Anonymous #2 9w

if you like pilates, great! keep doing it, it's good exercise. but don't say it will tone your arms at the speed lifting weights can. it's good for a lot of things but hypertrophy isn't one of them

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Anonymous #2 9w

but i think most people are aware that pilates doesn’t build a lot of muscle, it lacks progressive overload and there’s very limited resistance to challenge the muscles to grow. ppl who do pilates don’t tend to be jacked in the same way a weightlifter is jacked, and im saying that it’s fine if you’re not looking to be jacked. but if you’re looking to improve muscular endurance, tone, and posture, pilates can provide that.

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Anonymous #2 9w

yes, let’s not lie to ourselves and say that pilates will make you look like leanbeefpatty or hailey fernandes, but let’s also remember some people aren’t training for aesthetics or to be able to lift extremely heavy. different people have different priorities to improve when it comes to exercising, and i don’t think we should disregard how helpful any form of exercise may be.

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Anonymous OP 9w

if you want to be toned, weightlifting will get you there faster and easier. and i don't think people know pilates doesn't build much muscle--i see people claiming it does all the time. pilates is great but I wish it were advertised truthfully online

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Anonymous #2 9w

for some this is true, at least the faster part. weightlifting may not necessarily be the easiest or best method for some people to achieve their desired results. knowing the right balance of recovery time and food consumption is a lot more emphasized when it comes to weightlifting, it can be the difference of seeing results or not budging. and even timewise, it can still take years for ppl to achieve their desired results of actually looking more muscular and getting bigger.

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Anonymous #2 9w

don’t get me wrong, weightlifting really is the only way to get substantially bigger bc it requires the most exertion on the muscles. but achieving tone is a different story. especially when it comes to pilates and calisthenics, utilizing light to moderate weights and increasing time under tension can improve tone as well as mobility, balance, and endurance greatly, which is a downside. it can also be easier for ppl who have trouble with recovery or controlling hunger cues.

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Anonymous OP 9w

*a downside of weightlifting, which doesn’t usually involve those as much

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Anonymous OP 9w

"tone" is having a certain amount of muscle (but not too much) and low body fat. most people who want to be toned lack the necessary muscle, so weightlifting would get them toned faster. pilates is excellent for endurance, balance, and mobility! but people will say things like "pilates is great for toning" when getting toned is faster and easier with a barbell and a calorie deficit

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Anonymous #2 9w

toning isn't an exception to the rule. if you aren't toned, you need to lose fat or gain muscle, and muscle gain is easiest and fastest with lifting. obviously you can gain some visible muscle from pilates, especially if you start out with little, but it's not comparable. also, weightlifting works fine without a strict diet or rest times. beginners do it. i'd argue that the reason this isn't emphasized in pilates is because pilates doesn't grow much muscle so eating enough isn't an issue

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Anonymous #2 9w

correct but i wasn’t saying toning is an exception, i was saying you can still achieve toning through bodyweight and low/moderate weight exercise. the point im trying to make is that we both agree, it’s not comparable in terms of how each affect your body. that doesn’t mean your body can only be affected by weightlifting and nothing else, or that the results achieved by weightlifting are the only desirable results. “fast and easy” is subjective for everyone.

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