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3 Fat Burning Muscle Building Bodyweight Exercises

By Eric Bonilla

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Bodyweight exercises are multi joint movements which work multiple muscles and burn a lot of calories which means alot more fat.

Also by putting more muscle on your body you'll increase your metabolism. This occurs because muscle is metabolically active tissue. Muscle doesn't lay dormant. Muscle burns calories even when you sleep, ensuring your problem areas melt off leaving your body toned and tightened.

This is in contrast to exercises that are single joint movements which work one muscle at a time. If you're going to work hard at the gym you might as well get as much bang for the buck as possible Work multi joint movements and burn more fat. Stay away from single joint movements such as Bicep curls, Leg extensions(machines- that's a whole other topic) e.t.c

Leave the single joint movements to bodybuildrs who are only interested in building muscle at the expense of function.

If fat loss is your ultimate goal then multi- joint full body movements should be the direction you're moving in.

Here are 3 Muscle Building Bodyweight exercises

1. Push -Ups - This is a great upperbody bodyweight exercise with emphasis on the chest shoulders and triceps, with core involvement as well. This exercise is performed with body off the floor lower yourself to floor and press your body off floor. Can be modified by starting with knees on floor.

2. Squats - great lower body movement which emphasizes quadriceps hamstring and glutes does work the whole body and is a great calorie burner.

Have your feet shoulder width apart look straight ahead initiate movement by extending hips down and back to parallel with the floor and return to starting position

3. Plank - this exercise is a full body movement with emphasis on core. Perform exercise by lying face down on floor and lifting body off ground with lower arms and feet. Bridge the body off floor, weight from body will be sustained with lower arms and toes.

These 3 exercises are a good start to a successful exercise program.

Stick to the muti-joint movements.

Stay away from machines and single joint movements.

Enjoy your new body

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