Posts by Craig Ballantyne
If Money Was No Object For Your Website
In a movie that sounds utterly terrible, “Indecent Proposal“, a young couple played by Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson go to Las Vegas where they proceed to lose all of their money in games of chance. Enter Robert Redford. Pardon me, a sleazy Robert Redford. Redford’s character is a billionaire. He befriends the young couple…
Read MoreToronto Tough Mudder
What a day. It was one of the best 21-hour road trips of my life. The climax was crossing the finish of the Toronto Tough Mudder race in record time, having accomplished the ONE thing I set out to do. Plus, all of this was done with my best friend of over 31 years, J-Roc.…
Read More3-Minute Bodyweight Finisher
“Metabolic Resistance Training” is so cool, Turbulence Training owns it. What an amazing sentence that is. But that’s not all that is amazing. You can get a fat-burning MRT workout using just your bodyweight. I’m talking about ZERO equipment. You can do this type of workout in the park, in your backyard, in your hotel…
Read MoreAdvice for Troubled Times
This was not the type of question that I was expecting on Facebook this week. But you have to give the kid credit for opening up and having the courage to post it. I hope it helped him, and that it might even help you, no matter what your situation. Q: Craig, I’m going to…
Read MoreA REAL tough workout
As you read this, I’ll be getting ready to head off to Saturday’s Tough Mudder run. My best friend of over 31 years is joining me, but I don’t expect the Toronto version to be as difficult as the Colorado event (that involved a 4000 foot climb in elevation). Not that the first 12-mile Tough…
Read MoreProgress Comes in Spurts
There’s something known as the “whoosh” effect in fat loss. My friend Alwyn Cosgrove was the first to share this concept with me. Here’s how it works. A fat loss client might find that they’ve gone weeks without any progress at all on the scale, and then suddenly, whoooosh, they’ll drop five pounds in a…
Read MoreProduct Launch Tips from a Beginner
On Saturday, Aug 4th, I woke up to the nicest day of the summer in Stockholm, Sweden. Perfect for a 5-mile walk around the beautiful Djurgarden island and park system After having breakfast and returning to the hotel, it was about 10am local time, and that meant it was midnight back in Pacific Standard Time…that’s…
Read MoreThe Truth About Money
What you’re about to read will offend 1/3, mystify 1/3, and be a big breakthrough to the remaining 1/3. And it’s the latter that I care about. Today is the day you discover the politically incorrect truth about money. This lesson will probably be much different than the one your parents taught you. I know…
Read MoreTruth About Olympic Bodies
Two weeks of amazing Olympic bodies is enough to get anyone motivated to train right and eat better. So let’s take a look at what REALLY works… First up, Usain Bolt’s recipe for success? For breakfast: Hash browns, fruit, apple juice and a chicken wrap from McDonalds. “It had vegetables so it was healthy,” he…
Read MoreFasting Cuts Belly Fat and Cancer Risk
Did you watch this recent blockbuster TV show? It showed how Dr. Michael Mosley did something unprecedented… He lowered his risk of cancer in only 5 weeks. He also lowered his body fat by 8%, lost over 15 pounds, decreased his waist size by several inches, and improved his blood glucose and his cholesterol. So…
Read MoreForgotten Hardcore Workouts
Buried deep in a secret vault, hidden from the world an almost forgotten from existence, lay two incredible hardcore workouts that are guaranteed to kick your butt… …and deliver rapid fat loss results. And those workouts would have stayed hidden if it weren’t for a meddling trainer and his dog, “Bally Doo”. But last week…
Read MorePush-up Addiction Challenge
You ready for a challenge? Here’s something you can try this weekend… This is a test I had the kids do at the bootcamps I was teaching in Lithuania the other week, and they loved it. You’re going to do The Push-up Addiction Test. I learned about this test from world-famous strength coach Martin Rooney…
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