Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Big Thinking
One of the highlights of my trip to Germany was a visit to a secret test track at BMW. It was miles and miles away from their main headquarters, located beside a cornfield in the middle of the country. As soon as we arrived our cell phones were confiscated. “We can’t allow any pictures, yah?”,…
Read More5 Exercises Not To Do
Before we get to the exercises, a quick weekend update… On Saturday, 45 of my friends, family, and EarlyToRise.com team members visited three Wal-Marts in Denver where we were able to buy $60,065 worth of toys in our Toys for Tots drive. Thank YOU for supporting TT so that we could support Toys for Tots.…
Read MoreWriting For Your Prospect
“A person’s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” -Dale Carnegie. While you can’t use your client’s name in mass emails (since most people don’t give you their real name) or on a sales page, today’s “What’s Working” lesson shows you what to do… There’s an old…
Read MoreHow Pilates Can Redesign Your Physique
How Pilates Can Redesign Your Physique by Sylvia Favela Pilates only a stretching exercise? Not Exactly! Not at all, however when I’m asked if Pilates is all about stretching and lying around, I smile as say, “No Way”! I would agree and see how Pilates can be mistaken as a stretching and breathing exercise and commonly…
Read MoreOutstanding 15 Minute Home Fat Burning Workouts
Yesterday morning I stopped by the Diet Solution Headquarters here in Denver to film some videos with Isabel De Los Rios, the world famous nutrition expert. Isabel is one of our partners in the upcoming $100,000 Early To Rise Transformation Contest (yes, we’re giving away $100,000 to men and women that change their lives in…
Read MoreGive to Receive
On Saturday afternoon I met an Internet multi-millionaire colleague of mine in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Qdoba. He was generous enough to treat me to a lunch of a Naked Burrito and a water. But more importantly, we had a great conversation about what’s working in sales letters, copy, promotions, front-end sales funnels, and back-end…
Read MoreIntense Fat Loss Christmas Workout Finisher
Hey, are you Craig?”, a voice asked. It was this past Saturday, right around noon, and I was standing in front of a Qdoba restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan waiting for a friend. That’s when I was randomly spotted by 24-7 Fat Loss customer, Mike Bouren. Funny enough, just that morning he had followed along…
Read MoreWe Lost One of the Great Ones
His story reads like something out of a movie. Born the tenth of twelve children in backwoods Alabama without running water or indoor plumbing, our hero set forth on a marvelous journey; one that would take him around this great world and into the hearts and minds of millions of people. But starting out, as…
Read MoreHow to Get What You want in Life
With sadness, I wanted to mention that Zig Ziglar, a man who paved the way for so many of us to help others, has passed away this week. He changed millions of lives and made it acceptable for people to get coaches of all kinds, including folks like myself as a personal trainer. Zig is…
Read MoreThe TRUTH About Renegade Cardio
The TRUTH About Renegade Cardio by Jay Ferruggia I had to go to the dentist today, so I recruited my best friend in the industry, Jay Ferruggia to give you some free workouts. Here you go… *********************** Like Craig I hate traditional cardio. In fact, there’s probably nothing less appealing to me then the thought of…
Read MorePlanning for Success
Time for just a quick, new 10-minute “What’s Working” task for you today before I have to head off on the road again. Driving back to the farm today before heading down to Michigan for more workout filming over the weekend. Big plans for a BIG project in 2013. And that’s the theme of the…
Read MoreWhy You Must Go Gluten Free for Your Workouts
Going Gluten-Free by Dr. Peter Osborne More and more we are hearing about athletes going gluten free and improving their performance. Most notably, tennis champion, Novak Djokovic, gives the gluten free diet great credit for being part of his success. I can personally attest to the gluten free lifestyle helping me improve my athletic endurance…
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