Muscle Soreness Should Be Avoided When You Want To Tone Your Body And Look Sexy

It is NOT In Your Best Interests To Get Sore If You Are Aiming For Muscle Tone

Many people take the wrong approach to toning their muscle. They lift high reps and push their bodies past the point of failure to tone the muscle.

The problem with lifting for high reps and "going for the burn" is that it often times results in your muscles being sore the following day or two after the workout was carried out.

The major problem with being sore is that it takes away your energy the following day, making it hard to return to the gym.


Muscle Tone is Not A Result of Lifting Hard for High Reps

Muscle tone occurs due to low body fat and how "efficient" your muscles are. Muscle efficiency is measured by how strong a muscle is for it's size.

If two identical twins had muscles the exact same size and they were at the same level of body fat, the stronger of the two twins would have greater muscle efficiency.

This twin would also demonstrate more muscle tone. A great example of muscle efficiency are gymnasts...these athletes are ripped.

Train for Strength Without Inducing Damage To The Muscle to Increase Muscle Tone

The best way to train when you want to get ripped is to try to gain strength without doing too many sets.

If you keep your overall volume of sets low, you can gain strength without damaging the muscle.

Make sure and avoid "training to failure" as well as things like "forced reps". I would recommend picking 3 exercises per body part and doing only 3 sets of 5-8 reps for each exercise.

Spend The Extra Time Doing Cardio...Ideally High Intensity Interval Training

The nice thing about training for strength is that it is a quick workout. You probably can get that part of the routine done in 30 minutes. I would recommend that you do cardio for at least that long.

Don't do cardio as an afterthought, it is actually more important than lifting. The best form of cardio is High Intensity Interval Training. This is by far the best way to lose the maximum amount of fat.

So to Sum it Up...No Need To Get Sore to Get a Toned Body