Size attained, now need to tone

Trump · 07-09-2003, 05:12 PM

My arms are the size I want, don't want any bigger. I need to focus on toning them up. How do I do this without adding more weight and making them larger? Just more reps?

Thanks

gr81 · 07-09-2003, 08:04 PM

Lose weight, then your arms will be toned. There is no such thing as spot fat reduction attained by weight training. Rearrange your diet accordingly and start burning those cals. There is no way to lose fat and make them larger, they may apper to be larger b/c you have shed some fat off of them but once you lose enough stored fat for your arms to be toned, chances are they will be quite a bit smaller. thats just the way the game goes. Just out of curiosity what are they measuring at now?

**Prince** · 07-09-2003, 10:16 PM

yup, getting toned has nothing to do with reps, it's all about proper diet & nutrition.

Trump · 07-09-2003, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gr81
Lose weight, then your arms will be toned. There is no such thing as spot fat reduction attained by weight training. Rearrange your diet accordingly and start burning those cals. There is no way to lose fat and make them larger, they may apper to be larger b/c you have shed some fat off of them but once you lose enough stored fat for your arms to be toned, chances are they will be quite a bit smaller. thats just the way the game goes. Just out of curiosity what are they measuring at now?

5'8" 165lbs

Right now they are at 14". That's as large as I want to go in order to keep my full range of motion for Golf and soccer.

I really have no fat to lose there, I am at around 6% bodyfat...

**Prince** · 07-09-2003, 10:25 PM

Why do you feel that having arms larger than 14" will interfere with your range of motion?

J'Bo · 07-09-2003, 10:58 PM

i dont know....i am a girl and i am 12"

and my pipes dont get in the way of anything

butterfly · 07-09-2003, 11:03 PM

I'm 5'8 too... my arms are 12.5" and I have no problems doing the things I want to do either.

J'Bo · 07-09-2003, 11:05 PM

oh geeze.what is my ass doing up still

Trump · 07-10-2003, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Prince
Why do you feel that having arms larger than 14" will interfere with your range of motion?

Fact is, I run for 90 minutes straight in a game, averaging about 8 miles. I also need to do intense cardio to keep in that kind of shape. I know this is a bodybuilding forum, but I am not going for huge, just adequately proportioned.

**Prince** · 07-10-2003, 11:15 AM

what game? basketball?

**Prince** · 07-10-2003, 11:16 AM

oh, I just read, soccer!

DaMayor · 07-10-2003, 05:59 PM

Hey Username....I played both golf and Soccer while in school, and size/muscularity has little to nothing to do with your performance. What you need to concentrate on is flexibility. and stamina. Both can be maintained easily, even with a more muscular build. Besides, think about it. Wouldn't you like to scare the other guy when sprinting up to a 50/50 ball?

07-09-2003, 05:12 PM	#1
Trump Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: United States Posts: 293	Size attained, now need to tone My arms are the size I want, don't want any bigger. I need to focus on toning them up. How do I do this without adding more weight and making them larger? Just more reps? Thanks

07-09-2003, 08:04 PM	#2
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	Lose weight, then your arms will be toned. There is no such thing as spot fat reduction attained by weight training. Rearrange your diet accordingly and start burning those cals. There is no way to lose fat and make them larger, they may apper to be larger b/c you have shed some fat off of them but once you lose enough stored fat for your arms to be toned, chances are they will be quite a bit smaller. thats just the way the game goes. Just out of curiosity what are they measuring at now?
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07-09-2003, 10:16 PM	#3
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,721 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	yup, getting toned has nothing to do with reps, it's all about proper diet & nutrition.
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07-09-2003, 10:25 PM	#5
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,721 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	Why do you feel that having arms larger than 14" will interfere with your range of motion?
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07-09-2003, 10:58 PM	#6
J'Bo Cuddle Slut Join Date: May 2002 Location: Back in Canada Posts: 9,753 Photos: 6	i dont know....i am a girl and i am 12" and my pipes dont get in the way of anything
	....and thats my $.02

07-09-2003, 11:03 PM	#7
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	I'm 5'8 too... my arms are 12.5" and I have no problems doing the things I want to do either.
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07-09-2003, 11:05 PM	#8
J'Bo Cuddle Slut Join Date: May 2002 Location: Back in Canada Posts: 9,753 Photos: 6	oh geeze.what is my ass doing up still
	....and thats my $.02

07-10-2003, 11:15 AM	#10
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,721 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	what game? basketball?
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07-10-2003, 11:16 AM	#11
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,721 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	oh, I just read, soccer!
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07-10-2003, 05:59 PM	#12
DaMayor On a Perpetual Bulk Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Posts: 6,144	Hey Username....I played both golf and Soccer while in school, and size/muscularity has little to nothing to do with your performance. What you need to concentrate on is flexibility. and stamina. Both can be maintained easily, even with a more muscular build. Besides, think about it. Wouldn't you like to scare the other guy when sprinting up to a 50/50 ball?

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