The Best Exercises for Rapid Fat Loss and Lean Muscle Gain

As a former 98 pound weakling and a current real world fat loss expert who has helped hundreds of people lose hundreds of pounds of fat, I know a thing or two about exercise selection. Because of this I am constantly asked what the best exercises are to lose fat AND gain muscle fast.

I’ll keep this as simple as possible for you. The best exercises for fat loss are also the best exercises for muscle gain and visa versa. These exercises all have one thing in common: they provide a UNIQUE challenge to your body AND involve as many muscles in your body as possible.

Both the scientific research and the real world case studies have shown that total body workouts are superior for maximal fat loss and muscle gain. But let’s take this one step further…

Let’s dramatically accelerate results by preferentially selecting TOTAL BODY EXERCISES within each TOTAL BODY WORKOUT! For example, squats are well known for being one of the best muscle-builders with a serious a fat-shredding effect. However, the squat goes from great to UNSTOPPABLE for changing your body for the better when you make it a combination movement by adding a row or press to each squat rep. It’s obvious that you can reap more benefits this way since you have now involved your upper body into the king of lower body exercises.

It’s as simple as the Look Better Naked Equation below:

Performing Total Body Exercises Within Each Total Body Workout -->

More Muscles Involved =

More Calories Burnt + Greater Muscle-Building Stimulus =

Greater Fat Lost + Greater Muscle Gain

To be honest, I have a true love-hate relationship with the following movements I am about to share with you. Love because of the unparalleled fat-melting, muscle-building results they provide to help maximize my sexy. Hate because they break me every single workout by leaving me in tears while in a pool of my own sweat. In other words, these are not for the weak of mind, body, or soul!

Without further adieu, here is the official top 10 list of my favorite exercises in the world for fat loss and lean muscle gain:

Exercise#1: Barbell Hang-Clean w/Overhead Press Combo

Exercise#2: Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up

Exercise#3: Reverse Lunge w/Medicine Ball Rotation Combo

Exercise#4: Kettlebell Swing

Exercise#5: Squat Thrust w/Jump

Exercise#6: Dumbell Lateral Lunge w/Curl to Overhead Press

Exercise#7: Barbell Bent-Over Row w/Romanian Deadlift Combo

Exercise#8: Jumping Medicine Ball Slam

Exercise#9: 3-Way Band/Tube Snapdowns

Exercise#10: Band/Pulley Squat To Rotation

I guarantee you better results in less time by regularly employing these movements into your workouts. Of course it’s now up to you to take your workouts, and your body, to the next level.

Come back here Friday as I'll be showing you how to do every one of these exercises for best results!

In later days I'll be sharing some more great exercises for those specific trouble spot areas (e.g. legs, butt, abs, chest, arms, etc.) that are holding your sexy back in the days to come ;)

Chad Smit, NASM-CPT
Herald Mail's "Fitness Answer Man"
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