Rapid Fat Loss Made Possible With the Right Workout Intensity

• September
• 22

3:11 am Exercise

If you are working out to burn fat quickly, it is important to train hard in high intensity interval training, or HIIT, as well as with intervals and circuit training workout routines. The main issue is knowing exactly how hard to push yourself. With interval training and other methods, finding a workout intensity that is right for you is very tricky.

The Strategy I Recommend for Fat Loss and Muscle Definition

I like to separate the fat loss portion of the workout from the strength training portion of the workout (most of the time). For muscle definition, I recommend brief low volume strength training with heavy weights. Your muscles will firm up and you will begin to see an increase in definition this way. Strength training is usually the easy part. With any workout, the calorie burning, fat loss portion is the most intense and difficult. At least three times every week, do an intense fat loss workout. Your workout can be body weight circuits, high intensity interval training (HIIT), or a circuit or interval workout that you feel comfortable with.

A Low Intensity Workout Doesn’t Create an “After Effect”

Most of the time when I’m at the gym, I don’t see people employing proper intensity with their fat loss workouts. If you’re taking a break until your next interval, a treadmill is fine – but otherwise, it’s a total waste of time. When you do a cardio workout that is low intensity, you are not maximizing the amount of calories you could be burning.

High Intensity Workouts : Too High

You will more than likely find yourself resting for longer periods of time when you are finished with your routine, if it is too intense or difficult. You need to pretend like your workout never happened without compensating with extra rest to get the best fat loss results. Working out hard and then sitting on the couch the rest of the day because you are tired, is not a good fat loss strategy.

How to Tell If Your Fat Loss Workout is the Correct Intensity?

To judge if my workout is at the proper intensity, I look for the ‘HGH Flush’. I forget who coined this term, but this is just an indicator of a good fat loss workout. The HGH Flush is when your skin becomes noticeably hot and slightly red, and when you are running short of breath post-workout. Try to remember how hot and out of breath you felt, after the gym teacher had you run lines in junior high? This is the HGH flush which is an indicator that your metabolism will be increased after your workout and that your body will release a bit more HGH than normal (your body’s fat burning hormone).

Your Comfort Zone Can Also Guide You if You Keep Your Workouts Just Inside its Limit

A common mistake I’ve witnessed is clients being pushed too hard, too soon by their personal trainers. I once hired a personal trainer who wanted to “destroy me” with each workout. No thank you. This workout intensity is usually referred to the ’sweet spot’. As your body gets in shape, you can push it a little harder every time. However, pay close attention and back off a bit if you find yourself overly tired after a workout.