Craig Ballantyne

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Craig Craig Ballantyne is a Strength & Conditioning coach in Toronto, author of Turbulence Training, a contributing author to Men’s Health magazine, and a member of the Training Advisory Board for Maximum Fitness and Oxygen magazines. Craig’s fat loss, muscle-building website TurbulenceTraining.com features his best-selling Turbulence Training for Fat Loss program and TTmembers.com offers access to all of Craig’s Turbulence Training workouts and video clips (for men, women, mass-building, athletes, and bodyweight-only workouts).

Craig also has an advanced research background, completing a Master’s of Science Degree in Exercise Physiology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Craig continues to study the latest training, supplementation, and nutrition research that will help improve client’s health and wellness as well as their physical and mental performance.

Read Craig Ballantyne's previous newsletter articles below:

The Best Energy Bar

By Craig Ballantyne | Tue, Jun 16, 2009

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Surprise! The best energy bar isn’t one you can eat. (And, no, it’s not one where you can order a beer either.) The best energy bar is the barbell.

Burn Carbs Not Fat!

By Craig Ballantyne | Fri, Jun 12, 2009

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What’s the best way to get rid of ugly belly fat? If you say “Long, slow cardio to burn as much fat as you can during your workout,” you’ve got it wrong. I’ve written before in ETR about the futility of cardio. But there’s another argument to consider. It’s well known in the workout world that women [...]

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Simple Diet Secrets for More Energy and Fat Loss

By Craig Ballantyne | Mon, May 25, 2009

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One of the main reasons men and women fail with their diets is a lack of education about what - and how much - to eat. And it doesn’t take much to get yourself up to speed.

6 Ways to Stop Cheating on Your Diet Forever!

By Craig Ballantyne | Thu, May 7, 2009

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Here at ETR, we don’t advocate following traditional “diets.” But we do recommend that, to stay lean and healthy, you avoid certain foods - and stick to fresh fruits and veggies, lean protein, and low-glycemic carbs.

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Say Goodbye to Weekend Weight Gain

By Craig Ballantyne | Tue, Apr 28, 2009

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Sleeping in… Barbecues… Dinners out with friends. Weekends can be rough! At least, as far as your body is concerned. But it’s easy to prevent weekend weight gain. Just make sure you work out regularly. (Doing it early in the day is best, and you’ll get a more powerful workout if you combine short-burst exercises with multi-muscle techniques.) And watch what you eat. http://www.earlytorise.com/2009/04/25/dont-work-too-hard.html#brief2

How to Lose Fat Over the Weekend

By Craig Ballantyne | Sat, Apr 25, 2009

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Another weekend, another two or three pounds of fat? No way! Doesn’t have to work like that. Here are two "real life" fitness techniques that can help you just say "NO" to gaining weight.

Didn’t Ya Know Obesity Is Bad?

By Craig Ballantyne | Fri, Apr 24, 2009

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It’s hard to believe that so many folks are still overweight. Though the media has covered the risks of obesity (diabetes, heart disease, and even death) in great detail, the sad truth is that people just don’t seem to be aware of the danger. And British researcher Dr. Judy Ann Swift from the University of Nottingham is concerned.

10 Best Practices for Safe Workouts

By Craig Ballantyne | Sat, Apr 11, 2009

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When Carrie showed up for her first weight-loss workout with me, she was injured. Only three weeks earlier, she had made up her mind to lose weight. So she started running for 45 minutes per day. But doing so much, so soon was a bad idea for her body, given that she was 20 pounds overweight and hadn’t gone running in years.

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A Great Diet for Your Heart

By Craig Ballantyne | Mon, Apr 6, 2009

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One of the easiest and most effective things you can do to improve your health is to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. Researchers from Iran’s Obesity Research Center examined fruit and vegetable intake in 840 men and women from Tehran - and the results were dramatic. The subjects who ate a lot of different fruits and vegetables were significantly and inversely associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Don’t Let the Recession Make You Overweight

By Craig Ballantyne | Sat, Mar 28, 2009

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Japanese scientists studied 122 workers between the ages of 21 and 60. They found that work stress (in the form of tension, anxiety, and depression) was associated with an increase in what they called “eating to satiety” (meaning eating until they were completely full). Unfortunately, eating to satiety was also associated with weight gain.