How much muscle is gained after 1 intense workout?

[Cicero]

How much muscle is gained? In trying to have a certain goal.

Also...
If you have a toned body will your muscles show even if you don't flex them? So like if you were to have tones abs, would they show even if you don't flex?

[christcenteredlife]

there are TONS of factors, so this question can't be answered. sorry.

as far as toned, no. being toned will make your muscles lean. being cut will make them show.

once your muscles are lean, you get this by light weight high rep, continue on to high weight low rep to cut the muscles.

make sure you are eating healthy and taking in protein to rebuild those muscles after you break them down.

[Josiah7]

there are TONS of factors, so this question can't be answered. sorry.

Yeah no way to even give an estimate sorry bud :)

[Invincible]

From one single workout it's really hard to say. Everything comes in sustaining a program over an extended period of time. As to what christcenteredlife said, I always do my first part of workout with low intensity, high-rep sets and build into low-rep, high-intensity weights.

Some muscles can be seen/toned considerably easier than others too.
You'll also need to sustain regular cardio exercise, 55-65% of your maximum heart rate is usually the "fat burning" zone while 75-90% is your "aerobic training" zone. I do three lower intensity cardio workouts for one hour each per week (up to 35km bike ride) and I run three other days until I'm just about passing out and it works :)

In simple words your muscles won't show if theres flab covering.

What's your current workout routine like?

[Dmtuba]

With only one workout, you Gain very little muscle, you must have a day of rest for that muscle group, and do another workout, upping in intensity and testing your mental self.

[Cicero]

From one single workout it's really hard to say. Everything comes in sustaining a program over an extended period of time. As to what christcenteredlife said, I always do my first part of workout with low intensity, high-rep sets and build into low-rep, high-intensity weights.

Some muscles can be seen/toned considerably easier than others too.
You'll also need to sustain regular cardio exercise, 55-65% of your maximum heart rate is usually the "fat burning" zone while 75-90% is your "aerobic training" zone. I do three lower intensity cardio workouts for one hour each per week (up to 35km bike ride) and I run three other days until I'm just about passing out and it works :)

In simple words your muscles won't show if theres flab covering.

What's your current workout routine like?



Well on Monday's I workout chest and back. Pretty high intensity, I try to do as much as possible and try to failure at 10 reps, on Tuesday's I do Plyometrics, then on wednesdays I do shoulders and arms, then on Fridays I do legs. On Monday's Wednesday's and Friday's I also do 16 minutes of an workouts. It's all pretty intense and I leave with my muscles feeling tired.

[Invincible]

Only 16 minutes?

[Human]

not in one workout
as far as I know (if i'm right) you get bigger, stronger muscles from them being broken down and rebuilt stronger.
just like boxers have stronger knuckles because they get damaged and rebuild themselves stronger.

[Cicero]

Only 16 minutes?

It's pretty hard. You're doing over 339 moves. With no resting.

[Invincible]

It's pretty hard. You're doing over 339 moves. With no resting.

Oh wow :O
I dunno, I just like to sustain things a little longer and do my workouts in sets :/