Maximising your fat loss workout

In this article I am going to highlight some simple yet highly effective methods to maximising your fat loss workouts

Intensity – Your workouts must be intense, in order to burn the maximal amount of fat in a workout you must aim to create a big metabolic disturbance. There are a number of ways to increase the intensity of your workout...

Full body compound exercises – Compound exercises require you to use many muscles in one exercise, the more muscle you use the more calories you will burn! Exercise such as squats, deadlifts, lunges, pull ups and push ups are incredible for fat loss as they require using well over 600 muscles which results in a significant metabolism boost

Supersets – This essentially means completing two exercises back to back. So for example you may do a set of squats then go straight over to do a set of pulls ups followed by a set another set of squats and you guessed it back over to the pull-ups. The beauty of this system is that it allows a specific muscle to get adequate recovery but it keeps your work rate up allowing you to burn more calories in less time.

Rest – Incomplete rest intervals are another great way to increase the intensity of a workout, by moving quickly from one exercise to the next you will ensure both your heart and your lungs are having to work super hard and once again you will be able to increase your workout density – more work in less time. I recommend 30-60 second rest between sets.

Reps, sets and weight – Increasing anyone of these variables will have a huge impact on your fat loss training program. The key here is progression, try to push yourself, each workout you are training to lift just that little bit more weight or just a couple more reps than you did last time

Variety – Keeping workouts varied is another great way to ensure maximum results in the gym. The problem with any program is that you will ultimately get to a point where you will start to adapt to the training variables, the exercises become less challenging and this means that you will burn fewer calories. What was once an incredible fat loss program is no more. Simply by changing your program (exercise, reps, sets, rest) you will once again be able to experience great fat loss results. I would suggest changing your program every 4-6 weeks for maximal results.

If you’re not already make sure you incorporate these methods into your training programs to maximise your fat loss potential.