The Body Fat Blaster: 8 Weeks to a Ripped Physique

The summer time inspires change.

Every year I was in school, I utilized the summer time to transform my body before the next school year started.

And even now, 5 years removed from school, the warmer weather still seems to inspire me to shred.

Sound familiar?

Well, if you’re looking for a solid program to perform this summer, you’ve come to the right place.

Below you’ll find your summer plan.

Let’s get to work and blast some fat!

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The Body Fat Blaster 8 Week Overview

In the next three sections I’m going to provide you with an overview to help you get shredded this summer. Let’s be real for a second – if you’re starting this significantly overweight, you’re not going to end the 8 weeks completely shredded.

Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, if you follow the outline to the best of your ability, you will get results. Great results, in fact.

The subheaders below will begin by covering the workout program itself. This will lay out what you should hope to accomplish each weight training day, what to do for cardio, and how to perform active recovery to maximize your rest days.

After that, we’ll provide a quick and basic overview of how to set up your fat loss diet and food groups you should aim to include into your diet.

Then, we will wrap up with a general lifestyle approach to help you maximize your sleep and minimize your stress for optimal fat loss results.

Obviously most of what will be discussed within the article will be high level stuff. If you’re truly serious about achieving fat loss, dig deep and continue to learn how to manipulate your body fat composition.

The Body Fat Blaster 8 Week Workout

Below you will find the 4 weight training workouts you’ll be performing over the next 8 weeks.

These workouts include supersets, drop sets, and other intensity techniques to help you accomplish more during your workouts and increase your calorie expenditure.

Exercises which have a letter next to the number are part of a superset. You should perform all of the exercises within that number prior to taking your rest period.

Keep rest on the lower end. 30-45 seconds should do the trick. Of course, you know your body better than I, if you need additional rest prior to beginning your next set or exercise, feel free to take longer.

Perform the cardio as prescribed on weight training days, and leave your rest days open for active recovery. Active recovery can be done in the form of low intensity walks and/or mobility work.

Do not add more than what is prescribed within this workout routine. You don’t need extra leg days. You don’t need extra arm or shoulder work. Stick to the program, and move up in weight if you feel the need to do more.

Monday: Upper Workout

*Perform a drop set on your final set.

Cardio: Perform 30-45 Mins of low intensity steady state cardio of your choice.

Tuesday: Lower Workout

*Perform a drop set on your final set.

Cardio: Perform 15-20 Mins of HIIT of your choice. For ideas of HIIT workouts using exercise equipment read this.

Wednesday: Active Recovery

On this day, take the time you’d normally spend in the gym and use it to work on your mobility. If you’re in the later weeks of this program and are in need of some extra calorie expenditure – perform some low intensity steady state cardio.

Thursday: Upper Workout

*Perform a drop set on your final set.
**Perform sets using a very slow tempo.

Cardio: Perform 30-45 Mins of low intensity steady state cardio of your choice.

Friday: Lower Workout

Cardio: 15 Mins of HIIT of your choice. For ideas of HIIT workouts using exercise equipment read this.

Saturday: Core & Active Recovery

On this day, take the time you’d normally spend in the gym and use it to work on your mobility. If you’re in the later weeks of this program and are in need of some extra calorie expenditure – perform some low intensity steady state cardio.

In addition, perform the following core workout as a circuit.

Sunday: Active Recovery

On this day, take the time you’d normally spend in the gym and use it to work on your mobility. If you’re in the later weeks of this program and are in need of some extra calorie expenditure – perform some low intensity steady state cardio.

The 8 Week Fat Blaster Nutrition Guidelines

Your nutrition during the next 8 weeks is going to make or break your process. You can work out all you want, but if you’re still eating in a calorie surplus, you simply will not lose fat.

Because, to lose fat – you need to maintain a consistent calorie deficit during the 8 week period. You don’t need keto. You don’t need intermittent fasting. You don’t need to go gluten free. You don’t need to adopt a paleo or clean eating diet.

Don’t get me wrong, all of those can work, but not without a calorie deficit (which – spoiler alert – is how a lot of those diets work).

To find your calorie needs, use this handy-dandy bmr calculator.

Then, subtract 500 calories from that number (if 500 calories is a bit too aggressive for you go with something within the 300-500 range).

After this you’ll want to calculate your macros – which could be another entire article itself. Which is why I’ve rounded up the following 2 links for you to read. Check them out and begin figure out what your macro breakdown for the next 8 weeks will look like:

• How To Build A Fat Loss Meal Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Calculate the Perfect Macros for Your Fitness Goals

After reading those articles, you should have a pretty good understanding of what your diet should look like.

If you need help figuring out how to fill your days’ worth of macros, I’d recommend keeping it simple and nutritious. Stick to veggies, fruits, whole grains and oats, lean protein sources, nuts and seeds, and low fat dairy products.

The 8 Week Fat Blaster Lifestyle Recommendations

Fat loss is a little more complicated than simply working out and dieting.

And often times it can take a complete lifestyle overhaul. If you’re serious about maximizing your fat loss, then you’ll want to optimize your sleep and manage your stress.

If you haven’t heard of the benefits of sleep for body recomposition yet, you better read up. Luckily for you, we’ve published several articles on how sleep can help you accomplish your goals and ways you can maximize your sleep each night over the years.

• Science Tells All: Get Shredded While You Sleep
• Hacking Your Sleep 101: Nine Tips For Better Gains
• Sleep Science: Nature's Most Effective Performance Enhancer
• Sleep Science: Nature's Most Effective Performance Enhancer (Part 2)
• Straight Z’s: Sleep Science for College Students

Once you’ve got your sleep on point, next you must take care of managing your stress. Fat loss, in general, is a pretty stressful goal to put on your body. So managing your stress to work alongside your body’s fat loss is crucial.

If you’re working out, eating a nutritious diet, and getting enough sleep each night, you’re already partaking in some of the most beneficial forms of stress management. But to give yourself extra fat loss benefits, it’s imperative that you connect with your body and mind.

Two great ways to do this are through yoga (a great active recovery activity) and meditation.

Conclusion

There you have it. The next 8 weeks of your summer break is laid out in front of you.

So, whether you’re home from school for the summer and want get shredded before next semester or you’re working a 9-5 and just want to look better than you did on Memorial Day come Labor Day, give this program a go!

And, as always, if you have any questions regarding the program or anything else mentioned in this article, please feel free to leave us a comment in the comments section below!

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