I thought so too but when I asked in a ng (not here), I was told the opposite. I hope someone here would verify this.

"Toning" is building muscle and losing fat to see that muscle, so I think you're really talking about the same thing. In terms of ability I understand that low rep sets are for building strength, and high rep sets are to build muscular endurance.

I'm going to join this thread as another female voice - I have the same concerns about working with free weights, getting bulky muscle, and weights vs. cardio.

So far all the advice looks really good. I have played sports my whole life and I am used to weight training. Lately, I have been doing spinning as my cardio, but I've also found it to be a good way to tone and build muscle - particularly when I use a tough resistance. Is this true - if you are doing cardio machines, but with a tough resistance, are you building muscle AND burning fat? Or am I getting too hopeful?

I've heard that onless your cursed with a freak amaount of testosterone, women in general don't have to be afraid to get too bulky, unless they really started adopting the bodybuilder lifestyle. Just my 2 cents.