What is the difference between bulky muscle and toned muscle?

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What does bulky muscle mean? What does toned muscles mean? What are the difference and which one looks more appealing on men. Is there a separate workout for each of them.
bulky means more muscular and big. toned is low body fat and some muscle. toned muscles have better definition, but are smaller. when going for size you want sets of 8-10 reps when going for toned you want about 12-15 reps. going for bulky use more weight than toned. i would rather be big and muscular.  (+ info)

What muscle building product can I take to go along with a strong running routine?

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I run at least 4 miles a day, at least 4 times per week. Occassionally I hit the Bow Flex, but primarily I'm a runner. Is there any legal product that I can take to help me build muscle AND won't give me serious diarreah?
yes sir. take wight protein. its meant to maintain your weight, and build muscle and strength at the same time  (+ info)

What muscle building supplements work best?

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I'm using "Creatine" and its not giving me much results please let me know about a good muscle building supplement that is effective.
Creatine makes you look like tarzan, skip the bs and take roids buddy. Juice is the best  (+ info)

What muscle building techniques actually work?

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I want to know what muscle building supplements (if any) work. I go to the gym four days a week, because that's all i can go, and haven't seen any changes. I don't want to lose weight, i want to gain it. Anyone have any tips?
I'm 99% sure you're problem lies with your calorie intake. You can gym 7 days a week until you're blue in the face but if you don't eat enough calories you're gonna have little to zero results.

If you are of average height and weight, you need to eat 5-6 meals per day with 500 calories each (medium to big size meals).

Go to this website and use the calculator to determine the amount of calories you need to maintain your weight. Then add 500 to that number - that's the amount of calories you need to eat everyday (even on your rest days) if you want to build muscle.

You don't need to go to the gym more then four days a week and you don't need to 'shock' your muscles, you need to supply your body with sufficient nutrients. It's amazing how many people spend months in the gym without getting this basic thing right. Your muscles aint gonna grow if you don't feed em!

Check out the second link for a 15 other reasons why you might not be building muscle.  (+ info)

What are good supplements for bulid muscle over the summer?

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Im 17 and looking for a good supplement that will help gain muscle over the summer for my football season next year. I hear taking supplements will help you gain muscle but after a month of not working out the muscle turns into flab.I looking for a affordable protien mix that will help achieve about at 50% of max now. My maxes are: bench 165 squat 255. If any you guys out their would recommend some good workouts.
The best product you can take is a chemical free whey protein. Whey is easily absorbed and aids greatly in tissue repair. Focus on your nutrition as well  (+ info)

How many days should I wait before reworking a muscle?

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I'm trying to get more size by working out some of my main muscles, such as the chest, back, biceps, triceps, legs, and shoulders. For EACH of these muscles, I have 3 or 4 exercises. If I workout one of the muscles with the 3-4 exercises one day, how many days should I wait before working out that muscle with the same 3-4 exercises again? Someone told me to go every other day and someone else told me to do it once a week. Who's right? I'm trying to figure out how much rest is necessary to maximize muscle growth. I usually try to lift intensely based on my current size. Thanks!
I only hit each muscle group once a week. Here’s what I do and it has been working for me. Obviously a workout needs to be tailored to the individual, but these exercises may help.

Arms
Lying dumbbell triceps extensions
standing barbell curl
behind head reverse hammers
one-arm preacher curl
Close-grip pushdowns
incline dumbbell curl
Parallel bar dips
hammer curl
Single-arm reverse-grip pushdowns
reverse grip EZ bar
rope push downs
super light dumbbell curls

Chest
Dumbbell Incline Presses,
Pullovers and Presses,
Dumbbell Bench Presses,
Narrow-Grip Bench Presses,
Incline Dumbbell Flyes,
Barbell Incline Presses,
Push-Ups Between Benches,
Cable standing incline flyes
Cable standing decline flyes

Back
Barbell row
Dumbbell Row
Lat Pull Downs
Cable Row
Lower Back Machine
Forearms
lite wide lat pulldowns
Supermans

Shoulders
Lateral Raises
Bent-Over Lateral Raises
No rest front raises
Shrugs
Military Presses
Front Raises
Rotator Cuffs
Superlight lateral raises

On incline bench, with 2 10lbs dumbbells:

1st: Facing forward bring dumbbells up from sides to parallel to ground palms inward, slow repeat for ten reps.
2nd: Facing bench bring dumbbells up from sides backwards as far as you can palms inward, slow repeat for ten reps.
3rd: Stand up with dumbbells and do 10 lateral raises.
4th: Back in position 2, raise arms so they are forward, palms inward, arms bent in a semi bear hug position and parallel to ground. Bring to sides and back to center for 10 reps. I usually do 5 lbs here because this exercise is hard.

Do this set three times with out rest. The third set I change to all 5 lb movements. All of this is slow pace, like 1 second up and one second down.

Legs
Squats
Leg Extentions
Leg Curls
Adductors
Abductors
Calf Lifts
Glute Machine
Leg lifts

I also do 100 crunches per night.

My idea is to hit a variety of ranges and movements in order to work the muscle to the maximum. I tend to use a weight I can do for 10 reps and for 25 reps on the last two movements. Apart from this I do 20 minutes or Cardio every day and stretch before and after the workout, as well as frequently during. Stretching is very important to muscular growth because not only does it help prevent injury and alleviate recovery pain, but it also stretches out the fascia tissue that surrounds the muscle and inhibits its growth. When you are pumped and you stretch is when you get the best stretch of the fascia. Lastly rest and nutrition are every bit as important as the workout itself. Eating enough protein for the muscle to recover and grow as well as enough carbohydrates to replenish diminished glycogen stores in the muscles and liver is vital for repair and being ready for the next time you tax those muscles.  (+ info)

In Order to build muscle should my muscles be sore from every work out I do?

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I know that you need protein,protein protein, and a balanced muscle building diet. Should my muscles be sore from every work out I do, so that I know that i'm breaking down my muscle tissue? Is high weights and low reps the fastest way to complete muscle failure, so that my muscles will be sore quick from my workouts?
To make the gains you want requires high intensity lifting. However, this will not always result in soreness. The bigger and stronger you get, and the more experienced at lifting, you will be able to increase intensity considerably. As your body gets used to this level of workout though, the soreness will not come as often.

This does not mean you are not doing it right!

I've been training for many years and it's very rare indeed for me to get sore from any workout. I weigh in at over 265lbs with very low body fat percentage so my lifting must be near enough spot on. High intensity, no muscle pain.

Training to failure is also not always required (although it does feel good!).

As long as you are growing at a steady rate, eating well, and getting enough recovery time, you are doing just fine.  (+ info)

What muscle is this and howdo you make it grow?

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Right above the abdomen but below the chest where the ribcage is. I have a six pack but I am skinny so my rib cage shows on the part that is above the top part of mi muscle.
you may have a six pack, but if you are too thin, your bones will show. What you need to do is work your latisimus dorsai muscules and your frontal chest muscles and put on some muscle weight.  (+ info)

What muscle groups should I work out together for the most effective workout?

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I'm a 25 year old fit female who works out on a regular basis. However, I'm not sure what muscle groups I should be working out together and on what days? I want to make my workouts as effective as they can possibly be. For example, should I be doing chest and back on the same day? I have been, but I have a feeling that's not correct! Help!
i guess your talking about weight training, well there are many different work out patterns such as 1 day one 1 day off, 2 days on 1 day off...

I dont really work out a lot any more, but i went 5-6 times a week and i had a muscle cycle

days
1 chest and triceps
2 back and biceps
3 shoulders and triceps
4 legs and forarms

After i due my chest back shoulder. I would only do one or two more exprcises for my bi's or tri's since they are already getting worked out with the primary muscle group.

I seen other people do other different cycles but this one worked for me when i used to go to the gym, now i still use the same cycle but i only go about 2 times a week. so i only hit each muscle group every other week. i go pretty much just for fun now,  (+ info)

What can I do to retain my built muscle and run intensly to build cardiovascular endurance?

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I plan on going to the Air Force Academy in 3 years (I'm almost a sophmore) and I want to practice my cardiovascular endurance (after I'm done gaining my muscle for the tests), but I want to keep that muscle so I can do well on both parts of the tests. What do I need to eat/do to make sure that my body doesn't eat up my muscles while I'm training for my cardio tests?

Examples of cardio tests would include the 600 yrd run in 2:30-3:00 minutes, and the 1.5 mile run in 8:30 (my goal).

NOTE: I'm not done building muscle, I just want to know this for the future in case I have to modify something now.
Include weight training. Also, include exercises like pullups, situps, and pushups. Not only are these exercises on the candidate fitness test, but they are also on the Air Force Academy's physical fitness test every semester. Also, if you can choose hilly terrain to do your running, that would be ideal for preparation for the Academy. Remember to keep your grades up and start thinking about that Congressional nomination early.

Here is some info about building muscle:
http://www.spartafit.com/main/muscle%20growth.php  (+ info)

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