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10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

Lose the gut and eliminate belly fat with these calorie-incinerating workout routines.

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10 workouts to burn off your beer belly
10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

You don’t have to give up your favorite beer in order to lose that beer belly you’ve been rocking.

Give these 10 workouts a shot to make your gut disappear—and uncover your abs.

Workout notes

Workout 1: Complete exercises marked A and B as a superset—complete the first exercise’s prescribed reps, then go directly to the second exercise without resting.

Workout 2: Complete this workout as a circuit. Do 10 rounds of the circuit. As you do the circuit, do one fewer rep for each exercise—10 each on the first round, then 9 each for the second round, until you’ve completed 10 rounds.

Workout 5: Complete each of the three circuits 3–5 times. Rest 30 seconds after each circuit.

Workout 7: Complete as many rounds as possible of a circuit in 20 minutes. Cycle through the circuits for each workout until you’ve completed them all.

Workout 8: Set a timer for 10 minutes and complete as many reps as possible of each exercise. Keep track of your reps for each and try to beat your score the following week.

Workout 9: Based on your own experience running and performing body-weight exercise, chose a distance you’d like to run: 1, 3, 5, or 7+ miles. Set a tracker on your phone to alert you every time you’ve run a quarter-mile. At each quarter-mile mark, perform a set of exercises in sequence—pushups first, situps next, and so on.

Workout 10: This is a special challenge. It’s not only crazy effective for fat-burning, but it’s also a good thermometer or gauge on what your overall fitness level is, and how you feel while being pushed to get through it.

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10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

1. Medicine ball workout (perform as a circuit)

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 1 of 3

Clean and Press

Equipment
Medicine Ball
Sets
3
Reps
10
Rest
--
Exercise 2 of 3

Situp and Throw

Equipment
Medicine Ball
Sets
3
Reps
10
Rest
60
Exercise 3 of 3

Mountain Climber

Equipment
Medicine Ball
Sets
2
Reps
20 (each leg)
Rest
--
Exercise 4 of 3

Close-Grip Pushup

Equipment
Medicine Ball
Sets
2
Reps
15
Rest
60
Exercise 5 of 3

Bulgarian Split Squat

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
2
Reps
10 (each side)
Rest
--
Exercise 6 of 3

Seated Knee Tuck

Equipment
Bench
Sets
2
Reps
10
Rest
60

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

2. Bodyweight plyometrics workout

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 7 of 3

Jump Squat

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
10 to 1
Rest
--
Exercise 8 of 3

Pullup

Equipment
Pullup Bar
Sets
--
Reps
10 to 1
Rest
--
Exercise 9 of 3

Dip

Equipment
Dip Station
Sets
--
Reps
10 to 1
Rest
--
Complete 10 rounds.

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

3. Core-challenging bodyweight workout

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 10 of 3

Bear Crawl

Equipment
Sets
3
Reps
50 feet
Rest
--
Exercise 11 of 3

Crab Walk

Equipment
Sets
3
Reps
50 feet
Rest
As needed
Exercise 12 of 3

Parallel Bar Hand Walk

Equipment
Sets
5
Reps
To the end and back
Rest
As needed
Exercise 13 of 3

Forward Sprint

Equipment
Sets
5
Reps
50 yards
Rest
As needed
Exercise 14 of 3

Backward Sprint

Equipment
Sets
5
Reps
50
Rest
As needed

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

4. Rowing machine workout

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 15 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
100 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 16 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
200 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 17 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
300 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 18 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
400 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 19 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
500 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 20 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
400 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 21 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
300 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 22 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
200 meters
Rest
30 sec.
Exercise 23 of 3

Rower

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
100 meters
Rest
30 sec.

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

5. Total-body cardio workout, part I

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 24 of 3

Overhead Lunge

Equipment
Barbell
Sets
--
Reps
10
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 25 of 3

Skydiver Lunge

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
12
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 26 of 3

Glute Bridge

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
12
Rest
30 sec.

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

5. Total-body cardio workout, part II

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 27 of 3

Sumo Squat

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
15
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 28 of 3

Pike Pushup

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
12
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 29 of 3

Frog Thrust

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
10
Rest
30 sec.

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

5. Total-body cardio workout, part III

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 30 of 3

Plank/Side Plank Combo

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
2
Reps
15 sec. on each side
Rest
10 sec.

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

6. Sprint workout

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 31 of 3

Run

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
3–7 min.
Rest
--
Gradually increase your pace.
Exercise 32 of 3

Sprint

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
7
Reps
20-40 yards
Rest
As needed.

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

7A. 20-minute workout, Circuit A

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 33 of 3

Run

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
Walk one minute, sprint one minute
Rest
--
Use a treadmill
Exercise 34 of 3

Dumbbell Flye

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
8-10
Rest
--
Exercise 35 of 3

Pushup

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
No more than 15
Rest
--
How to
Exercise 36 of 3

Plank

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
30 seconds
Rest
--

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

7B. 20-minute workout, Circuit B

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 37 of 3

Pullup

Equipment
Pullup Bar
Sets
--
Reps
As many as possible
Rest
--
Exercise 38 of 3

Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
12-15
Rest
--
Exercise 39 of 3

Lying Dumbbell Skull Crusher

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
10-12
Rest
--
Exercise 40 of 3

Side-to-Side Hop

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
30 seconds
Rest
--

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

7C. 20-minute workout, Circuit C

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 41 of 3

Dumbbell Lunge

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
20 (each leg)
Rest
--
Exercise 42 of 3

Burpee

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
--
Rest
--

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

7D. 20-minute workout, Circuit D

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 43 of 3

Floor Pullover

Equipment
Barbell
Sets
--
Reps
10
Rest
--
Exercise 44 of 3

Hop Onto Bench

Equipment
Bench
Sets
--
Reps
20
Rest
--

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

7E. 20-minute workout, Circuit E

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 45 of 3

Dumbbell Curl

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
15
Rest
--
Exercise 46 of 3

Lateral Band Walk

Equipment
Resistance Band
Sets
--
Reps
20
Rest
--

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

7F. 20-minute workout, Circuit F

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 47 of 3

Stepup

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
30 seconds
Rest
--
Exercise 48 of 3

Leg Lift

Equipment
Bench
Sets
--
Reps
To failure
Rest
--

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

8. Anywhere AMRAP workout

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 49 of 3

Prisoner Squat

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
1
Reps
As many as possible in 10 min.
Rest
As needed.
Exercise 50 of 3

Seal Jump

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
1
Reps
As many as possible in 10 min.
Rest
As needed.
Exercise 51 of 3

Pushup

Equipment
Sets
1
Reps
As many as possible in 10 min.
Rest
As needed.
How to
Exercise 52 of 3

Side-to-Side Jump

Equipment
Jump Rope
Sets
1
Reps
As many as possible in 10 min.
Rest
As needed.
Exercise 53 of 3

Burpee

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
1
Reps
As many as possible in 10 min.
Rest
As needed.

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

9. Muscle run

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 55 of 3

Situp

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
2
Reps
25
Rest
--
Exercise 56 of 3

Jump Squat

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
3
Reps
25
Rest
--
Exercise 57 of 3

Crunch

Equipment
Swiss Ball
Sets
4
Reps
25
Rest
--

10 workouts to burn off your beer belly

10. Power-hour cardio routine

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 58 of 3

Jump Rope

Equipment
Jump Rope
Sets
--
Reps
800
Rest
As needed.
Exercise 59 of 3

Run

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
1/4 mile
Rest
As needed.
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