Advanced Fat Loss Workout Tips – 7 Ways to Torch Fat Faster
Everyone always asks me the same question: “Brad, how do I lose fat faster?“ I broke down just how simple fat loss really is in a recent post called Fat Loss 101 – Don’t Overthink It, Stupid.
The take home message of that post was to never forget that fat loss is simply a matter of burning more calories than you consume on a daily basis.
Although the total amount of calories you burn daily depends on several factors, including your basal metabolic rate, activity level, job duties, etc…obviously the easiest way to increase this number is through exercise. This is where the confusion begins.
With all the fitness magazines, online resources, tv products and recommendations by unqualified people (who are basing their strong opinions off misinformation they’ve acquired over the years), it’s no wonder so many suffer from what I call ‘paralysis by analysis’ when searching for the perfect fat loss workout.
In other words, there’s so many options that people don’t know where the hell to start or who to listen to. I encourage you to let go of everything you THINK you know about losing body fat and getting lean and open yourself up to more advanced tactics.
The best way to get ahead at anything in life is to take a look around and check out what everyone else is doing. Then, do the exact OPPOSITE.
Seriously, you walk into a gym and what do you see? Dozens of fat people reading magazines and talking on their cell phones while they pretend to ‘workout’ on the elliptical. Why do you think they’re still fat? To get different results, you’ll need to take different actions.
Also, start challenging everything you hear in regards to fitness and fat loss. If someone is giving you advice, you need to ask yourself what makes them qualified.
Sure, fancy degrees are great – in fact, I have to admit I totally beat my Doctor of Pharmacy degree to death because I think it makes me unique as a personal trainer and fitness expert. And it does, but that’s still not a good enough reason for you to believe everything I say.
I’d take it one step further and ask yourself if these so-called fitness experts and fat loss gurus actually have a killer body themselves. I think it’s extremely hypocritical to say: “Well, I know how to get people into great shape, I just choose not to do it myself.“ I call BS…
Okay, so now that you know you shouldn’t be listening to about 999 out of 1,000 people and you should only be following the information on this blog (wink), let’s look at some out-of-the-box ways to put your fat-burning into serious overdrive.
Here’s 7 of the absolute best techniques you can use to make your workouts more effective at burning fat, adding lean muscle and boosting metabolism – all of which will help turn you into a fat-burning machine.
–> Use metabolic resistance training. The best way to describe this is weight training on crack. Emphasis will be on compound movements (using more than one muscle group per exercise), multiple exercises performed back-to-back with little to no rest and short breaks in between sets.
–> Lift heavier weights. Here’s where we get into the whole ‘letting go of what you think you know,’ as I can imagine some of you will fear lifting heavy weights will turn you into a bulky version of Incredible Hulk overnight. Trust me when I say we all (that goes for the girls as well) need to challenge our body by lifting heavier weights.
–> Use explosive reps and plyometrics. Remember, we have to train like an athlete to look like an athlete. Learn to use jump training in place of your standard cardio workouts and I guarantee you’ll love the fat-burning results. Many of my advanced workouts in the membership area will incorporate explosive weight training also, which really takes your body to another level.
–> Use shorter rest periods. For optimal fat loss, I like to keep rest periods to about 30 seconds – maybe 45 to 60 seconds if the workout is super intense and produces a lot of lactic acid. By forcing your body to continue working when you’re short on oxygen, you’ll effectively boost post-workout metabolism, which is probably the single most important factor in achieving greater fat loss.
An added bonus is that you can tear through these workouts in 15 minutes or less – anything longer really leads to a sharp decrease in intensity level and therefore, diminished returns for your efforts.
–> Stop focusing on reps. Most of my workouts will have you performing an interval or strength training exercise for a given number of seconds, not reps. The reason for this is because we know from research that you have to subject your body to specific levels of time under tension (TUT) to achieve specific results.
Take strength training for example. Most people who count reps (ie 3 sets of 8 reps) are falling short of the optimal fat-burning TUT, which is about 45 seconds. Switching the emphasis to TUT alone can skyrocket your metabolism, since most people are nowhere near this duration on any given exercise.
–> Cash in on hybrid training. I’ve discovered that some of my absolute best (and most challenging) workouts are the ones where I get really creative and blend metabolic weight training with interval cardio and plyometrics. Now we’re hitting up multiple energy pathways, we’re using varying rep speeds to account for both slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers and totally putting our body through total chaos.
–> Combine, Intensify and Kick A*s. Take all of these advanced fat loss workout tips, combine aspects of each technique into almost every workout you do and attack these workouts with serious intensity. The end result is a lean, tight and athletic body that torches stubborn fat around the clock. You may end up resembling Brad Pitt in Fight Club, if you’re not careful.
Your Fat Loss Coach,
Dr. Brad Campbell CFT, PharmD
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Posted by Brad Campbell | in Advanced Fat Loss | 23 Comments
Nicely written article and lovely blog. Thanks for sharing the information. Have a nice day!
Thank you for the compliments! I’ll check out your blogging network for sure. Enjoy your weekend…
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Hi Brad great Blog, some really interesting tips here especially the one about lifting weights!
I always liked the idea of integrating Weight Lifting into a fat burning workout. Unfortunately, too many women are afraid of weight lifting for fear they might get “bulky” as you said. However, it really can accelerate fat Loss!
All the Best!
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Hey Kieran – thanks! It’s a myth we have to constantly fight…but maybe someday it will finally be accepted that heavy and intense weight training is absolutely necessary for burning fat faster and getting a lean body, whether male or female. Thanks for reading,
Brad Campbell
Are you sure if I go to the gym for the first and lift 10 lbs for 15 reps and eat bananas that I won’t look the Hulk? Because you know I don’t like to look bulky!
lol- you should be okay, just stay away from green spray paint.
Brad Campbell
Hey Brad,
Awesome post you got here man! I’ll be sure to try out these techniques and get back to you with my results. Hopefully I don’t end up looking like the hulk haha
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Brad this is by far some of the best fat loss advice I have seen. Having received my degree in Exercise Science, I understand fat loss. I see a lot of blogs give the same old mundane rehashed stuff and that’s not you. You kept it real with this post, great job! Looking forward to hearing more.
Hi Dina – thanks for the compliment. I totally agree…most of the blogs and fitness sites out there are just filled with the same old cookie cutter crap…YAWN. Talk to ya soon…thanks for visiting.
Brad Campbell
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Omg Brad… you totally rock! Very informative information AND humor? I feel I’ve cheated you in some way.. ;P I absolutely LOVE plyametric drills… and my mother thinks i AM on crack when she walks in during a workout…
But hardcore crackies don’t need to workout cause their usually reduced to nothing anyway. I tell her this to assure her I am most certainly NOT on crack.
Tho sometimes I am quite the speedy talker.
But that’s due to ADD I’m told.
But I think it’s just cuz I’m awesome & I’ll explode if I dont get all these words outta my head ya know?
ADD, PCP… same difference. One’s just a natural high.
There see? I did it again. I’ll shuttup now.
PeACE OuT!
;P
x PiXi3 x!
haha i think i can feel your energy through that comment. glad you like the site and sounds like you’re on the right track with the crack-like plyos…great stuff for a great body. control that ADD haha
-b
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