Is muscle tone genetic or not?

[Anonymous]

i don't mean just muscle. i mean how much they 'show' and are toned. my dad had a six pack when he was younger without every working out and so's my aunt from his side. even i have decent looking abs and i don't do much. although i just recently started working out. so anyway do you think muscle tone is genetic?

[ManThatKnewTooMuch]

Yes. It's genetic. My first girlfriend was like you. She was naturally thin... cute blonde. If she started running 3 days a week she would have a six pack after a month. When I met her she had stopped working out entirely because she didn't like that look, obviously, she just wanted to look thin but not muscular.

[Asker]

i don't really want to be muscular but exercising is healthy and i like myself to be a bit more toned :)

[ManThatKnewTooMuch]

Sure. whatever floats your boat. :o)

[sovetskii13]

Yes. We are all born with our own body structure and frame. The type we are born with plays a role in what type of muscle tone we are likely to have.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely. If have poor muscle tone naturally, you'll have to work harder to maintain than someone like you who is blessed with more natural muscle tone :)

[Luv2BRealExotic13]

Genetic. It's more of how a persons frame is built then as opposed to building muscle.

[douride2]

Not always but yes genetics help.

[maiez]

Yeah its genetic.

[Anonymous]

yes, it is.