Posts by Craig Ballantyne
When You Want to Quit
Some days I want to quit. In fact, there are days I wake up and I don’t even want to start. That’s a damaging admission, but it’s the truth. But that’s life. There will be some downs to go with all of the ups, particularly when you are getting started. In fact, for me, there…
Read MoreThe One Person You Need in Your Life
Every week I hear from personal trainers looking for career advice. “What is the most important thing for me to do if I want to become the best trainer possible?” they ask. Without hesitation, I always reply, “Get a mentor.” Having a coach or a mentor has always led to the biggest breakthroughs in my…
Read MoreNetworking Trick
For the next FOUR days I’ll be coaching and Masterminding down in Miami with my good friend Bedros Keuilian. While you can’t join us, you can still benefit from “the oldest trick in the book” by joining the Virtual Mastermind program today. I’ll let Mike Whitfield tell you more about the benefits of this trick,…
Read MoreEvil Workout
I apologize. I’m evil. I’m a naughty, naughty boy. In an effort to give you the most effective workouts ever, I went and created this monster. I can just hear you now: “Bad Craig, Bad boy!” Now I know how ol’ Bally the Dog feels after he gets caught sneaking food off the kitchen table.…
Read MoreIt’s on again
Ever since I was a young boy, all I wanted to do was read and learn. I didn’t want a J-O-B or a boss or set schedule. Listen, I don’t mind working – in fact I love the pride in a job well done and the pleasure from finishing an article or product and looking…
Read MoreThe Secret Finisher Superset Formula
The Secret Finisher Superset Formula by Mike Whitfield, CTT You’ve probably already seen everyone flocking to the cardio equipment to reach his or her New Year Resolution Goals. Thankfully, 10 years ago, I knew better. Yes, I’m celebrating 10 years of a healthier lifestyle this year. In fact, at this point in 2003, I was…
Read More5 Minute Fix For Your Day
In order to squeeze the most productivity out of your day – so that you have the satisfaction of accomplishment, rather than the dreaded feeling of another “lost day” – you really need to have a plan. And the plan not only shows you what you should be doing, but what you need to avoid…
Read MoreThe Formula
It was 9:45pm on a Saturday night down in Orange County California. The land of golden dreams. The audience had been in the room for over 12 hours learning how to build their business, and they were exhausted. Yet I managed to get them to stick around a few hours longer, and they could have…
Read MoreFat Loss While Traveling: The German 20-10 Bodyweight Interval Workouts and Diet Secrets
Flying over 50,000 miles this year, and visiting countries like Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Nicaragua, along with over a dozen cities across the United States taught me more about staying healthy and fit than ever before. I was recently interviewed by a private club for my on-the-road fat loss workout…
Read MoreHow the Law of Attraction Really Works (and it does)
When I first read The Secret I thought it was a load of you know what. Then, as if a miracle, the Law of Attraction revealed itself to me.
Read MoreBest Metabolic Workout
Sunday morning was a sad day at the gym. It was full of a half-dozen “Uncle Rico” types (remember him from Napolean Dynamite?) trying to re-live their glory years. Unfortunately, no one seems to have told these guys that a circuit of bench presses, barbell curls, and side bends (all with terrible form, of course)…
Read MorePull Up Tips for Pull Up Mayhem
Pull-up Tips – By Shawna Kaminski I’m always on the look out for a diabolical workout. Sometimes I dream them up myself, other times I’ll see one somewhere and give it a try. I’m Shawna K, otherwise known as the ‘Pull Up Queen’. I create and do challenging workouts and I teach my clients to…
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