tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307903802012-01-28T19:59:04.841-05:00www.TurbulenceTraining.com - Fat Loss Workout Routines<br><br><a href="http://www.turbulencetraining.com"><img src="http://turbulencetraining.com/affiliates/banners/CL14P_728X90.gif" width="600"></a>Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09716743163024447408noreply@blogger.comBlogger29241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30790380.post-81727618850821442172012-01-28T10:56:00.001-05:002012-01-28T10:56:19.908-05:00

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 –

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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

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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

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It's time to stop making excuses. "Today is January 21st. Just over 5% of the year has passed already. Are you 5% towards your goals? If your goal was to lose 50lbs of fat - you should be down 2.5lbs right now if you're on track. If your goal was to increase your income by $10,000 this year - you should already have made an extra $500." – Alwyn Cosgrove I know that one of the

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Getting rid of my home internet is probably the smartest thing I'll do all year, and not just because I do a lot of stupid things. It's helped reduce stress and has made me even more productive. But most importantly, I just feel FREE. No training for me, but just did a snow-walk with Bally the Dog. Hadn't seen him in over a week. He still crazy. One secret to success is to.

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This is a laser-locked muscle-metabolic resistance training system that will jack up your metabolism, boost your strength, build muscle and burn fat - all at the same time.   It's your latest advanced TT program called, "TT for Meatheads Muscle-Metabolic Resistance Training"...and you can get it for less than $5 here. This is the culmination of over 21 years of personal

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Create the desire within yourself to make you TAKE ACTION to satisfy your needs and wants. Motivation and inspiration can truly only come from within. My training today: Hang Clean, Deadlift, Front Squat, Good Mornings. I also gave this combo to a client. It rocks for MRT - KB Swing – 30 seconds supersetted with Narrow-Stance Goblet Squat – 30 seconds. Rest 1 minute before

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Well, after I got my butt kicked by the altitude here in Colorado while trying to do some incline sprints on the treadmill, it was time to go. As I mentioned earlier, I topped out at 10 incline and 8.5mph for 45 second intervals. That's well below my best fitness level. My goal is to work up to 10 intervals of 30 seconds at 10mph at a 10 incline. That's part of

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Time to leave Colorado and head back to Toronto. I just got my butt kicked by the altitude here when trying to do some incline sprints on the treadmill. I topped out at 10 incline and 8.5mph for 45 second intervals. That's well below my best fitness level. While I was down in Colorado, I researched how to cure the winter blahs. Here's the article: - http://

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Research shows that the average personal trainer's salary is $35,000 per year. That's just not fair. With all the study, certifications, training hours, and after-hours research a trainer puts into their job, it should easily be three times that amount. Alwyn Cosgrove and I were talking, and we think that every awesome trainer - like you - should be making over 6-

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Live from the mountains in Denver, here are today's kickbutt mindset tips and workout updates. I just finished up a Meathead Monday workout at Nick's Fitness in Evergreen. Bench, Row, Pulldown, DB Row, Fat Bar curls for fun. Yesterday I had a decent leg workout. Also had some early AM traveling from Las Vegas to Golden, Colorado. It was really weird to see the Vegas airport packed

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Today's workout in the small, but good enough gym at Mandalay Bay included pulldowns, cable rear delts, db rows, cable lateral raises, db triceps, and shrugs. This is the last easy workout before moving back to heavy lifting. It was also the last workout before I move on to "beautiful Golden, Colorado in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains" (bonus points for knowing where that

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Mike Whitfield from www.facebook.com/workoutfinishers and i are working on the new TT MRT Bootcamps program and that is one technique we'll be using. Try an Ascending-Descending pyramid with two metabolic exercises as workout finisher...Kettlebell swings or snatches supersetted with a tough pushup. Start with 1 rep per exercise and alternate back and forth working up to 10

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A new TT for Meatheads program is now available to TT Members. Welcome to TT for Meatheads Muscle-Metabolic Resistance Training. This is dedicated to all of the Meatheads, all over the world, who are the unsung heroes of the gym, the warriors who show everyone else what is possible through discipline and dedication, who are willing to do what no one else is willing to do, and who

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I really, really, really do not want you to miss out on this life changing opportunity, but...   Friday is the last day to enter for the full 12-weeks of the TT Transformation Contest.   Grab a newspaper, take a photo, pick your workout, plan your diet, and start your life-changing journey with the TT Transformation Contest.   You can win $1000 of my money just for losing your belly

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Live from my hotel room in Vegas where I have a really cool view of the strip, even better than the one I had at Treasure Island back in 2000 during my first trip to Vegas. My workout today: split squats, reverse lunges, pistols, DB Rdl, back extension, leg raises, cable chops. Dinner last night was at Grand Wok in MGM. Usually I have a big bowl of bok choy and sushi/

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My first stop in Vegas...Walmart for groceries of course to buy all the stuff that US customs wouldn't let me bring from Canada. Well, not ALL the stuff. But as much as possible. Thanks to my French-German former Brazilian nightclub singer turned cabbie for waiting for me and not driving off with my bags. Thats it, hopefully tomorrow the trip gets a little more interesting when

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If you haven't done so already, take 15 minutes and set 3 short-term and 3 long-term goals for your TT Transformation. Visualize yourself reaching your goals. Keep a positive attitude and you will remain motivated and you will continue to make progress. And don't forget, the last day to enter the full 12-week TT Transformation contest is this Friday. -

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Started the day with an incredible dog walk with ol Bally the Dog under a bright full moon and sky full of stars. The suns also coming up a little earlier each day so it's easier to see him in the still muddy fields. He's hoping for a bit of snow. This week is an easy week of training for me after 3 heavy weeks. This works well since I'm traveling to Vegas and Denver for a few

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Here are the top training and nutrition tips from my www.turbulencetrainingfanpage.com Facebook posts this week. There are also a few motivational/reflection tips to think about at the end. 1) While you want your MRT workouts to be hard, remember this rule of training: "Each workout, exercise, set and rep should be done with purpose, for a purpose." 2) Take time today to clean out

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Good deadlift session for me today. Now a week of easy training while traveling to the farm and then to Las Vegas. Today was deadlift, box jumps, front squat, good mornings, ab wheel. As reported in the latest Men's Health magazine (the one with Ashton Kutcher on the cover), a research study found that doing 6 weeks of ab training did absolutely NOTHING for dropping belly fat. And

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Morning is a 'magic time' in the day, where you can get more done in less time before other distractions got in your way. It doesn't matter what time you get up now, but if you simply set the alarm 15 minutes earlier, over the course of a five-day work week you'd have more than an hour of quality work time. Over a year, you'd have 65 hours. That's significant. That can be the

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‎"Don't be afraid to do what you want, not what others want you to do. Don't hold yourself to others' standards – especially when your standards should be higher." – Jim Wendler You must truly believe in yourself. You must end the "I'll give this a try" mindset, and switch to a "I'm going to succeed" belief. Remember…everything you do takes you closer to or further

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10-Minute workout are possible. Without exaggeration, you can get a great workout in 10 minutes with supersets of two multi-muscle exercises, like pairing squats with pullups and going back and forth with no rest in 10 minutes. You can do one easy warm-up set at 25% intensity, then a second warm-up set at 75% intensity, and then two really good sets of 8-10 reps using a weight

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Without a doubt, the hottest workouts of the year in 2011 were my Metabolic Resistance Training sessions. And the absolute best, and most recent versions, were included in the 24-7 Fat Loss program that also included nutrition legend Joel Marion's hottest diet program. To help you kick-off the New Year, I went behind Joel's back and I'm having a special Transformation sale here: =>

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This week plan your days, be better prepared, know what you want to get done, and have 2 solutions for every obstacle in life. These action steps will help you fast track your success. Make those changes in 2012. My training today: Ring rows, Military press, V-grip pulldowns, ring triceps extensions, dumbbell rows, and some meathead arms. Curls for the girls...who were all still

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Today begins 31 days of no dairy products for me. The 31-Day Dairy Diet Depletion. This is Nutrition Experiment #1 of 2012 and next month I will probably cut out gluten for the month. I'm doing this to see if I notice any differences. For the record, I am skeptical that anything will change. Also, I should mention that I had a LOT of dairy this week and feel fine, so I

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"Where you grew up has no bearing on where YOU DECIDE you are going to be today." – Dan Kennedy You control everything. Your success is your responsibility. Happy New Year to You...let's make 2012 your best year ever...but remember, it starts with you. My workout today: Deadlifts, box jumps, front squats, good mornings. Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tip: The

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No training for me today, just a big dog walk and old-man warm-up. Be careful not to overdo your training in 2012. A lot of people do "off-day" workouts that would qualify as regular workouts, but that's an overuse injury waiting to happen if you are training hard on regular days. You probably don't need to train as much as you are. Be safe. Be conservative. Today's Training

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Today's training for me hit a lot of upper back exercises, including face pulls, wide-grip rows, db chest supported rows, wide pulldowns, and then some meathead arms. Here's a great quote that will encourage you to get strong. "Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general." - Mark Rippetoe.....#truth Also did a great

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In one of my most popular articles ever I give you a complete 14-day guide for rapid fat loss to kick off 2012. Read it here and print it out: => http://www.ttfatloss.com/turbulence-training/14-days/ It's the exact plan I gave to my ol' college buddy who had gained 25 pounds since the birth of baby boy. It's your complete 14-day FAST-TRACK guide to fat loss (if you

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Overnight success is something that I'll never promise anyone. However, action taken every day is a habit that I'll guarantee will bring you success in time. Here's how to get started – http://www.ttfatloss.com/turbulence-training/14-days/ My workout today: Squats, box jumps, M-MRT style lunges, glute ham raise. Quadz iz tiredz. Today's Kickbutt

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Action causes momentum. Momentum leads to more action. And action combined with momentum ultimately lead to success. "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs." – Henry Ford. This is a key mindset to a successful transformation - start yours today - www.transformationcontest.com My #MeatheadMonday workout was: Pulldowns, Face Pulls, Cable Lateral

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Had a good deadlift workout this AM. Box Jumps, Deadlifts, Good Mornings, Front Squat (light), hammer curls. Tomorrow off, of course. I'm also pleased to announce the winners of the 12th TT Transformation Contest announced (13th contest starts on Monday) - http://transformationcontest.com/ Action causes momentum… momentum breeds more action… and action combined with

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Someone asked me, "If you had the choice of taking a kettlebell or TRX straps on Christmas holiday, which would you choose?" To me, that's a trick question. You may as well have asked me, would you like to kiss a pig or a donkey. The answer is neither. There's no way i'd ever put myself in that position. I'd buy a day pass at a gym instead. That's how I workout while

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Just putting the finishing touches on the TT 2k12 program for January. It features what I call, M-MRT (Muscle Metabolic Resistance Training) which switches today's training mindset of "movements not muscles" back to "movements and muscles" for intense muscular contraction goodness. My legs haven't felt like this in years...workouts coming soon... In the meantime, here are

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Started a new 4-week program today and legs felt fresh. Everything is going according to plan today. Today's workout: Box jumps, Squats, Lunges, glute-ham raises. Now a dog walk and then over to Dr. Michael Sommers for some ART. And then it's pretty much holiday time. Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips: Everything you do takes you closer to OR farther away from your

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The most important 3 days in 2012 for the fitness industry are March 9-11. This is the weekend of the 2012 Fitness Business Summit, where trends will be set and trainers will be given the secrets they need to dramatically increase the number of clients they serve. I will be there and hope to see you there, too. Reserve your spot here. But there is an early bird deadline today. At FBS 2012,

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Another easy day off for me. Back to a new program, full-on, tomorrow with a squat workout. Please vote for the finalists in the 12th TT Transformation Contest here: - http://transformationcontest.com/vote_1211.shtml Another Christmas workout gift - The Hot Zone workout - http://www.turbulencetraining.com/hotzone/ Bam. The old relentless forearm to the face from

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Easy training for me today. Having a bit of an off-week before I start a new program on Wednesday. Did ball leg curls, ab wheel, depth jumps, deadlifts (3x5 at 50%), front squats (3x10 at 50%) and good mornings (3x10 with empty bar). Lots of stretching and a long warm-up. Then we had a good form QnA on www.turbulencetrainingfanpage.com Q: Which is better for hamstrings,

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Fat loss is simple once you accept how difficult it is, and how much effort, honesty, responsibility, long-range planning, creativity, intensity, discipline, thought and control the process is going to take. I'm not saying it is easy. And it is not going to happen from a magic pill. But once you accept how difficult it is then will you succeed. Today's workout (taking the week

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No workout for me today, but I did write an article about Tim Tebow. It's really about your critics and avoiding 'criticism paralysis' - http://www.earlytorise.com/2011/12/16/if-you-are-struggling/ Today's training resources: Here's a new qna on how to do a great workout in a busy gym or in small spaces - http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/gyms-and-small-spaces/ Deadlift

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The last two weeks of training have left me pretty beat up, so I'm taking a few days off, but today I did one last meathead muscle pump workout to finish out my four week training phase - although I skipped the Military Presses. After my old-man warm-up, I did some additional external rotations with tubing, and then pulldowns, seated rows, triceps pressdowns, and cable biceps

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Just not the best workout today, unfortunately. Today's Workout: 1A) Deadlift 1B) Depth Jumps 2A) Good Mornings 2B) Planks and Side Planks New MRT article by ol' CB - http://www.fuelingyourfitness.com/rap-star-metabolic-resistance-training-workout/ A true 30-minute ab workout by International Man of Ab-ery, Certified TT Trainer, Mike

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No workout for ol' CB today, but a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Certified Turbulence Trainer, Daniel Woodrum He got certified here: - http://www.turbulencetrainingcertification.com Now about those FITNESS GIFTS for you... Oh yayz! Fitness elves! Choose from four free fitness giftingz here: - http://www.yourfreefitnessgifts.com/ And today's Kick-butt

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Back with another edition of #Meathead Monday. After the weekend off, I was ready to go. Going to take tomorrow off and then come back on Wednesday with deadlifts and then a deload week of moderate volume, lower intensity workouts. The exact workout for today was: 1A) V-grip pulldowns 1B) Bench press (worked up to 230x5) 2A) db rows (100lbs 3x8) 2B) Rack

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Taking another day off from training. Big bench press workout tomorrow on Meathead Monday. Today's Fat Loss Resource: 10 fat loss diet tips from Isabel De Los Rios on my site - http://www.ttfatloss.com/nutrition/fat-loss-tips/ Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips: "Your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life." - Steve Jobs Don't take the easy

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No workout today, just stretching and a 3-mile walk from the Fontainebleau Hotel to the Setai Hotel - and back - here in Miami Beach. I've been to Miami Beach four times, and twice I stayed at the Setai, once at a friend's house, and then once at the Fontainebleau. The Setai has a better location because it's closer to Lincoln Road, the touristy area with shops and

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Another 6am workout at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami. Today's workout included split squats, rdl's, some other stuff and ended with this bodyweight finisher madness of the 20-10 bodyweight squats. Watch the video here: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhEowpbetjM Last night had dinner at their sushi restaurant, Vida. Really good. Try their Vida roll. I can't remember

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Today I did a workout in the gym at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami. There are 10 walls in it. It was like a circus funhouse in there. I felt like I was lost in a maze sometimes. However, it's a great hotel gym and I had a good workout. Started with pushups (hit a maximum of 55 reps in first set), supersetted with pullups, and followed by db press, db row (had 85lbs db's

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No workout today. Catching a flight to Miami for a couple of days of meetings. But I did write you this most excellent article about my top 9 fitness predictions for 2012: - http://www.ttfatloss.com/turbulence-training/2012-fitness-predictions/ And yesterday I finished a Certified TT Trainers interview with Jason Ferruggia on his Renegade training philosophy...will get

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That's me, old man meathead. Jolly old' man Meathead. I had a bit of a training conundrum this week. I have a flight to Miami tomorrow at 9am and yet that was my squat workout day. And because this was the final week of my current 4-week program, it had to be a good one. But I didn't want to be training at 5am tomorrow. And I didn't want to be trying to fit it during my

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Picture yourself at a holiday party...an old friend walks up to you, one hand holding a drink, the other hand holding a delicious dessert, and they say to you... "WHAT have you been doing? You look amazing! How do you look so good at this time of the year with all this food and drink? But you look hot!" Wouldn't that be a wonderful feeling? EXACTLY. Well,

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From now on, every Monday is Meathead Monday. I won't let a Monday go by without being a complete Meathead, from sun up to sun down. Todays workout: pullups, overhead press, pulldown, overhead squat, wide row, dips, shrugs. Today's Training Resources: Intervals training explained - http://www.turbulencetraining.com/intervalreport And Bodyweight

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Whatever is in your way, you're stronger than it, you're tougher than it, and you're better than it. You're going to beat it. You can't have a physical transformation without a mental transformation…the same habits that drive success in fitness work for making all areas of your life better…time management, discipline, goal setting, social support, etc. It's never a bad

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I'm out in the country where it's no workout for old men day. Although I did some stretching, foam rolling, etc., and will be doing a long dog walk this afternoon. Here's a good workout plan for old men from my friend Jim Wendler (and good news, this does not include cattle stun-gun to forehead like the old man received in that movie...) - http://www.jimwendler.com

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Today's meathead-of-all-meatheads workout was awesome. It was bench press, pullups, rack lockout, db row, db press with supermachoman pec action squeezing, db incline curls, face pulls. And yes, I get extra points for a Mike Tyson's Punch-Out reference in describing my db presses. Today's training resources: M-MRT and how to do more chin-ups explained - http://

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Today's Training: Box Jumps, Squats, Lunges, Glute Ham Raises, Leg Raises. Trying out some tips for a new Meatheads program. That unfortunately won't be out until Feb 2012. But still, worth the wait. What you don't have to wait for is an article I wrote this morning...literally as soon as I woke up from a dream about how you can lose fat and gain muscle over the holidays. It was 4

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Boo. But I have to do a big filming session today on a goal setting program I'm putting together. However, I did some stretching and old-man warmup, plus an extra dog walk since ol' B the D will be at home by his lonesome for a few hours. Tomorrow will be a big squat workout. Combat 'holiday nutrition' with this TT workout that builds muscle and burns fat -

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Today started with a rainy dog walk, but was followed up by an excellent meathead workout. Get more meathead workouts here. Neutral grip pullups, overhead press, Wide grip row, dips, curls, shrugs. Fun, but not a personal best performance. Now for another dog walk in the rain. Today's Kickbutt Mindset Advice: Awesome advice on cleaning up messes in you life - by Dan

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No workout for me today. Feeling great after yesterday's deadlift workout and recovering for tomorrow's upper body meathead day. But I have some ab articles for you. First, how I got my abs - http://www.ttfatloss.com/abdominal-exercises/how-i-got-my-abs/ How to get 6-pack abs without cardio, by Certified TT Trainer, Mike Whitfield - http://

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Trying to cut back on my almond milk intake and mix in some Hemp bliss/juice/beverage/milk (or whatever you want to call it). Doing so for variety and because Hemp juice does have a better nutrient profile. Today's Workout: Big old man warm-up. Hang Clean, Sumo Deadlift, Rack Pull, side planks. There was also another guy at the gym, about my age, former athlete, doing his

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Haha, just heard the "more cowbell" song at the gym. Make it count and put some more cowbell into your workout today. Hypocritically, all i did was rolling on a PVC pipe and stretching...but the PVC pipe definitely puts more cowbell into 'foam rolling'. Followed that up with a 2 hour dog walk with extra dogbell. We went to the Toronto beaches and he had some good sprints

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Well, I actually didn't eat any meat yesterday, but that's because I live in Canada. However, I had a great post-American Thanksgiving Meathead workout today, and I've finally figured out how to boil down my latest workouts, and the workouts of my guinea-pig meathead clients into two new TT Meathead programs for 2012. There will be some sweet new Meathead workout program designs.

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This workout almost drove me insane. Do NOT do this AFTER you eat turkey (but feel free to watch it before, during, and after...and any time you want to watch me suffer) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhEowpbetjM And don't forget to check out the Men's Health SuperBowl/Thanksgiving Workout Day QnA - http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/workouts-exposed/

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My legs are feeling like cement right now. Good times. This was a high-volume workout for me. Not for a hard-core bodybuilder, but it was for me. Today's Training for me: Jumps - 3x5 Squats - 2 moderate sets and 1 set to near failure of 12 reps Lunges - 4x10 Glute-Ham Raise - 4x6 Cable Chops - 3x10 Grab a free KB workout here...nice for doing at home -

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Finishing up the first fasting day I've done in over a year. Just randomly decided to do it. To learn more about the science behind it, check out this site...from one of my best buddies in the fitness industry - http://bradpilon.com/ More feedback about the TT MRT and Finishers programs: John Simpson: "On week 2 of 24/7. Very challenging. Couldn't finish

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Have you done any of the TT Metabolic Resistance Training workouts or the TT Metabolic Finishers program? If so, what's your feedback? Would love to hear it. Thank you. And here were the replies on Facebook: Yann Pouplin: "Really REALLY intense...felt a litlle bit dizzy after the finisher about an hour ago." Randy Stark: "Just finished the Metabolic Finishers program last

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All these terms, MRT, MCT, and MFF can be a little confusing. So Certified Turbulence Trainer Mike Whitfield wrote this article for you on how to choose the right metabolic fat loss finisher (MFF) for your workout: http://workoutmanuals.com/how-to-choose-the-right-workout-finisher/ Mike's a pretty zany guy, as you'll see in the article, but his workouts give you awesome

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No workout today, just dog parking. Thanks to Tom Venuto for sharing this funny dog workout video. Bally hasn't gotten the hang of this yet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NteMm10bFv8 Today's Training Articles: The evolution of Metabolic Resistance Training - http://workoutmanuals.com/metabolic-resistance-training/ How to choose the right metabolic

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After my workout today, Bally the Dog and I went on a long hike down to Toronto's beaches. He went in the water and got smashed by a wave. It was awesome. Wish I'd had a camera. It was EPIC. My workout today (off week from heavy lifting): Pullups, Pushups, DB Row, Db Press, Face Pull, DB incline curls. Congratulations to new Certified Turbulence Trainer, Joseph San Juan. A

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Ol' bally the dog had an amazing run at the dog park today with a labradoodle and a ridgeback. I haven't seen him run like that in a long time. Good ol' poochy. My training today: Box jumps, squats, lunges, glute ham raise, ball rollouts. My latest Men's Health workout tips exposed - uncensored guideline to your Thanksgiving and SuperBowl Sunday workout - http://

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Just finished up with one of my "guinea pig clients" in the gym, and I had him do a unique new circuit method I'm working on. More about that soon...Oh, and tomorrow you'll get your complete Thanksgiving workout plan. But today, if you need something to replace intervals, try this, and then get the 24-7 DVDs so you can do this workout while following along with me in the

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Grey November day in Toronto, perfect for lifting. One of my favorite times of the year actually, with all the anticipation of the holiday season, plus I don't have many more trips for the year and no more seminars. I get to spend more time reading, writing, and researching. My training today: Pullups, Military Press, V-grip pulldowns, Dips, Wide Grip Seated Rows, BB curls.

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Question: What iphone and droid fitness interval timer apps do you use to time your intervals? Gym boss? Cardio timer? Anything else? I posted this on my metabolic resistance training facebook page and received this in reply: Dave Lambert Workout muse Jason Tawn Interval Timer by www.plainandsimplesoftware.com Shelley Lidgren Turk In2shape Round Timer

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I don't like skipping Monday workouts. But that's the way my schedule fell this week. So just stretches and dog walks today. A lot of work to do anyways. So far I've planned the December 24-7 workout of the month for www.247FatLoss.com members. Good fitness QnA session on FB: Q: What's the best way to pack-up when travelling for business without having to pack twice of

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A new week. New opportunity. Seven more days to improve ourselves, to make big progress in our lives. Start today with the rest you need, and the planning that will help you have a powerful and productive week. Start tomorrow morning off right. Today's workout: Bench, Neutral grip pullups, db press, db row, db incline triceps extension, db curls, face pulls. 2 dog walks already today.

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Just picked up ol' Bally the Dog from the kennel. They said he was a party animal and tried to go swimming in the pool today even though they had the cover on it. He is the canine equivalent of Tom Hank's best friend from the 1984 movie, "Bachelor Party". Today's workout: squats, lunges, leg curls, ball planks. Now for a long dog walk. Tried to watch Captain America on the plane

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My workout today in a condo gym: DB Shoulder press, seated row, pushups, pulldowns, triceps, curls. Back to the barbell tomorrow with squats. Had a bunch of questions from the www.247FatLoss.com readers, so I did a body fat measuring and maintenance QnA here: - http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/testing-and-maintenance/ Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips: Take time this

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Still not a normal workout schedule this week, and it's unlikely that I'll be back 'under the bar' until Saturday morning, so I'm going to continue my experimentation. Slept a good 8 hours last night and today I'll be hitting a total body workout, going through the www.247FatLoss.com Phase 1, Workout C (this one demands more "mental preparation"). Do the things you find hardest.

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I'm sore this morning from another workout in the condo gym here at Joel Marion's place in Tampa. It was different than my normal heavy barbell squat or deadlift training. I did a high-rep lower body workout. Started with DB goblet squats, and included DB reverse lunges, ball leg curls, and db step-ups. It's not bad for a change up, but I am looking forward to getting back to the

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The new 24-7 Fat Loss program is available. You'll get my latest and best metabolic resistance training and metabolic conditioning workouts in an 8-week program combined with Joel Marion's 24 hour fat loss nutrition plan. A very cool option at www.247FatLoss.com - the ability to join the "Facebook" of Fitness while getting the new 24-7 Fat Loss workouts as well. Good times, great

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Meathead upper body workout in a condo gym. I did max pushups (3 sets), seated rows (6 sets), db presses (4 sets of 20), pulldowns (4 sets). That was fun. Much different than my normal workouts. I max out at 51 pushups. Talkin' about MRT workouts every day over here (share your favorite) - http://www.Facebook.com/metabolicresistancetraining Today's Training

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Bodyweight circuit and www.247fatloss.com finishers done in the hotel room this morning. Bodyweight finishers in the hotel room this morning...TBX, Bodyweight 20-10 squats, jumping jacks, and pushups. Amazing what you can do in a tiny space with just bodyweight. Great time in Atlanta with Bedros, Lewis Howes, Joe Polish, Zach Even-Esh, and all the nice folks at Hooters,

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Had some really great food yesterday here in Atlanta. Starting with Hooters of course, after doing a deadlift workout. We had grilled fish tacos. Yes, at Hooters. Great dinner at Rathbun's Steakhouse in Atlanta last night. Cowboy ribeye, hickory smoked greens, and roasted brussel sprouts. Thanks to Diana Keuilian for the bag of amazing CCCC's - http://

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Been working out with my best Armenian friend, Pedros Cooleyann, this week. Yesterday I did bench press and today I'm doing deadlifts. But I won't be doing the Turbulence Dance today. Have you seen it? - http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/turbulence-dance/  And have you entered for your chance to get a free copy of the 24-7 Fat Loss program here? - http://

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I'm switching over to afternoon workouts for the next couple of days. Did lots of pulldowns and rows yesterday, and will be hitting the Atlanta Gold's Gym later today for bench press. Training Tips: Did you know that you should be able to do a plank for 2 minutes straight? Dr. McGill's research shows that a 2 minute plank is associated with a lower risk of low back pain.

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Heading out of Tampa today. Meeting up with my good buddy, Bedros Keuilian from www.PTpower.com. Should get in some workouts and sushi and starbucks, that's the Bedros Keuilian triathlon. Today's also a big day at TT HQ. Happy birthday to Amy, the Director of Operations at Turbulence Training. Have a great day Amy, and thanks for keeping everything running so smoothly at

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Later I'll be doing a traditional interval training workout from www.247FatLoss.com, but the rest of today's tips are all mindset. Enjoy. If you had to tell the world, would you eat it? So start keeping a public food journal online. You'll start eating better, trust me. Imagine you were wearing a camera on your head, 24 hours a day. That would knock some sense into our

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Today's workout was in the condo gym at Joel Marion's. Pulldowns, rows, high rep pushups and dumbbell chest presses, incline db triceps extensions and db curls. Been finishing up a bunch of great workouts today as well. It's amazing how much work you can get done between 6am and 11am without interruption. The new TT Bodyweight Cardio 4-Hundred (Workout of the Month for

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Today I drove Alligator Alley from Ft. Lauderdale to Tampa at 5:45am. It was pretty creepy in the dark with hardly any other cars out there. Now I'm at Joel Marion'z and we are writing up a new article and workout for www.247FatLoss.com. Half-funny, half-awesome, it's awesunny. You will like it.Today's training resource:A most classic TT workout to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time - http

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Today's workout at Gym 111 in Delray Beach was squat, jumps, front squats, and leg curls. Plus extra warmup while waiting for the squat rack. Always good times training at that gym. If you're ever in Delray, stop by for a good workout. Today's Training Resource: How to choose workout finishers - http://workoutmanuals.com/how-to-choose-the-right-workout-finisher/

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It was like the Twilight Zone in the gym today. Everyone there seemed to be doing the same workout as me. And there were only 5 other guys in the gym. But we all had the same idea - overhead press and pullups. Really strange. Today's workout: Overhead Press, Pullups, Dips, Rows, TRX triceps. Then got soaked in the rain on walk back to hotel. Started a 2-week road trip

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Congratulations to Brian Kalakay of Michigan, the newest Certified Turbulence Trainer. He joins our 1 Million Mission here:- www.Turbulencetrainingcertification.comWorkout Circuit Good times for you...a metabolic finisher from a recent client's workout - A) Burpees – 30 seconds, B) Total Body Extension – 30 seconds, C) Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds. Rest 30 seconds and repeat 2 more times.Today's

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First thing, before we get into today's workout rundown, is I want you to go and grab this free report.It's written by Joel Marion and has some great fat loss nutrition and training info, and a goofy photo of me on page 22. - http://www.247FatLoss.com/ Today's awesome workout...everything just felt right...Hang Clean, box jumps, Deadlift, Glute ham raise, hanging leg raises. Yesterday's metabolic

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