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watercress kebab:

Many people don’t understand the difference between muscle tone and muscle strength.
True muscle tone is the inherent ability of the muscle to respond to a stretch. For example, if you quickly straighten the flexed elbow of an unsuspecting child/adult with normal tone, the biceps will quickly contract in response (automatic protection against possible injury). When the perceived danger has passed, which the brain figures out really quickly once the stimulus is removed, the muscle then relaxes, and returns to its normal resting state.
The child/adult with high tone or “spasticity” has over-reactive response to the same stimulus. When his arm is stretched, the biceps tightens at an even more rapid rate, and the rate of recovery is much slower, even after the stimulus is removed. Full relaxation is difficult to achieve, so the muscle stays taut for an extended period of time. If another stimulus is added before the muscle has a chance to recover (which happens often during normal movement in the everyday world), the muscle contracts again, becoming tighter. Because this child’s/adult’s muscles never truly rest unless he is asleep, the long term result is tighter, shorter muscles with reduced joint range. This is typically seen in the child with spastic CP.
The child/adult with low tone has muscles that are slow to initiate a muscle contraction, contract very slowly in response to a stimulus, and can not maintain a contraction for as long as his “normal “peers.
Because these low-toned muscles do not fully contract before they again relax (muscle accommodates to the stimulus and so shuts down again), they remain loose and very stretchy, never realising their full potential of maintaining a muscle contraction over time.
These are the “floppy” children/adults who have difficulty maintaining any posture without external support.
As a child’s unique neurological wiring determines whether he will be low, high, or normal toned. Most people have “Normal Tone”. In those who do not, a number of factors are involved. Somewhere deep in the muscle are receptors responsible for detecting changes in muscle length. These receptors then tell the brain there is a stimulus, and the brain tells the muscle to contract in response. There are numerous feedback loops to tell the brain whether the muscle has responded appropriately, needs to contract again, relax or whatever… In addition, there are receptors that tell where each joint is located in relation to all the other body parts that help to determine position in space, etc. A delay in perception, decoding, or transmission anywhere along the neural pathways will result in a change from an optimal response, or “normal” tone.
People often refer to having a “toned” body when they are in “good physical condition” and exercise regularly. Their muscles are taut, and they look lean.
In simple terms Muscle tone refers to the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle.
Muscle tone is what enables us to keep our bodies in certain position or posture. Changes in muscle tone is what enables us to move.
For example, to bend your arm to brush your teeth, you must shorten (increase the tone of) the biceps muscles on the front of your arm at the same time you are lengthening (reducing the tone of) the triceps muscles on the back of your arm. To complete a movement smoothly, the tone in all muscle groups involved must be balanced.
The brain must send messages to each muscle group to actively change its resistance.
People with ‘Cerebral Palsy’ have little or no muscle tone..
It also gives us our spacial awarness ie; our brain knows where our body parts are in relation to other parts of the body. Try closing your eyes and then touch your nose or any other part of your body. This should not be a problem…

RJ:

“Get toned” means to drop body fat so there is some definition (you can see the shape of the muscles because there isn’t as much body fat concealing them). To get toned is the reasonable goal of most people and is typically achieved thru’ a combination of lifting lighter weight for more reps and doing a fair amount of cardio (jogging, biking, treadmill, swimming, etc) as well as adopting a healthy diet.
The next step up is to “get ripped” which involves more lifting, more cardio, and a very strict diet. It requires more discipline and dedication (and takes up more of your time) than getting toned, and it is usually reserved for people who work in the fitness industry (or fitness is integral to their job) and for those few who obsessively pursue the perfect aesthetic for their bodies.

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Tone refers to working a muscle, but not making it grow. Essentially you make it stronger but you’re not straining it and forcing it to add mass to itself. It grants definition of the muscle making it stand out more.
Low reps + High weight = Mass.
High reps + Low weight = Tone.
Having said that, I agree with what they told your gf.

Kristy:

Well when u don’t use ur muscles they atrophy, so maybe “getting toned” means getting them going again so you look tight instead of flabby. So in summary yes I think its increasing muscle mass but only a tiny bit.

Carlo d'Umbria:

Muscle tone is a legitimate term that refers to
> increased muscular ability and responsiveness (not muscle mass or huge strength)
> anatomic definition of muscles
> resistance to injury of both muscles and joints
> increased metabolism
Drop your testosteronic bias. Some people — men and women alike — exercise for wholly legitimate reasons you don’t seem to comprehend. Be supportive of your woman.

sarge927:

Getting toned involves lifting lighter weights and doing more repetitions (like 3 sets of 12 reps or more), and it has two benefits. First, it helps you burn fat. Second, it gives you more muscular definition. It doesn’t build big muscles, but it makes the muscles you have less flabby. The opposite is “bulking up,” which involves eating more and lifting heavier weights but doing less repetitions (like 7 sets of 3 reps where you’re lifting close to your one-rep-max).