Cardio exercise is not the fastest fat loss workout. In fact, in my weight loss workouts, we don't use cardio at all. Instead, we focus on strength training to get more results in less time. Here's how...
In order to lose fat fast, you need to choose the best exercises. Surprisingly, cardio is not the best. Not even close. Cardio just takes too much time and doesn't deliver a better body. You are better off doing strength training to sculpt your muscles, and interval training to burn the fat. Fat burning is a misunderstood process. It doesn't just happen during your workout. It happens all the time...so you need to boost your metabolism with strength and intervals to rev your body's metabolism and burn fat all the time.
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Here's how to do the best, and fastest, fat loss workout.
First, we want to start with our time-saving general warmup. We use bodyweight exercises to improve mobility, and better prepare the muscles and the joints of the body for total body training than an inefficient warm-up method such as "walking on the treadmill".
We'll need to pick at least two exercises to train as many muscles as possible. I always choose a squat variation and a pushup variation - but rarely do I use just the basics. Do each exercise for about 10 reps, without resting between each, and then repeat 2-3 times. That takes 3-5 minutes.
Now we move on to the strength training portion, doing 2-3 supersets of multi-muscle movements. We also do 2 specific warmup sets for the exercises in superset #1.
Here's how a workout might go...
Superset #1
1A) Squat exercise (8 reps)
move without rest to...
1B) Rowing exercise (8 reps)
Rest 1 minute and repeat the superset 2 more times.
2A) Hamstring focused exercise (8 reps)
move without rest to...
2B) Pressing exercise (8 reps)
Rest 1 minute and repeat the superset 2 more times.
If you are really rushed for time, that's all the strength training needed. If you have extra time, you can add a third superset for torso training, more leg work, or more upper body work. Depends on what you need.
Then we finish with interval training. A full interval training workout needs about 18 minutes. Five minutes for warm-up, 6 intervals of 30-60 seconds alternating with 60-90 seconds of low-intensity activity. Finish with a 5-minute cool-down and stretch the tight muscle groups only.
All done in 45 minutes. Do these workouts on 3 times per week.
Making more time for other things in life,
The Best Fat Loss Workout- Lose Fat Fast
Craig Ballantyne, MS, CSCS,
Burn Fat and Build Muscle with Fast Exercise Programs
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Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training for Fat Loss Workouts have helped thousands of men and women with weight loss and fat burning in less than 45 minutes three times per week. Turbulence Training for Fat Loss workouts help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment. Craig's bodyweight workouts for fat loss help you lose fat without any equipment at all.