Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Turbulence 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…
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).…
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