Depending on your goals, you can reshape your body through a technique known as body-shaping without the hard body results bodybuilding provides. For those of you who want to include weight training in your exercise program, don t worry that your body will resemble that of Hercules after a few months. Body-shaping or toning, as opposed to bodybuilding, may be the way to go. There aren t very many differences between bodybuilding and body-shaping, however. Both programs involve resistance training, healthy balanced meals and various training techniques.
Technique is the biggest difference between bodybuilding and body-shaping.
Bodybuilders focus on increasing muscle mass through breaking down muscle fibers, which rebuild stronger and bigger. Body-shapers use higher repetitions and less weight to shape and form muscles without adding mass. Constant variety of shaping movements. 3-5 sets for small muscle groups. 4-7 sets for large muscle groups.