Here’s something you might not be aware of: Resistance training produces a by-product that burns fat. I mean, big-time melting body fat.



You know that burning feeling you experience when you exercise?

It is caused by ‘lactic acid’ releasing into the bloodstream.

Now keep in mind that resistance training produces about 300% more lactic acid than slower, traditional cardio training for obvious reasons—you are using more muscle, with more intensity.



Why is this important to increase the release of lactic acid?

Because it’s been linked to the most powerful fat-burning hormone there is: hGH.

The American Society of Exercise Physiologists reported that increased lactic acid was linked to increased natural production of fat-burning hGH, thus producing greater fat loss in shorter amounts of time. Sounds sweet to me!

Translation: Get you’re a$$ off the treadmill and crank up the intensity!

Here’s a quick 5 minute total body workout that you can do when you’re
short on time.

Now, keep in mind that 20-30 minutes are best when it comes to high intensity intervals, but 5 minutes is better than 0 minutes, right?

Set the timer and crank the intensity on this one:

Decline Push-up x 30 seconds
Bodyweight Squat x 30 seconds
Reverse Lunges x 30 seconds
Jump Squat x 30 seconds
Rest for 30 seconds and repeat.