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Burn Fat and Build Muscle at Home With This 5-Set Bodyweight Workout

It's perfect for anyone looking to stay fit at home

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If you're used to grinding out reps in the weights room or swear by the fat-burning benefits of an assault bike, it can be hard to get used to home workouts. When you're stripped of all your kit and access to high-quality equipment, it can be quite the learning curve. Which is why we've recruited Tom Frearson, ex-Royal Marine and head coach at BeFearsome, to rustle up his go-to workout for staying fit at home with little or no kit.

"A key component of being a Royal Marine Commando is fitness. In training, from day one week one, it’s the first and last thing you think about every single day... It doesn't just change your body, it changes your mind, too. This workout can be completed anywhere, anytime, with little or no equipment. It works on functional and bodyweight fitness, the bread and butter for commandos."

You heard the man. Working through five total sets, you'll start increasing your reps from the first set through to the third. Once you hit the fourth set, the reps will begin decreasing — but you'll be required to maintain the same consistency that you had at the beginning of the workout. Below, you'll see examples of each move, but if you fancy making it harder, just grab a kettlebell, dumbbell or heavy backpack. We'll let you decide on that one. Go well.

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Set 1

white, arm, flip acrobatic, black and white, photography, monochrome, physical fitness,

- 6 chest to ground burpees

- 6 press-ups

- 12 air squats

- 12 mountain climbers

- 12m lunge walk

2

Set 2

press up, arm, joint, leg, physical fitness, muscle, elbow, plank, crawling, trunk,

- 8 chest to ground burpees

- 8 press-ups

- 16 air squats

- 16 mountain climbers

- 16m lunge walk

3

Set 3

standing, shoulder, arm, joint, leg, knee, human body, balance, elbow, sportswear,

- 10 chest to ground burpees

- 10 press-ups

- 2o air squats

- 20 mountain climbers

- 2om lunge walk

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Set 4

press up, arm, joint, shoulder, physical fitness, leg, muscle, human body, chest, exercise,

- 8 chest to ground burpees

- 8 press-ups

- 16 air squats

- 16 mountain climbers

- 16m lunge walk

5

Set 5

standing, shoulder, joint, arm, knee, leg, waist, shorts, human body, muscle,

- 6 chest to ground burpees

- 6 press-ups

- 12 air squats

- 12 mountain climbers

- 12m lunge walk

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Former Royal Marine & Special Forces veteran on Failure, Fear and Military Life

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In part one of three, the former Royal Marine sniper and Special Forces veteran talk openly about joining the military, passing selection, being shot at, real fear and gas attacks. Speaking candidly to one another, Jason Fox and Aldo Kane reveal how hard it was adjusting to civvy life, finding a purpose and why failing tells you more about yourself than success ever will.

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G-SHOCK British Army Mudmaster

British Army Mudmaster
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G-SHOCK British Army Mudmaster

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The first timepiece from the bespoke collection as Official Partner to HM Armed Forces, G-SHOCK's British Army Mudmaster is a life-proof watch, resistant to water, pressure, cracks, mud and so much more. g-shock.co.uk for more

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Edward Cooper

Ed Cooper is the former Deputy Digital Editor at Men’s Health UK, writing and editing about anything you want to know about — from tech to fitness, mental health to style, food and so much more. Ed has run the MH gauntlet, including transformations, marathons and er website re-designs. He’s awful at pub sports, though. Follow him: @EA_Cooper


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