bodybuilding Vs body sculpting??

[rgosit]

I just looked at one of my old issues of muscle fitness and it had an article about this.. and said body sculpting u need to do like 12-15 reps and work each muscle group 2-3times a week..and BB was once a week per body part and lower reps higher weight..
from what i was led to believe from this site this is BS? am i correct?

i thought women have to lift heavy to tone there bodies?

 

[new@gettinbig]

Body sculpting junk you read is a bunch of BULL SHIT...its like all those 17 minute all women workout gyms where you go in and do a circuit style training..spending 35-45 seconds on a piece of equipment and do high reps...low weights..and do some cardio in between...that does NOTHING for women..it is all marketing and scams to get women to join..and be fit in less time..less sweat..less work. Heavier weights lower reps is better...that IS how women shape their bodies...do not believe half the shit you read.

 

[Gladiola]

Body sculpting junk you read is a bunch of BULL SHIT...

Yup
The myth that will not die....

I don't know what they mean by "SCULPTED" - but to me a sculpted body is one that is ripped & defined with muscle.

To get that = low body fat + muscle
muscle comes from lifting heavy.

Low weight/ hi-reps often equals joint problems.

 

[wyst]

I thought bodysculpting was an old term for what is called fitness these days ... like fitness competitors as opposed to female body builders. Is that not right?

Wyst

 

[Gladiola]

I thought bodysculpting was an old term for what is called fitness these days ... like fitness competitors as opposed to female body builders. Is that not right?

Hmm, dunno.
"Body Sculpting" is often a term used for a type of Group Exercise Class that is all hi-rep/low weight training. So that is what I've come to associate it with.

It definitely could have other connotations outside of Group Exercise.

 

[rgosit]

I thought toned or sculpted was just like...looking good..not fat, tight.
I dont mean looking like a body builder

so heavyier weights are still better?>

the workout they showed was like lunges with those 5 pound green d-bells and wut not..

 

[rez]

i was wondering this as well..because i had a female trainer who had an awsome bod! she is tiny,has a very 'tight' look ie low bf%, very strong. She does heaps of cardio, doesnt lift 'heavy'
and eats 3 meals a day. Ide love to look like her.
is this genetics?

 

[Gladiola]

I thought toned or sculpted was just like...looking good..not fat, tight.
I dont mean looking like a body builder

so heavyier weights are still better?>

the workout they showed was like lunges with those 5 pound green d-bells and wut not..

Have you seen muscle & fitness Hers magazine? www.muscleandfitensshers.com

Do you like that look? (some are more muscular, some less, so look around at a few diff models). They are NOT "bodybuilder look".

If that's what you mean by lean & tight, then YES, they lift heavy! [I think the weights may be small in photos so they can HOLD them throughout the photo shoot - also keep a smile on their face instead of straining look! THe photos are for example.]

As for your trainer friend... yes, very likely genetics.

EXPERIMENT! Remember... muscle doesn't creep up on you & attach itself only to swell & never go away. You can constantly tweak it. Results don't come overnight... if (miraculously) you get bigger muscles than you would like - lift lighter & POOF - atrophy! they shrink!
You don't have testosterone... big muscles are VERY difficult to achive naturally & rarely (miracculously) happen by MISTAKE.

 

[Sumo'sBaby]

I wondering about this high rep stuff too. What if you're lifting a weight where you're starting to feel failure at 12 reps but continue to lift for 15 reps or to failure would that be a waste of time and energy? Would you get a better effect if you just adjusted your weights to keep your reps between 8-10?

 

[Gladiola]

I wondering about this high rep stuff too. What if you're lifting a weight where you're starting to feel failure at 12 reps but continue to lift for 15 reps or to failure would that be a waste of time and energy? Would you get a better effect if you just adjusted your weights to keep your reps between 8-10?

Yes, 15 is not hi-rep. hi-rep is often well over 20 reps. In a Body Pump class, (it's pre-choreographed & set to music, so should be consistant world-wide) we do 50-100 reps in 4.5 - 5.5 minutes.

If you are "starting to feel failure at 12" but push through, that's GREAT - pushing that extra distance will greatly benefit your strength gains. Of course, so long as those last 3 reps still have good form - OR you have a spotter assist you so you stay safe & maintain "clean" form.

Personally I like to stay in the 9-11 range... If I could do 15, I would increase the weight for the next set, typically. But now we're talking pyramidization....