Muffin Top-Less

“Is lower weight and more reps good for toning?”

No.. tone comes from building muscle and lowering your body fat enough to see that firm muscle underneath giving you “tone”. You won’t get that from picking up something that weighs as much as a water bottle or your purse which you lift on a daily basis anyways! Your body doesn’t change from that… so why would it change from you lifting some little beauty bells an extra hundred times or so?  

Women do not have the levels of testosterone necessary to get “bulky” or manly from lifting weights (even if they are HEAVY!). It takes a lot more effort than most people think to gain muscle… especially for women. Those female bodybuilders you see? They take steroids and have been working HARD to gain that muscle over many years. Cardio and playing with light weights will not “tone up” your body. Heavy weight lifting WILL. Extreme muscle gains will not happen magically over night so don’t worry about it. Lift heavy weights and you will be shocked at how amazing the results are.
Remember, you have to CHALLENGE your body in order for it to change. Your body is quite “content” staying at the same size and shape… you have to give it a DARN GOOD reason to change. Don’t be afraid of hard work! It’s worth it in the end, I promise! =)