Originally Posted by
Genoveve
I do agree with this; we have all seen very strong, jacked dudes, even ones on gear, with huge hamstrings and quads but with tiny ankles and no calves. I think if I start training mine I can get them pop more/have more definition. Which this makes me think of something that has always confused me: the arguments against 'toning.' I hear people in the fitness world say over and over that there is no such thing as toning, there's only building muscle, losing fat, or both, and I disagree. Throughout my life whenever I have started lifting weights(like after not having worked out in a long time) within two weeks I will see new definition. I know I didn't magically put on a couple pounds of muscle in ten days and I know I don't have the world's fastest metabolism to where a few workouts would cause my bf % to noticeably drop, I think there is something that happens when you first start challenging muscles that don't normally get challenged. I've also seen how competition coaches will switch to different types of exercises for muscles that they don't want to grow anymore but still need to have definition and lines.