Posts by Craig Ballantyne

Ugh. I can’t believe this. It had been three years since my last sick day, but after spending last Friday morning cooped up in a car with my sick friend, Bedros, I finally caught a cold. We were down in Scottsdale, Arizona (what a place to catch a cold, ha!), and on Friday morning we…

Here’s the #1 request I’ve been getting in your emails: New exercises. You want new moves to tighten your tush, tone your arms, and tuck in your tummy. But I’ve been creating bodyweight exercises for over 15 years, and my poor ol’ brain is tired… like Bally the Dog after he’s been out chasing animals on…

Wow, I had never seen a woman eat like this before… I was sitting on a plane from Denver to Phoenix last week, and the poor woman beside me was eating as fast as… Bally the Dog! But we can forgive this woman. You see, she made a classic diet mistake… you might even call…

Shocking new research shows that Spinning classes are just as dangerous as extreme workouts like Cross-Fit. Doctors reported 11 cases of rhabodmylosis in women that had recently “enjoyed” a spinning class, and the study concluded, “Spinning needs specific warnings.” Now you might be thinking, “What the heck is rhabdomylosis?” Rhabdomylosis is extreme muscle damage that…

Over the last 19 years hundreds of people have used my Simple Food Swap System to beat cravings, avoid diet mistakes, and lose weight. For example, my best friend, Jeremy, went from 210 pounds down to a lean 175 pounds after I showed him how to give up soda. TT Trainers, Maureen, Shawn, and Jeremy…

What a week. I’m not usually the kind of person to say “TGIF,” but today, I’m yelling “TGIF!!!” Since it’s Friday, let’s have some fun – and give you some delicious recipes to help you stay on track with your nutrition plan. You’re going to love these protein shake recipes, especially the “PB&J Milkshake” below.…

Ok, if you weren’t mad at me yesterday, you’re definitely going to be mad at me today. You might even be cursing my name… but in a good way. You see, you’re getting 3 versions of an AMAZING workout today. I did the original version last Saturday morning in my garage gym on the farm.…

Hey, if you messed up on your diet, I have important advice for you below… But first, you’re getting a quick workout tip… New research shows that “wearable gadgets” like the Fitbit are highly inaccurate, so you can’t trust them. The same goes for cardio machines… one study found that the elliptical machine OVER-estimates your…