Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Niche Market Domination
Two slicked up, oil-covered, speedo wearing bodybuilders are not the typical kind of guys that you would consider to be my mentors. But I’m proud to call Vince Del Monte and Ben Pakulski not just friends of mine, but teachers. You want to talk about passion? You want examples of integrity? You want men of…
Read MoreNASA Workout Challenge
That’s right, I’m training an astronaut. My client, a 33-year old cardiologist (who makes Doogie Howswer look old!) justtraveled down to Houston for a NASA workout challenge. (And yes, all I can picture is that Simpson’s episode where Homer gets in the machine at NASA and spins around and around. Ha.) But here’s the workout…
Read MoreHow to Eat Cookies and Lose Fat
What happens when you lock a goofy Canadian fitness expert and eight delicious cookies in a hotel room? Well, you get an empty cookie box, that’s for sure. Let me tell you an embarrassing story, and what I did to stay lean after the damage was done. Last weekend I was down in the beautiful…
Read MoreTruth About Online Marketing
It was 5:45 pm on Saturday afternoon. The audience – perhaps you included – had been through an incredible day, learning about Big Ideas, Success Stories, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, Product Launches, Making Noise, Avoiding Zombies, Upsell Conversions, and so much more. All delivered Gangnam Style, of course. But as the day was about to…
Read MoreWhat To Do With Your Life
It must be something in the air. Perhaps something about the changing of the leaves and seasons that has brought about great personal introspection in your life? You see, for whatever reason, I’ve recently received more “What should I do with my life?” type of questions on Facebook and through our FIM customer QnA sessions.…
Read MoreTriple Your Productivity
Travel day for ol’ CB today as I’m heading to hang out with our friend, Bedrofe Keuilian. But you’ll get some great advice in a guest article from Certified Turbulence Trainer, Mike Whitfield, today… Sometimes you just need a kick in the butt to be more productive, and Mikey delivers. Discover Your Strengths to Be…
Read More86 Done-for-You Bootcamp Workout Boosters
It was time. I had finally realized that I could no longer hold my bootcamps in the tiny little suite next door to the gym I trained at. The suite only held about 12-15 people at the most and I was getting referrals left and right. Finally, I approached the athletic director at the high…
Read MoreMake This List
Yesterday out on the farm, as Bally the Dog and I trudged through the broken down cornstalks in a recently harvested field, I was re-listening to a CD from Nido Qubein who taught a unique marketing lesson using the story of the Koi fish. As you might know, a Koi fish grows in proportion to…
Read MoreDear America (letter from an admirer)
Dear America, You were everything a foreign kid dreamt of and more. There I was, 10 years old and unleashed in Orlando, Florida, the heart of American consumerism. The Ballantyne family had finally made the pilgrimage to Disney World. Between trips to the theme park my cousin and I would play arcade games in the…
Read MoreFacebook QnA- Exercise Substitution For Stability Ball Rollout
Question: Hi Craig. I am just about to finish TT 2K10 which I have used for fat loss and maintaining muscle mass. I was looking at doing the TT Halloween workout that you recently published. Will that program serve the same purpose? – John Answer: John – Yes sir, great program for that. tough too,…
Read MoreHelp Wanted: Horrible Pay, Terrible Boss (Actual Ad!)
Well, it was a bit of a set-up. Because I’m actually in the process of looking for another one. Amy’s so gosh-darn busy, as is Mike Whitfield, another one of my apprentices, and all of my businesses are growing so fast that it’s time to find a new student. But believe me, today’s subject line…
Read MoreNumber One TT Workout of 2012
Recently on the Turbulence Training Facebook page a reader asked, “What’s the best workout you’ve created this year?” The answer in a second, but first…the workouts that were close. In second place would be the TT MRT 2.0 program from May. Now I’ll admit, the TT MRT 1.0 from May 2011 is still a HARDER…
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