Posts by Craig Ballantyne
The 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…
Read MoreFixing Your Problems
The other morning I made a bold – and obnoxious – post on Twitter. It started with me posting, “I’m going to solve all of your problems in this next post…” And then I followed that by giving you what I sincerely believe is the answer to so many of your struggles: “Write down every…
Read MoreChallenge ALL Your Clients
Challenge ALL Your Clients by Shawna Kaminski Do you run fitness boot camps? One of the biggest challenges is this: How do you deal with Ms. Jones who hasn’t exercised in 20 years and Ms. Smith who just finished her third sprint triathlon? This is one of the most common issues boot camp owners encounter. Many…
Read MoreFormula for Calculating Metabolic Rate
My friend Jillian Michaels just sent me a great email that shows us how to calculate the # of calories you burn each day. It starts with knowing your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Now your BRM is the # of calories that you’d burn if you were to put your feet up on the couch…
Read More2012 Fitness Year in Review
Recently a TT reader asked me, “Hey, where is the podcast?” I said, “You know, it’s something that just kind of fell off the map because it’s a couple hours of my week and we had so much going on.” He said, “Come on,” so I said, “All right, all right.” It’s time to…
Read MoreBurn 30% More Calories
Before we get to today’s fat burning tip, you’ll want to hear about my “Top 3 Most Magical Moments” of 2012. I was doing some reflecting on a beautiful New Year’s Day dog walk with ol’ Bally the Pooch, and I narrowed my amazing 2012 down to these top 3… #3 – The EarlytoRise.com Seminar…
Read MoreYour List for 2012
Pour yourself the final glass of Egg Nog for the season. Get a comfy chair and pull close to the fireplace. Have the dog sit at your feet… …because I have a little task for you to do. It’s a little list that you need to make to help you kick off 2013 right. But…
Read More14 Day Fast Fat Loss Guide
Okay, this is EPIC. It’s the EXACT 14-day blueprint that you need to follow so you can leave the high-calorie holiday world behind. Print this out and let’s get back on track to fat loss today. I put it together for a friend and his wife because they both gained 25 pounds when they had…
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