If you have been looking for a great home workout program that you can follow to the tee, there is unfortunately not many free and detailed videos out there. And so, following a request of a very good friend of mine who’s been looking to build up muscle mass and lose fat without spending countless hours at the gym, I have put together what I view as the best 4 Week Fat Loss Challenge video currently on the Internet. But because it is free doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. Over the course of this Four Week Fat Loss Program, you will be pushed past your limits, with high intensity interval training routines focused on strength, power, resistance, and agility. These exercises are designed in Superset sequences such that they contribute to the highest degree of fat burn. Also, no fancy gym equipment or weight is needed for the entire duration of the fat loss challenge. All you need to bring to the table is a strong, unshakable will to change your body forever!
How is The Fat Loss Program Designed
Set aside the nutrition aspect of the workout program (I’ve always proclaimed proper nutrition is 75% of the game – so keep a tight control over it), this four week fat burning program is based on Turbulence Training. Turbulence Training is a combination of Interval training and Resistance training. In that sense, the program is focused mostly on bodyweight workout, where you use your body as your primary gym equipment. You have to bear in mind that plain cardio exercise routines do not boost your fat burn process after your workout is over. Only Turbulence training is known to favor metabolism post workout (for at least 24 Hours after you finish your routine). And that’s why this fat loss program is effective, because your body’s natural fat burning process continues even while you are resting.
This 4 week fitness program is also based on a minimal use of gym equipment. If you know me, you probably know that I am not a big fan of weight machines. And I would bet that you are not either. Most of these machines are typically unnecessary, and some present risks, especially to those who are new to working out. For that reason, I designed the four week fat loss program with that in mind. The only equipment you will need through the entire program is a Gymboss, a Jump Rope, and a Treadmill. The irony of this is that you don’t even need these three equipment. As a replacement for the Gymboss, you can use a simple clock or timer. The Jump Rope can be “faked” i.e. you just need to jump using an imaginary rope. And in lieu of a treadmill, you can run outdoors if you so choose.
The second aspect of this 4-week fat loss program is that you do not need to be working out for long minutes. I know some workout programs that advertise 90 minute workout sessions. The truth is we are all busy and no one has the time or the motivation to go through an hour and half workout session, no matter how committed you are. And so I’ve designed my workouts with that in mind. However, it doesn’t mean that my program is any easier. In fact, you will feel the challenge right from the beginning, as the exercises are performed with minimal to no rest in between each set.
How Should the Workout be Performed
Similar to p90x2, all the high intensity training routines in the program are performed back to back with no rest in between set. Once you complete the session (series of sets), take a 30 seconds break and go through the entire session again multiple times. You will be working out Monday through Friday (or any other 5-days) and you will take 2 days off a week (Saturday and Sunday, if you work out Monday through Friday). All exercises performed on Monday should be repeated on Wednesday and Friday. Those performed on Tuesday will be repeated on Thursday. The Monday, Wednesday and Friday exercises will be done 10 times (as opposed to 4 times on the video). If however, you consider yourself an absolute novice, then feel free to repeat the session only 4 times. Each set lasts 20 seconds (except the Tuesday and Thursday intensity cardio of the first week)
Workout Details
WEEK 1
MON | WED | FRI
-Mountain Climbers (20 Sec)
-Burpees (20 Sec)
-Prison Squat (20 Sec)
-Regular Pushups (20 Sec)
Rest 30 Seconds
Do this 10 times total: 18 min
TUE | THURS
-Run 8miles/Hr (1min)
-Run 5miles/Hr (2min)
-Walk 2miles/Hr (5min)
Do this 5 times total: 40min
WEEK 2
MON | WED | FRI
-Plank (20 Sec)
-Squat Hold (20 Sec)
-Explosive Pushups (20 Sec)
-Ball Pass Crunches (20 Sec)
Rest 30 Seconds
Do this 10 times total: 18 min
TUE | THURS
-Hook, Uppercut, Front Kick (20 Sec)
-High Power Jumps (20 Sec)
Rest 30 Seconds
Do this 10 times total: 10 min
WEEK 3
MON | WED | FRI
-Drey a Roll (20 Sec)
-Side Plank (20 Sec)
-Crunches on Ball (20 Sec)
-Diamond Pushups (20 Sec)
Rest 30 Seconds
Do this 10 times total: 18 min
TUE | THURS
-Power Jacks (20 Sec)
-High Knees (20 Sec)
Rest 30 Seconds
Do this 10 times total: 10 min
WEEK 4
MON | WED | FRI
-Jack Knife on Ball (20 Sec)
-Plank on Ball (20 Sec)
-Spiderman Pushups (20 Sec)
-Bird Crunches (20 Sec)
Rest 30 Seconds
Do this 10 times total: 18 min
TUE | THURS
-Squat Jumps (20 Sec)
-Jump Rope (20 Sec)
Rest 30 Seconds
Do this 10 times total: 10 min
If you enjoyed this post, I’d be very grateful if you’d help it spread by emailing it to a friend, or sharing it on Twitter or Facebook. Also if you haven't done so yet, go grab your Gymboss Interval Timer below. Thank you!
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
I’m doing a whole calorie counting thing, and I was wondering if you knew an estimate of about how many calories are burned by doing the daily routine. I was also wondering how any sec you give yourself in between each individual exorcise to get ready for that particular exorcise.
{ 4 trackbacks }