Full-Body Workout

The Best Fat-Burning Exercise You're Not Doing

Grab a pair of dumbbells and finish off fat with a single exercise
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People often ask us if there’s one exercise that will blast their whole bodies. And there is, but it's brutal.(Search: How to get the most out of my workout)  In fact, the name alone can make your muscles twitch: It's called "the death crawl." Our guest torturer, Todd Durkin, C.S.C.S., author of The Impact! Body Plan, explains: "The death crawl, combined with a dumbbell jump squat, works your chest, shoulders, triceps, back, and biceps. It also pounds your core and smokes your legs." (Learn even more individualized workouts with The Men's Health BIG Book of Exercises) And there's an endurance element that'll make you think you're starring in Saw: Jigsaw's Gym. Still want to do it? Grab two 10-pound dumbbells. Or go with 25-pounders if you want the same challenge that Durkin gives his elite clients—NFL stars like Drew Brees and Darren Sproles.

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