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Lose Fat and Gain Muscle with this Push/Pull Workout

Lose Fat and Gain Muscle with these Push/Pull Exercises

Beach season is quickly approaching and as a result you will start to see the gym fill up with newcomers. One of the more unfortunate trends you will witness with this influx of people is all the guys that will only focus on their upper body. They perform countless sets of bicep curls, an exercise that works a muscle the size of an orange, bench presses and crunches. What they need to realize is that in order to build the body you want you have to hit all areas of your body. (This includes legs!) When you work all the muscles in your body you will burn fat and release more testosterone, the building blocks to muscle development. So ditch your old workout and give this workout a shot for 30 days and remember, soreness is a good sign.

Horizontal Push Exercises:
- Bench press
- Inclined Bench Press
- Declined Bench Press
- Pushups

Horizontal Pull Exercises:
- Bentover row
- Seated Cable Row
- Reverse Fly

Vertical Push Exercises:
- Shoulder Press
- Upside Down Pushup (also known as a pike pushup)
- Squats
- Lunges
- Leg Press
- Leg Extensions
- Deadlifts
- Hyper Extensions

Vertical Pull Exercises:
- Pull ups
- Chin ups
- Lat Pull Downs
- Pullovers

All done with your workout? Try this tasty post workout smoothie recipe to put those lost nutrients back in your body.

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