There are many ways to shed body fat. There include dieting, the use of fat burners, and cardiovascular exercise. These methods are often good for shaving off body fat leading up to a competition. However, there is a certain benefit that comes from being lean all year long. Your testosterone levels are higher, you look and feel better, and above all, you are much healthier. To achieve this goal of a leaner physique, you don’t have to live on a diet. Rather, you should just employ a few techniques which can help to boost the metabolism.

Early runs

Complete your cardio first thing upon waking in the morning. This is to be done before you consume a single calorie, in order to ensure your body is using stored body fat for energy, and not sugars in your bloodstream from a recent meal.

Giant sets

Complete a set of squats, immediately followed by a set of dumbbell lunges, immediately followed by a set of leg extensions. After these 180 seconds of torture, your heart rate will probably be peaking higher than it has all week. Use giant sets from time to time if you want to give your metabolism a kick in the pants, and move some serious blood into your muscle groups as well.

Small frequent meals

Your body frequently experiences small periods of panic when it has gone 4 or 5 hours without a meal. Catabolism sets in, and it begins conserving body fat by slowing the metabolism. To prevent this, eat 6 to 8 small meals each day.

Higher rep standard sets

Move up your set range from 6-8 to 8-12, and see if your overall level of leanness doesn’t improve just a bit. You’ll want to keep low-repetition, heavy sets in your routine in order to maintain your muscle mass. Simply adding 4-6 higher repetition sets per workout should be plenty.

Drink more water

As you know, the body (and your muscles) is comprised of over 70% water. Bodybuilders certainly require more water than the average person due to the added muscular weightload we carry, as well as the sweating we do in the gym and on the treadmill.

20 rep squats

When all else fails with boosting the metabolism, load up 285 pounds on the squat bar and knock out twenty reps. The use of 20 rep squats has be popular for decades for boosting muscle growth and simultaneously spiking the metabolism. At the conclusion of your set, be prepared to fall on the floor and labor to catch your breath for about ten minutes. The results you see, however, will be worth it.

Obviously, no bodybuilder can spend the year at 6% body fat and expect to retain all of his muscle mass, much less add new pounds of muscle. However, by employing a few tricks to bump up the metabolism, the athlete can expect to drop his body fat percentage from 16 to 18, down to 10 or 12 percent. This will leave the bodybuilder happier, healthier, and primed for some new muscle gains.

Dane Fletcher is the world’s most prolific bodybuilding and fitness expert and is currently the executive editor for BodybuildingToday.com. If you are looking for more bodybuilding tips or information on weight training, or supplementation, please visit http://www.BodybuildingToday.com, the bodybuilding and fitness authority site with hundreds of articles available FREE to help you meet your goals.

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