Back in the mid ’60s there was a guy winning bodybuilding competitions – including Mr. Universe and Mr. America – by the name of Bob Gajda. Gajda’s wins were very highly impressive because of his unique style of circuit training.

See, while other guys were doing marathon workouts of countless sets of countless exercises (think the kinda routines you might see in the "Arnold’s Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding"), Gajda was doing something he called "PHA".

I know, I know – what does this have to do with you trying to find the best way to lose weight fast? I’ll get to that – promise. Just stick with me for a minute…

Basically, PHA was a form of circuit training he had developed that allowed him to not only train his muscles (getting stronger, more powerful, and more muscular), but train his heart and lungs (developing good cardio) at the same time. This allowed Gajda to build muscle, burn calories, lose weight and bodyfat, and have a lean, strong, and muscular physique all at once.

Some of the principles of Gajda’s workouts included:

-pairing up exercises that went from one end of the body to the other (forcing the heart to work harder constantly pumping blood back and forth across the body)

-working new sets of muscles while other sets of muscles rested (but the body is still working)

-using little equipment in the workouts, so as to make sure that there was as little rest as possible between exercises

After experimenting with and using his PHA routines extensively, Gajda found a number of amazing benefits. He found that not only was he able to building a Mr. America-winning physique, but that he was able be in great condition and have great cardio – all without ever actually doing ‘cardio’ training, and he even found that he was actually stronger doing his PHA workouts than normal ‘straight-set’ programs.

For example, I once remember reading that if he did 5 sets of Dumbbell Curls in a row, he’d have to use dumbbells that were at least 20 pounds lighter (each!) than he would have to use if he were doing Dumbbell Curls as a part of his PHA circuit training!!

Now what if you wanted to take something like PHA – which I’m sure you can see is really the best way to lose weight fast, and "step it up a notch"? You know – take all the best things about PHA, and then make it all just a tad bit better:

-only needs dumbbells, a medicine ball, and a little bit of space to do your workouts (so you could do them anywhere you wanted)

-use ‘athletic’ lifts (to ensure you not only build a lot of muscle, but also get stronger and more explosive)

-utilize plenty of bodyweight calisthenics (so you’re good at moving your body – not just weights)

-plenty of compound movements (remember – have a strong heart and lungs without ever having to do ‘cardio’)

-uses a thought-out and planned progression (don’t get thrown into the ‘deep end of the pool’…build your way up)

-have workouts that make you do enough work to burn plenty of calories (thus making you lose weight)