Posts by Craig Ballantyne
How Isabel De Los Rios Transformed Her Body
Let’s be honest – when aren’t mom’s busy? In part one of my interview with fitness and nutrition expert, Isabel De Los Rios, the proud new mama shared some of her personal nutrition habits that she’s incorporated into her busy lifestyle to maintain her lean and sexy physique. As we continue into part 2, Isabel…
Read MoreDiet Solution Nutrition Tips For Busy People
Achieving a lean mid-section can be a drawn-out process….if you don’t know what you’re doing. This is why I am very excited to share with you some really cool nutrition stuff from my interview with Isabel De Los Rios. Isabel is one of the leaders in the industry, and she is just really, really cool.…
Read MoreCaffeine & Strength Training
Happy Canada Day and Independence Day to everyone! Click here to listen to the call… Now let’s get into the TT Workout and tips… Monday – July 5th Transformation Tip of the Week: Harness the power of “compound learning”. The more you learn and apply now, the easier it will be to maintain your weight…
Read More10 Tips to Survive the Weekend
OK, big weekend coming up here in North America. You have Canada Day on July 1st and then Independence Day on July 4th. There are going to be big parties everywhere. Now even if you don’t live in North America, feedback from TT readers all over the world show that one of the biggest problems…
Read MoreShould You Train When Sore?
Recently, Men’s Health magazine asked me, “Should guys train if they have sore muscles?” Here are my thoughts… 1) It really depends on… – why are you sore from yesteday’s workout – what type of workout are you doing today – what is your training goal 2) If someone’s goal is simply fat loss, they…
Read MoreNifty Muscle Building Exercises for Your Arms
If you missed fitness expert, Nick Nilsson’s glute-firing exercise from the last interview excerpt, I highly recommend you head back to check it out. With just a few little tweaks, the Mad Scientist once again, easily creates a powerful exercise to shape your butt. Today, however, we are going to round out the unique muscle-sculpting…
Read MoreBest Cardio for Fat Loss
I just got back from an amazing weekend in Niagara Falls where I celebrated Vince Del Monte’s wedding. It was quite a party, and fitness expert like Joel Marion tried their best to prove that the best cardio for fat loss is dancing. But I’m not convinced. More about cardio in a second… First, I…
Read MoreGlute Exercises
So in part 4, with my friend and fitness expert Nick Nilisson he suggested some heavy duty upper body exercises that hit the- chest, arms, shoulders, abs and back to help you build a lean muscle and forge a ripped, defined physique. Today our expert interview continues with Nick Nilsson as he go shares various…
Read MoreUnique Upper Body Exercises
Last day fitness expert, Nick Nilsson introduced us to his unique method of running. It seems a bit unusual, but that’s what the Mad Scientist is known for – creating unique ways to gain muscle and burn fat. So head back and check it out! Today, Nilsson shares more of his funky and super effective…
Read MoreVegetarian Books You Must Read
In the last year I’ve read over a dozen books that will help you make the transition from meat to vegetarian, and even from vegetarian to vegan. Last night I finished up the latest, and probably the best book of the bunch. Even though it was written almost 10 years ago, “The Food Revolution” has…
Read MoreTT for Athletes Interval Training
This week’s call features weeks 1-4 of TT for Athletes… But first, let’s talk about all the reasons to be celebrating. 1) Next week is July 1st, Canada Day! 2) Next Sunday is July 4th, Independence Day! 3) Days are getting longer down under. It will be your summer time soon! And this weekend is…
Read MoreSimultaneously Build Muscle and Lose Fat
Last day, Nick Nilsson aka The Mad Scientist, shared with us his nutrition tips for those wanting to gain muscle as well as for those wanting to lose fat. Today, however, we learn a Nilssonized version of my interval training methods! As well, for those of you wanting to build muscle AND lose fat at…
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