The Evolution of Cardio
Guest article by Craig Ballantyne. Whether you’re interested in interval training for lean muscle gains or fat loss, Turbulence Training is one of the best ways to get started. This particular article focuses on cardio for fat loss.
The Evolution of Cardio
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com
I’ve been meaning to write this email for a long time. Today I’m
going to give you the story of how I solved the problem of getting an efficient and effective fat loss program finished in 45 minutes. Essentially, how I invented Turbulence Training.
And then I’ll end with a sample TT workout for you…
But first, let’s take a trip down memory lane to the winter of
98-99. I was but a lowly grad student, studying the effects of
androstenedione (the supplement taken by the might Mark McGwire during his record-breaking home run quest in ‘98).
In my study (which was published in the Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology for any science nerds like myself out there), we had guys use the supplement and go through a couple of weight training sessions. By February of ‘99 I was stuck in the lab Read more
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Top 5 Fat Loss Tips
Guest article by Craig Ballantyne discussing fat loss, just one of the benefits of interval training. Be sure you check out everything that’s included with Turbulence Training – lots of great bonuses!
Top 5 Fat Loss Tips
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com
Men’s Fitness magazine recently asked me for 3 of my best fat loss secrets. Since most times the magazines just don’t have enough space to run my full tips, I thought I’d give you a more detailed explanation of my secrets here (plus a few extra bonus tips that I didn’t send to the magazine).
Secret #1 – Focus on burning carbohydrate, not fat, during your
fat-loss workouts.
Sounds backwards, right? But not when you look at how I structure my workouts. Remember that Turbulence Training focuses on resistance training and interval training. Both of these use carbohydrate as the main source of energy. So it’s obvious Read more
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The Best Ways to Burn Belly Fat
Guest article by Craig Ballantyne. Check out all of the bonuses that come with Turbulence Training.
The Best Ways to Burn Belly Fat
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Turbulence Training for Fat Loss
Best Ways to Burn Belly Fat
I often get asked, “What’s the best way to burn fat and lose my belly?” People want to know if aerobics is better than strength training, or if traditional cardio exercise is better than intervals.
Well, to say I’ve done them all would be an understatement.
With over 15 years experience helping others, training myself, training for sports, spending countless hours in the gym, AND actually conducting laboratory research studies on different exercise methods, I’m pretty confident in knowing Read more
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The Turkish Get-Up…
The Turkish Get-Up is a great exercise for overall bodywork. It’s a good workout for the core, shoulders, and even the legs. In addition, there’s an added element of shoulder stability and flexibility that you don’t get with many other drills. These are a few reasons why Pavel has made it one of the only two exercises in Enter the Kettlebell.
Another great thing about the Turkish Get-Up is that it can be done with different tools. While kettlebells are excellent for them, you can also get creative and use a dumbbell, a sandbag, even a barbell with some work.
Jeff Martone has a great article on the Turkish Get-Up that covers both a warm up and the TGU itself on his Turkish Get-Up article.
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New $5.00 Book Store…
I remember when I was a kid and it was time for the Scholastic Book Fair. We’d get these catalogs with dozens of books in them and they were always really inexpensive. I remember buying books for $1.00 – $5.00, and just getting really excited about it. Of course, these were mostly 10-20 page kids’ books, but I just loved it. There’s something fun about feeling like you can pick up five or six things and hardly spend any money.
So, I’m trying to incorporate that idea here. If you look at the top of the site, or under “Pages”, you’ll see a page called “$5.00 Book Store”. I plan on buying the rights to ebooks, reading them to check for quality, and offering them there if they have value. I plan to have books ranging from $3.00 to $10.00, keeping the average around $5.00.
Obviously it takes time to get these books and read them, so they’ll be added slowly. I’m not going to put up any useless junk – only books that I see some value in, and think you guys might like.
UPDATE:
I’ve put this on hold for the time being.
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