Posts by Craig Ballantyne
5 Muscle Building Truths
Just finished up a Meathead workout at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich. Today was dumbbell presses, db rows, db incline press, pulldowns, db triceps extensions, and db curls. Followed that up with a visit to the Nymphenburg Palace (that was a castle, by the way, not a strip club) and the English Garden –…
Read MoreBest Turbulence Training Program for Strength and Muscle- QnA
Had dinner at Rusticana, a legendary steak and rib joint in Munich last night. And yesterday we drove a bunch of BMW’s on their test track. Got an M5 up to 270km per hour.What a great car. Here I am rolling in a 6-series. (640, I think). NOW onto today’s Facebook QnA. ********************** Q: Craig…
Read MoreStupid Human Trick
What a day. First, we had a short ride from our hotel over to Porsche in Leipzig where we toured the cavernous factory that builds 500 Cayennes and Panameras on the line each day. After a factory tour (it was so clean and efficient), we went through the Porsche store (1375 euros for a Porsche…
Read MoreHow I Made My First Sale
Today, while at Oktoberfest in Munich, I will raise a toast to Al D. and Len J (and to the fact that I didn’t die while racing Porsches yesterday on their private test track in Leipzig, Germany). It was over 11 years ago, on June 28th, 2001, these two guys, Al D. and Len J.…
Read MoreHow to Cut Your Workout Time
Hey, I’m coming to you live from Germany where by the time you read this, I’ll be off to Oktoberfest. Should be a blast. However, all of this traveling around Germany (earlier this wee we were driving Porsche 911’s on the test track at their factory in Leipzig) has cut into my workout time. But…
Read MoreWhy Your First Time Matters So Much
Picture this. You’re 10 years old again, standing on the top of hill that is covered in snow, that perfect packing, snowball-rolling type of snow. Your goal: To create the biggest, baddest snowball your neighborhood has ever seen. So you start. At first, it’s small. Ridiculously small. Perhaps the other kids around stop and stare.…
Read MorePlan Your Day
Let’s talk planning. Let’s allay your fears and stresses about the seemingly complex task at hand. Planning makes success simple. Not easy, but simple. There is a difference. Recently in discussions about “Operation 2X”, our friend Matt Smith said: “You cannot have a 2X day when you don’t plan. That includes planning kids/family activities. 2X…
Read MoreHow To Make Money Solving People’s Problem
24 hours left here on the farm and then I’m off again on another 7-day tour… …this time to Germany for a jam-packed schedule including Oktoberfest in Munich followed by some race car driving. (Wait, that doesn’t sound safe. I guess we’ll see…). And while all of this goes on, I’ll be making some money…
Read MoreQnA – Workouts Suggestions For Flabby Thighs and More
My training today will be Hang Cleans, Deadlifts, Front Squat, and Good Mornings. But before I start my workout I present you with today’s QnA from my facebook page. ************** Q: I am on my final week of TT Hardcore Fatloss and aiming to do TT Buffdudes Hot Chicks next. would you require a rest…
Read MoreHow to Cure Weak Body Parts
Yesterday morning, with my legs still wobbly from an intense bodyweight circuit workout performed in my hotel room, I saw North Carolina’s Blue Ridge mountains for the last time. (More details about that intense bodyweight circuit soon. It’s now 24-hours later and my legs are still feeling it. Amazing.) But just as yesterday was my…
Read MoreMagic Copywriting Trick
This is nothing short of magical. Seriously. We did 6 of these copywriting tricks at our recent Mastermind meeting in Vegas and each one magically – and dramatically – improved everyone’s copy. The little magic trick is called a Copy Peer Review Process. And I explain it in this video here. …
Read MoreHow to Fix Your Economy
This is the type of article that will either send you to the “Unsubscribe” button or will finally wake-and-shake you into action. The right action. I’m seeing a disturbing trend in stores, restaurants, among business owners, and even in our Virtual Mastermind forum. There’s a lot of action and a lot of “busy work”. But…
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