Four Movements to BOOST Your Metabolism

Christian Bossert on Exercise

 

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Use these four movements to boost your metabolism. Each movement is a multi-joint movement. This means that your body must work harder and burn more calories to complete each movement. What's awesome is multi-joint movement will shoot your metabolism sky high. Go ahead a give these four a shot and you'll feel the boost!

  

1. Sit-up to Hip-up 

 

Here we target the core, legs, and arms. Get ready to feel a burn because it involves more muscles than standard crunches. Along with boosting your metabolism this exercise will make your butt stronger and rock hard. As a bonus you will strengthen your shoulders, triceps, and burn more calories and sweat more

• Add this movement to your workout routine as the core move when you rest the major muscles between sets. Or perform it as the finisher to your workout  

2. Dead-Stop Push-up 

When doing a dead-stop push-up, you lower yourself to the ground and lift your hands. That pause eliminates help from the stretch reflex--when your muscle propels to it's shortened state--which makes your go through a full range of motion. What does this mean? No cheating. It truly tests your strength. 

• See how many dead-stop push-ups you can do in two minutes.

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3. Dumbbell Split Squat with Shoulder Raise

 

This is one of my favorite leg and shoulder exercise combos. We begin by forming a lunge position. Now place the weights at your shoulders with palms facing straight ahead. Rise to a tall split stance pose while simultaneously lifting the arms to the ceiling. Return the arms to the shoulders and lower into a lunge position. Repeat. As an added bonus you will improve your balance and coordination.

• Grab a pair of 5 to 10-pound dumbbells. Do 20 repetitions with each leg. Rest for 10 seconds. Perform three more sets. 

4. Bear Walkout

 

I'm a big fan of the bear walkout (click link for video demonstration). It improves pelvic and rib positioning, core and shoulder stability, and breathing mechanics. It also strengthens the hands and wrist.   

• Do 10 reps as a warm-up.