Big Announcement on Another Project

I sometimes think I'm working on some big projects, but this, THIS is big.

Click HERE To Check It Out

It's the future of fitness, and he's the only man that can bring it to ya,

CB

Top Secret Fat Loss Workout

Today I did Workout A of the upcoming January Monthly fat loss Workout. It will be a straightforward workout, and I'll call it something like, "TT for Fat Loss at Home in 07".

A mouthful, I know, but that doesn't matter. its all about the workouts, or more specifically, your results from the workouts.

I hope to have this thing done BEFORE Christmas for TT Members, and then it will of course be available for non-members on Dec. 31.

We've got some new exercises for the workout, and I'll be shooting some of those today as well as some "video intros" for my site.

I don't really like the photo that is currently up on www.turbulencetraining.com or www.workoutmanuals.com

I dont really look like that...and that is what people say when they meet me for the first time after having only visually known me through that photo.

Regardless...

I also want to mention I did some major work on www.TTMembers.com this week...and we are getting closer and closer to letting current members in...but we probably won't officially launch until February 1, 2007.

You can still become a full member at a discount price until I cut that offer off...sometime before the official launch.

And seriously, if you like the TT workouts, you'd be silly not to get the Discount membership...after all, each monthly workout goes for at least $10...that's $120 over the course of the year...but you can become a member now for only $97, and you get access to everything!

And to finish, I want to share these emails I received earlier today...it defines what my work and TT is all about...

"Yours is truly the best product and service support on the market today.
Unbelievably excellent!"
Fred Soto


"First off, I have to let you know that I love your programming! As you can see from my signature, I own and operate my own fitness business. I spend such a large amount of my time developing programs and coaching others that I end up being burnt out on my program and it is an undesirable effort to build and maintain my own programs!

I joined your TT membership group a couple months ago after having the chance to look into your TT Bonus package. And WOW! I am loving your programs! Very close to my own beliefs and programming style, and so much more! I am experiencing so much fun doing your programs and there are so many options and twists from the many and various programs that I feel I will never run out of choices. I am excited to find out what I do the next cycle these days… and I am getting the results I expect and want at the same time!

You have also influenced my programming in our Boot Camp Classes and our clients always remark how phenomenal the program is. Thank you."
Rob Yontz cAPT, cFN
Web: www.truenorthfitness.net
Web: www.VenturaCountyBootCamp.com


Train hard, train safe,

CB

PS - Go to this page for your TT Discount and possible free treats if you are new!!!

Go here ==> Treats & Discounts for You

No Abs? Bad Back? Here's why...

Do you have the abs you want?

Or do you have back pain from a bad ab training program?.

Don't be surprised if you do...I recently read in Maximum Fitness magazine, that the #1 exercise that causes injury in US Army recruits is the sit-up...and yet what does everyone do for their abs? Sit-ups.

If its bad for a fit young person's back, imagine how bad it can be for yours.

I followed up with David Grisaffi, ab training expert, and author of "Flatten Your Abs" and asked him about better ab training.

CB: David, how do you convince clients to train "like athletes" to get cover model abs? Aren't most people hung up on doing endless repetitions of crunches?

DG:
Yes they are, as that is the learned response from years of school tests.

Heck, our High School Football team still tests for sit -ups after I have informed them it does no good. That is how strong the belief is in this attitude toward one way only.

But I get the athletes and my clients to do some athletic ab moves from my program because life is athletic.

I feel that people should treat everyday life like a sport. Have fun with it and be prepared. No matter who you are or what you do.

Think about this: Imagine chasing your kids down the street while a car is approaching. I do not know about you but that takes a little athleticism - and your abs better be ready for it.


CB: Can people actually hurt themselves with some of those infomercial ab gizmos and certain ab exercises? What types of injuries have you seen and how can people build 6-pack abs and avoid hurting themselves?

DG:
Yes and no.

I think most of these gizmos can work for a while. Then where do they end up....under the bed, in the back of the garage.

They are good for the people who sell them. Remember repetitive motions in the same plane can lead to muscle imbalances.

Simple as that. What does the ab lounge do for your back? NOTHING! I have seen mostly back problems from bad ab training. From simple "over use" to serious, "hey I can not stand up" cases. Most of the time it subsides in a few days. But the damage is there. Your body remembers it. Train properly and avoid this damage in the first place.

CB: Excellent, thanks David.

Listen, ab training is a big paradox.

On one hand, you have to train them hard to be able to see them.

But on the other hand, training your abs too aggressively can lead to back pain.

So...what are you to do?

When in doubt, turn to the expert's expert.

Take a step towards a flat stomach, better abs, AND a safe back by picking up David's abdominal program today. But hurry...after midnight tonight, you won't
get his 6-week Ab circuit training bonus as part of his comprehensive program.

Ab training and fat loss info ==> Read David's report

Sincerely,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

P.S. David has a special, limited-time offer for you...

In addition to David's regular report, he's now offering a new
6 week advanced abdominal circuit course as a bonus.

The compound exercises in the ab circuit crank up your calorie burning metabolic furnace, so for once, someone finally created an ab routine that really does burn fat!
6 Weeks to 6-Pack Abs ==> Get David's Circuit Workout Today


PPS. This offer is almost off the table...

It's only available for the next 24 hours. At midnight tonight,
the bonus is gone. So you have to act now.

Build a 6-pack, safely, in 2007 ==> Get Flatter Abs Today

Tuesday workout

Last workout of this phase...and I wanted to really see where the bench is at....

1a) Snatch technique (3x3)
1b) Bench - worked up to...300
Then 3 more reps at 275
- aiming for 5 reps over 90 percent 1RM

2a) floor press (3x5)
2b) bb row (3x10)

3a) plank on ball (1 set)
3b) sled (2 trips backward)
Then I even pulled some sled...I will be getting back into this hard in the new year

Men's Health Weight Loss News...

Lose weight & transform your life

MensHealth.com is going to transform you in 2007!

Five lucky guys have been selected from the Men's Health wide-ranging audience to get a personalized fitness and nutrition plan from Men's Health trainer Craig Ballantyne.

The soon-to-be "Fit 5" will take us along on their struggle through their blogs, video diaries, and weekly question and answer sessions with the trainer.For the first 5 weeks of the plan, our millions of online users will not only follow their progress, but they'll be able to join them.

You will be encouraged to select a guy most like you—whether you need to lose a lot of weight, want to go from scrawny to brawny, have no time to work out, or need to banish the belly fat you're just noticing—and try the plan.

Starting January 8th, Transform Yourself 2007 will be featured every day on the home page of MensHealth.com. Monday through Friday for 5 weeks, one of the Fit 5's ongoing stories will be highlighted, including his "homework" assignment for the upcoming week. This program will be featured in our Men's Health newsletters at least twice a week.

Rob Gerth
Online Editor
Men's Health

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That's right, I've added another project to my list for January...that makes about 6 major projects I have on the go for the start of 07. I plan on helping a lot of people achieve their fitness goals, and I hope you are one of them.

I think you will all enjoy this transformation series running over at MH. See you there in January.

CB

Start Weight Loss Programs Now!

A great weight loss motivation post from Jon Herring over at www.earlytorise.com

The Brand-New You Starts TODAY!
By Jon Herring

If you are not already eating healthfully and exercising regularly, you might be saying to yourself, “Come January, I’m gonna ...”

Well enough of the “I’m gonnas.” Why not start today?

Instead of rolling (literally!) into January overweight and depressed about your appearance, why not give yourself the gift of a fit, trim body? If you even suspect that you will resolve to “lose weight” or “get in shape” in 2007, don’t wait.

When I made my own health transformation, I started about this time of year. I knew there would be distractions and temptations and times when I would go overboard. And I realized that a few overindulgences here and there were not going to make or break my efforts. But I did my best to avoid the “all-or-nothing” trap.

During the holiday season, too many people think, “Well, I already blew it... I’ll just binge my way through the rest of the year and get serious on January first.” But all that will do is ensure that you will have a tougher time come January.

You have to begin making small changes and developing the habits you know are necessary to achieve your health goals. What’s the most important habit you can develop? I believe it is to exercise consistently. If you intend to “start” exercising in January, you will be far more likely to continue if you start today.

[Note: Need a little help keeping your fitness goals in check - and meeting all your other goals for next year? ETR's 2007 Total Success Achievement Program could be just what you’re looking for.]


CB

Abs, Nutrition, Fat Loss, & Weight Loss QnA

Thanks for your emails this week...here are some of your most pressing fat loss, nutrition, abs, and weight loss questions...

Q: For an 8-week intensive fat loss plan, with no time restrictions, would a 3x week full body routine w/3 days of intervals on off days be optimal rather than a 4 day upper-lower split?

Answer:
Yes, I think the 3+3 schedule would be best. Alwyn Cosgrove has hypothesized this might be more effective than doing weights and intervals on the same day.

Q: On the 3x a week strength days, would using bb/db complexes or bw circuits at the end of the workout be too much (coupled w/intervals on the non-strength days)...over training?

Answer:
It could be...depending on past level of fitness and intensity of the complexes. If you use a very light load, you'll prevent muscle soreness.Design the complexes with that in mind and you should get the positives without the negatives. That is a good program - 3 weights plus complexes and 3 intervals.

Q: I'm a 35 year old woman with a bit of a belly pooch left behind after having kids. I've tried some light machine circuits and I do some walking for cardio, but nothing is changing. Do you have any suggestions?

Answer:
If you really want abs, or to get down to under 20% bodyfat, you need a real workout. You need to step outside of your comfort zone with your workouts, and say goodbye to long, slow cardio and light and easy strength training.

Doing one set of pushups is better than doing one set of every triceps kickback exercise and pecdec machine you can find.

Why? Because it trains your entire body. Have you ever seen a woman with flabby arms that can do 15 pushups? I tell ya, they are rare. What about a woman that can do a real chinup?

Aren't those the girls with killer arms and visible abs?

You bet.

So stick with a program of basic total-body strength exercises done in a total body workout 3 times per week. And step up your cardio to include interval training. The change in your program will cause your body to burn a lot more calories after the workout, and that's when you'll start to melt fat and sculpt your body.

Q: What are your maximum duration recommendations for holding planks -- side and reguar both for beginners and then for elite athletes or advanced exercisers

It seems to me that the next step would be a more difficult progression such as loading, or a more difficult exercise altoetgher, like the arms out in front of you "plank" (rather than elbows bent), or something along those lines, rather than continuing to hold for more time.

Some of the authorities like stuart mcgill like the planks as a low back stabilization tool, and Im curious if he or others have done any research on optimal durations for holding these isometric core/stabilization type exercises and if so, is that where you developed your own recommendations?

Answer:
According to McGill, a good plank duration is about 2 minutes. That duration seems to be related to fewer back problems.

For most beginners, 15 seconds is tough (overweight, sedentary individuals), but they will progress quickly. Keep working on this and the side plank exercise. Losing weight will also make this easier.

There's also set times for side planks (90 seconds) and a back extension hold. McGill also ratios between these exercises as guidelines for back health.

But I don't know how much extra protection is offered by the ability to do a plank for more than 3 minutes. I'm not sure if there would be any benefit to the "6-pack" development either.

I haven't trained too many people with an interest in doing a plank for longer than 2 minutes, so I agree with you, that there are other safe, yet more 'interesting' ab exercises to move onto.

In fact, most people would likely benefit from other exercises that force them to maintain spinal stability while incorporating motion at the hip or thoracic spine.

For example: starting in a side plank, slowly rotating to the plank position (without movement in the lumbar spine region), then moving into a side plank on the other side. All while keeping spinal stability.

You can do "fun" exercises for that goal, such as spiderman pushups.

Q: I still need more nutrition help. I'm not sure what to eat for breakfast for fiber (I have the protein part no problem) and I'm doing 2100 calories per day (male, 5'8, 195, high body fat percentage).

Answer:
For breakfast, other good fiber sources are: Grapefruit, an apple, almonds, alternative whole-grains, or an actual fiber supplement

Your calorie intake at 2100 looks pretty good. I would hold that steady for now and improve the quality of your calories. You need to do the old Sunday preparation: purchase, prepare, and pack the vegetables for the rest of the week.

If you truly want to succeed, it will simply take consistent small steps such as cutting up broccoli florets for lunch, preparing spinach salads and chicken breasts to take to work in tupperware, and preparing vegetable-filled omelets in the AM.

I have always recommended, and continue to recommend John Berardi's nutrition information packages...sometimes I find that in this case, me giving nutrition info is like you speaking to your teenage child. In one, out the other. People do what I say in their workouts, and succeed with that, but don't take nutrition seriously until they hear it from John.

It's no matter to me where you take your advice (whether its Dr. B or me), I just want you to follow good advice because it is so important for your success.

Get Precision Nutrition HERE to help you eat better in 2007

Keep up the great work everyone, you are changing your lives for the better,

CB

P.S. New bodyweight program on the way...
It might take another 8 weeks or so, but I plan on putting together another bodyweight program of at least 3 months. hopefully more. Stay tuned. Just another reason to get the TT Membership...

If you haven't already tried it, give the TT Bodyweight Athlete program a go.

Great program ==> 8-week Bodyweight Athlete Program

6 Weeks to 6 Pack Abs

Everyone wants to see their abs. If you are training, no doubt you are exercising with a flatter stomach in mind. You want to get rid of those love handles and finally be able to take off your shirt at the beach and see those sexy lines on your mid-section.

I recently cornered David Grisaffi, ab training expert, and author of "Flatten Your Abs" and grilled him on ab workouts that can be done at home. His book features over 40 gut-busting ab exercises and programs that show you how to train for your 6-pack.

Here are some of the secrets I was able to pull from David to
help you develop a stunning set of abs.

CB: David, you bust 14 myths in this book. Can you let us in on
one of your favorite myths and then suggest a better way to train?

DG:
I really like the first myth, "If you train abs everyday, you're guaranteed a six pack" Nothing could be farther from the truth. This misconception came via bodybuilding world and it has no place in the modern functional training world. Doing 200 roman chair sit-ups is a sure way to mess up your lower back.

Muscle is muscle and needs rest time. The last thing we need is a worn out core region when we slap a few hundred pounds on our back during squat day.

You train better by breaking up your training session. If you want to break it up there are a few ways to do it you can train...

Day 1: Lower abs Day 2: Side/rotational abs Day 3: Upper abs/back You can also put them all in one session. But always start with lower abdominal work.

CB: Can people do a good ab session in their own home gym?

DG:
Sure can. Get a swiss ball and you can do so many core exercises. It is the best investment you can make.

As a simple routine you could do:
Prone Ball Roll Lateral Ball Roll Prone Jackknife Side Flexion on Ball

Do in circuit fashion with 6-8 reps of each.

CB: What is the number one ab exercise that is over used?

DG:
The floor sit-up, of course. This leads to an over active hip flexor that according to leading studies is the primary cause of low back pain. When the area has too much tension all the time it pulls on the low back causing discomfort.

CB: How have exercises changed for the abs and why?

DG:
Some people actually studied the core and re-thought out the
"canned" way of doing it.

I have learned so much since I started in this business it would blow your mind. We have moved from the bodybuilding model to the functional / athletic model.

Hey when I pick up my suitcase....and it weighs 60 pounds my back does not care if I have ripped abs. My back cares if my abs can stabilize the load.

CB: I must say, I'm a huge fan of the under-rated "Straight Arm Pulldown" that you feature on page 83. If you could pick 2 exercises for an intermediate fitness enthusiast's abs, what would they be?

DG:
a) Woodchoppers with medicine balls, dumbbells, cables, bands.....what ever you can get a hold of b) Hanging leg raise and all of its variations

CB: When should people do abs? At the start of the workout, or the end? Or on other training days?

DG:
Whenever they want to, there is nothing set in stone.

I prefer to do it at the beginning on some days and at the end on other. It really depends on the other work I have and how much time I have.

CB: David, this one has been bugging me forever. I'm 5feet, 8.5 inches. I'm right at the cut-off for a specific height of Stability Ball. What size should I get?

DG:
I would suggest a 65 cm ball blown up. When you sit on the ball you thighs should be parallel to the floor. If you have low back pain I would inflate it a little extra so you thighs are a little higher then parallel to the floor.

CB: So David, just to finish up, what's the first step towards a 6-pack that most people need to make?

DG:
Gain control over your eating habits as bodyfat can and does cover up a great set of abs. Use a properly designed exercise program with variables in all areas. Drink plenty of water and get good night sleeps. Stay away from junk food and energy drinks.

CB: Excellent, thanks David. You are right about those energy drinks. They can stop your fat loss in its track, and can even be dangerous.

If you're unsatisfied with your waistline and you want a flat stomach, David is offering you the complete solution from his website: Flatten Your Abs

Take a step towards a flat stomach and better health and read David's free report today.

Ab training and fat loss info ==> Read David's report

Sincerely,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

P.S. David has a special, limited-time offer for you...

In addition to David's regular report, he's now offering a new
6 week advanced abdominal circuit course as a bonus.

The compound exercises in the ab circuit crank up your calorie burning metabolic furnace, so for once, someone finally created an ab routine that really does burn fat!

But it's only available for the next 3 days. Come Dec. 21st,
the bonus is gone. So you have to act now.

6 Weeks to 6-Pack Abs ==> Get Flatter Abs Today

P.P.S. The offer ends Wednesday December 20th at midnight, PST so you need to act quickly on this one. The 6 week course is going to sell separately after this special offer is over...only the doers and the early birds get it as a bonus

Another fitness photoshoot

Working with my favorite photographer, Cathy Chatterdon, out at MaxFit magazine - already working on an issue for summer 07

This workout I designed as a 3iday per week program - max results in minimum time.

Also, I was flipping through the first issue for 07 - I designed a fat loss workout for that issue.

Its got some great stuff in it, but man am I blown away by these supplement ads - and even moreso when I found out the actual ingredients - oh man.

The issue features a triceps routine from my colleague Brad Pilon - www.nutritionhelp.blogspot.com

And an ab workout from young Nate Green, www.thenategreenexperience.com

And a great workout from me as well.

CB

Those Magazine Fat Loss Success Stories

Why is that every issue of a magazine is full of success stories? You know, Bob from Houston, Texas that lost 150 pounds in 8 months...or Sylvia from Chattanooga that lost 21 pounds and 3 dress sizes in 8 weeks...

What is so special about these people? What do they have that you don't?

The answer of course, is practically nothing.
We can all change our bodies as dramatically as these success stories if we put our minds to it.
That's all they did. They got serious. They got a plan.

They had unwavering commitment to their final goal.

That's it. That's all they had that you and I might not have at this moment. So let's join them and become even more commited than ever before.

I wrote about commitment last week as well, and here's a great story from one of the TT readers...

"This one is just what I needed. I broke the 5th metarsal in my foot, while doing HIIT, on Nov 7. The thing is, I didnt do anything stupid, but I got a new pair of shoes a few weeks earlier and my outside left foot, was "bothering" some, when I ran, but not enough to cause any real problem. Well the doc told me, that that was probably the start of the fracture.. Anyway, wearing this big ol boot till Dec 19, isnt fun, but I learned to do HIIT on the recumbent bike. So, I dig out an old workout, ( that has a little less leg work), brush of the injury as much as possible and stay committed. Thanks for the newsletter."

How's that for commitment?

I love to share TT success stories because almost everyone faces the same obstacles to success (lack of time, lack of workout direction, and lack of motivation). So when someone succeeds with Turbulence Training as their fat loss program - and saves time while losing fat - it's really important to share their stories.

Here are the links to 2 TT success stories...

1) How a Football Lineman Regained His Athletic Physique

2) How a Cardio Fanatic Got Her Abs

Be a success story in 2007,
CB

P.S. Too busy to workout?
Get the monthly TT workout - the 10-Minute Fat Loss plans...to tide you through the rest of the holidays and into the New Year.

"I love this new 10 minute workout. It makes it so easy for me when I am too tight for time. Also the layout of the exercises plus pics together are great. It is so easy to follow now. So for no exercises can keep me following so faithfully. The combination of execises are really great and I am getting results all the time. The incredible part is my tummy is getting smaller without having to do all those crunches and situps. TT exercises are great."
Shelly

Click HERE to get the 10-Minute Fat Loss TT Workouts

Sunday Squat Session

Have to head out to another photoshoot at Maximum Fitness magazine...so to keep on track before the christmas break I slipped ointo the gym today....

1) wide squat (3x3) - 355

Back recovered rom last week and I was more careful. Still held back a bit

2a) db squat (3x12)
2b) oh squat (3x5)

3a) plank (3xMax)
3b) db curls (3x8)

7-Day Guide for Fat Loss Busy People

This is going to be a crazy busy week for me, and I'll have to use the Turbulence Training principles (supersets, efficient exercises, and intervals) to get the most results in the least amount of time.

Check out my workouts on my blog: www.turbulencetraining.blogspot.com

I suggest you use Turbulence Training do the same!

Here's your 7-day guide to success...

Monday
TT workout. Switch it up a bit by using unilateral exercises (i.e. exercises that train the limbs independent from one another) in place of bilateral exercises. So for example, replace squat with stepups, and bench presses with dumbbell presses, and seated rows with 1-arm DB rows, etc.

Tuesday
30 minutes of activity. Looking for fitness Christmas presents? Here are 3 that I recommend:

Fit Over 40

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle

Flatten Your Abs

Wednesday
TT workout. Get back to basics. If you have strayed from the plan and are starting to use more machines or isolation exercises, re-start your TT program and use only multi-muscle exercises that get you more bang-for-your-buck.

Pressed for time? Find out how to do multi-muscle workouts in only 10 minutes HERE

Thursday
30 minutes of activity followed by a review of your sleep schedule. Make sure that you are not sacrificing sleep for the pursuit of frivolous activities (such as watching TV or playing video games).

One of my guilty pleasures is CSI. I should know better than to turn on the TV and flip over to Spike TVs' nightly CSI marathon, but I do once every 2 weeks. And then I'm hooked for at least the rest of the episode...

And keep a good sleep pattern over the weekend. Don't ruin next week with bad sleep on the weekend.

Friday
TT workout. Let's take a lesson from Nick Nilsson and use a rotational ab exercise, such as the Cable Chop to finish the workout. See it here.

Saturday
30 minutes of activity, check in with your social support group, and then treat yourself to a massage or other similar treatment. You deserve it.

Sunday
Plan, shop, and prepare.

Look for alternative sources of lean protein, so that you are not eating chicken breasts everyday. In the past couple of months, I've eaten wild boar, emu, elk, and bison.

All organic meats, so you don't have to have any guilt about "factory farming". All purchased from the Healthy Butcher on Queen Street in Toronto. Another great source for organic meat in Toronto is Beretta Farms.

My friend Matt Nichol, strength coach of the Maple Leafs even had the Leafs and Marlies train "strongman" events out at the Berretta Farm this spring.

Hey Ladies, check out the Maple Leaf beef in some of the photos here: http://www.berettaorganics.com/events/?link=157

Enjoy the sunshine safely,
CB

P.S. This week we are editing video...
I have my right hand man Dan Brown editing over 100 (closer to 200) exercise videos for the Member's site...this stuff looks pro!

And I hope you'll take advantage of the Pre-Launch offer. Just a reminder, here's the deal...a) For new clients, I'm knocking the price down BIG TIME. You can become a TT Member for only $127. Click HERE to become a NEW TT Member

b) For previous clients, but non-members, you can get your membership now for only $97. That's $50 off the launch price. Click HERE to become a TT Member

c) For current members...you can add another 12 months onto your current membership for only $77. Click HERE to renew

New Bodyweight Training Info

On the advice of a colleague, I just ordered some new bodyweight DVD's and a bodyweight exercise book for women...you always have to keep on learning!

I ordered from Eddie Baran.

Check out his site HERE

I highly recommend signing up for his newsletter and checking out his blog. More daily motivation to stay fit and lose fat without the need for fancy gym equipment.

CB

Saturday Workout

On non-weight training days I've been doing a lot of basic ab stuff - planks, side planks, etc.

Today I added pushups and stick-ups. On thursday, I ran with the dog for about 20 minutes - we've found a new adventure route and it tires him out.

He's out for the day, and I'm hard at work on project that I'm helping Ryan Lee with.

CB

TT Bodyweight vs. Furey Bodyweight

A reader named Ed writes in to ask, "How does your bodyweight program compare to Matt Furey's Combat Conditioning?"

Ed, that's a good question.

I'll say this, they are both very similar and very different. There are quite a few similar exercises, but there are no back bridges or hindu pushups or hindu squats in mine.

On the other hand, my 6-month Bodyweight Manual I have a lot of different variations of squats, ab bridges, and pushups, along with pulls and rows. Matt's program is certainly worth the price of admission, but I think where mine excels is the 6-month workout plan. It takes you workout by workout through 6 different phases, each containing 3 different workouts that you do for 4 weeks before moving to the next phase.

Matt and I have comparable philosophies, both aiming to challenge the body as hard as possible without external resistance. I think my program has a few more exercises in total, so there is more variation along the 6-month program. You can get a look at some of the TT exercises here.

I think you will find both Matt's program and my program to help you lose fat and master your bodyweight, while increasing your functional fitness and athletic ability (if those interest you). Both programs give you the greatest results you can get without picking up a weight.

(I really enjoy Matt's books and his fitness newsletter as well - in fact, I'm a member of his monthly membership newsletter.)

The programs are both very different though, so if you own one, its not like you don't need the other one - if you want to get the most out of your bodyweight training.

Click here to order the 6-month bodyweight manual

Give your bodyweight a try,
CB

P.S. We've got another video up on You Tube:
Click HERE for the Inchworm

P.P.S. Did you hear about the secret bonus that comes with the 6-month BW manual?
Well, of course you didn't - it was a secret until today...but I just added the Turbulence Training for Fat Loss manual as a bonus to every 6-month BW manual order. The TT for Fat Loss also has almost 6-months worth of workouts...

And I've added it to the download page...so get started with your full year fat loss plan today.

Click HERE to order.

"Turbulence Training is phenomenol, Craig's system has taught me more about bodyweight exercises than I knew was possible. Also with a busy life style he offers exercises that you can do anywhere, anytime with little to no equipment. It is affordable and worthwhile. Thanks Craig."
Darren Motuz, Winnipeg Manitoba

"My very favorite program is the 6-month bodyweight manual. Being a petite 41-year-old, it's pretty cool and empowering when clients call you 'freakishly strong' while demonstrating a chin-up or close-grip pull-up. The bodyweight exercises are deceptively hard and have gotten me the strongest I've been in my life. I can't thank you enough for all your great programs, exercise and health tips."
Lisa Grivers

Friday workout

1a) Snatch (5x3) subbed in for high pulls and also did some squat cleans
1b) Floor press (3x8)

2) bb ss (3x12) 135

3a) pushups (3xMax)
3b) bw rows (3xMax)
3c) bw squats (3x30)

Today was more technique and recovery and volume than strength

Cb

Abs Are Made in The Kitchen

Abs are made in the kitchen. That's a popular phrase going around the fitness world these days.
Well, it sounds nice, but it really isn't true (unless you have some really weird home gym set-up).

The truth is, your abs are still made in the gym from the exercises you do. But your abs certainly can be defined by what you do in the kitchen in terms of nutrition.

After all, you can do all the ab-building exercises you want, but if you aren't eating for fat loss, then you are never going to see your abs.

So is your nutrition good enough to get the job done?

If not, what's your excuse? Not enough time, right? Or on the go too much, and your options are a greasy cheeseburger or a slice of pizza?

Well let me tell you, nutrition planning is one of the keys to fat loss. If you don't plan ahead, don't expect to burst through any fat loss plateaus any time soon.

And that's why Saturday or Sunday is the answer to the problem. Because today, assuming you work a M-F job, you have the time to plan your meals, go to the grocery store, and prepare your meal plan for the week.

And don't tell me this is too much work. You can easily accomplish this in 2 hours. One hour to get to the grocery store and back, and the other hour to prepare your meat and vegetables for the rest of the week. For more information on how to prepare your weekly nutrition, and for a copy of my shopping list, click here.

Unfortunately, I'm not an expert is making healthy food taste amazing, but my friend, Dr. John Berardi, is...so I encourage you to pick up his e-cookbook Gourmet Nutrition.

Click here to learn how to eat great, healthy food

Abs can be yours if you are consistent,
CB

P.S. Have you read Berardi's latest free report...
It's called Gourmet Nutrition Desserts and it's free for your immediate download here:
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/desserts.html

P.P.S.Planning your nutrition ahead of time is one key to fat loss, and another is planning your workouts.

If you don't have the first clue to start on your exercise program, don't worry. I've mapped out the best approach to fat loss in a full step-by-step 16-week guideline in my TT for Fat Loss manual.

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Here's another sample exercise video we are posting on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFJG4GW5JJk

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Toning Exercises: Do Cutting Exercises Work for Fat Loss

I don't believe in cutting exercises. In fact, I don't believe in long, slow cardio either. But I do believe in hard work that gets the fat loss job done right.

And so does my colleague, McMaster Kinesiology graduate, champion Natural Bodybuilder, and registered massage therapist Mike Zappetelli. Mike has a few words to add to the "cutting exercise" debate.

Mike is a personal trainer, massage therapist, and nutrition and wellness specialist (R.M.T. C.P.T., N.W.S.) and brings excellent practical and academic knowledge to apply to his client's training programs.

Here is what Mike had to say:

I'm glad that you have dispelled the awful myth of "cutting up". As a bodybuilder, I know what it takes to get "ripped" and show muscle definition. As a personal trainer, I have to teach this to my clients, day in and day out. It is really quite simple.

Diet has to do with 70-80% of training and what you look like. The actual training and stimuli that you place on your body will make up the remaining 20-30%. The only thing that happens in the gym is energy expenditure and muscle damage.

Rest and proper nutrition will help to replenish this lost energy and at the same time repair those damaged muscle tissues. If you rest and are fed properly, you are more likely bound for greater repair, hence muscle adaptation and growth.

If this occurs, the recently attained muscle mass will burn more calories at rest. Greater lean mass will result in greater energy expenditure.

It's important to realize that although proper rest and nutrition is essential for muscle growth, this change will not happen overnight, nor will someone getting cut up. This is how supplement companies market their products, by telling the public that they can achieve these results sooner than they think.

Changing reps and sets and amounts of weight lifted does not necessarily get you ripped. It's the amount of intensity that you lift with that may determine and help you to achieve your desired results.

Bodybuilders writing programs in magazines have found something that they use to cut down. It's different for everybody. Theoretically, the more energy you can expend per workout is the key.

As I already mentioned, I am a natural, drug-free competitive bodybuilder. When it comes time to diet for a show, I do not do any cardio. I step up my training schedule a little and really watch what I eat. I do this year-round anywise to prevent dropping too much weight.

The key to dieting is to cut out any refined foods. The final product is a change from 5-6% body-fat off-season, to a ~2% ripped physique on contest day...with no cardio.

The best analogy that I like to use is the Parka and the Armani suit. The parka is the fat and the Armani is the muscle. No matter what suit you have underneath that Parka, you'll never see it until you take off the Parka.

So those who think that specific exercises will rid certain areas of fat and get ripped, must think again. Sit-ups will not get you that 'six-pack' to show off at the beach. They will develop the abdominal muscles, but without proper nutrition and constant exercise, you'll never remove that 'Parka' to show off that suit.

Moderate and heavy weight training is effective for most goals. Muscle is the result and muscle will help burn more calories.

Starving yourself, doing excessive aerobic activity, and using too low of an intensity in your resistance training will not bring anyone the body they desire! You will get better results within significantly shorter and less frequent workouts, provided they are intense!

Great advice from a man who lives the lifestyle,

CB

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