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Fat Burning Exercise

Browse 70 articles about fat burning exercise on LiftStrong. Evidence-based training and nutrition advice to help you get stronger and build muscle.

70 articles

Strength Training

How to Program Accessory Work Around Your Main Lifts

Your main lifts build the foundation. Your accessories fill in the gaps. Here is how to choose, organize, and progress accessory work so it actually supports your big lifts instead of just adding fatigue.

8 min·Olivia·Jan 25, 2026

HIIT & Cardio

20-Minute Tabata-Style Workout for Quick Fat Burning

Read our comprehensive guide on 20-minute tabata-style workout for quick fat burning.

3 min·Jeff·Aug 19, 2024

HIIT & Cardio

20-Minute HIIT Treadmill Workout for Fat Burning and Muscle Retention

Read our comprehensive guide on 20-minute hiit treadmill workout for fat burning and muscle retention.

3 min·Jeff·Aug 19, 2024

Weight Loss

How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle: A Lifter's Guide

Cutting does not have to mean losing your hard-earned muscle. Here is how to set up your diet, training, and recovery to drop fat while keeping your strength.

5 min·Jeff·Mar 28, 2026

Weight Loss

Walking for Weight Loss: Why Every Lifter Should Walk More

Walking is the most underrated fat loss tool. It burns calories without killing your recovery, and it is the easiest habit to sustain long term.

5 min·Olivia·Mar 28, 2026

Bodyweight

The Complete Guide to Dips: Chest and Triceps Builder

Dips are one of the best upper body exercises most people do wrong. Here is how to do them right, progress from zero to weighted, and build a bigger chest and stronger triceps.

6 min·Sam·Mar 28, 2026

Weight Loss

Why Your Diet Keeps Failing: Common Fat Loss Mistakes

If you have tried to lose fat multiple times and keep bouncing back, the problem is not willpower. It is strategy. Here are the most common mistakes and how to fix them.

7 min·Sam·Mar 28, 2026

Recovery

How to Fix Rounded Shoulders With Strength Training

Rounded shoulders come from too much sitting and too much pressing without enough pulling. The fix is not a posture brace. It is targeted strength work that pulls your shoulders back where they belong.

9 min·Jess·Jan 5, 2026

Strength Training

How to Read a Workout Program: Sets, Reps, and Notation Decoded

4x8 at 75%? A1/A2 supersets? AMRAP? RPE 8? If workout programs look like a foreign language, this guide translates every piece of notation you will encounter.

7 min·Sam·Jan 29, 2026

Strength Training

Sticking Points: Why Your Lift Stalls and How to Fix It

Everyone has a point in the squat, bench, or deadlift where the bar just stops. That sticking point tells you exactly what is weak and how to fix it.

9 min·Jeff·Feb 5, 2026

Recovery

Active Recovery: What to Actually Do on Rest Days

Rest days do not mean lying on the couch for 24 hours. Light movement, mobility work, and smart nutrition on off days speed up recovery and keep you feeling good between sessions.

8 min·Jess·Feb 14, 2026

Strength Training

How to Pick the Right Weight for Every Exercise

Too light and you are wasting time. Too heavy and your form breaks down. Here is a simple system for choosing the right weight on any exercise, whether you have been lifting for two weeks or two years.

7 min·Jeff·Mar 8, 2026

Muscle Building

Blood Flow Restriction Training: Build Muscle With Lighter Weights

BFR training uses elastic wraps or cuffs to partially restrict blood flow during light-weight exercises, triggering muscle growth at loads as low as 20-30% of your max.

8 min·Sam·Mar 8, 2026

Strength Training

Single-Leg Training: Why Unilateral Work Makes You Stronger

Your dominant leg is doing more work than you think. Single-leg exercises expose and fix imbalances, build real-world stability, and can even increase your bilateral squat and deadlift numbers.

8 min·Olivia·Mar 8, 2026

Recovery

How to Deload: When to Back Off and Why It Makes You Stronger

Deloading is not laziness. A planned recovery week every 4-6 weeks dissipates fatigue while preserving fitness, setting you up for bigger PRs when you return.

8 min·Jeff·Feb 19, 2026

Muscle Building

The Best Bicep Exercises Ranked by EMG Activation

We ranked the top bicep exercises by muscle activation data. Some of the results will change how you train arms.

8 min·Jeff·Feb 8, 2026

Workout Programs

Push Pull Legs: The 6-Day Split for Maximum Growth

The PPL split is the gold standard for serious lifters. Here is a complete 6-day program with exercise selection, progression, and periodization.

12 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026

Training Techniques

How to Do Dips Properly: Chest vs Tricep Variations

Dips are one of the best upper body exercises if you do them right. Here is how to target your chest or triceps and avoid shoulder problems.

10 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026

Training Techniques

Face Pulls: The Most Important Exercise You Are Not Doing

If your shoulders hurt and your posture sucks, face pulls are probably the single best exercise you can add to your routine.

9 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026

Training Techniques

Hip Thrust Guide: Build Stronger Glutes and Hamstrings

The hip thrust is the single best exercise for glute development. Here is exactly how to set it up, execute it, and program it for growth.

10 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026

Training Techniques

Overhead Press vs Lateral Raises: Best Shoulder Exercises Compared

Both exercises build shoulders, but they do it in completely different ways. Here is when to prioritize each one and how to program them together.

10 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026

Nutrition

How to Count Macros Without Going Crazy

Macro counting works, but most people make it way too complicated and end up quitting after two weeks. Here is the sane approach.

10 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026

Nutrition

Dirty Bulk vs Clean Bulk: Which Actually Works Better?

The internet is split on this one. Some say eat everything in sight. Others say count every macro. Here is what actually happens with each approach and who should use which.

11 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026

Nutrition

Caffeine and Exercise Performance: How Much Is Too Much?

Caffeine is the most widely used performance enhancer on the planet. Here is exactly how much to take, when to take it, and where the point of diminishing returns kicks in.

10 min·Jeff·Feb 10, 2026