Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Truth About Your Desire for Shortcuts and Secrets
“That wasn’t very nice. But you were just being honest, I guess.” You might feel that way about some of my answers this week. And frankly, I’ll admit it, I get a little sassier in my replies when people are too disrespectful to spell out the words properly in their questions – especially when it’s…
Read More4am 4-Minute Bodyweight Finisher Circuit
Here’s why I love being in San Diego… First, it’s San Diego. Awesome city. At the top of my list if I ever moved to the good ol’ USA. Second, it’s got a great gym, Fit Athletic, that I’ll be going to on Friday. Third, it’s easy to get up early when you go from…
Read MoreCrazy Internet Success Story
If you learn nothing else from today’s article, it will be that you shouldn’t eat vegetables. That said, I guarantee you’ll learn a lot more in this story about Mastermind Member Kristian Manietta’s near-death experience, and how he was able to make dollar bills from his hospital bed while turning this traumatic event into a…
Read MoreThe Four Horsemen of Your Body’s Apocalypse
The debate was on. As we stepped out of the car at the gas station, we continued our argument. It was a beautiful sunny morning in Colorado, and ETR Publisher Matt Smith and I had just finished our workout and started to discuss nutrition. Each of us defended our positions, and, honestly, we were both…
Read MoreStop this Insanity
Last week I spent some relaxing days out on the farm and going for dog walks in the cornfield (the corn is almost taller than poor lil’ Bally the Dog – he nearly gets lost in it). We went to check out the building progress of my mom’s new house, but sadly, there wasn’t any…
Read MoreBodyweight Cardio in a Hotel or Park
T’is the season for more bodyweight exercises in the park. Or your hotel room, check out this feedback: “Just a thank you for BWC 5. I have been able to do A and B in my hotel room in Le Mans, France. Keeps me feeling almost normal over here.” – Suzy Stout, via Facebook Regardless…
Read MoreLow-Hanging Fruit
Up until five years ago, my parents had an apple tree on the farm. The fruit wasn’t great, but it was good enough for my mom to make a few large batches of applesauce each fall. It was my job, on a weekend home from college, to pick the apples before they all fell off…
Read MoreScary Reasons to Cut Cardio
A tsunami of scientific studies have recently been published that give us 5 more scary reasons to ditch traditional cardio. This breaking research just goes to show you that unless you are training for endurance sports, there’s practically no good reason to engage in long, slow cardio (especially really long sessions as you’ll discover in…
Read MoreMost Important Parts of an Internet Business
I’m worried about you. A lot of questions sent in recently suggest that you’re in danger of getting off track. So today, you’ll get back on track with the TRUTH about what really matters in your business. Q: Should I write a kindle book? Answer: At this time, don’t waste any time even thinking about…
Read MoreBoot Camp Workout Tougher than a Tough Mudder
If you like TT MRT, Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder, or the Spartan Race, my buddy Adam Campbell and his team at Men’s Health have got the ultimate challenge for you… …it’s the first-of-its-kind fitness event called the “Men’s Health and Women’s Health Beach Boot Camp Challenge” (Watch the workout trailer video here.) The Beach…
Read MoreNumber One Interval Training Problem
Yesterday I was up at 4am writing a nutrition article, followed by walking the dog through a cornfield out here on the farm by 6am, and doing my old man warm-up outside at 7am. There was no MRT workout for me though, because I’m still sore in my forearms and gluteus medius (media? medium? mediusi?)…
Read MoreHow to Promote Posts on Facebook
Facebook has a bizarre new option available for your business fan pages. It allows you to PAY for people who “Like” your pages to see your post. That’s right, if someone already “Likes” your page, you can now PAY for them to see your page updates. How cool is that? ***triple sarcasm*** Aren’t they supposed…
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