Summer is coming and this is the best time to get started on a workout program, a great diet and exercise plan to get you ready.

Here are 25 tops from the best and the brightest in the fitness business to hep you get a ripped summer body and shred fat fast!

1. Mind your numbers. Just winging it won’t get you the results that you want. Be mindful or calorie count if you want to lose weight. If you are at 180 pounds and you want to get to 160, you should start at 1,920 calories per day (12x160)
2. Go heavy. Most people will reduce the weight they use when they want to get leaner. However, you should keep going heavy to maintain training volume and do multiple sets of low reps.
3. More workouts. To increase your metabolism and recovery, you should add a few more short, low-intensity sessions when you train. A good 15 to 20-minute light workout will help you work on your weaknesses.
4. Alternating between heavy and light days. Assigning heavy workout days and light workout days (with lower reps) on the same muscle will promote recovery and will help you prevent injury and burnout.
5. Carbs with a twist. Flavor your carbs. Be creative in prepping rice and potatoes as these may be a tad bland
6. Do full body workouts. Switch to full body if you have been doing body part splits. By doing so, you burn more calories and you reduce the total volume for each body part. It gives you better recovery and your muscles are more frequently trained which translates to better gains.
7. Make your lats wider. Here is a good training tip: Do as many pullups in the morning, then at night, go back and do one more set. Do this every other day. After a month, test your max and you will be surprised that you will be able to get at least 8-10 rep increase.
8. Make your own salad dressing. You can easily make a healthier version yourself. For a standard honey mustard dressing, just whisk together Greek yogurt, yellow mustard, honey, and lemon juice! That’s it!
9. Keep moving. If you are currently on a diet, you should keep on moving to compliment this to maximise fat loss. Non-exercise physical activity (NEPA) accounts for 20% of your fat loss. Walk or ride a bike to work or take a hike on your days off.
10. Keep it in the 8-12 range. Keeping your heavy lifting within 8-12 reps will maximize muscle gain while you are in caloric deficit. Keeping the rep changes moderate will give you the highest result.
11. Do a back-off set. To increase potential for growth, increase your metabolic stress when working out. Jack up intensity by performing a high-rep back off set after your last main set.
12. Finishers. Keep up your metabolism for hours by finishing off your workouts by doing high-rep kettlebell swings, pushups, plyometrics, or high-rep barbel squats.
13. Keep mobile. Keep your heart rate ups between sets to burn more calories instead of just sitting, waiting for the next set. Dynamic stretches, for example can be done in between sets.
14.  Post-workout shakes. Gain mass and add more calories to your diet by starting a post-workout shake. Doubling your dosage is the fastest way to get more protein and carbs into your body.
15. Keep carbs high. Going low carb to lose fat is not true. Keep your carbs high to get better muscle retention and to maintain natural hormone production when you are dieting.
16. Eat runny egg yolks. Undercooked yolks can help you rebuild and get leaner when you sleep. Eating this at night encourages your body to recover.
17. Consume Kimchi. Add kimchi to your diet, it is a healthy condiment that is packed with prebiotics that will help your gut digest food better.
18. Go to failure. Muscular failure is when you can no longer do a full range of a concentric rep with strict form. There were studies that those that go into failure had the best gains.
19. Buy Organic. Organic food is not filled with hormones and antibiotics, so, if possible, go organic when buying meat and dairy.
20. Sprint. Sprinting will raise your metabolism and will just take 5-10 seconds. Use the exercises in your workouts and determine the sprints you want to do.
21. Take Digestive enzymes. Eating more to gain muscle puts more stress on the digestive system. Taking digestive enzymes will help break down food faster and absorb nutrients better.
22. Use giant sets. Doing giant sets of 3 or more exercises done back-to-back will help you maximise gain especially for weak points
23. Do not overdo fat. Being on a low carb diet doesn’t mean you can eat unlimited fat because this will keep you out of the caloric deficit that your body needs to lose weight.
24. Eat veggies. Eat more greens or mix them into your foods, you can also add some to your favorite shakes if you can’t stand them.
25. Blood flow restrictions. Blood flow restriction training helps build muscles. Wear elastics just below your shoulder as you do light loads, warm it snugly and not too tight.