What Is The Best Fat-Loss Workout?
We asked the BodySpace community which are the best workout to lose weight they recommend. Here are the two winners. Get ready to burn fat and get in the best shape of your life.
When it comes to knowing which fat-loss workouts really work, our BodySpace members have put in the blood, sweat, and tears—and the time—to find out. These two members won our Workout Of The Week contest for the best fat-loss workout. Try their programs and find out for yourself.
Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip
Guide
Lie back on a flat bench. Using a medium width grip (a grip that creates a 90-degree angle in the middle of the movement between the forearms and the upper arms), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
From the starting position, breathe in and begin coming down slowly until the bar touches your middle chest.
After a brief pause, push the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out. Focus on pushing the bar using your chest muscles. Lock your arms and squeeze your chest in the contracted position at the top of the motion, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again. Tip: Ideally, lowering the weight should take about twice as long as raising it.
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
When you are done, place the bar back on the rack.
Caution:
If you are new at this exercise, it is advised that you use a spotter. If no spotter is available, then be conservative with the amount of weight used.
Also, beware of letting the bar drift too far forward. You want the bar to touch your middle chest and nowhere else.
Don't bounce the weight off your chest. You should be in full control of the barbell at all times.
Standing Military Press
Guide
Start by placing a barbell that is about chest high on a squat rack. Once you have selected the weights, grab the barbell using a pronated (palms facing forward) grip. Make sure to grip the bar wider than shoulder width apart from each other.
Slightly bend the knees and place the barbell on your collar bone. Lift the barbell up keeping it lying on your chest. Take a step back and position your feet shoulder width apart from each other.
Once you pick up the barbell with the correct grip length, lift the bar up over your head by locking your arms. Hold at about shoulder level and slightly in front of your head. This is your starting position.
Lower the bar down to the collarbone slowly as you inhale.
Lift the bar back up to the starting position as you exhale.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Variations:
This exercise can also be performed sitting as those with lower back problems are better off performing this seated variety.
The behind the neck variation is not recommended for people with shoulder problems as it can be hard on the rotator cuff due to the hyperextension created by bringing the bar behind the neck.
Another option is to use dumbbells when performing this exercise for better isolation.
Hack Squat
Guide
Place the back of your torso against the back pad of the machine and hook your shoulders under the shoulder pads provided.
Position your legs in the platform using a shoulder width medium stance with the toes slightly pointed out. Tip: Keep your head up at all times and also maintain the back on the pad at all times.
Place your arms on the side handles of the machine and disengage the safety bars (which on most designs is done by moving the side handles from a facing front position to a diagonal position).
Now straighten your legs without locking the knees. This will be your starting position. (Note: For the purposes of this discussion we will use the medium stance described above which targets overall development; however you can choose any of the three stances described in the foot positioning section).
Begin to slowly lower the unit by bending the knees as you maintain a straight posture with the head up (back on the pad at all times). Continue down until the angle between the upper leg and the calves becomes slightly less than 90-degrees (which is the point in which the upper legs are below parallel to the floor). Inhale as you perform this portion of the movement. Tip: If you performed the exercise correctly, the front of the knees should make an imaginary straight line with the toes that is perpendicular to the front. If your knees are past that imaginary line (if they are past your toes) then you are placing undue stress on the knee and the exercise has been performed incorrectly.
Begin to raise the unit as you exhale by pushing the floor with mainly with the heel of your foot as you straighten the legs again and go back to the starting position.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Variations: All foot variations discussed in the foot positioning section apply.
Incline Dumbbell Press
Guide
Lie back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand atop your thighs. The palms of your hands will be facing each other.
Then, using your thighs to help push the dumbbells up, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them at shoulder width.
Once you have the dumbbells raised to shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. This will be your starting position.
Be sure to keep full control of the dumbbells at all times. Then breathe out and push the dumbbells up with your chest.
Lock your arms at the top, hold for a second, and then start slowly lowering the weight. Tip Ideally, lowering the weights should take about twice as long as raising them.
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
When you are done, place the dumbbells back on your thighs and then on the floor. This is the safest manner to release the dumbbells.
Variations: You can use several angles on the incline bench if the bench you are using is adjustable.
Another variation of this exercise is to perform it with the palms of the hands facing each other.
Also, you can perform the exercise with the palms facing each other and then twisting the wrist as you lift the dumbbells so that at the top of the movement the palms are facing away from the body. I personally do not use this variation very often as it seems to be hard on my shoulders.
Seated Dumbbell Press
Guide
Grab a couple of dumbbells and sit on a military press bench or a utility bench that has a back support on it as you place the dumbbells upright on top of your thighs.
Clean the dumbbells up one at a time by using your thighs to bring the dumbbells up to shoulder height at each side.
Rotate the wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward. This is your starting position.
As you exhale, push the dumbbells up until they touch at the top.
After a second pause, slowly come down back to the starting position as you inhale.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Variations:
You can perform the exercise standing or sitting on a regular flat bench. For people with lower back problems, the version described is the recommended one.
You can also perform the exercise as Arnold Schwarzenegger used to do it, which is to start holding the dumbbells with a supinated grip (palms facing you) in front of your shoulders and then, as you start pushing up, you align the dumbbells in the starting position described on step 3 by rotating your wrists and touch the dumbbells at the top. As you come down, then you would go back to the starting position by rotating the wrist throughout the lowering portion until the palms of your hands are facing you. This variation is called the Arnold Press. However, it is not recommended if you have rotator cuff problems.
Plate Twist
Guide
Lie down on the floor or an exercise mat with your legs fully extended and your upper body upright. Grab the plate by its sides with both hands out in front of your abdominals with your arms slightly bent.
Slowly cross your legs near your ankles and lift them up off the ground. Your knees should also be bent slightly. Note: Move your upper body back slightly to help keep you balanced turning this exercise. This is the starting position.
Move the plate to the left side and touch the floor with it. Breathe out as you perform that movement.
Come back to the starting position as you breathe in and then repeat the movement but this time to the right side of the body. Tip: Use a slow controlled movement at all times. Jerking motions can injure the back.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
The beach body: Lots of people try to get one, but only a few make it. It’s not lack of effort that gets in their way. It’s hard to put together the kind of workout routine that will work for you. It’s harder still to stick with the plan for the time it takes to see success. But it can be done, and lots of people make amazing progress when they commit themselves to keep at it!
A well-designed fat loss workout is multi-faceted, with a number of variables that determine how successful you might be. The two biggest variables are the workout you choose and the nutrition plan you put in place.
A LOW-VOLUME, HIGH FAT LOSS WORKOUT
The best fat-loss workout is a mix of heavy training and cardio. Heavy weights are best for building muscle and improving strength. If you can keep building muscle while dieting and doing your cardio, you are in for some serious fat loss.
As you go through this workout, be sure to keep a logbook of your exercises. Note the weight that you used and the number of reps you get on each and every exercise.
NEXTTEENAMATEUR’s workout to lose weight uses a Monday/Wednesday/Friday training split, with each week divided into upper body days and lower body days. You train your upper body twice the first week and lower body twice the second week. This kind of switching up can shock your muscles and result good muscle growth and weight loss.
Once you’ve gone through the first two weeks of this program, repeat the workout increasing the volume—upping the sets, reps, or the weight you use for each workout. The split focuses mainly on compound movements, which help keep your body releasing growth hormone to trigger as much strength and muscular growth as you can get when you’re dieting.
The notes you keep in your fat loss workout logbook will help you track your progress. If your weight starts to drop quickly and steadily, you may be dieting too hard and should re-examine your diet. The key to successful weight loss is to take it slow so you can lose the fat and keep the muscle you worked so hard to build.
NEXTTEENAMATEUR’s routine is low volume. This will help you to keep your muscles looking full even as you burn less muscle glycogen. And low-volume routines are better for dieters who are are running on minimum fuel.
It’s also quick, so you can burn fat and stimulate muscle growth without having to spend hours in the gym. And it’s safer too. You’re more likely to injure yourself when you’re working out while dieting, just because you don’t have as much fuel as you’re used to.
Source: https://www.bodybuilding.com/
When it comes to knowing which fat-loss workouts really work, our BodySpace members have put in the blood, sweat, and tears—and the time—to find out. These two members won our Workout Of The Week contest for the best fat-loss workout. Try their programs and find out for yourself.
Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip
Guide
Lie back on a flat bench. Using a medium width grip (a grip that creates a 90-degree angle in the middle of the movement between the forearms and the upper arms), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
From the starting position, breathe in and begin coming down slowly until the bar touches your middle chest.
After a brief pause, push the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out. Focus on pushing the bar using your chest muscles. Lock your arms and squeeze your chest in the contracted position at the top of the motion, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again. Tip: Ideally, lowering the weight should take about twice as long as raising it.
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
When you are done, place the bar back on the rack.
Caution:
If you are new at this exercise, it is advised that you use a spotter. If no spotter is available, then be conservative with the amount of weight used.
Also, beware of letting the bar drift too far forward. You want the bar to touch your middle chest and nowhere else.
Don't bounce the weight off your chest. You should be in full control of the barbell at all times.
Standing Military Press
Guide
Start by placing a barbell that is about chest high on a squat rack. Once you have selected the weights, grab the barbell using a pronated (palms facing forward) grip. Make sure to grip the bar wider than shoulder width apart from each other.
Slightly bend the knees and place the barbell on your collar bone. Lift the barbell up keeping it lying on your chest. Take a step back and position your feet shoulder width apart from each other.
Once you pick up the barbell with the correct grip length, lift the bar up over your head by locking your arms. Hold at about shoulder level and slightly in front of your head. This is your starting position.
Lower the bar down to the collarbone slowly as you inhale.
Lift the bar back up to the starting position as you exhale.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Variations:
This exercise can also be performed sitting as those with lower back problems are better off performing this seated variety.
The behind the neck variation is not recommended for people with shoulder problems as it can be hard on the rotator cuff due to the hyperextension created by bringing the bar behind the neck.
Another option is to use dumbbells when performing this exercise for better isolation.
Hack Squat
Guide
Place the back of your torso against the back pad of the machine and hook your shoulders under the shoulder pads provided.
Position your legs in the platform using a shoulder width medium stance with the toes slightly pointed out. Tip: Keep your head up at all times and also maintain the back on the pad at all times.
Place your arms on the side handles of the machine and disengage the safety bars (which on most designs is done by moving the side handles from a facing front position to a diagonal position).
Now straighten your legs without locking the knees. This will be your starting position. (Note: For the purposes of this discussion we will use the medium stance described above which targets overall development; however you can choose any of the three stances described in the foot positioning section).
Begin to slowly lower the unit by bending the knees as you maintain a straight posture with the head up (back on the pad at all times). Continue down until the angle between the upper leg and the calves becomes slightly less than 90-degrees (which is the point in which the upper legs are below parallel to the floor). Inhale as you perform this portion of the movement. Tip: If you performed the exercise correctly, the front of the knees should make an imaginary straight line with the toes that is perpendicular to the front. If your knees are past that imaginary line (if they are past your toes) then you are placing undue stress on the knee and the exercise has been performed incorrectly.
Begin to raise the unit as you exhale by pushing the floor with mainly with the heel of your foot as you straighten the legs again and go back to the starting position.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Variations: All foot variations discussed in the foot positioning section apply.
Incline Dumbbell Press
Guide
Lie back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand atop your thighs. The palms of your hands will be facing each other.
Then, using your thighs to help push the dumbbells up, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them at shoulder width.
Once you have the dumbbells raised to shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. This will be your starting position.
Be sure to keep full control of the dumbbells at all times. Then breathe out and push the dumbbells up with your chest.
Lock your arms at the top, hold for a second, and then start slowly lowering the weight. Tip Ideally, lowering the weights should take about twice as long as raising them.
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
When you are done, place the dumbbells back on your thighs and then on the floor. This is the safest manner to release the dumbbells.
Variations: You can use several angles on the incline bench if the bench you are using is adjustable.
Another variation of this exercise is to perform it with the palms of the hands facing each other.
Also, you can perform the exercise with the palms facing each other and then twisting the wrist as you lift the dumbbells so that at the top of the movement the palms are facing away from the body. I personally do not use this variation very often as it seems to be hard on my shoulders.
Seated Dumbbell Press
Guide
Grab a couple of dumbbells and sit on a military press bench or a utility bench that has a back support on it as you place the dumbbells upright on top of your thighs.
Clean the dumbbells up one at a time by using your thighs to bring the dumbbells up to shoulder height at each side.
Rotate the wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward. This is your starting position.
As you exhale, push the dumbbells up until they touch at the top.
After a second pause, slowly come down back to the starting position as you inhale.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Variations:
You can perform the exercise standing or sitting on a regular flat bench. For people with lower back problems, the version described is the recommended one.
You can also perform the exercise as Arnold Schwarzenegger used to do it, which is to start holding the dumbbells with a supinated grip (palms facing you) in front of your shoulders and then, as you start pushing up, you align the dumbbells in the starting position described on step 3 by rotating your wrists and touch the dumbbells at the top. As you come down, then you would go back to the starting position by rotating the wrist throughout the lowering portion until the palms of your hands are facing you. This variation is called the Arnold Press. However, it is not recommended if you have rotator cuff problems.
Plate Twist
Guide
Lie down on the floor or an exercise mat with your legs fully extended and your upper body upright. Grab the plate by its sides with both hands out in front of your abdominals with your arms slightly bent.
Slowly cross your legs near your ankles and lift them up off the ground. Your knees should also be bent slightly. Note: Move your upper body back slightly to help keep you balanced turning this exercise. This is the starting position.
Move the plate to the left side and touch the floor with it. Breathe out as you perform that movement.
Come back to the starting position as you breathe in and then repeat the movement but this time to the right side of the body. Tip: Use a slow controlled movement at all times. Jerking motions can injure the back.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
The beach body: Lots of people try to get one, but only a few make it. It’s not lack of effort that gets in their way. It’s hard to put together the kind of workout routine that will work for you. It’s harder still to stick with the plan for the time it takes to see success. But it can be done, and lots of people make amazing progress when they commit themselves to keep at it!
A well-designed fat loss workout is multi-faceted, with a number of variables that determine how successful you might be. The two biggest variables are the workout you choose and the nutrition plan you put in place.
A LOW-VOLUME, HIGH FAT LOSS WORKOUT
The best fat-loss workout is a mix of heavy training and cardio. Heavy weights are best for building muscle and improving strength. If you can keep building muscle while dieting and doing your cardio, you are in for some serious fat loss.
As you go through this workout, be sure to keep a logbook of your exercises. Note the weight that you used and the number of reps you get on each and every exercise.
NEXTTEENAMATEUR’s workout to lose weight uses a Monday/Wednesday/Friday training split, with each week divided into upper body days and lower body days. You train your upper body twice the first week and lower body twice the second week. This kind of switching up can shock your muscles and result good muscle growth and weight loss.
Once you’ve gone through the first two weeks of this program, repeat the workout increasing the volume—upping the sets, reps, or the weight you use for each workout. The split focuses mainly on compound movements, which help keep your body releasing growth hormone to trigger as much strength and muscular growth as you can get when you’re dieting.
The notes you keep in your fat loss workout logbook will help you track your progress. If your weight starts to drop quickly and steadily, you may be dieting too hard and should re-examine your diet. The key to successful weight loss is to take it slow so you can lose the fat and keep the muscle you worked so hard to build.
NEXTTEENAMATEUR’s routine is low volume. This will help you to keep your muscles looking full even as you burn less muscle glycogen. And low-volume routines are better for dieters who are are running on minimum fuel.
It’s also quick, so you can burn fat and stimulate muscle growth without having to spend hours in the gym. And it’s safer too. You’re more likely to injure yourself when you’re working out while dieting, just because you don’t have as much fuel as you’re used to.
Source: https://www.bodybuilding.com/
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