BUT SERIOUSLY...

As a Serious Toning Time expert, you know exactly what to expect. Strength exercises form the basis of a strong variety of circuits. Only increase your weight when your technique allows you to and divide your rest days over the week for serious results. It’s toning time!

Workout highlights

Upper Body Toning Tool is one of our favorite schemas for 'dry training', focusing on your entire body.

Featured exercises

A great combination of compound exercises and isolation exercises. With this schedule, you do everything possible to maintain as much muscle mass as possible and lose fat mass. This is of course dependent on your nutrition plan, but it will certainly not be due to the exercises in the schedule!

Bench Press

Bench press oftewel bankdrukken, wie kent deze super oefening niet. Volgens mij behoeft hij geen introductie en staat deze oefening bij iedereen in zijn top 5 oefeningen voor borst, schouders en triceps.

1Grab the bar around 1.5-2x wider than shoulder width.
2During the exercise, keep your wrists straight and your elbows under your hands.
3Lower the bar under control and touch it low on your chest.
4Then push the bar up forcefully and bring it back over your upper chest/shoulders.

Walking plank

Een leuke en zware variant van de bekende plank. Een zeer sterke oefening voor het trainen van je core.

1Keep your buttocks and shoulders at the same height throughout the exercise.
2Walk as far back as possible without getting a hollow lower back.

Basic principles of your workout plan: weight loss

Your body won't change until you seriously challenge it. This workout schedule certainly does that, but only if you commit to it. All you need to do is commit to the following three things:

Try to perform the exercises to the best of your ability. Technique is more important than weight.
Unless another weight is indicated, choose a weight that allows you to finish the number of repetitions prescribed. Moreover, make sure you can do every final repetition safely on your own. Does it say 10 reps and you find that you can only do 8, or go as high as 12? Then do 8 or 12 reps and adjust the weight for the next set. This sounds trickier than it is. You’ll have found the right weight after a few tries and after that, the app will remember it for you.
When you are losing weight, it will be difficult to add more weight to the bar. In that case, set a goal to lift at least the same weight as the previous work out every week. That way, you are sure to maintain as much muscle mass as possible. If you've only 'weakened' a few kilos by the end of your workout plan, rest assured you've done great! Stay realistic, understand your goal.

Just to eliminate any doubt; when doing exercises with your own body weight, just do the number of reps indicated. Do you see 'max reps'? Then that literally means as many reps as you can do.

How serious are you really?

Let’s be serious. No one loses fat and maintains muscle mass without a strong nutrition plan. If you want to get more toned, you will have to eat a little less than your body requires. Although there is no best ‘diet’ for everyone, the basics are usually the same:

Create a small calorie deficit (250-500 kcal less than maintenance per day).
Try to consume about 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. This will make you feel satiated and will make your muscles happy.
Focus on natural nutrients rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre.
We know this is a toughie but, avoid high-calorie, ultra-processed foods whenever you can. These include candy, cookies, savoury snacks, chips, pizza, chocolate, pastries, sweet dairy drinks, sodas, and sweet breakfast cereals.
Drink plenty of water, black and green tea and reduce your coffee intake.
Make sure that you are able to stick to your diet!

For specific questions, or to create a personal nutrition plan, we always recommend that you contact a qualified (sports) dietitian. Never change your entire nutrition plan by yourself. Seriously.

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