Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Importance of Coaching
We’ve learned over the past few days in this expert interview series with Dr. John Berardi how life is all about relationships from peer pressure as shared in last day’s post to the importance of surrounding yourself with a strong support network when making a positive lifestyle change. However, the one thing the author of…
Read MorePeer Pressure Strategies
Hey Folks, here we are today with the author Precision Nutrition who gives us a few strategies to help us avoid the temptations to fill up on foods that satisfy your sweet tooth. However, before we get into today’s expert interview with Dr. John Berardi let’s take a look at last day’s post to get…
Read MoreImportance Of Communication
In last day’s post John Berardi of Precision Nutrition elaborated on social connections and the effects they have on our fitness and nutrition needs. As we all know there is no denying the importance of communication when it comes to personal improvements. So, today the author of Precision Nutrition helps us to understand a few…
Read More7-Day Fat Loss Guide
Had a great time in Mexico last week, and now I’m off to LA to a Richard Branson charity event AND a trip to Bill Phillips’ house. He’s the originator of the modern-day Transformation Contest, and I interviewed Bill a couple of months ago. I’ll be hanging out with a bunch of fitness folks too,…
Read MorePartnering Up
In last day’s post Dr. John Berardi shared with us the importance of surrounding yourself with positive people. Positive people help your self-confidence because they tend to see the potential in you – even when you might not see it in yourself. Today he continues on with three forms of social communication that can contribute…
Read MoreYour Biggest Supporters—Surround Yourself With The Right People
One of the biggest problems we encounter when we begin our weight loss and fitness programs are figuring out how to get started and then how to keep it alive and keep going. In this post, Dr. John Beradi, author of Precision Nutrition, gave us a better understanding of the contention and the reason why some people never…
Read MoreOvercoming Workout Excuses
Accountability in the form of a punishment for not reaching your fitness goals is just as valuable as having a positive reward, as we discovered in last day’s post with John Berardi, author of Precision Nutrition. After all just merely showing up to workout is half the battle in itself. Today, the doctor shares his…
Read MoreBreaking Old Habits – Cont.
Hey folks, were back with Dr. John Beradi, who shared with us in Breaking Old Habits some techniques used at Precision Nutrition to help people make positive lifestyle changes when they are first starting out. He continues today with part two to my three phase question, giving good solid advice that holds you accountable to…
Read MoreBreaking Old Habits
Recently, I had a chance to introduce Dr. John Beradi the author of Precision Nutrition. Not only has he co-author several fitness and nutrition books, but he has published numerous articles for magazines like Muscle and Fitness, Testosterone and so many more. I am happy that his able to rejoin us today for part two…
Read MoreAvoiding Injuries – Knowing When To Dial It Back
Ok by now you should have a good picture of all the added bonuses that are in the TT for Meatheads manuals from yesterday’s expert interview series, as well as a better insight on Turbulence Training techniques. Today, I end this series with a simple but meaningful explanation that everyone who is training should practice.…
Read MoreCardio Confessional
Apparently there is some type of mid-term election going on in the USA this week… …but we also have the mid-term elections going on in our latest TT Transformation Contest! Our top male and female entries from the Six Week TT Transformation Contest have been posted and you can vote (until Saturday) here: => http://www.transformationcontest.com/index_vote_1110.shtml…
Read MoreAbdominal Exercises NOT to Do
On Wednesday morning I’m flying to Mexico to attend the wedding of my ol’ buddy Dion from college. It’s going to be a once in a lifetime trip. And while I’m there, of course, I expect to be asked my fair share of fat loss and ab workout questions (particularly after I take my shirt…
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