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«To 'tone up' you need light weights and lots of reps»

False

What the evidence says

The 'tone' you see is muscle with little fat on top. There is no type of training that 'defines' without building muscle. You gain muscle by training with demanding loads (6–15 reps at 0–3 RIR) and you look more defined by losing fat through your diet. Lots of reps with minimal weight barely provide a stimulus.

How settled this is

Strong consensus: the definition is hypertrophy + a calorie deficit, not a magic rep range.

Verdict
False
Category
Training
Level
A
Quality
High

Strength of evidence out of 5.

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