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Short Workouts That Burn Fat and Build Muscle

Article by Chuck Johns

Short Workouts That Burn Fat and Build Muscle

Short workouts can be more effective in burning fat and building muscle than those long, punishing, and painful workouts. No more is it necessary to tie up your day with two hour workout routines. You can have more time to do what you enjoy and still look and feel great about yourself. However, you must exercise with more intensity in order to cut time from your workout routine. But the workout also goes faster, and much more importantly, you will get superior results and better fitness from these methods. Below I will give tips on how to use short workouts for better results.

Tip 1: Perform Super Sets in Pairs

For example, you may do push ups until close to failure and immediately do lat pull downs until close to failure. Then take a 30 second break and repeat the 2 exercises, and then repeat the exercises 1 more time. Believe me, you will be breathing hard and getting a fantastic cardio workout, along with strength building.

Tip 2: Perform 2 more pairs of exercises as per tip 1

This will give you a total of 6 exercises each done 3 times. This should take about 20 minutes and if done with great intensity you will be physically spent and satisfied.

Tip 3: It doesn?t matter if you use weights or body weight exercises like push ups and pull ups.

Tip 4: On alternate days perform interval cardio for only 10- 20 minutes.

Interval cardio consists of intervals of very easy cardio and intervals of very hard cardio. For example, on the treadmill you may walk slowly for 60- 90 seconds and then sprint for 30 seconds. The sprint must be extremely hard and you should be breathing very hard. You should do random intervals of hard and easy.

Tip 5: Make a list of 6-8 exercises and number of reps that you plan to do that day.

Write on an index card your exercise plan for the day. Break up your routines. Keep it interesting by doing several types of exercises, including both body weight and weight lifting exercises. Make it fun.

Tip 6: Exercise with a buddy

Time will pass more quickly. It will be more fun and you will be less likely to quit.

Summary:

Short workouts will transform your body without intruding on your daily life. It will be much easier to get into the exercise habit with short workouts. If you want proof that long, tedious workouts don?t work just look around your gym. You will surely observe overweight people on the treadmill for over an hour a day but they never get fat burning results. Try short work outs with high intensity to improve your life style. You will look and feel great too!

You can get the scientific details and special information about short workoutsCraig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men?s Health, Men?s Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men?s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit Turbulence Training for Fat Loss

About the Author

Chuck Johns is an avid student of exercise programs to help not only prolong lives but also provide a high quality of life through better health.