Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Diet Reconstruction & Shocking Protein Update
So apparently, a “New Eco Atkins Diet” appears to work for vegetarian weight loss programs. The high protein vegetarian diet helped improve bad cholesterol while folks lost weight, but other researchers suggest that counting calories remains the key to weight loss, since both vegetarian diet groups in the study lost weight. This interesting new research…
Read MoreDesert Island Bodyweight Workout
Ready for another NO equipment, desert-island, bodyweight bootcamp workout? Alright, let’s get started with this week’s 7-day fat loss plan… Click here to listen to the fat loss call First of all, our big news last week was the announcement of the June Diet Reconstruction Challenge…are you in? If not, go check out that blog…
Read More#1 Rule of TT Workouts
If you didn’t already know, we just aren’t much for slow, boring cardio here at Turbulence Training. Among other things, research has shown… That even when men and women do an hour of cardio per day for an entire year, they only lose 4-6 pounds on average. (Reference: Obesity 15:1496-1512 (2007).) That some subjects end…
Read MoreCraig’s Renegade Gym Workout & Vegan Feast
Five days in Vegas. That’s enough for anyone, including me. I was there from Saturday to Thursday morning, and had plenty of steak, poolside lounging, sports-car driving, and mediocre workouts in hotel gyms. I was ready to leave. (Here’s a photo of me and my friend Mike Geary in front of the rented sports car…
Read MoreDiet Depletion – What Will You Give Up?
I have been the victim of “diet creep”. Diet creep is what happens to a great diet when you get a little too confident and a little too lazy. Happens a LOT to folks who finish up the TT Transformation Contest and then start sliding back into their old habits. It doesn’t happen very often,…
Read MoreHow to Lose 9 Pounds in 2 Weeks with “the Holy Grail of workouts”
Every month we award at least one Turbulence Training Success Story grand prize to the TT client who has made the most dramatic fat loss transformation. This month, there are THREE winners! Today, we’ll hear from our first fat loss success story, Brad Blanks, the classic busy dad who has already lost 9 pounds of…
Read More6 Minute Abs & Fat Loss Tips
If you want to get strong, stiff, six pack abs, you need to burn the fat through interval training and build the abs through the exercises in the 6-Minute Abs workout programs. I’m going to show you 3 beginner and 3 advanced ab workouts that you can do in six minutes or less…and YES –…
Read MoreSimple Diet Secrets for More Energy and Fat Loss
One of the main reasons men and women fail with their diets is a lack of education about what – and how much – to eat. And it doesn’t take much to get yourself up to speed.
Read MoreHardcore Fat Loss
Hardcore fat loss and raw/vegan eating information…A real interesting – and effective – mix of fat burning advice this week. Click here to listen to this week’s fat burning TT Podcast Monday’s Best Transformation Tip Get out of your comfort zone! Here’s some great advice from Dave Kekich, author of the 100 Kekich Credos. People…
Read MoreMy Daily Meal Plan & 7 Diet Secrets
“Are you on a vegetarian diet?” “What do you eat everyday?” “What supplements do you use?” The answers are: “No, I’m not a vegetarian. I still eat meat 1-2 times per week, and more when I travel.” “For supplements, I use Vitamin C, Fish oil, creatine (sometimes), and a Greens-Plus drink”. And what do I…
Read MoreRoad Trip! Vegas Vegetarian Nutrition Tips
Finally, the truth about vegan and raw diet meal plans for men and women who want fast fat loss. And even if you aren’t ready to go vegetarian… …you’ll love what vegetarian nutrition expert Kardena Pauza (a former Ms. Fitness America) has to say about your fat loss diet. Here’s an interview I did with…
Read MoreThe Truth About Healthy Eating & Deadly Food Conspiracies
So you want to live a long life, lose fat, and eat healthy…but man, even I get confused some times by all the propaganda out there from “paleo diet experts”, “vegans”, and yes, sadly, even “supplement companies”. What’s the truth and who can you trust? Well, the good news is that nutrition is a lot…
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