Posts by Craig Ballantyne

Wow. What an incredible morning. I just returned from a tour of the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, and the Topkapi Palace here in Istanbul. These grounds are full of so much history and beauty. I’m really glad we hired a tour guide because she gave us the story behind the story, and helped us…

I had to laugh. On the weekend, while at the camp in Lithuania, an old friend of mine told me about his new workout that involved a particular machine. “I go really hard,” he said, “But my belly is still getting bigger. I’m having a harder time losing the fat as I get older”. That…

Back in my bodybuilding days in the 1990s’, I used to watch my fitness competitor girlfriends eat chicken, broccoli, and salads everyday. Sure it helped them slim down and lose weight, but they were miserable. (It made for boring dates, too!) Eventually it drove them to binge eating chocolate, candy, and even breakfast cereals for…

“Privyet!” From Russia with love. I just started a 17-day European vacation (no, not with the Griswolds), starting in St. Petersburg followed by Moscow, Vilnius, Istanbul, and London. It’s all part of my 6th annual trip to Lithuania to teach at an entrepreneurship camp. Along the way I’ll be experimenting with hotel gym workouts and…

Let’s start your Sunday morning and ultimate fat loss week with 3 diet hacks for weight loss. These work for men and women, but… NOT every diet does, as you’ll see below. Diet Hack #1 – Use “Ritual Eating” for fat loss  I first heard this idea from my friend John, and it simply means eating the…

Does losing 3 pounds in 3 days sound good to you? If so, just listen to Donna share her amazing story… “I am using your daily workouts and I’m down 3.5 pounds after three days of the program. Thank you for your motivational posts. I look forward to them and frequently share them.” – Donna…

Tick, tick, tick, tick, CLICK. Here’s some good news. Every minute that you sit down and read this email or watch TV, your body is burning one calorie. Yep, sittin’ around burns about 1 calorie per minute. Same with sleeping. Hmmm, I guess that isn’t good news at all because that’s not going to help…

Wowsers. I did this workout last week and my glutes were tight for a few days – in a very good way! It wasn’t enough to make my legs too sore to walk down stairs or take Bally on one of his legendary morning walks (pics below), but it was just enough to let me…

Oh dear. From the NY Times comes this silly news. “A skinny version of Oreos is now available in the United States. Three Oreo Thins contain 105 calories, compared with 160 calories for three regular Oreos.” But we both know that is no excuse After all, who can just stop at 3 ‘thin’ Oreos? 🙂…