Each year I write fitness predictions for the upcoming 12 months.
This year's hot topics include Adventure Racing workouts, more cross-training bootcamps, etc.
But this is the first year I've decided to give out awards for top trainer, top fat loss client and more.
Find out who won the awards here:
=> http://www.ttfatloss.com/turbulence-training-trainer-awards/
You'll also discover...
- Who had the Transformation of the year
- The workout of the year
- Rookie of the year
- Exercise of the year
- And my favorite workout of the year
=> http://www.ttfatloss.com/turbulence-training-trainer-awards/
It could be YOU who wins next year.
Find out how here:
=> http://www.ttfatloss.com/turbulence-training-trainer-awards/
Congrats to our winners,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Austin 24 Hour Fitness Workout
Just trained at the 24h Fitness up by UT here in Austin. It was a decent gym.
Hit the Barbell Squat, Split Squat, RDL, and Ab Wheel.
For a friend, I put them through the gauntlet of Goblet Squats-KB swings-Close stance goblet squats. One of my favorite finishers.
Also started my workout with foam rolling. How to do foam rolling - helpful video from Chris Lopez, Certified Turbulence Trainer
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2KS-wnfAag
Was too busy for tacos yesterday...hopefully today I'll get to Torchys.
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
The best way to get started is to get started. Life rewards action…not reaction. Wait for nothing. Attack life. Don't plan to death or ask for permission…but act now…and apologize later. – Kekich Credo #81
Just do it. It's less painful to do it than it is to sit around and think about it or feel guilty that you haven't started yet. Once you get started, things will get done.
Today's www.InternetIndependence.com Tip:
"Pick one thing and become the best at it, and you'll never be short of income." – Thomas Plummer
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Hit the Barbell Squat, Split Squat, RDL, and Ab Wheel.
For a friend, I put them through the gauntlet of Goblet Squats-KB swings-Close stance goblet squats. One of my favorite finishers.
Also started my workout with foam rolling. How to do foam rolling - helpful video from Chris Lopez, Certified Turbulence Trainer
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2KS-wnfAag
Was too busy for tacos yesterday...hopefully today I'll get to Torchys.
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
The best way to get started is to get started. Life rewards action…not reaction. Wait for nothing. Attack life. Don't plan to death or ask for permission…but act now…and apologize later. – Kekich Credo #81
Just do it. It's less painful to do it than it is to sit around and think about it or feel guilty that you haven't started yet. Once you get started, things will get done.
Today's www.InternetIndependence.com Tip:
"Pick one thing and become the best at it, and you'll never be short of income." – Thomas Plummer
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Meathead Saturday Awesomeness
Massive meathead workout today at Gold's in Austin: Pullups, DB Rows, Seated Rows, DB Triceps, DB Shrugs, more triceps, and db curls. Good times.
Will probably hitting Torchy's tacos around 12:30 today for lunch. Yesterday was taco Friday, with some awesome tuna tacos for lunch at South Congress Cafe, and more awesome beef and pork tacos for dinner at Garridos.
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
Take time today to plan for your future while enjoying where you are in the present.
Take time and review the goals that you set earlier this year. Have you met all of your short-term goals? Are you getting closer to your long-term goals? If you aren't, determine the obstacles in your way and make a plan to get around them.
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Will probably hitting Torchy's tacos around 12:30 today for lunch. Yesterday was taco Friday, with some awesome tuna tacos for lunch at South Congress Cafe, and more awesome beef and pork tacos for dinner at Garridos.
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
Take time today to plan for your future while enjoying where you are in the present.
Take time and review the goals that you set earlier this year. Have you met all of your short-term goals? Are you getting closer to your long-term goals? If you aren't, determine the obstacles in your way and make a plan to get around them.
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Friday, January 27, 2012
Austin Adventures in Peanut Butter
Austin, TX, first stop: Wal-Mart grocery store for supplies. Broccoli, water, apples, bread, peanut butter (no sugar), vitamin C, and fish oils.
That'll keep me in my routine,,,but will definitely hit some tacos while I'm here...best in town are where?
But first, some adventures in peanut butter...I got to my room with my jar of natural peanut butter...and then realized I didn't have anything to stir it up with...then I remembered I brought a brand new toothbrush, so I cracked open the case and used it to mix the peanut butter and oil together...and the best part about natural peanut butter is that you can pretty much drink the peanut butter out of the jar, like a thick shake. Good times.
Survey: What's your choice?...Smooth peanut butter, chunky peanut butter, raw almond butter, or OMG-no peanut butter, it will kill me
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
Not a fun one today…but an important one: "Ask yourself "Why?" you want to achieve something but you refuse to act in congruence with achieving it." – Dan Kennedy
What would it take for you to give up that one big bad habit that is standing in your way of success? Can you do it? Wouldn't it change everything if you did?
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
That'll keep me in my routine,,,but will definitely hit some tacos while I'm here...best in town are where?
But first, some adventures in peanut butter...I got to my room with my jar of natural peanut butter...and then realized I didn't have anything to stir it up with...then I remembered I brought a brand new toothbrush, so I cracked open the case and used it to mix the peanut butter and oil together...and the best part about natural peanut butter is that you can pretty much drink the peanut butter out of the jar, like a thick shake. Good times.
Survey: What's your choice?...Smooth peanut butter, chunky peanut butter, raw almond butter, or OMG-no peanut butter, it will kill me
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
Not a fun one today…but an important one: "Ask yourself "Why?" you want to achieve something but you refuse to act in congruence with achieving it." – Dan Kennedy
What would it take for you to give up that one big bad habit that is standing in your way of success? Can you do it? Wouldn't it change everything if you did?
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Meathead Inspiration
Todays workout was meathead-ish. Trap bar deadlift, front squat, good mornings, ab wheel (with power wheel).
Alright, off to the airport, heading to Austin, Texas, for the weekend and then Tampa Bay for next week.
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tip:
We don't always win. But if we fight the good fight, we stay strong, and we keep moving towards our goals.
If you want to do something big, put it out there. Make it public. Let there be consequences if you quit. Put your pride on the line.
There's nothing that can be done about the past - you can only improve the way you do things in the future.
Big Life Tip:
Something to think aboot...how many emails do you send a day? How many of those are really necessary? How many lead to wasted time? Remember, if you have kids, every useless email you send that keeps you working longer steals time you could spend with them.
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
PS - Happy Australia Day…
...What's everyone doing to celebrate? Let me give you these 3 unique bodyweight exercises as a celebratory gift:
- http://www.ttfatloss.com/3-unique-bodyweight-exercises/
Alright, off to the airport, heading to Austin, Texas, for the weekend and then Tampa Bay for next week.
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tip:
We don't always win. But if we fight the good fight, we stay strong, and we keep moving towards our goals.
If you want to do something big, put it out there. Make it public. Let there be consequences if you quit. Put your pride on the line.
There's nothing that can be done about the past - you can only improve the way you do things in the future.
Big Life Tip:
Something to think aboot...how many emails do you send a day? How many of those are really necessary? How many lead to wasted time? Remember, if you have kids, every useless email you send that keeps you working longer steals time you could spend with them.
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
PS - Happy Australia Day…
...What's everyone doing to celebrate? Let me give you these 3 unique bodyweight exercises as a celebratory gift:
- http://www.ttfatloss.com/3-unique-bodyweight-exercises/
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Biggest Liar in the Fitness Industry
Liar, liar, elliptical on fire.
ABC News reports: Cardio machines OVER-estimate calorie burn, with the elliptical being the biggest offender (42% OVER-estimation!) compared to treadmills (13%) and bikes (only 7% over).
Here's the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/exercise-calorie-counters-work/story?id=9966500#.Tx9OGFlMfad
I've been saying for years that the elliptical machine is the biggest liar in the fitness industry. You know it, I know it, we all know it.
But what's the #truth?
Bodyweight training.
There's no cheating, lying, or deceiving when it comes to moving your own bodyweight around.
Couple of bodyweight training articles for you:
1) 3 unique bodyweight exercises:
- http://www.ttfatloss.com/3-unique-bodyweight-exercises/
2) 20 bodyweight exercises for fat loss
- http://www.ttfatloss.com/bodyweight-exercises-fat-loss/
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
The solution is WITHIN you.
"Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you CHOSE to be." – Paul Arden
Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world – all at the same time. – Blake Mycoskie, "Start Something That Matters", TOMS shoes
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
PS - Proud of this guy...living the dream
- http://ptpower.com/his-first-1000-dollar-day/
ABC News reports: Cardio machines OVER-estimate calorie burn, with the elliptical being the biggest offender (42% OVER-estimation!) compared to treadmills (13%) and bikes (only 7% over).
Here's the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/exercise-calorie-counters-work/story?id=9966500#.Tx9OGFlMfad
I've been saying for years that the elliptical machine is the biggest liar in the fitness industry. You know it, I know it, we all know it.
But what's the #truth?
Bodyweight training.
There's no cheating, lying, or deceiving when it comes to moving your own bodyweight around.
Couple of bodyweight training articles for you:
1) 3 unique bodyweight exercises:
- http://www.ttfatloss.com/3-unique-bodyweight-exercises/
2) 20 bodyweight exercises for fat loss
- http://www.ttfatloss.com/bodyweight-exercises-fat-loss/
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
The solution is WITHIN you.
"Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you CHOSE to be." – Paul Arden
Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world – all at the same time. – Blake Mycoskie, "Start Something That Matters", TOMS shoes
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
PS - Proud of this guy...living the dream
- http://ptpower.com/his-first-1000-dollar-day/
Monday, January 23, 2012
6-Week ShapeShifter Challenge
What's so special about March 6th?
It's exactly 6 weeks from today.
And it only took 6 weeks for Elly -- star "Shapeshifter" from Huntington Beach, California -- to strip a total of 19.5 inches of flab from her body with ZERO equipment.
You see her photos in an article called, "Why Losing Weight Never Works", by Adam Steer.
==> Here's the article and the exact program Elly used
Elly went from feeling embarrassed about wearing a bathing suit to looking forward to opportunities to show off her new body. And her story just keeps getting better...
"I've lost 29 pounds in and I never thought I'd feel this confident or sexy again at the age of 48," Elly said.
Imagine if you could say the same thing in just 6 weeks from now...without ever stepping foot in a gym.
The feeling will be priceless...
==> The system Elly used to drop 29 lbs <== No gym required
And if you need an extra incentive, YOU've got it.
You'll also get TWO TT Metabolic booster programs to help you get fast results now AND you'll save 33% on the price of the ShapeShifter program this week only.
==> Save 33% and get two TT bonus programs with the no-gym program here
I want to read YOUR Shapeshifter success story on March 6th.
It's exactly 6 weeks from today.
And it only took 6 weeks for Elly -- star "Shapeshifter" from Huntington Beach, California -- to strip a total of 19.5 inches of flab from her body with ZERO equipment.
You see her photos in an article called, "Why Losing Weight Never Works", by Adam Steer.
==> Here's the article and the exact program Elly used
Elly went from feeling embarrassed about wearing a bathing suit to looking forward to opportunities to show off her new body. And her story just keeps getting better...
"I've lost 29 pounds in and I never thought I'd feel this confident or sexy again at the age of 48," Elly said.
Imagine if you could say the same thing in just 6 weeks from now...without ever stepping foot in a gym.
The feeling will be priceless...
==> The system Elly used to drop 29 lbs <== No gym required
And if you need an extra incentive, YOU've got it.
You'll also get TWO TT Metabolic booster programs to help you get fast results now AND you'll save 33% on the price of the ShapeShifter program this week only.
==> Save 33% and get two TT bonus programs with the no-gym program here
I want to read YOUR Shapeshifter success story on March 6th.
Let's get this started today,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Expect more of yourself
Expect more of yourself. You CAN do better and you deserve better. Don't be satisfied with the feeling of knowing you could have done more. To move up, step up. Get it done. No more excuses.
Three weeks into 2012, you've made plenty of positive changes by now...don't quit, don't let a weekend set-back throw you off…just keep it up and you know what I'm going to say next – never, ever, ever, EVER give up.
In your training, replace jumps with the low-impact, yet highly metabolic "Total Body Extension" exercise. Its a fake jump...almost all the benefits of jumping without the impact of landing. Stay safe, train hard, get results.
Try a TT workout here
- http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com/freereportandworkout
Make this the week you finally leave a bad habit behind. Tell the habit "It's not you, it's me" and kick it to the curb for good.
For example, here's how to quit the internet and get more done:
- http://internetindependence.com/quit-the-internet-and-make-more-money-online
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Three weeks into 2012, you've made plenty of positive changes by now...don't quit, don't let a weekend set-back throw you off…just keep it up and you know what I'm going to say next – never, ever, ever, EVER give up.
In your training, replace jumps with the low-impact, yet highly metabolic "Total Body Extension" exercise. Its a fake jump...almost all the benefits of jumping without the impact of landing. Stay safe, train hard, get results.
Try a TT workout here
- http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com/freereportandworkout
Make this the week you finally leave a bad habit behind. Tell the habit "It's not you, it's me" and kick it to the curb for good.
For example, here's how to quit the internet and get more done:
- http://internetindependence.com/quit-the-internet-and-make-more-money-online
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Keep it going
To move up, step up. Get it done. No more excuses. Three weeks into 2012, you've made plenty of positive changes by now...don't quit, don't let a weekend set-back throw you off…just keep it up and you know what I'm going to say next – never, ever, ever, EVER give up.
Don't go on binges (good or bad). Make life-long changes. Look long-term, not just next week. "Persistence is a sure path to success with quality activities. Never, ever, ever, EVER give up." - Kekich Credo #75 (NOTE: I added that extra EVER. - CB)
You've lost MORE opportunity by waiting than you ever would lose from the rejection you fear.
"If I Had My Life to Live Over...I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I
would take more chances...." - Nadine Stair, http://www.omidia.com/thought/p_nadine.html
Stay strong and get stronger,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.cbathletics.com" claiming to be www.TurbulenceTraining.com - Gain muscle and lose fat at the SAME time
Don't go on binges (good or bad). Make life-long changes. Look long-term, not just next week. "Persistence is a sure path to success with quality activities. Never, ever, ever, EVER give up." - Kekich Credo #75 (NOTE: I added that extra EVER. - CB)
You've lost MORE opportunity by waiting than you ever would lose from the rejection you fear.
"If I Had My Life to Live Over...I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I
would take more chances...." - Nadine Stair, http://www.omidia.com/thought/p_nadine.html
Stay strong and get stronger,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.cbathletics.com" claiming to be www.TurbulenceTraining.com - Gain muscle and lose fat at the SAME time
Metabolic Cooking
If you're like me, one of your biggest fat loss struggles is probably finding diet-friendly meals that you truly LOVE to eat.
I mean truly great-tasting, amazing fat burning food.
And perhaps the biggest problem is that there just aren't a lot of "chefs" out there specializing in creating meals made to appeal to your abs in the same way they do to your taste-buds...
But there's actually one fit "duo" that's VERY good at doing just that:
Dave and Karine, authors of Metabolic Cooking <------- your special link
You see, my good friends Dave and Karine have created a fat-burning cookbook series that provides you with 250+ mouthwatering recipes specifically designed to torch belly fat.
Flavor that fights fat...and it works...
Sweet
Spicy
Savory
Even dessert...
And the best part is that I asked Dave to hook-up all my readers with a special half price sale along with some pretty sweet bonuses for the next 48 hours only:
Metabolic Cooking Discount + Bonuses <----- half price for 48 hours
If you're looking to chow down on some good food while losing fat at an accelerated rate, this is probably the one thing that will provide the greatest immediate benefit to your fatloss plan.
Enjoy an amazing dinner tonight... (or maybe the Chocolate French Toast on pg 11 as a snack if you can't wait ;)
I mean truly great-tasting, amazing fat burning food.
And perhaps the biggest problem is that there just aren't a lot of "chefs" out there specializing in creating meals made to appeal to your abs in the same way they do to your taste-buds...
But there's actually one fit "duo" that's VERY good at doing just that:
Dave and Karine, authors of Metabolic Cooking <------- your special link
You see, my good friends Dave and Karine have created a fat-burning cookbook series that provides you with 250+ mouthwatering recipes specifically designed to torch belly fat.
Flavor that fights fat...and it works...
Sweet
Spicy
Savory
Even dessert...
And the best part is that I asked Dave to hook-up all my readers with a special half price sale along with some pretty sweet bonuses for the next 48 hours only:
Metabolic Cooking Discount + Bonuses <----- half price for 48 hours
If you're looking to chow down on some good food while losing fat at an accelerated rate, this is probably the one thing that will provide the greatest immediate benefit to your fatloss plan.
Enjoy an amazing dinner tonight... (or maybe the Chocolate French Toast on pg 11 as a snack if you can't wait ;)
Just printed the cookbook out for my mom, too, to help her eat better.
Burn the fat and keep the flavor,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer
Certified Turbulence Trainer
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