5 Barbell Exercises To Boost Metabolism And Increase Strength

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My wife has always loved to be active. We’ve gone to the gym together for as long as I can remember. That woman can do 30+ minutes on any piece of cardio equipment and that would be considered a good warm up. Since starting Tone and Tighten, however, I’ve convinced her of the marvel that is strength and resistance training. It’s been amazing to see what she’s done in the last year and I’m so proud of her! One of her favorite weights to use in the gym is the “Fixed Barbell” – the barbells that come pre-loaded with fixed weights so you don’t have to worry about adjusting or manipulating one of the 45-pound olympic barbells. The other day she asked me for some new exercises that she could do with these weights. This is what I came up with! A 5-exercise fixed-barbell burner to shred fat and increase total-body strength! I think you’re going to like this one… here we go!

No gym membership? Most of these workouts can be done with a set of dumbbells instead of the barbell. Don’t have dumbbells? I’ve got you covered RIGHT HERE!

The Workout

Barbell Lunge Press

Lunges are good. Militaries are good. Lunge with a military is awesome! Push the bar overhead while lunging forward and lower it while standing back upright.
10 reps on each leg (20 militaries – pick your weight appropriately)

Single Leg Deadlift

Keep your back straight and get your leg way up high (nearly parallel to the floor) to maintain good form. Pull with your butt to return to upright position.
10 reps on each leg

Biceps Curl

Because everyone loves a little arm definition
15 reps

Bench Press

Kick on the chest and triceps with some good ol’ benching.
15 reps

Roll Outs

Killer way to kick on the abs and core. You might have to use an olympic barbell for this one so it rolls a little easier; paper towels or your workout towel also work well to decrease friction between your hands and the bar if you want to stick with the fixed bar theme.
15 reps

And then repeat the whole thing 3 times!
5 of my favorite barbell moves for one amazing total-body shredder!

Got a fever for more barbell? I’ve got you covered…