Best Fat Burning Workout (HOW I STAY LEAN!) – ATHLEAN-X™

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The best fat burning workout is one in which you aren’t simply doing low intensity cardio, but are incorporating weight training as well. The simple fact is, long term fat loss is going to depend on your ability to build as much lean muscle tissue as possible. Metabolically, this muscle tissue is going to increase your resting caloric burn much more than the body fat that exists at this moment.

In this video, I show you a simple dumbbell complex that can be done with a barbell if you have access to a full gym or a more advanced home gym. The bottom line is, this sequence of four dumbbell exercises will get your heart rate soaring and your muscles working in very short order. Perform just 6 rounds this with little to no rest between exercises in the complex and a max of 90 seconds after each round.

Your goal is to perform your complex training workouts at least once a week if not more. The key to successful complexes however is to not back load the complexes with exercises that are using relatively heavy weights or that demand high levels of technical skill. Most trainers that program complexes make these mistakes and also don’t take into account the accumulating fatigue.

In order to combat the fatigue to maintain good form and the integrity of the exercise, you will want to perform this complex with a descending rep sequence. In other words, you will start off by performing 6 reps in the first round, 5 reps in the second round, 4 reps in the third, and so on and so forth until all rounds are done and you are doing just 1rep of each exercise in the last.

Determine the weight you are going to use by choosing your 12RM for your dumbbell overhead shoulder press. Keep the same weight for all of the other exercises in this complex. Again, this is done so that while the weight may be on the light side for the exercises you are performing, it will not jeopardize your body or risk injury when performing them in a fatigued state.

The key above all else is to not rest between movements. Simply transition from one exercise in the complex to the next and try not to rest the dumbbells at all when moving from one to the next. While the first round might not feel like much of a struggle, the subsequent rounds will quickly add up and make you feel as if your fat burning has just kicked into third gear!

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46 comments

Aswin Siddharth August 22, 2020 - 9:21 pm

👍

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Aditya Bhardwaj August 23, 2020 - 10:59 am

Are we supposed to take rest in between 2 consecutive sets?

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Muhammad Taimoor August 25, 2020 - 3:55 pm

I am your consistent follower and this is very effective video but I am 42 of age and part timer of gymer, with how much weight should i start

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turtle 79 September 1, 2020 - 7:51 pm

How many times a week is good to do

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Grey September 4, 2020 - 4:22 pm

I’m really overweight and was looking for a good fat burning weight lifting routine with lighter weights. This made my quads have DOMS for almost a whole week. Very good work out!

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Tanish Baranwal September 12, 2020 - 8:56 am

U can use Funniest

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Prophet GU3 September 19, 2020 - 1:39 pm

I'm definitely trying this thanks Jeff.

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Prophet GU3 September 19, 2020 - 2:03 pm

I love it! You're right it does tire you out but ju m gonna keep going. Thx bredren!🇯🇲

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The Ferga September 24, 2020 - 2:34 am

How many circuits of this should I be doing per day?

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Ben Kang September 24, 2020 - 10:08 pm

What is the benefit of doing this fat-burning workout after doing regular work-out (working out specific body part per day)

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Enrique Jose Dominguez Aracena October 6, 2020 - 2:20 am

How many times a week is recommended? In the description says at least one, how many is the maximum ?

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Podzkk October 7, 2020 - 9:15 pm

Could this help build muscle as well as lose fat

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Dermot McGrath October 14, 2020 - 12:14 pm

At gym this usually done in 15 mins. Do you rest and do another? Do cardio? What's best?

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Debota Mapogo October 16, 2020 - 3:03 pm

This a GREAT exercise for a full body cardio. Thanks Jeff and Athlean X!! I modified this workout into a 5 x 5 instead of 6,5,4,3,2 with 30 – 60 second break time & pretty much do this 3 to 5 times a week after finishing my routined workout. This workout ain't easy especially after the 2nd set it gets pretty hellish. BUT the after feeling can not be described with words lol. Test your limit first then modify it however way it fits you. If you are consistent with it you will have to increase the dumbell weight and make sure you don't make it easy for yourself overtime. Highly Recommended!

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Thomas T Alex October 29, 2020 - 1:08 am

How does everyone deal with DOMS

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Jahan Thakur October 31, 2020 - 11:13 am

One of the best discoveries, i do this with a barbell and go decently heavy 😂

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Major Rust November 15, 2020 - 11:41 am

Can we do this after pull workout ??

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zadu08 November 19, 2020 - 11:34 am

I'm 5'4". Weight 79 Kg and want to get lean. My question is Should I keep doing this workout daily??

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Deepesh tiwari December 15, 2020 - 9:57 am

1:10 is where the video starts

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Vel R.B December 18, 2020 - 12:03 pm

1year back weight lose process

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Afwan Haider December 20, 2020 - 7:36 am

The dictionary asks Athlean if funnest is a word

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Nim Lethbridge December 27, 2020 - 2:56 pm

Shoulder press
Squats
bent over Rows
Deadlift

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MunterE January 5, 2021 - 11:35 pm

Okay so I feel like this is a dumb question but do you do 1 round of the 6-5-4-3-2-1 as cardio or do you do 6 rounds?

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E.M.P. More Than Rhymes January 9, 2021 - 3:15 pm

Im goin to try this shit

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Gihellcy January 17, 2021 - 1:59 pm

Does it works efficiently ? 🙂 I have more than 80 pounds to loss, so ^^"""

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Kame-Sennin February 5, 2021 - 3:48 am

how much weight is he using?

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Hulk of War March 8, 2021 - 11:01 pm

How many times a week should we do this workout?

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Tushar March 13, 2021 - 10:15 am

👍

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DJ TrippleX March 26, 2021 - 3:52 pm

Love this video. Thanks man. I am actually going to try this today. I have a question about meal planning. I am having an issue and can't figure out why. But, for some reason since I have been home from the police academy. It seems like all I wanna do is eat. I never feel full. I know I am eating junk. But its just so easy to snack. Im a night time snacker.
I lost 30 pounds while I was away at the Academy , but have put 15 back on since I have been home.

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Corey Donna March 26, 2021 - 5:48 pm

I just tried this workout and I love it!!! Really awesome workout👍👍

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Abhilash V S April 11, 2021 - 4:53 am

I am not fit or does any regular exercises, but whenever I feel depressed I will simply see his videos it will make me happy.. ❤️

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soumodeep dey April 27, 2021 - 6:22 pm

Overhead db press
Db rack squat
Db front row
Db deadlift

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shreyas shreyas May 27, 2021 - 4:10 pm

what's your height in feet inches

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Dante Lipschits May 30, 2021 - 2:50 pm

Can I do this as a fasted cardio

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Strange Lord June 19, 2021 - 1:36 pm

guys any alternative for the deadlifts? i can't put the dumbells down or else the ppl downstairs are gonna get angry and shit

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Michael Mozitis June 23, 2021 - 7:20 am

I’m 52 and need a new training method to throw into the mix…going to try and put together a few circuits. Gotta check this out further. Jeff is awesome and Jesse a perfect muse…he’s killing it!!! Great videos.

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Michael Mozitis August 8, 2021 - 11:23 am

Are you doing this in the place of steady state cardio? If not…are you short changing individual body parts so far as hypertrophy?

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Lil Hagar August 15, 2021 - 12:25 am

Hello i need your suggestions . Usually when i go to gym i start with 5 min low intensity eliptical bike & stretch . After this i start weight training (squat , benchpress , deadlift etc) when i m done with strength training i do 10 minutes of high intensity cardio . i want to know is it okay for burning fat and lose weight for get in shape with good diets ?

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의국황충 August 16, 2021 - 10:28 pm

Musicccccccc infoplz

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John J Perricone August 23, 2021 - 5:51 pm

How do you incorporate this into a normal lifting program? I do Chest, Tris an&d shoulders one day, then back and bis the next, 6 days a week?

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Karthick Raghavan September 1, 2021 - 2:58 pm

Hey jeff! I tried this today starting with 7.5kgs progressing to 10 kgs, 12.5kgs and ended up with 15kgs. The total workout took me 47 minutes and was sweating hard. Thanks and love from India!

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Minidu Senanayake September 3, 2021 - 7:31 am

Is this a one cycle routine? Or how many times per day?

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John Watson September 26, 2021 - 8:26 pm

Anyone know what song that was?

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Sung Jin Woo October 5, 2021 - 7:34 am

Are these exercises enough to get you ripped?

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Tom Mercer November 10, 2021 - 4:54 am

What if you started at nine reps and descended from there jeff?

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Daniel Geci December 7, 2021 - 6:50 pm

Bad ass music. What is it?

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