Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Circuits vs Cardio
Yesterday I was interviewed by Men’s Health magazine, and they were looking for workouts that could replace cardio. In my opinion, doing bodyweight or kettlebell circuits is a much better replacement for cardio. I think bodyweight circuits or kettlebell-bodyweight circuits are the best replacement for cardio. Now of course you’re not going to run a…
Read More12 Minute Fat Loss Workouts
Let’s review some of my 12 Minute Fat Loss Workouts… 12 Minute Fat Loss Workout 1 In this workout you’ll do a superset upper body workout that includes the Incline Dumbbell Chest Press exercise paired with the Incline Dumbbell Row exercises. So, for the chest presses, you will press the dumbbells up and in and…
Read MoreTurbulence Training for Abs
Happy post-Halloween! Now it’s time for you to keep that candy out of site…a trick on that in a second…but first, a vegetarian diet update. I spent last week traveling around Florida and eating at steakhouses – yet I managed to stick to the vegetarian lifestyle. You can read about all of my meals, including…
Read MoreTurbulence Training Interrogation
Last winter I did an interview, “The Craig Ballantyne Turbulence Training Interrogation” with Joel Marion, a former Body-for-Life Transformation Contest winner. It’s something you need to read if you’re interested in losing belly fat with interval training. An Interview with Craig Ballantyne If you perform 30-45 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise almost daily, yet you’re…
Read MoreTruth About Cardio
The cardio debate rages on, and if you’re still skeptical that you can still get results without doing cardio everyday, then please read this… My advice (and this works with excess protein intake as well)… “Just cut back a little bit each week until you realize that doing less cardio (or eating less protein) doesn’t…
Read More5 Fat Loss Tips for Beginners
For beginners, getting into fitness and fat loss can be intimidating and confusing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Fortunately, reaching your workout and weight loss goals requires only two things; discipline (I’ll leave that up to you) and a set of simple guidelines (which I’m happy to provide). First, you should arrange…
Read MoreTurbulence Training Questions
Continuing on from yesterday, I’m going to answer some of the most popular Turbulence Training questions. What exactly is Turbulence Training? Answer: Turbulence Training is the combination of strength training and interval training – high-intensity exercise. Most people do not exercise at sufficient intensities to make the changes in their bodies that they want to…
Read MoreTurbulence Training Review
So many folks are asking, “What is TT?” that I’ve decided to write a Turbulence Training Review. We’ll start with how it was developed and finish off with the amazing TT body transformation contests that are helping men and women everywhere get more results in less workout time. It was over 10 years ago that…
Read MoreFree Workouts for Men & Women
Back from an uneventful trip to Vegas…with the exception of the excellent book I read on the way down called, “The Unbeatable Man” (written by Matt Furey). It was very inspiring and will make you train hard. This week I also chose the Turbulence Training Theme Song, and the honor goes to Metallica with, “Enter…
Read MoreBootcamp Workout
Have you heard of fitness bootcamp workouts? You’ve probably heard me mention them recently, but I’ve just discovered a surprising new benefit to these types of workouts (and ALL partner and group workouts in general). While reading a recent issue of the Economist (I pick these up whenever I travel), I stumbled across an article…
Read MoreMy 1st Workout Soundtrack – 1992
When I was 16 I started lifting in my parent’s basement, in this tiny little area behind my dad’s workshop. I bought a York Universal weight machine set from some guy that my mom worked with…no wait, if I remember correctly I traded him a portable CD player for it. Anyways, there was just enough…
Read MoreHow to Burn 1000 Calories
If you’ve ever wondered how many calories you can burn in an hour, you’re about to be surprised. In the past couple of weeks I’ve grown weary of people claiming they are burning 1000 calories in their cardio workouts, so I went to an exercise physiology professor to find out the truth… Click here to…
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