Nope.

I would guess about 80% of people say they want to ‘tone up’ when I ask them their fat loss goals.

I would also say that 99% of those people are confused when I tell them that you can’t tone or shape your muscles to look a certain way.

It’s been drilled into their heads for so long that if they use a certain product they can ‘tone and shape’ their muscles.

Hell, I even saw this RIDICULOUS thing on tv the other day where this lady had this thing jammed in her mouth and she was practically chewing this thing and they said it would help tone your face…..

Can you say bulls**t?

Anyways, before I start writing every profanity down here on my thoughts on stupid exercise equipment I should get back on track and just tell you what I wanted to tell you in the first place.

You can’t tone or shape your muscle.

If you want that toned look, then you have to build muscle and burn fat. You can’t do 15 reps of curls and expect it to have a toning effect.

And genetics are going to determine how your muscles will shape or look. Notice how some guys or gals six packs look different. They didn’t workout a special way to make them like that…it’s just genetics.

So if you want to look toned, focus on doing some heavy lifting and building some muscle.

Oh ya, and if you want to see some of those abs you got don’t forget your interval training :).

Or if you just want a world class program that’s already helped thousands of people loss a lot fat. Plus, it will remove a lot of stress of having to figure it all out on your own and you can do it at home check out Craig’s program here.

He’s got a pretty cool article up there on the top 5 myths of fat loss too so be sure to go just to check that out.

Have a great one,

Dan Grant