Research Proves You Can Build Muscle And Burn Fat At The Same Time

Posted on April 16, 2011 by admin

Every week it seems like a new workout program is being touted by some trainer you’ve never heard of, all without any research or results to back it up.

That’s why, to prove to the sceptics of Turbulence Training, I did a review of all the studies I’ve covered in the 10-plus years since I created Turbulence Training, and put together the science.

There’s also a simple explanation of each study – in this shockingly candid free report on the truth about building muscle and burning fat at the same time.

If you’re tired of hearing hyped up claims based on nothing more than a trainer’s opinions, then I have great news for you.

For the first time ever, you’ll be to an in-depth explanation of the most important fat burning scientific truths that have changed the fitness industry forever.

As a pioneer of interval training, supersets for fat loss, and bodyweight cardio, I’ll take you on a behind-the-scenes look into the fat loss studies that started it all.

Finally…you’re about to understand the truth about fat loss -once and for all.

Get ready to see how YOU can build muscle and burn fat at the same time.

Click here to access this free report by Craig Ballantyne

(PS there’s no optin email required – this takes you straight to the download page)

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How Many Bodyweight Exercises Do You Know Of?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin

I don’t know about you but I love bodyweight training. And I sometimes find myself stuck doing the same old exercises even though they are good ones.

So what can you do when you need inspiration for some new ones to add to your home workouts?

You can read this Special Report by Craig Ballantyne who as well as being the creator of the Turbulence Training system is also a Men’s Health featured writer.

Let me tell you a secret previously known by only a few of the world’s best personal trainers…

Your body is actually the BEST piece of home gym “workout equipment” in the world for helping you GAIN muscle and BURN fat without spending tons of money

Countless soldiers, secret service men, professional bodyguards, gymnasts, martial artists, dancers, and athletes have long relied on bodyweight training secrets to build a lean, long, sexy look.

And here’s something NO fitness magazine will ever admit. You know those cover models they put on their magazines? The ones with the six pack abs and flat stomachs and no belly fat?

I’ve met dozens of those fitness models, and only a small percentage even workout with weights

Most of them are simply athletic and just like to “bang out” a few quick bodyweight workouts per week

Get 101 Bodyweight Exercises to build muscle and burn fat here:

Hardly any mainstream fitness model spends hours in the gym, even though that’s what the magazines tell you month after month! It’s a complex conspiracy to keep you coming back month after month for long commercial gym workouts, even though their superstar cover models don’t even use those programs.

Men and women with the long, lean bodies you want don’t use workout machines or even spend much time in commercial gyms at all…they are warriors, athletes, beach-body surfers, climbers, and all types of other people who prefer bodyweight exercise and fun activities over boring machine workouts.

The cover models are the people you see cranking out workouts at the playground or in the park with little more than their own bodyweight for resistance.

Bodyweight exercise is for people who want a life, not a life sentence of 2-hour long commercial gym workouts.

Cover models – like professional surfer Laird Hamilton, for example - would much rather be out on the beach enjoying their life than ”strutting their stuff” in the cardio area of an empty gym on a Saturday morning.

And so would I. That’s why I crank out a bodyweight workout three times per week rather than spending another 60 to 90 minutes in the gym with my “meathead buddies” who tell me I have to lift weights six days per week if I want to get buffed.

I tell them to “forget the obsessive-compulsive body building mentality”, and then I back that up with a picture that is worth a thousand words.

And I’m finally getting a few of my meathead buddies to come around to see what bodyweight exercises can do for them, and how much better they will feel being able to move athletically, rather than glued to a workout machine’s pre-set path that just breaks down joints from repetitive movement.

With bodyweight workouts, you’ll save time (they are shorter and don’t require you to drive to the gym and back), so you can enjoy more time outside – heck, you can even do most of these workouts in the park!

Get 101 Bodyweight Exercises to build muscle and burn fat here

You’ll be shocked when you compare the Turbulence Training Bodyweight Cardio 3 workouts against traditional cardio machines because your results will show…

Bodyweight Cardio workouts are more effective for total body conditioning and fat burning.

Studies even show that traditional long, slow cardio workouts don’t even work while circuit training can help men and women gain muscle and burn fat at the same time - even if they are over 60 years old!

Bodyweight workouts are for men and women who want to build sex appeal while improving their health, fitness, mobility, and vitality.

And bodyweight exercises are for anyone who wants faster results and the ability to workout at home, rather than being forced into a 2-hour round trip to the gym.

If you want to burn belly fat and sculpt your body like a cover model – while just saying NO to long, boring cardio and extreme overuse body building workouts -you’ll love the Turbulence Training bodyweight workouts.

Get 101 Bodyweight Exercises to build muscle and burn fat here

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

Creator, Turbulence Training

Men’s Health magazine, featured writer Oxygen magazine, fitness advisory board

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10 Workouts to Burn Fat At Home

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

Time for another guest post and today is by Craig Ballantyne – the Turbulence Training guy.

By Craig Ballantyne

If you want to get back in shape fast, then you need short burst workouts that you can do at home – so you don’t miss a workout on your busy schedule.

Fortunately, you can get great workouts even if you only have 15 minutes to exercise at home a few days per week.

That’s the great news about short, burst workouts … a little bit of effort now has been proven by scientists to be just as effective – and even better – for fat loss and fitness results.

Here are just a few at-home workout ideas to get you started:

1. Use the first superset of your favorite Turbulence Training workout and do as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes.

Why? Because the first superset always contains the most effective exercises.

2. “30 seconds on, 30 seconds off” doing kettlebell swings

3. Burpees

4. Kettlebell Exercises Paired With TRX Exercises (although this involves owning a LOT of equipment and having a lot of space)

5. TT Bodyweight Cardio Workouts (that don’t require any equipment at all)

6. Intervals supersetted with ab exercises like planks or side planks (which are made harder by the high breathing rate)

7. Bodyweight Challenges

Like the Bodyweight Cardio 1000 (Challenge type workouts get you hooked on exercise and prevent you from skipping workouts)

8. DB-BW Fusion Workouts – Pair a dumbbell exercise and bodyweight exercise together in a superset and go back and forth as many times as possible in 10 minutes.

9. Hybrid Triset Workouts

3 exercises performed in a tri-set, using one dumbbell exercise, one bodyweight exercise, and one kettlebell or stability ball exercise. Requires just a little equipment, but work great!

10. Adrenaline Circuits – Combining bodyweight exercises and short, burst adrenaline style interval training methods. (Adrenaline intervals are covered in the 31 Interval Workouts manual.)

To learn more about interval training, bodyweight circuits, and how to lose fat over the holidays with this combination, grab the Complete At-Home Fat Burning System here

Burn fat at home fast,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

There you have it – I can definitely recommend any of Craig’s Turbulence Training workouts. They are high quality and guarantee results.

BTW – you get change out of $20 with his home fat burning system

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The Best Ever Fat Burning Foods You Must Eat

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

Fat Loss Expert Mike Geary has made a great list of the top 55 must have foods in your diet if you ever want to build lean muscle mass and maximise your fat burning potential.

Some of these will be obvious healthy choices, such as fruits and veggies… however, others on this page I think will surprise you!

I make sure I have plenty of vegetables like onions, zucchini, spinach, fresh mushrooms, red peppers, broccoli, etc. to use in my morning eggs.

I also like to chop up some lean chicken or turkey sausage (make sure to look for nitrate & nitrite free) or grass-fed bison sausage into the eggs, along with some swiss, jack, or goat cheeses (preferably raw grass-fed cheeses when I can find them).

By the way I’m talking about whole eggs, NOT egg whites. Always remember that the yolk is the most nutritious and nutrient dense part of the egg, so only eating egg whites is like throwing away the best part… and no, it’s NOT bad for you because of the cholesterol… whole eggs actually raise your GOOD cholesterol. Try to get free range organic eggs for the best quality.

Some other staples:

# Walnuts, pecans, almonds – delicious and great sources of healthy fats.

# Salsa – I try to get creative and try some of the exotic varieties of salsas.

# Avocados – love them…plus a great source of healthy fats, fiber, and other nutrients.

Some of the staples in the freezer:

* Frozen berries – during the local growing season, I only get fresh berries, but during the other 10 months of the year, I always keep a supply of frozen blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, etc. to add to high fiber cereal, oatmeal, cottage cheese, yogurt, or smoothies

* Frozen fish – I like to try a couple different kinds of fish each week. There are so many varieties out there, you never have to get bored.

* Frozen chicken breasts – very convenient for a quick addition to wraps or chicken sandwiches for quick meals.

* Grass-fed steaks, burgers, and ground beef: Grass-fed meats have been shown to have as high as, or even higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids than salmon (without the mercury).

To read the rest of the top 55 and to find out what else Mike has in his pantry and fridge  click here and check out Mike’s list.

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What Should You Eat After Your Workout?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by admin

I’ve got another episode for you from Vince Delmonte’s Live Large program.

In this episode Vince gives you one of my favourite leg exercises – you’ll have to watch to see what it is…

As well as giving you the inside mail on what you should be eating after your workout when you are looking to put on some muscle mass.

And you’ll also learn Vince’s big secrets to success – inside and outside of the gym.

Must watch episode of Live Large TV

let me know below what you think in the comments section.

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1000 Rep Home Workout Bodyweight Challenge

Posted on March 16, 2011 by admin

So you want a challenge?

Try this one for size.

10 exercises.

100 repetitions each exercise.

For those who are not up on their maths – that is 1000 total reps.

1) Push Ups x 100

2) Prisoner Squats x 100

3) Rockin Hover x 100

4) Stick ups x 100

5) Waiters Bows x 100

6) Side to Side Hover x 100

7) Diamond Push Ups x 100

8) Bulgarian Split Squats Left Leg x 100

9) Bulgarian Split Squats Right Leg x 100

10) Hand Walks x 100

That should leave you done and dusted and give you an awesome full body bodyweight workout.

Set the stopwatch and see how long it takes you to get it done = and rinse and repeat each week to try and beat your time.

If you want a complete program that will complete the above workout and is soley devoted to home workouts and bodyweight training I recommend Craig Ballantyne’s 1000 Rep cardio workout challenge.

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How to Avoid Wasting Your Time With Your Gym Workout Routine

Posted on March 4, 2011 by admin

Have you ever been in a gym and wondered why on earth that the same person is doing the same workout routine day in and day out for months and months, sometimes years, on end with little or no results to show for it?

I have wondered this many times over and cannot for the life of me understand why people do the same gym workout routines over and over again and expect to get different results.

Life doesn’t work like that.

And neither should your gym workout routine if you ever want to get the optimum fat loss results that you are capable of.

There are a number of reasons for the lack of results, some including a lack of intensity with peoples training – you know who I’m talking about, those people who train with their make up on and go straight to the office after their session without needing a shower through to there being absolutely no value in the exercises that some people waste their precious time doing.

Unfortunately, gyms have made a fortune over the years on ineffective machines that do not even half the work that a regular dumbbell or kettlebell can do.

Sure, they may look big, flashy and expensive but they have no value when it comes to training for fat loss and therefore should have no place in your gym workout routine.

This is bad news for the gyms that get you sucked in with their fancy equipment, but really, don’t you think that you would have got results by now if that machine was actually any good?

Getting results in a gym involves being smart. It involves working multiple muscles at a time, in as little time as possible.

The benefit of this type of training, rather than isolating muscles like when you use those fancy machines, is that a number of your muscles get a workout at once.

Some exercises even work virtually every single muscle in your body so you would have to be crazy not to take this approach to your next gym workout routine.

That, my friends, is surely a win-win for everyone. You get your results and you get out of the gym in record time!

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Get a Flat Stomach With With This Tip That Actually Works

Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin

The age old answer to the how to get a flat stomach question has always been to eat less junk food and move more.

You would have to have been living under a rock not to know that.

So, what if there was another little secret that needs to be added to this mix to help you get that elusive flat stomach?

You’ll slap yourself in the face when you realise what I’m about to share with you.

Hands up if you burn the midnight oil, stay up late watching television or finishing that work project that just has to get done before your big meeting the next day.

And keep your hand up if you repeat this pattern day in and day out, especially on the weekend when you stay out late to drink away the woes of another dismal week.

Anyone left with their hands still up?

Then you definitely need to keep on reading as this little tip could not only save your life but save you from continuously putting on those inches of unwanted and ugly fat around your belly.

Of course, the missing ingredient that I am hinting at is sleep, or rather a lack of sleep.

Did you know that your body actually goes to work when you sleep?

Yes, it is getting rid of that layer of belly fat because your body gets enough time to recover and rest after your punishing workout earlier that day.

Sure you may already know that one, but did you know that ideally your body needs to be asleep by 10pm each night so that you are well off into the land of the fairies when your body clock starts to kick into repair mode just before midnight.

Why midnight? That’s the magic figure that researchers show us is the magic hour for your body to start the repair process.

I am never surprised when I can finally convince a client to start going to bed earlier and they just happen to tell me a few weeks later that this little trick has resulted in them shrinking a few inches from around the midsection especially.

Sleep is so under-rated that most people think they have too many things to do each day to get an adequate amount of sleep time but it should not really be an option whether to go to bed early or not – it should be non negotiable.

Just so you know, the average person needs at least seven hours of sleep a night, closer to eight would be more ideal, just to function at a decent level the next day.

Of course the added benefit of you getting this required amount of sleep is that your body will work more efficiently which of course means in the end that your layers of belly fat finally seem to disappear revealing a nice flat stomach that you have always wished for.

So what do you think? Could you watch that little bit less television each night or knock off work a little earlier so that it benefits your body in more ways than one?

Only you can say if it’s worth it but if you have tried, and failed, with every other ‘trick’ in the book than this little article could well have been the most productive two minutes you’ve spent all year.

To discover more tips on how to get a flat stomach and some useful yet unusual ways to get your waist to where you want it to be, simply watch the free video that shows you all you need to know.

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The Best Morning Ritual To Build Muscle

Posted on February 25, 2011 by admin

So most guys want to build muscle at some stage or another of their life right?

Now there’s a great free resource that you can check out each week thanks to muscle building expert Vince Delmonte.

You can watch the video below or check out Vince’s website to subscribe to all the episodes.

In this episode Vince talks about a “Morning Ritual” that is designed to alkalise your body to combat the acidity we create from toxins in our food and environment and to ensure our bodies have the ability to burn fat and build muscle.

Plus you’ll learn how to start living large OUTSIDE of the gym in all areas of your life. Don’t Miss This!

Once you’ve watched the video click on this link to go straight to Vince’s site to find out more about how he can help you put on muscle mass.

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Do Mobile Phones Damage Your Manhood?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin

An interesting debate has emeged about whether the use of mobile, or cell, phones can actually damage your manhood – ie your ability of your little swimmers to well, swim.

If you’re anything like me, the chances are high that you carry your phone around in your pocket all day.

The only time I don’t is when I’m at home.

But I’m making changes after reading this article by Mike Geary.

Is there a correlation between cell phone use and testicular cancer, reduced Testosterone levels, lowered seminal volume and sperm count? Read on to see…

You’ve probably started hearing in the media about emerging studies showing possible correlations between heavy cell phone use and brain tumors. But what not many people are talking about is the risk of carrying cell phones in our pockets for hours each day. This is where it gets even more interesting and a little scary too!

First of all, to both guys and gals… read this article carefully, as it contains some potentially scary health issues related to cell phone use. And although the examples are geared towards men’s issues, I wouldn’t trust that it’s only men that can experience health issues from heavy cell phone use.

You’re also going to want to pass this page on to your friends and family to help them protect their health, and the health of their “crotch”… sounds funny, I know…but this is serious business.

To start, I realize that some people simply don’t believe that something as small as a cell phone can give off any radiation levels that could harm your health over time. But we’re not talking about immediate harm… we’re talking about long term harm from chronic use, which most of us in this day and age use cell phones or have them in our pockets daily.

According to a recent article published on Yahoo Health, and a large health study conducted, the 2010 Interphone study… “People who chatted via cell for just 30 minutes a day for 10 years saw their risk of glioma (the type of brain tumor that killed Ted Kennedy) rise 40 percent”.

I feel like we are all currently in an inadvertent giant human guinea pig study right now with cell phone use.

Not purposely, but simply because cell phones (and another dangerous new phenomenon, our constant exposure to radiation from “wifi” and other wireless technologies) moved onto the scene so fast and infiltrated the entire population over the last 10 years.

Think about it… most of the population has only been using cell phones and wifi heavily for less than 10 years now… that’s not a long enough time to know long term consequences (such as 15-30 year cancer risks) and most studies that supposedly “prove” the safety of cell phones have been funded by the telecom industry and have ridiculously low usage levels that they study.

Click here to read the rest of the article as it is well worth the read. It might just make you think twice about your phone usage. I know I have.

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