Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Tom Petty, Tony Horton, And The Genesis Of P90X
Welcome to part 2 of the 9-part Tony Horton interview. If you missed part 1 of the interview, you’ll want to read what Tony learned early on in life that he now uses to help shape millions of people all over the world. In today’s interview excerpt we discover the workout that reshaped Tom Petty,…
Read MoreThe Evolution Of Tony Horton
Welcome to part 1 of the 9-part Tony Horton interview. I was lucky to get to spend 45 minutes on the phone with Tony, and it was inspiring…let’s start with the Evolution of Tony Horton… ****************** Craig Ballantyne: Hey, everyone. This is Craig Ballantyne, and I am here with Tony Horton. You guys must know…
Read MoreTurbulence Thanksgiving
Spending this weekend in Stratford – nice brisk fall weather – which I actually prefer to the warmer weather I just returned from in Orlando. What can I say, I just like Canadian weather better. While traveling, I stuck to the vegan diet, however it’s tough not to lose weight on this program. But that…
Read MoreGrocery List & Bodyweight Exercises
Spent the weekend in Orlando working with some fitness pro’s, and got back Saturday night. It was a lot of fun meeting some experts who use TT bootcamp workouts and bodyweight exercises in their programs. Yesterday I hit the gym for an extra workout, because this week I’m taking a break from heavy barbell work…
Read MoreBetter Butt Workout – Part 2
The Booty for Life better butt workout was getting a LOT of attention in the last 7 days, and I thank you all for your feedback on the program. This week, I have the second part of the program, and weeks 5-8 for you. In my last 7 days, I’ve been to Atlanta and now…
Read MoreTony Horton Explains P90X for Fat Loss
Just finished up a powerful interview with one of the most well-known fitness experts in the world, Tony Horton. Tony, as you may know, is the creator of the programs Power 90, P90X, 10-minute trainer, and One-on-One with Tony Horton. He’s a heck of a guy, and we covered everything including… – Tony’s story about…
Read MoreBooty For Life
Time for a review of the program with possibly the greatest name I’ve ever come up with…(and certainly the best cover art)…but first: I’m in Atlanta this weekend and off to Orlando next week for my last trip of this month. Atlanta is pretty cool downtown…had a few good meals and toured around a bit.…
Read MoreCircuits vs Cardio
Yesterday I was interviewed by Men’s Health magazine, and they were looking for workouts that could replace cardio. In my opinion, doing bodyweight or kettlebell circuits is a much better replacement for cardio. I think bodyweight circuits or kettlebell-bodyweight circuits are the best replacement for cardio. Now of course you’re not going to run a…
Read More12 Minute Fat Loss Workouts
Let’s review some of my 12 Minute Fat Loss Workouts… 12 Minute Fat Loss Workout 1 In this workout you’ll do a superset upper body workout that includes the Incline Dumbbell Chest Press exercise paired with the Incline Dumbbell Row exercises. So, for the chest presses, you will press the dumbbells up and in and…
Read MoreTurbulence Training for Abs
Happy post-Halloween! Now it’s time for you to keep that candy out of site…a trick on that in a second…but first, a vegetarian diet update. I spent last week traveling around Florida and eating at steakhouses – yet I managed to stick to the vegetarian lifestyle. You can read about all of my meals, including…
Read MoreTurbulence Training Interrogation
Last winter I did an interview, “The Craig Ballantyne Turbulence Training Interrogation” with Joel Marion, a former Body-for-Life Transformation Contest winner. It’s something you need to read if you’re interested in losing belly fat with interval training. An Interview with Craig Ballantyne If you perform 30-45 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise almost daily, yet you’re…
Read MoreTruth About Cardio
The cardio debate rages on, and if you’re still skeptical that you can still get results without doing cardio everyday, then please read this… My advice (and this works with excess protein intake as well)… “Just cut back a little bit each week until you realize that doing less cardio (or eating less protein) doesn’t…
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