Intense Home Workouts for Fat Loss

What does it take to burn fat most efficiently? Intense workouts that use multiple muscles, instead of doing isolation exercises. The greater the number of muscles used in an exercise, the greater the fat burning effect.....provided you are working hard enough.

This doesn't mean doing steady pace cardio on a treadmill or elliptical machine. It means doing some resistance training - exercises like pushups, squats, lunges, dumbbell presses, etc.

I recently started teaching a bootcamp class and the sessions are over within 30 minutes. Meaning, people have hit their limit by then, especially if they are just getting back to an exercise routine.

I could push them a little further, but it wouldn't help. Just starting out, you need to gradually get your body used to exercising and then build up the intensity level. For those used to exercising but not getting the results you want, you probably need to cut back the amount of time you are working out and do more intense exercise, such as interval training.

This is where you do a complex exercise and go to the next exercise with little if any rest in between. Complex exercises are ones that involve multiple muscles and joints, like pushups, squats, and various rowing or pulling movements.

This way you get a lot of work done in a short amount of time, forcing your body to burn more fat. You need to ease into this if just starting out. Otherwise, you can probably reduce your overall amount of exercising by doing a more intense routine.

Just remember, you can't spot reduce fat from certain areas. Meaning, you can do all the situps or crunches in the world and it won't give you a lean midsection. You have to increase your metabolism with multiple muscle exercises.

Another factor to consider when trying to lose fat is a good support system. For many people, this is just as important as actually doing the exercise portion. This would include getting the social and emotional support of your family and friends.

But if they can't give you the proper support for whatever reason, getting encouragement and nutritional advice from a community of like-minded individuals is crucial. The forums at the Turbulence Training members' section can help you achieve your weight loss goals.

Listen to these satisfied members:

"I started Turbulence Training at 210 pounds and 33% body fat, but
after 12 weeks I'm down to 188 pounds and 21% body fat. I have lost
12% bodyfat which equates to a gain of 8lbs in lean body mass and a
total loss of 30lbs fat. The progress I have made in 12 weeks has
stunned me - I never knew I had it in me!"
Chris Curtis, Police Office, UK


"The TT membership is amazing. I'm still surprised at how quickly I
get a response to any question. Talk about overdelivering!"
Mickey Glick

Craig Ballantyne, of Turbulence Training for Fat Loss delivers results!

That's all for now from the "silent sadist", as one of my clients calls me. You don't have to yell and shout like a drill instructor to get people to work hard.