You lift. You show up. You work harder than 90% of the people you know.

But there’s still a layer of fat sitting over your muscle that won’t budge.

And deep down, it drives you crazy.

Because you’re doing a lot right right!

But when you take your shirt off — or catch yourself in a mirror — it’s still there.

Soft around the middle, and blurring the definition you’ve worked hard to build.

And the worst part?

You have a good idea why:

You’re not getting your conditioning in.

Not really.

Maybe you run occasionally. Maybe you throw in a metcon every few weeks. But the consistent, regular conditioning work that actually strips the fat off your hard-earned muscle?

It’s not happening.

And it’s not happening because every format you’ve tried either wrecks your joints, eats into your recovery, or requires you to completely overhaul the training you actually love.

So you keep lifting. You keep eating well. And that layer stays right where it is.

I want to show you something today that changed this for me — and for a lot of the guys I train.

This is a 5-minute steel mace (or kettlebell) Finisher that you can take on to the end of whatever you’re already doing.

It’s just one move – but it gives you an idea of why this type of training is so unique and effective.

It’s the exact approach we use in my 28-day Mace Burn Challenge.

And it hits your conditioning hard enough that your body starts responding in ways that longer, slower cardio never delivered.

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“The Berserker” – 5 Min Mace / KB Finisher

This is a compound movement that chains a full rotational swing into a deep loaded squat and cross-body reach. Every major muscle group fires at once. Your heart rate spikes. Your core works overtime.

Done for a few rounds at the end of your workout, it creates the kind of metabolic disturbance that burns fat for hours after you’re done — not just during the 5 minutes you’re working.

How to do it:

Start standing, feet shoulder width, mace held at the base of the handle with both hands close together.

Step 1 — Perform a mace 360.

Step 2 — As the mace returns to the front, flow directly into a squat. At the bottom, reach the mace head down and across your body to touch your opposite foot. Swing right, touch left foot.

Step 3 — Drive back up to standing. That’s one rep.

Do 5 reps per side every minute, on the minute, for 5 minutes.

Can you do it with a kettlebell?

Yes — hold it by the horns and mimic the circular swing before dropping into the squat and touch.

But the mace is genuinely better here. The offset weight creates real rotational load through the full arc — your core, shoulders, and grip are fighting to control it the entire time.

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Give this a try, and you will see the power of the steel mace for rapid conditioning and fat burning, instantly!

Then go check out my 28-day Mace Burn Challenge HERE.

– Forest

PS – The 28-Day Mace Burn Challenge kicks off March 2nd. If you’re tired of that stubborn layer of fat hanging around despite all the work you’re putting in — this is the missing piece. Learn more here.