Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Why I Should Be a Failure
I recently spent Memorial Day weekend down in beautiful San Diego, where the hotel I stayed at was packed with young men and women attending their graduation ceremonies at the adjacent convention center. Many were doctors, or student receiving their Master’s Degrees. It was a very big day in their lives, and one that…
Read MoreGoogle-Facebook-SEO
One of the big internet buzzes these days is Google+. Are you on it? Alas, I am not…In fact, the other week I thought my Facebook Fanpage got deleted and my first thought wasn’t panic, but relief. What do you think of Facebook and Googley +1? Let me know on the blog here: => http://www.InternetIndependence.com…
Read MorePolitically-Incorrect Time Management Tips
On Thursday afternoon, me and my ol’ pup, Bally the Dog went for a short walk outside on the farm, down to the river for him to cool off with a swim. It’s been a little hot up here in southern Ontario, with temperatures flirting with 100 degrees. Add in some humidity, and a fur…
Read MoreFitness QnA – Bodyweight Circuit Challenge
Today’s QnA mailbag gives you a really challenging bodyweight circuit and a link to one of my favorite Youtube videos that I’ve filmed. But first, if you are a personal trainer and interested in learning how to use Turbulence Training in your workouts as well as getting more training clients, I’m having a two-day seminar…
Read MoreThe Fight with Svbraigz CallEnson for Bally the Dog
Great news. We did it. Thanks to all the TT’ers who helped me out to overcome Svbraigz CallEnsonn’s evil plans and win back Bally the Dog. It was an incredible adventure, and culminated in an epic workout battle. Here’s how it all went down. First, thanks to Lily Marionz, I was able to locate Svbraigz’…
Read MoreMy Daily Documents
Each afternoon at around 4:30pm, as my workday winds down, I do three things. First, I make the next day’s “to do” list, starting with the most important priorities at the top, and I script out the next workday, including 60 minutes of writing done first thing in the morning when I’m at my best. I highly…
Read MoreQnA #4: Pushups, Shoulder Mobility, and the Buff Dudes-Hot Chicks Workout Series
Welcome to the 130 folks who joined the TT Platinum Membership this week. Your Ultimate Deal gives you the opportunity to ask your questions on the TT Forum as well, where I look forward to answering them. I wish I could just sit around and answer training questions all day. Oh, and you’ll also get…
Read More7 Awesome Ways to Boost Your Workout Results
I just 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 add to TT workouts.…
Read More10 Ways to Speed Up Your Workouts
If you want to spend less time exercising while still getting great results, then I have good news. Today, 10 ways to make your workouts shorter, PLUS a BIG surprise… Method #1 – Do 1 set instead of 3 sets Japanese researchers found that while men get more results doing 3 sets per exercise, the…
Read MoreDaniel Woodrum – Certified Turbulence Trainer from South Carolina
Today I want to welcome Daniel Woodrum, Certified Turbulence Trainer from Greenville, South Carolina. Daniel plays an active role in the Greenville Hospital System, a leading-edge sports performance center that uses scientific methods to train individuals of all abilities from elite athletes, TBI, MS, and Parkinson disease. He passion is in Health and Fitness dedicating…
Read MoreQnA #3: Abs Exercises and Terrell Owens Resistance Bands
Next week we’ll have big news for trainers who want to attend the 1st ever TT Trainer Summit later this summer. It’s a 2-day event we’re having in San Diego, California. More news next week. For now, over to this week’s TT Member Fitness QnA. Question: I bought some of your body weight workouts a…
Read MoreOnly Diet Article You Will Ever Need
Yesterday I heard from one of my good buddies from college. He was one of the first athletes to do interval training with me on the “back 40” at McMaster University way back in 1997. He’s currently using my TT Metabolic Resistance Training program but he emailed yesterday morning looking for a simple nutrition plan…
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