feel like you're getting too bulky or muscular or whatever other subjective term you want to use, then change your diet and/or exercise as necessary.
  • augustfirst1995
    augustfirst1995 Posts: 20 Member
    edited February 2018
    sardelsa wrote: »
    Are you eating in a surplus ? Even still, probably not. It can take many many years and bulk cycles for females to grow significantly. Also it's not about how heavy the weight lifted.. it's about surplus + progressive overload to build
    Yes, I’m currently eating in a surplus
  • augustfirst1995
    augustfirst1995 Posts: 20 Member
    edited February 2018
    sardelsa wrote: »
    augustfirst1995 wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    Are you eating in a surplus ? Even still, probably not. It can take many many years and bulk cycles for females to grow significantly. Also it's not about how heavy the weight lifted.. it's about surplus + progressive overload to build
    Yes, I’m currently eating in a surplus

    Now I'm confused. You said you were trying to tone above? If you are eating in a surplus you are technically "bulking" and will gain muscle and fat.. toning isn't really going to happen at that point. And you can get bigger if you are progressively increasing your weight/reps/volume/intensity etc over time.
    Sorry to confuse you! I’m eating in a surplus because I want to build muscle in my lower body which is what I train most of the week with close to my maximum weight*. When I did triceps yesterday the 30 lbs was easy for me to do with a lot of reps but I woke up sore this morning. I’m wondering if maybe next time I should decrease the weight or do less sets. Since I’m eating at a surplus I’m worried I’d bulk in my arms as well, without me meaning to
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited February 2018
    So want to gain/bulk your lower body, but not our upper body/arms... is that correct? And you're eating a calorie surplus because of your lower body/bulking goals?
  • augustfirst1995
    augustfirst1995 Posts: 20 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    So want to gain/bulk your lower body, but not our upper body/arms... is that correct?
    Yes, exactly
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited February 2018
    augustfirst1995 wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    So want to gain/bulk your lower body, but not our upper body/arms... is that correct?
    Yes, exactly

    That may be difficult to do depending on your genetics and your personal preferences on appearance. I'd keep your surplus pretty small, make sure your lower body work is really hypertrophy focused (weight/sets/reps), and keep upper body work out of that hypertrophy range and keep overall volume low. But wait to see what others think... I'm not well versed on how to NOT grow muscles.
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    100_PROOF_ wrote: »
    Women do not accidently gain a ton of muscle and become bulky . It takes work.

    this x 100000
  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member
    edited February 2018
    I don't think so, for me, 30lbs is way too light to give me any type of mass, it's the same for you. chances are, if you do tricep bodyweight exercises like chair dips, you're working out your tricep with more weight, try dipping on your scale, it's probably half to 60% of your body weight.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    In addition to what everyone else's input, which I agree with, 30lbs for what exercise? If I were doing kickbacks for tris, yes, way too much. If I'm doing DB rows, not enough. Depends on the exercise and your level of strength and fitness whether it is too much.
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    Yes. Toning is not really a thing. Soreness from lifting means you did some minor damage to the muscle fibers. They will repair themselves and you will achieve great strength if you keep stressing them over time. The chances of getting Hulk arms is minimal unless you spend hours at the gym each day. Some muscle in your arms is a good thing--and sexy!
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    "Bulking" as a female is not something that will just happen one day by accident. Putting on muscle is extremely hard for anyone and doubly so for women and it takes years. You really don't have to worry about it.

    Also the only difference between "toning" and "bulking" is how far you take it, both have the same start which is putting on some muscle.

    To me toning is more dropping bodyfat down to show (some) muscle, but you do need a decent muscle base in the first place. Some people already have it without having to put on muscle or bulk.
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    mulecanter wrote: »
    Yes. Toning is not really a thing. Soreness from lifting means you did some minor damage to the muscle fibers. They will repair themselves and you will achieve great strength if you keep stressing them over time. The chances of getting Hulk arms is minimal unless you spend hours at the gym each day. Some muscle in your arms is a good thing--and sexy!

    ** warning: pet peeve **

    Why do people say that? If bulking or cutting is a thing, then toning is a thing. They are all concepts. I get that you don't tone muscle, but you don't bulk or cut muscle, either. Are you just trying to be argumentative (or condescending), or am I missing something?

    There is no such thing as “toning.” Technically, muscle tone refers to the ability of muscles to reflexively contract. The baby has low muscle tone because it is unable to reflexively hold it’s head up.


    Colloquially, however…

    The word tone has taken on a life of it’s own. It’s used to refer to someone who has muscles and maintains low body fat so you can see the “muscle definition”.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited February 2018
    sardelsa wrote: »
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    "Bulking" as a female is not something that will just happen one day by accident. Putting on muscle is extremely hard for anyone and doubly so for women and it takes years. You really don't have to worry about it.

    Also the only difference between "toning" and "bulking" is how far you take it, both have the same start which is putting on some muscle.

    To me toning is more dropping bodyfat down to show (some) muscle, but you do need a decent muscle base in the first place. Some people already have it without having to put on muscle or bulk.

    Fair enough but the common term for that is "cutting" isn't it? I'm more reacting to the idea that one can accidentally put on too much muscle. I don't think this has ever been an actual problem for anyone ever. I mean has anyone ever woken up one day, looked in the mirror and thought "oh dang, I have too much muscle now."
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