“Toning” isn’t a special type of training.
It’s just what happens when you build muscle through lifting and drop body fat through a calorie deficit.
And the muscle growth is a slow, gradual process.
There’s no realistic scenario where you accidentally end up “too bulky” from lifting.
This fear is much less common among women than it used to be, but it still clearly exists.
Even if it doesn’t stop someone from lifting entirely, it can still lead to holding back in the gym (sometimes without even realizing it) and leaving progress on the table.
Could you eventually reach a point where you don’t want to add more muscle? Sure.
But if that happens it’ll usually take years, and you’ll see it coming from a mile away.
So, just train with the goal of maximizing hypertrophy by pushing sets close to failure and focusing on progressive overload, and then adjust later on if needed.
Lighter weight/higher rep sets are still effective, but there’s no reason to shy away from lifting heavier.
Sets in the 5 to 10 rep range are generally the most efficient zone to base the majority of your training around.
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