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Granted the responses, but that is not the whole deal. It is about people not understanding what is related to the term and how to achieve what they want, and then going out and lifting 1 pound dumbbells for 15 reps.

A few more links: http://exercise.about.com/cs/weightloss/a/toning.htm http://gurumagazine.org/health-fitness/what-the-hell-does-toning-up-your-muscles-actually-mean/ http://www.intense-workout.com/tone_definition.html

IF you work full body each session, don't do more than 3 day split (Mon, Wed, Fri) with cardio Tue, Thu. If you split into different areas, it is ok to go 5 days but definately have a rest on Sat and Sun.

If you have been lifting for a while, you should know more or less what your limits are. It is very possible to train without a spotter if you keep tabs on your capabilities. Please throw the "toning" word out the window. It's nonsense.

What he said.

Sounds about right. :)

Seems fine to me, just add more protein.

Yea, I would suggest you include at least 30 % of your diet as protein and make sure to lift heavy if eating that much. Nothing wrong with eating that much, but you need to eat the right stuff and also do the exercise for that right stuff to be send somewhere useful.

Yea, what are you trying to achieve? Are you bulking in the gym?

It's like people saying they don't want to use swimming as exercise as they don't want wide shoulders. Wide shoulders is a result of training several hours daily for swimmers, not a few laps in a pool every other day.

Stick with it, the soreness will eventually go away.

You don't just Bulk muscle. You need to be following the correct diet to be able to bulk muscle, and even then it takes time. I think any bodybuilder see it as a slap in the face when people assume that by just lifting heavy weights they are going to look like Arnold in no time. It is simply not that easy and takes…

Lifting light weights for more reps to get "toned" is BS. Sorry to say.

You did not specify when you are seeing the weight gain as a previous poster said. Right after you had your workout? Do you see it over a period of time for instance gaining 1/2 lbs a week or what?

Correct.

Not sure exactly what you mean. Your topic seems spot on. 1 lbs of gold weights the same as 1 lbs of feathers as well. :) Muscle density is higher than fat density, meaning a measure volume of muscle would weight more than the same volume of fat. I guess logically this would mean that a bodybuilder with the same…

Just ask someone at your gym. They will be able to assist. :) EDIT: A trainer at your gym rather.

"Thumbs up" on this one!

Have you done fat % tests and have this gone down or stayed the same? You can never lift heavy enough in my opinion, that is the whole point. If you can still push another rep out above what you are supposed to do, you are not lifting heavy enough.

I'm obviously in the wrong business.

Just to the percentage amount, much easier and you get to see how many grams your percentage gives you any case.

Don't worry about it. Just stay on your goal calories and watch the fat and carbs, forget about the protein.,

Those people are idiots.

I do, Can't comment yet though, only at it for 2 days.

Don't agree.

Why not just stick your weekend eating within your eating window as well? Sure you are going to possibly have alcohol and so, but keep the eating within the window. And try not to go 1000 cals on alchol... (What the heck were you drinking, litres of guiness?) :)

I think you will get used to it, eating the calories in less time. I do IF and manage 3500-4500 calories in my 8 hour window. I eat from 14:00 to 22:00

Does it hurt more working with your arms above your head, brushing your hair etc. Then probably rotator cuff.,

Yes, some of them are in the database on MFP, otherwise create it according to the lable.

You should've ate your 1300 cals, plus 300 (The ones you burned) equaling 1600.