The Zone Tone method only has 2 steps:
1. zoning in on the appropriate muscle group before exercise
2. continuing that focus for maximum toning results

With the Zone Tone method, you don’t need heavy weights to get your muscles to grow. As you progress with your exercise, your focus and squeezing technique will as well. Before you even pick up the weight, the level of tension on the muscle can be equivalent to five or ten pounds of weight.

Learning proper form and technique when lifting weights is very important. For one thing, lack of form can cause injury. Swinging the weights is not safe or correct. Lifting heavy weights to build larger muscles is a common misconception. Using weight machines when you are just starting out doesn’t encourage proper technique. The machine does most of the work for you, which doesn’t teach you the proper form. The opposite happens when you use free weight. During these exercises you can learn what your body and your muscles are supposed to be doing Here is how it works. This exercise method stresses the importance of anatomy.

You know where your hands and feet are located, but what about the quadriceps muscle or the bicep femoris? Zone Tone hinges on knowing the precise location of all muscle groups you will be working.

Let’s say you are about to do military presses with free weights. Military presses work the deltoid (shoulder) muscles and the pectorals (chest muscles) to a smaller extent. Before you even lift the weights into starting position, fix your mind on the deltoid muscles. This is where the work of lifting the weight will be concentrated.

The second step is to squeeze that muscle group as if you were already lifting the weight. This action will prepare you body and your mind to the exercise that you are about to do. While still squeezing, lift the weights into position for military presses and begin the exercise. Focus on the deltoids for the entire exercise.

The Zone Tone method is easy to understand and learn, and the benefits are tremendous. Your muscles will work smarter to give you the definition you desire.