Posts by Craig Ballantyne
3 Tips to Build Muscle
T’is the season to build muscle. Fa la la la la, now pass the Swedish meatballs! (<= Sounds best when sung out loud.) After all, we can’t let all of that holiday food go to waste. So STOP worrying about enjoying yourself and FORGET about trying to use the cardio “confessional” to burn off a…
Read MoreBig Mistakes We Make
Lunch arrived at 12:15pm. There was 5 of us sitting around Table 82 at the Cascades restaurant in Opryland, finishing up the first half of a recent 1-day Mastermind meeting that Bedros Keuilian and I were running for savvy entrepreneurs. The servers proceeded to deliver all of the food in reverse order. Bedros’ fish tacos…
Read MoreHow to Add Intensity to Your Workout
Men’s Fitness magazine recently asked me how to add intensity to a workout to get more results. Since this interview will be dramatically condensed when it finally goes to publication, I wanted to give you the full uncensored workout intensity tips here. Q: What are the benefits of pushing yourself? Answer: The big mistake that…
Read MoreHow to Be Awesome at the Bar…
How to Be Awesome at the Bar by Shawna Kaminski Yes, you read that correctly. I’m all about ‘awesome-ness’ at the bar. The pull up bar that is. That changes things considerably. Hmmm, pull ups. Probably the single most difficult body weight movement there is. Why would you want to do them in the first place?…
Read More6-Week Habit Contest Winners
Realistic Goals Make for Super Success – Anita Get up no later than 6:00 Every Single morning! I can say I was Awake by 6, but I didn’t always pop out of bed. But I did meditate on the day ahead… so does that count…maybe… Use my extra early morning hours to Exercise at least…
Read MoreWhy Challenge Your Boot Camp Clients?
Why Challenge Your Boot Camp Clients by Shawna Kaminski I love a challenge. I’m Shawna Kaminski, also known as ‘the pull up queen’. I run fitness boot camps and I have a great solution to help you challenge your clients as well as get them to stay and refer to you. My boot camps are highly…
Read MoreThe Metabolic Punch Workout
The Metabolic 1-2-3 Punch (Full Workout) By Mike Whitfield, CTT It was a crisp Sunday afternoon in Lapeer, Michigan. Brian Kalakay and I just wrapped up a full day of filming high intensity metabolic workouts. Brian had told me about a place called FroYo that served fresh waffles in which you put frozen yogurt on…
Read MorePersonal Letter to My Mentor
Nobody knows this, but all of the amazing men and women that have won my Turbulence Training Body Transformation Contests owe their success to one man – and it’s not me. And when we finish with the 1st Early To Rise $100,000 Transformation Contest next year, those winners will also owe this man a great…
Read MoreHow To Send Email and Make Money
“It’s a beautiful thing,” I told my friend Jason Ferruggia last week as we trained at the Colorado Athletic Club in Denver. “We are so lucky that we get to send emails and write blog posts and make our living this way.” “You’re right, LaRue,” Jay replied, “We are very lucky.” And I want YOU…
Read More10 Ineffective or Dangerous Exercises to STOP Doing
The goal is to get fit, not hurt.
Read MoreBig Thinking
One of the highlights of my trip to Germany was a visit to a secret test track at BMW. It was miles and miles away from their main headquarters, located beside a cornfield in the middle of the country. As soon as we arrived our cell phones were confiscated. “We can’t allow any pictures, yah?”,…
Read More5 Exercises Not To Do
Before we get to the exercises, a quick weekend update… On Saturday, 45 of my friends, family, and EarlyToRise.com team members visited three Wal-Marts in Denver where we were able to buy $60,065 worth of toys in our Toys for Tots drive. Thank YOU for supporting TT so that we could support Toys for Tots.…
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