WHAT IS THE BEST 8-WEEK WORKOUT FOR A SUMMER READY BODY?

What is the best 8-week workout for a summer ready body? With summer just around the corner everyone is looking to lose fat and keep hard-earned muscle. Get in-depth workouts, resources for training outside the gym, benefits and more right here!

The best season of the year is approaching, and most of us are eager to show off our hard work from the past 8 months. For those in the southern part of the world whose summer came to an end some time ago, you can still use this article. Just grab a plane ticket to Hawaii, or some other nice place.

After months of bulking, the primary goal for most bodybuilders is to shed away those extra pounds of fat. Workout programs are changed to meet this new goal. Most bodybuilders will typically increase cardio, decrease their caloric intake, and will often change their weight training routine to a 'higher rep' workout.

For many, muscle loss is associated with cutting. This is typically accepted as being unavoidable. However, this does not have to be the case. It is possible to minimize muscle loss or even eliminate it altogether. The rest of this article will focus on how to maximize fat loss, while retaining as much muscle as possible.

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Before getting to the actual workout, there are several things that must be covered, including some basic guidelines. The first topic to be discussed is the type of workout that is best. Choosing the best workout routine will be the one that minimizes muscle loss, and maximizes fat loss. This seems obvious, but the workouts that many people choose to lose fat are far from ideal.

Maximizing Fat Loss - Weight Lifting & Fat Loss:

So why do so many people switch to a 'high rep, low weight' type of workout when cutting? Most likely because they believe that it will help to burn more fat. And in some cases, this is true. A fast-paced, circuit-type workout can be similar to high intensity cardio, which as most of us know, is a great way to burn fat.
A high intensity cardio session is basically lifting a light weight, for many repetitions, in a short period of time. The total number of calories burned is directly related to the total amount of work done. So by working large muscle groups, with many repetitions, we can burn a high number of calories, as a result of a high amount of work done.
Performing higher rep sets can be a way to perform more overall work, which will lead to more calories being burned. More calories burned will equal greater fat loss.

High Rep Workouts & Splits:

 A workout split is a part of nearly every bodybuilder's routine. These splits are often kept the same after switching to a higher rep workout. So what happens when we combine high reps & low weight with 'shoulder day?' As discussed earlier, light workloads are not conducive to maintaining muscle mass. But what about fat loss? We know that calories burned are a result of the total amount of work done. Obviously, the more muscle that is being used, the more calories are being burned. Compared to 'lower body day,' or 'back day' there is not much work being done. It is easy to conclude that not many calories are being burned from doing lateral raises and reverse flyes. Therefore, this type of workout, which is so popular for cutting routines, fails on both counts. It does little to maintain muscle mass, and does little for fat burning.