Death of Circuit Training?

July 20, 2011

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS www.TurbulenceTraining.com On Saturday morning at my local YMCA, I watched two guys do "vomit inducing conditioning workouts". I call them "vomit-inducing" because I wanted to vomit from watching their form. One guy was doing explosive reverse curls (meant to be hang cleans) while another did flippity flop DB snatches followed [...]

The Best Cardio Intervals for Fat Loss: Part 2

July 19, 2011

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS www.TurbulenceTraining.com If you don’t have variety in your program, you are more than likely to end up at a fat loss plateau soon rather than later. Variety is one of the keys to keeping that fat loss coming. So not only should you have variety within your training week (i.e. [...]

Turbulence Training Workouts for a Busy Gym

July 15, 2011

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS www.TurbulenceTraining.com Gyms are busy. Too busy. And it is always busiest when you settle in for your TT workout with its awesome fat-blasting supersets. I know it drives you nuts when you are trying to pair lunges and presses while someone is taking up valuable workout space chatting or doing [...]

The Original Spartan 300 Workout

February 9, 2011

Forget the copycat “300 Workouts”. The original 300 workout has finally been made public. For all those who are a fan of the movie 300 are also a fan of the incredible shape that the actors were in for the movie. They got in this shape using the 300 workout. The great news is that [...]

Secret List of Fitness Training and Instructor Jobs Online

September 24, 2009

With the economy the way it is, homes for sale and people struggling to make credit card payments, I thought it would be beneficial to the readers to provide some of the not-so-well-known places to look for a job online. I’m not talking about Monster or Craigslist. I’m not talking about the want ads. Everyone [...]

How to Avoid Over-training to Maximize Muscle Growth – PART II

August 13, 2009

How to Avoid Over-training to Maximize Muscle Growth By Vince DelMonte Now let’s take a look at the different types of over-training, and what we can do to prevent it. Is it Worse to Over-Train With Cardio or Weight Training? Any form of over-training is a bad thing, however, I’ve personally experienced both types of [...]

How to Avoid Over-training to Maximize Muscle Growth- PART I

August 6, 2009

How to Avoid Over-training to Maximize Muscle Growth By Vince DelMonte Almost anyone that’s picked up a set of weights has or will experience symptoms of over-training at one point in there muscle building program. Over-training can lead to serious injury, chronic fatigue, and even muscle loss. Over-training is very common amongst athletes and particularly [...]

The Importance of Health Insurance and Staying Fit

June 16, 2009

The Importance of Health Insurance and Staying Fit Maintaining a healthy and physically lifestyle is an important part of maintaining good health. Incorporate healthy living in your daily routine not only will make you look good, but feel good as well. Many people do not realize that maintaining a fit lifestyle can lower their health [...]

What to look for in a Personal Trainer…

May 26, 2009

Interview by Mara Stine There are many personal trainers out there, but the most important thing to keep in mind when looking for a personal trainer is to find one who understands your needs, says fitness trainers and health activist Victoria Johnson “People do what they know,” she says. “If you want to get lean [...]

Turbulence Training Sample Bootcamp Workout #2

April 19, 2009

One more sample Turbulence Training Bootcamp Workout… this one is workout #9 from the program and is called the, Turbulence Training Bodyweight 200 V. 1.0. (there are four bootcamp versions of the Bodyweight 200 in the ebook). NOTE: This is an advanced bootcamp workout…not for beginners. And remember, there is NO equipment required in any [...]