5 Ways to Burn More Fat AFTER Every Single Strength Workout

What if we told you there was something you could do at the end of every strength workout that would help you blast more calories in a matter of minutes? 

Well, if lifting weights is part of your weight-loss plan (and it should be), capping off your sweat sesh with an exercise finisher—a.k.a. a metabolic finisher—can help you burn more fat overall, says L.A.-based trainer Mike Donavanik, C.S.C.S.

These short, all-out exercises “empty your tank” at the end of your workout by depleting what’s left of the glycogen (stored carbs) in your muscles, says Donavanik. Once those stored carbs are gone, you start burning more fat as replacement fuel, he says.

Besides helping you burn more on the gym floor, this cherry on top of your workout increases your afterburn, or the number of calories your body torches the rest of the day to cool down, repair your muscles, and get everything back to normal, Donavanik says.

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So what does this magical metabolic finisher entail? Pick one of these intense total-body exercises to finish off your next strength workout.