Squat and Mobility and 3500 calorie Truth

Squat workouts are my least favorite of my Big Three training sessions, mostly because I have to put in an extra warm-up for hip mobility. However, once I get through the extra hurdle walks, cossack lunges, and bird dogs, it's all worth it for a good, deep squat.Today's 5am MST workout went down at the Colorado Athletic Club in Denver, my Mile-High City gym. 1A) Barbell Squat Jump1B) Hip

Max Pushups and Triceps Crushed in a Weird Trip to Denver

Well, there's a first for everything. Sometimes, like on yesterday's flight from Denver to Toronto, there is a first for three things all in one wild afternoon. But first, let me start with Sunday morning. Ol' Bally the Dog and I went for a 90-minute leisurely walk to start the day. We got home just before it started raining. That seemed to be the theme for the day, getting in just in time.

Core Activation Workouts

ave you heard of the NEW ab training technique called a Core Activation Sequence yet? To be honest I hadn't either, until just the other day when my friend Tyler introduced me to the brilliant Dr. James Vegher. Dr. Vegher originally designed these unique exercises to help patients with chronic neck and back pain and Tyler (who was a patient of his) ended up discovering that

Backyard Blitz and Mystery Man

Fun workout today in the garage and backyard. I originally planned to hit the YMCA for a bench press session, but if I can find a reason to stay home and use the garage gym, I always do. Today it was cloudy. And windy. So I wimped out on biking to the gym. That's no problem on upper body day, but I do not let this happen on squat or deadlift day. It turned out to be a great decision because

Grocery List for Craig Ballantyne

Exciting news to share with you today... There's a new way to burn belly fat that has been shown in more than a DOZEN research studies to help you burn fat and slim your waist at an accelerated rate. One breakthrough study showed that those who performed this belly-burning trick just twice daily burned 400% more fat than those who didn't. Another study published in the Journal

Deadlift Your Dog to Work Day

Every Deadlift Day is a great day here in Canadia. And even better when it's a very special day like today. First the workout, and then I'll explain.Warm-Up- WYLIT- Bird Dog with Abduction- RKC Plank- Lower body mobility- Some yoga moves1A) Hang Clean1B) Mobility2A) Deadlift - 3x32B) Box JumpFollowed that with a PB of 225x15 (overhand grip).3A) BB Split Squat - 4x83B) Leg Curl - 4x12Really

5 ab moves that burn 15 calories per minute

If you're trying to lose weight, here's where you are going WRONG. According to the website, FitDay, jogging at 6mph burns just over 8 calories per minute. And here's more bad news => Jogging does NOT have an AFTERBURN. So if you exercise for 20 minutes, you burn just a measly 160 calories. All that boring cardio is not even enough to burn off an afternoon treat. Booooo!

New pain-free FLAT BELLY exercise system (meet 5 Hollywood moms that use it)

What do Hilaria Baldwin (Alec's wife), Gisele Bundchen (Tom Brady's wife), Drew Barrymore (Tom Green's ex-wife, ha!), Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, and Princess Kate Middleton have in common when it comes to getting back their slim bodies after having babies? They all used a pain-free form of exercise to trim down fast. And not only is it pain-free but it also comes with a

Powerblocks vs Burpees vs P Diddy with a Kettleball

Interesting experience last night. I spoke at the Kiwanis Club here in Stratford at the request of my high school French teacher. It was fun. Great to see a couple of my other high school teachers there as well. I gave out an ETR Gratitude Journal to an enthusiastic member (she gave me a big hug after), a box of Thank You cards to someone that promised to put them to good use, and a set of

Yes to Squats But No to Coffee and Curls

Back to the bar. No, not that bar. It's been a while since I've been to the bar. And I still haven't had my first coffee. More about that in a moment.Today's workout put me back under the bar at the YMCA. It was good times, even though I'm a bit rushed today. After a bike ride to the gym, it was...Warm-up- about a dozen old-man warm-up bodyweight exercises1A) Barbell Squat Jump1B) Barbell

4-minute awesome arms and abs

Quick 4-minute abs and arms workout today. Did this one for Men's Health. I send them new workouts each week in hopes that something will catch their eye for the magazine. It went down like this:- Spend 1 minute on each move...use dropsets with DB exercises...modify body position if you fail with bodyweight moves (i.e. go to regular plank from ball plank):1) Stability Ball Plank2) DB Triceps

Miracle Routine for Instant Pain Relief

Today I have a brand new, extremely simple routine that will immediately RELIEVE your nagging joint and muscle pain, so you can get back to losing weight and living pain-free TODAY. Download this FREE report from my good friend and pain-relief expert Missi Holt, CTT, in a few seconds here: MIRACLE Routine for Instant Pain Relief To your pain free life,

Deadlifts Yoga Golf Recovery

Well, finally! It was like waiting for Christmas as a 5-year old. Deadlift day is here. The workout has come and gone, and the extra rest I've been forcing on myself has paid off. In addition to hitting two personal bests, I also tore up my hands. But on deadlift day, that's a good thing. But ONLY on deadlift day. After a big breakfast bowl and some caffeine, I did mobility exercises in the

Fake paleo breakfast?

No training today. Instead, ol' Bally the Dog and I went on an hour walk after I had timed my morning meditation with the sun rise.We went through a nearby cemetary and down into the old grove, where we came across a turtle sitting in our path. It was a big'un, but we left it undisturbed (it was in no hurry to go anywhere, LOL!) and carried on.Unfortunately, the skitters (mosquitos) didn't

breakfast

I can remember when I first committed to a "Paleo" style of eating... My energy was bursting. Keeping the fat off my 6-pack abs was easier than ever. For breakfast? Sizzling strips of bacon, fresh sliced avocado, and pasture-raised eggs -- scrambled is my favorite ... The TRUE breakfast of champions - and Bally the Dog :)! This paleo breakast is much better for you

Springtime in Stratford and Ballantyne Bench Press

It is the day I've been waiting for since last year. It's The Perfect Day. I'm on the farm. My schedule is not too busy. The sun is out, it's not too hot, the wind is cool, the grass is green, and the sleepy little city of Stratford is gearing up for visitors to the Festival theater today. I love this time of year. Unfortunately I had to spend the first 14 days of the month, and the last

New 4-minute workout video

Use this trick to cut your workouts in half while you burn MORE fat. The secret is to eliminate your "rest" time, yet still allow yourself to RECOVER. Sounds weird right? Yet you'll know exactly what I mean when you try the quick 4-minute follow along workout video below. Odd little bodyweight workout <--- free 4-min follow-along video Look:

Squat soreness

Groaaaan. That's what I'm doing getting out of bed and rising up from a chair today. Yesterday was my first lower body workout on a new program after a deload week and muscle soreness has hit within the first 24 hours. Yesterday's session at the local YMCA went down like this:1A) Barbell Squat Jump1B) Mobility Exercises2A) Barbell Squat - 5x52B) Box Jump3A) Front Squat - 4x103B) Leg Curl -

Late Workout and Amazing Sleep

I slept like a champ last night, a full 9 hours thanks to forgetting to set my alarm. I woke up late and decided to do a short upper body workout immediately, even though that meant saving my meditation until after training (something I rarely do). After a short warm-up in my hotel room (where I do some weird moves that don't need to be done in public), I walked down to the small, old,

Look at that Cake and Look at Cleveland go

Hey! And good morning from Cleveland. This city is going crazy after Tuesday night's big game and it will be even more intense tonight...but I won't be watching. Too late for me. I need to be up early to write before a big seminar tomorrow. It's been a crazy travel week, and here's a funny story. Sometimes when you travel as much as I do...you forget things in hotel rooms. At least it

Change Your Body with Methodical Training

Nobody can argue that the men with the best bodies in the world belong to the Alpha Males who've gone through elite military training, right? I know this because one Bradley Cooper and the movie American Sniper. Cooper gained over 20 pounds of muscle and when he walks into the room, not only does everyone in the room notice how awesome he looks, they also feel his presence.

Denver Deload

I'm in the middle of a deload off-week from heavy barbell training, and it worked out perfectly because I'm flippin and a floppin between hotels, airports, cities, and home. Sunday was SD to DVR, two different hotels there, airport now on the way from DVR to CLV "Home of King James", and then a budget hotel for 3 nights at a Dan Kennedy seminar, and then finally CLV-TO on Saturday night

2012-2015 TT Trainers

And the winners are...TT Trainers of the Year so far from the TT Summits...what a crew of Go-Givers and world changers. Thank you to all of them for their dedication to the TT 10 Million Transformation Mission! ?#?TTSummit?

Ballys Bad Habit

I have one of the most deadly and fattening habits in the world. It's NOT my occasional milk bone. It's NOT my morning rawhide chewy treat. It's not my farting, or snoring, or sticking my nose in your crotch. Yep, Woof, Woof, ol' Bally the Dog here with a very embarrassing admission to make. New CTT, Alex Kastor, painted a

How to stop this health killer

Now, I don't want this to scare you. Because the entire point of this email is to give you HOPE. Because my friends Chad and Brenda (Doctor's of Physical Therapy) have spent the last several years developing ways every one of their patient's could destroy this hidden threat... And they've agreed to share it all with you. See the entire story

Back Pain?

Last month at the Paleo-FX nutrition and training seminar in Austin, I met back-pain expert and Board-Certified Physical Therapist Dr. Chad Walding. As a free bonus in addition to this morning's short fat burning workout, Dr. Walding promised to reveal the truth about fixing back pain without surgery, dangerous pain pills or needles. So if you're suffering from back pain today then this may

TT Trainer of the Year 2015

LOL...I'm not smiling because my teeth are covered in chocolate birthday cake...ha! Congratulations to Nestor Flores, CTT Trainer of the Year, 2015. And get this...just last year he was the ROOKIE TT Trainer of the Year. What a journey. Congrats! So proud of you, Nestor! ?#?TTSummit?

Bench in Denver Benefits from Mile High Altitude

It must have been the Mile High altitude in the gym today, as I was able to set a couple of 2015 Personal Bests in the gym this morning at 5am.Or maybe it was my cake-loaded muscles from Saturday's feast. Today's Workout...the last one on this 4 week program...now for a 5-7 day deload. That works out well since I have busy office days at ETR and then a seminar in Cleveland till Saturday night

Bally at the TT Summit

Thanks to my friend Alex for "bringing Bally" to the ?#?TTSummit?. This is now the 2nd painting that TT fans have made of the ol' pooch! Looks just like him. He'll be confused when he sees it!

CB at the TT with the DL

I snuck out and played hooky on Todd Durkin's bootcamp workout today. He gets to do all the work this morning. :)At 6:45am I took a cab to my guilty pleasure in San Diego, Fit Athletic, for a deadlift workout.1A) Snatch1B) Overhead Squat2A) Deadlift2B) Box Jump3A) Military Press3B) BB Split SquatThat was good times. I have one more workout in this phase. It's going down in Denver where I'll be

Please read this new back-pain article

Last month at the Paleo-FX nutrition and training seminar in Austin, I met back-pain expert and Board-Certified Physical Therapist Dr. Chad Walding. As a free bonus in addition to this morning's short fat burning workout, Dr. Walding promised to reveal the truth about fixing back pain without surgery, dangerous pain pills or needles. So if you're suffering from back pain today then this may

Foods that are bad for men

Shocking new research reveals that certain common foods have devastating effects on men. These foods can make weight loss feel next to impossible for you. Even worse, these foods have a crippling effect on your Male Master Hormone. And the more you eat these common every day foods, the more likely you are to suffer from� Diabetes. Manic

Squat before San Diego

Big travel day today to the TT Summit. But first, a squat workout. Tomorrow I'm going to slip out to Fit Athletic for a bench workout, and then Sunday AM for the final deadlift workout of this 4 week program. Then it will be a nice week off. I'm resting a lot more these days as I focus on the Deadlift. I have no plans to train hard in the TT Summit bootcamps!Today's session in Denver:1A)

3 mistakes and 3 pumpups at the end

CrossFit, hot yoga, kettlebells, spin classes, high intensity interval training -- everywhere you look people 35 and over are thinking of new and exciting ways to re-capture their youth. There's just one problem - they are STILL making the same 3 metabolism-damaging exercise mistakes! A damaged metabolism ages you prematurely, drains you of energy and makes you

Denver Deadlift and Walking Around

Saturday was an off-day and I finished a lot of projects, including the June TT Trainer monthly newsletter, the July TT WOM (bodyweight), plans for the TT Summit, and an updated version of my 2015 goals.Sunday was a big deadlift day. Great workout. 1A) Snatch1B) Overhead Squat2A) Deadlift2B) Jumps3A) Military Press3B) Split Squat3C) Leg CurlGood times were had by all.Today was another off-day.