Posts by Craig Ballantyne

Here’s a shocker. Did you know that I have never, ever, ever had a coffee in my life? As a naturally early riser and someone that is sensitive to caffeine, I simply don’t need coffee to start my day. And to be honest, I just don’t feel like I’m old enough. Maybe when I hit…

I was four years old. Mom and I were driving home from town out to the old Ballantyne farm. She was sad. I remember the look on her face as if it were yesterday. I said, “Mommy, what’s wrong?” She looked over at me in the front seat of her big green boat of a…

Last week Men’s Health contacted me for another fat-blasting workout, so I put together an awesome five exercise circuit, but there’s only one problem. They’re going to censor it. Why? Because, *sigh*, they always do. There’s always a problem. It either has too many exercises (“We only have room for 3 photos“, they’ll say) or…

Today you’re going to hear a BIG secret. But I have to warn you, it’s a double edged sword. If you put this secret to work for you, it can make your life so much easier. BUT… If you aren’t careful, this secret can work against YOU, and cause you a LOT of misery. Use…

There’s no competition. This one drink has been proven over and over again to deliver the most important ingredient that everyone needs to have after exercise. It’s true for runners, for people losing weight, for grandmas (like my mom), and even growing teenagers. But no, it’s not Gatorade, despite what the expensive commercials say (that…