Why are my muscles not getting toned?

Question

Ive probably been working out for 8 weeks with supplements (Creatine, HMB, Advanced whey protein and pre-workout energy supplements). I always used to workout before and Im very active and I am a certified personal trainer so I have a very good understanding on whats going on, but I have gained 10 pounds since starting and am definitely getting stronger in the gym, but am not getting as toned as I would like. Is this because I have fat covering up the muscle? I know that "six-packs" are best obtained by low fat diets and a lot of water and I know that everyone has a six pack but most people have fat covering them so is that the same case with other parts of the body like chest, arms and back? I eat relatively well, but do I need to shedd some fat to see more muscle definition? Im assuming yes is the obvious answer, but I just wanted to hear from other people.

Answer 1

Actually I'm wondering why you take all those supplements for ?

Unless your working out 5 hours a day, your body just doesn't need all that stuff.

A normal dirt will be just fine.

And water is a no no for high definition, water will inflate skin cells, masking definition, thats why body builders cut down on fluid intake in the days before a show.

You didn't say what your BMI, weight and height are.

I think for the definition you are looking for, you will have to be down to about 7% body fat.

And average fit male is around 15% body fat.

Answer 2

My first question would be are you strength training or sticking with the low weight high repetition sets? To be honest 8 weeks isn't that long to be working out to start with, its about 1 work out cycle depending on which program your using. Ten pounds in 8 weeks is pretty good progress even if its not what your looking for but not knowing your work out schedule - weight - daily caloric intake really makes it hard to give any specific feedback but here's some things that have helped me in the past.
Workout intensity - Keep a watch handy. take a 30 second break between sets and get right back at it. Most people just take a quick break between sets or mull around until they feel ready to do the next set even though it doesn't seem like a long time it eats up more time than you think and it'll hurt you in the long run. If you can't keep the pace, drop the weight.
Diet - If your questioning whether or not you need to lose some fat chances are you do. Even if your active and you work out every day its possible that your still taking in more than your using. Even though health shakes and energy bars are healthy they still can have a lot of calories don't think that because you eat/drink something before you work out that you'll 'burn' it up. Know how many calories your burning a day and how much your taking in. If you don't have a good calorie counter just type 'calorie counter' into your favorite search engine and find one.

Answer 3

Change up your routine for awhile and do just aerobics exercises, till you loose the fat covering the muscle then get back on your body building exercises with a high protein diet.

Answer 4

There are simply 2 extremes, one is huge lack of mass and the opposite is huge expand of mass. If you desire to do away with plenty of fats you have to do aerobics, run plenty, or do weight coaching with plenty of reps. If you desire so as to add muscle do heavy weights for low reps. If you're taking the load rep, I could recommend you do someting as very similar to as follows: Bench Presses hot up approximately 20 reps x forty five lbs moment set sixteen reps x eighty lbs 3rd set sixteen reps x one hundred lbs fourth set sixteen reps x one hundred twenty lbs Then do the equal for different higher frame physical activities. If you're running your legs do much more reps. Your lessen frame can take a lot more and calls for much more reps to get toned. I could recommend anything like this: Squats or Leg Presses hot up 30 reps x 60 lbs moment set 20 reps x 70 lbs 3rd set 20 reps x eighty lbs fourth set 20 reps x ninety lbs Do approximately 7 to ten extraordinary physical activities. Work higher frame M W F and lessen frame T TH Sa. Once you succeed in the 20 reps advert five kilos in your subsequent figure out if you'll do 20 reps with ninety lbs in your 4th set of Leg Presses then upload five to ten lbs in your subsequent figure out. If you prefer going for walks, run that may influence in giant weight reduction very swiftly and can tone you down very quick.

Answer 5

What are you basing "tone" on? Do not let your eyes decieve you. Want to know the secrets used? Liposuction, body oil, retouched photos, steroids, plastic pieces that fit under the peck musles to give better definition ect. People pay big money to look good and that's all it is, looks.