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Lean machine: blind your body with science to burn pounds of fat
Men's Fitness, Jan, 2005 by Stephen Holt
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[6] FRONT LUNGE AND TOUCH W/ OVERHEAD PRESS
Sets: 2 Reps: 12 (each leg)
* Curl the weights, then step forward into a lunge. Next, step back, curl the weights, and then press them overhead.
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PERSONAL TRAINER
Workout C
Fat Loss
FREQUENCY: Do this workout once a week for four weeks, resting at least a day before repeating Workout A.
HOW TO DO IT: Perform the exercises as straight sets, completing all the prescribed sets of each exercise before moving on to the next. Between sets, rest for one minute.
WEIGHT: Use the heaviest weight that allows you to complete all the prescribed reps for each set.
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[1] DIAGONAL PRESS
Sets: 2 Reps: 11 (each side)
* Explode upward, turning your body into the press. Then repeat movement to the other side.
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[2] CHINUP
Sets: 3 Reps: 10
* If this is too hard, perform the same movement on a lat-pulldown machine.
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[3] D2 REVERSE PRESS
Sets: 2 Reps: 14 (each side)
* Turn your body outward, pressing the weight overhead.
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[4] SINGLE-LEG SQUAT
Sets: 2 Reps: 8 (each leg)
* Lower your body as far as you can.
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[5] SUITCASE DEADLIFT
Sets: 3 Reps: 12 (each side)
* Keep your lower back arched.
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[6] SLEDGEHAMMER
Sets: 2 Reps: 11
* Explosively swing the ball over your head.
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