Posts by Craig Ballantyne
My 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…
Read MoreWinners of the Turbulence Training Complete Package
Wow, I’m overwhelmed, and want to thank everyone so much for sharing their entries to win a copy of the Turbulence Training Complete Package. It was an emotional roller-coaster ride reading all of those entries, but after 2 hours I’ve narrowed it down to 5 winners and runner ups. By the way, since I’m giving…
Read MoreTurbulence Training Thanksgiving Thank You!
Today is Thanksgiving here in Canada, and so Bally the Dog and I have a day off. Last year he ran away at the park on Thanksgiving, hopefully he doesn’t try that again! But I wanted to say a big “Thank You” to you for reading my emails, watching my youtube videos, and commenting on…
Read MoreBodyweight Exercises in Texas
San Antonio is a great place. Riverwalk is good times, but I definitely would have ended up in the water a few times if I grew up here! Last night our group of 28 folks rented two boats and had a Mexican feast as we toured the Riverwalk area (they even made me vegetarian quesadillas).…
Read MoreWhy to Just Say NO to Cardio for Fat Loss
This is our 40th issue of the year of the Turbulence Training podcast and this might be the best episode ever. It’s full of new research studies and a program that most folks don’t know about – The TT Hotel Room Workouts. So let’s get into some very interesting cardio research…that leaves me suggesting you…
Read MoreAb Exercise Battle!
Call me a NERD, but every week I scour hundreds of scientific journal articles looking for the latest ab exercise study that will help YOU get more results. Earlier this week I found another study showing cardio doesn’t work, but more importantly (for your abs), I found this… British researchers recently studied these four ab…
Read MoreFat Burning Workout
The Secrets of a True Fat Burning Workout Everyone’s familiar with the term “Turbulence” as it applies to flying. You know to buckle your seatbelt when you hit turbulence because the airplane has to work very hard to re-position itself in the air. This is similar to how my Turbulence Training (TT) workout regimens work…
Read More300 Workout For Fat Loss
Well, the 300 workout video I posted in the latest 7-day fat loss coaching email really stirred up a lot of comments and questions. Here’s the thing…The 300 workout comes with a warning. This is not for beginners. However, this should be bloody well obvious. Geez, do I have to tell you to look both…
Read MoreHow to Do Your First Chinup
This week I’m going to share with you my one brush with “celebrity trainer status” and show you how I taught a Hollywood actress to do her first chin-up. The story starts back in the spring of 2006, when I got an email from strength coach, Mike Boyle. His friend, celebrity trainer Valerie Waters had…
Read MoreTT Fat Loss Success Story of the Month – September 2009
Each month I like to give out at least one Platinum TT membership to the TT user who provides the best fat loss success story…and this month, one of our winners is Darren Oldfield from the UK. Darren wins a 1-Year Platinum TT membership, but more importantly, he has some powerful fat burning success tips…
Read More9 Fat Burning Nutrition Rules for Traveling
Eating for fat loss while traveling is a lot easier than you think. So don’t use travel as an excuse to eat junk when it’s not in line with your goals. Now it’s not your fault that you have struggled with nutrition on the road. It’s just that no one has give you good advice…
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