There are several workouts out there for those of you looking to achieve fat loss. If you really want to maximize your efforts and achieve maximum fat loss, performing a full body strength training routine is the way to go.

Of course, there is more than one way to go about doing a full body strength routine. You must make sure your routine is well rounded. With a full body strength training routine, this is key as your goal is to work your whole body in the course of one workout. You can accomplish this by including exercises that incorporate the largest percentage of muscles in your body. Neglecting to do this will cause muscle imbalance, particularly in the way in which muscles exert force on your bones.

A full body strength training routine should always include a 10-minute warm-up in which you do some form of light, continuous activity. This warms up the muscles and helps you burn the carbs your body uses as fuel so you can focus on fat burning.

As mentioned previously, there are many ways to go about develop a full body strength training routine that suits your body and it’s particular abilities, but most routines include 1-3 sets, 15-20 reps each of the following exercises, lat pull downs, dumbbell flat bench presses, dumbbell curls, tricep pushdowns, leg extensions, leg curls, and leg presses. Completing all 3 sets of the exercises you choose (including the ones listed above) should take about 75-90 minutes to finish.

When completing a set of exercises, you shouldn’t rest for more than a minute before starting the next set. This will tire the body, but by forcing the body to continue, you will burn more fat. For those performing full body strength training for the first time, only 1 set of exercises should be performed for the first few months. Have no worries, even doing these exercises one time through will burn fat as your entire body is called upon to work during a routine like this.  As you progress, you’ll be able to add more sets. Even the most advanced user should do no more than 3 sets in a session. Overtraining will work contrary to your fitness routine and will only exhaust the body. To get the max fat loss benefits from a routine like this, you must also allow your body to rest.