How can I burn more calories (fat) without spending all day in the gym?” (WORKOUT)

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BY CB Athletic Consulting
“How can I burn more calories (fat) without
spending all day in the gym?”
Well that’s a great question.
And I believe it’s a very timely one considering the
outrageous number of programs (ie. infomercial workouts)
that require long, tedious, and exhausting 1-2 hour workouts
every day. That’s just unacceptable to busy folks like us.
Hey, there’s a reason that pro athletes usually
end their career at about 35 years of age…
Their bodies have been worn down due to the
exhaustive physical demands of their sport.
You can’t sustain working out 6 days per week, for
more than an hour at a time for the rest of your life.
Nor should you have to.
Plus, that’s not much fun if you’ve got other things
you’d like to do in life.
And, if you’ve got a family, a busy work
schedule, and don’t want to waste your life in
sleep (or the gym), then you need to look at shorter,
more effective workout routines.
So with that said, I want to show you what a
typical QUICK fat loss workout could look like
(so that you can still enjoy your life while
getting great results):
Warm-Up: 5 minute bodyweight circuit
There is no need to warm-up for 10 minutes on a
treadmill or elliptical. That’s a waste of time.
 
Circuit Workout: 17 minutes
1. Kettlebell Swings
2. Plank
3. Knee Tuck Push-Ups (on stability ball)
4. DB Squat Presses
5. Twisting Side Planks
6. Renegade Rows
How to do it:
  • 30 seconds of work, using weights – where applicable
    – that can no longer be liftedproperly after 30 seconds.
  • Rest 15 seconds between exercises.
  • Rest 1 minute after all 6 exercises have been completed once.
  • Complete 3 rounds of the circuit.
Total Workout Time = 22 minutes (5 warm-up + 17 minute workout)
There you go.
Doesn’t seem like enough to burn fat?
Nonsense.
Sure you can workout longer, if you really wanted to.
But remember, the longer the workout, the lower
the intensity will need to be.
AND don’t forget about the study I mentioned the other week
that showed a 60-minute workout did NOT result in any more
fat loss than a 30-minute workout.
So there is no point in working out longer.
And if you REALLY want to lose fat (by burning
maximum calories) then intensity is the name of
the game.
That’s why short, intense workouts will help you
burn more fat – any day of the week.
So how often should you do them?
3 times a week is pretty much all you need to see
great results.

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