Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up. My name is Ben

Greenfield, and I'm the Get Fit Guy. In the episodes How to Lose Fat Quickly and How to Build

Muscle, we learn that there is one distinct similarity between both fat burning and muscle

building goals. They each require the use of full body, multi-joint exercises that activate many

muscles at the same time in order for you to get results as quickly as possible.

When it comes to full-body exercises, some are more effective than others. So in this

episode, you'll learn five full body exercises that get you the most results in the shortest period

of time. Now, don't worry, because I know it can be difficult to visualize exercises as I

describe them, I will make sure to link a video demonstration of each movement

in the show notes. And all the show notes are over at get fit guy.com.com. So, full body exercise

number one is the Turkish get up. Now, I may be a fitness buff,

but my history and geography skills aren't quite up to par,

so I'm really not quite sure of why this exercise is called Turkish.

But the get-up part is easy to understand once you've tried this move.

To complete a Turkish get-up, you lie on your side with a dumbbell in one hand.

The dumbbell needs to be held out at arm's length.

From this position, you just stand up while keeping the dumbbell overhead at an arm's length.

This means you only have one arm and two legs to help you both stand

and push the weight of that dumbbell up as you stand. This exercise

can be difficult to learn, but trust me, if you can do three to four sets of five to ten

Turkish get-ups per side, you're probably getting into pretty good shape. Full Body Exercise

Number Two is swing squats. I taught you a version of the swing in the

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