well, womeone posted this i dont know on which thread but is it true?? should you do more reps for shaping the muscle??
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12-28-2002, 02:37 PM #1Registered User
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more reps for shaping??
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12-28-2002, 02:48 PM #2Cui Bono?
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Only if the "shape" you're going for is "small."
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12-28-2002, 03:04 PM #3Registered User
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There is no such thing as toning. The only way to get shape is to make them bigger and have a lower BF.
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12-28-2002, 03:19 PM #4Home Alone
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Exactly. So, if your gonna do concentration curls and leg extensions to "shape" your biceps and quads, think again.Originally posted by tre14
There is no such thing as toning. The only way to get shape is to make them bigger and have a lower BF.
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12-28-2002, 03:29 PM #5Registered User
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I don't know enough of the science to say whether or not it's possible, however, I'm not going to waste my time trying to find out.
The way I think of it, the muscle has a genetically determined shape. Whether you build on it quickly by heavy weight training, or slowly, with lighter weight training, it's going to end up the same shape. I think "toning" is a word that girls invented, for when they spend years on a treadmill, lower their BF% loads, and then do a set of 50 dumbell curls, then notice how much better their arms look all of a sudden.
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12-28-2002, 03:33 PM #6Registered User
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If you get someone who hasn't exercised in years, whose muscles have started to er... sag. If they did a bit of resistance training, low intensity, they WOULD notice their muscles tightening and becoming harder, without necessarily gaining inches, right? Reckon that would class as toning?
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12-28-2002, 03:37 PM #7Registered User
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I still don't understand why concentration curls are so bad. Aren't they basically just like a preacher curl?Originally posted by bignbuff
Exactly. So, if your gonna do concentration curls and leg extensions to "shape" your biceps and quads, think again."I do not agree with a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Voltaire
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12-28-2002, 05:13 PM #8Registered User
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no i would prefer preachers 1000 times over concentrations. concentration curls dont realy work for em
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12-28-2002, 05:52 PM #9Registered User
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It's the same thing as using the flat side of a precher curl also known as a spider curl.Originally posted by tre14
I still don't understand why concentration curls are so bad. Aren't they basically just like a preacher curl?"Don't give up, your too strong"-Earl Simmons
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12-28-2002, 07:53 PM #10Home Alone
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I didn't say they were bad. All I said was that if you were doing them for the sole purpose that you thought they were gonna give your biceps a great peak, then you should think again because they won't. These aren't a bad excercise though.Originally posted by tre14
I still don't understand why concentration curls are so bad. Aren't they basically just like a preacher curl?
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12-28-2002, 08:03 PM #11Registered User
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dont forget the set of 100 tricep kickbacks for the flabby arms.Originally posted by To(V)
I think "toning" is a word that girls invented, for when they spend years on a treadmill, lower their BF% loads, and then do a set of 50 dumbell curls, then notice how much better their arms look all of a sudden.
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