Burn 16.2 Calories per Minute with Bodyweight Exercises
In a recent study funded by the American Council of Exercise, researchers found bodyweight training can burn up to 16.2 calories per minute in men and 13 calories/minute in women. (That’s equivalent to running faster than 7 miles per hour.) And now, almost everywhere in the world, is the best…
READ MORETruth About Yoga for Fat Loss
Does yoga work for fat loss? My truthful answer will surprise you. First, here’s what it doesn’t do. It doesn’t build massive amounts of muscle. It doesn’t replace metabolic resistance training or workout finishers or even interval training. But here’s what it does do… This yoga works for fat loss.…
READ MOREThe Certification with a Mission
“What if?”. That question can either move you or scare you. For me, it’s actually scary. What if I didn’t get TT certified? Where would I be? What would I be doing? Every once in a while, I ask myself that very question and sometimes, I even ask my wife,…
READ MOREHow to Fix a Slow Metabolism
Losing weight, for many people, is a difficult and lifelong challenge. Between yo-yo dieting, starvation, exercise gadgets and “miracle” pills, you probably have tried just about anything to drop those extra pounds. And when none of your efforts work, it almost seems hopeless. But what if being overweight was not…
READ MOREHow to Measure Body Fat
For most people, seeing the number on the scale decrease over time is enough motivation to continue with a consistent workout and nutrition plan. The problem with relying on just the scale is that there is no way of knowing just how much of that weight loss is water, fat…
READ MORETruth About Weekend Weight Gain (Superbowl Belly)
Hey Team Turbulence, hope you had an amazing weekend. Maybe you were like me and watched the Superbowl with your friends. My buddy Joel Marion had dozens of fitness experts over to his house for the game, and yes, a few of them (who I will not name) had quite…
READ MOREFat Loss Whoosh Effect
Ugh. I hate seeing a post like this in the TT Member’s forum, but it reminded me that not everyone loses 2-3 pounds per week like our Transformation Champions. (But there was good news…eventually our member achieved the controversial, rapid “Whoosh” fat loss effect.) Here’s what happened… One member, JDS1971,…
READ MOREHow to Lose 3-5 Pounds
Happy New Year. I hope you had a great celebration. Our family had a good time at a young cousin’s wedding. It was the perfect celebration to end 2011 and kick-off 2012. But, a lot of my cousins were asking me for advice…like you, they are wondering how to lose…
READ MORE5 Fat Burning Workout Techniques
I love finding new workout boosters and “tweaks” that make fat burning workouts and bodyweight exercises more effective. Each month I scour over a dozen magazines, two dozen websites, online videos, hundreds of scientific research papers, hard copy books, and university text books to uncover new ways of training to…
READ MOREFat Loss Workout Overload
Every Monday at my gym, our supplement rep comes in to go over the order. Once he and I go over it, I usually get either some free samples or a t-shirt… and sometimes both. My wife loves it when I text her, “just got another t-shirt”. She thinks I…
READ MORE5 Fat Loss Myths
There are so many fat loss myths out there in “exercise-land” that I was hired by a fitness magazine to write about one myth each month. After all, by now you’ve probably heard that if you don’t do 60-minutes of cardio in your fat burning zone on an empty stomach…
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