Wakeup Workout: Lose Weight Like A Guy

Whether it's for sex, sports or getting in shape, men tend to have laser like focus. They're wired to concentrate on a single thing, whereas the female brain evolved to tackle multiple things. When a guy wants to lose weight, he might decide to cut out beer or run sprints-that's his big plan.

But us ladies, we multitask, vowing to nix dessert, go vegan, ban soda, halve portions, hit the gym at dawn…So it's no surprise we fail! It is exhausting. Instead, pick your worst diet habit (bingeing on bread?) and a challenging fitness goal (regular Spin classes?) and attack only those for four weeks.

So we're doing a strength training workout. Strength training, which only about 17% of women do, revs metabolism, torches calories and sculpts sexy muscles. It's so effective, in fact, that you should put cardio on the back burner and make strength training 60% of your routine-no joke!

Meaghan Murphy, Fitness director of Self Magazine, stopped by to show us some moves.

• SHOULDER SHAPER - works shoulders, abs, hips, butt
• LEAN-LEG LIFT - works hamstrings, back, abs, hips, butt
• BOOTY TONER - works butt, abs, thighs, hamstrings
• SEXY BACK - works back, shoulders, abs

For more tips on how to lose weight like a guy, check out the November issue of Self Magazine on newsstands now.