Despite what you might think after trying one of my workouts, my #1 personality flaw is NOT that I’m “sadistic”.

I mean, c’mon, how could a cartoon guy be sadistic, right?

So it’s not that…but I do have a big flaw…and I’ll let my mom expose it in this little story…

Way back in about 2002, I was 27 years old and looking for a little something “more” in my life.

So I decided to join the Big Brothers program. Now part of the application process involves having two people who know you well to fill out a questionnaire about you.

It included a question about “my major flaws” or something like that.

Now I never did see everything that my mom wrote, but she did tell me that for that specific question, she wrote down that I was too…

Impatient.

Fortunately, they still let me into the program and I spent a couple of years hanging out with my lil’ brother Luke on the weekends. We went to Raptor games, burger joints, tons of movies, and played basketball, street hockey, and pick-up baseball.

Big Brothers is a lot of fun, and if you’re looking for a way to give back, I highly recommend it.

Anyways, back to my flaw…and you know what, my mom was right. I am impatient, and I can’t stand waiting for anything.

I can’t even wait for toast to “toast”, water to boil, or hot soup to cool down.

And my flaw actually ties in perfect with the motivational quote I posted on my Facebook page yesterday:

“The best way to get started is to get started. Life rewards action…not reaction. Wait for nothing. Attack life. Don’t plan to death or ask for permission…but act now…and apologize later.” – Kekich Credo #81

Just DO it, is what I say. Take ACTION. Don’t let anything get in your way. There’s nothing wrong with a little impatience, in my opinion.

And you know what, my #1 “personality flaw” is also GOOD for you.

Here’s why…

Usually I finish up the latest TT Workout for the 1st of the month, but I was so excited about the new TT Adrenaline program that I couldn’t wait to get it out to TT Members.

And so I made it available early.

It features a new style of interval training – perhaps the BEST method, according to recently uncovered research.

Plus, it also has a new Advanced Circuit Challenge that you can complete and compare your results with others.

There is no other TT Workout like this…

You’ll also get TT Transformation and TT2K10 as my gifts to you.

I REALLY want you to experience this workout…it’s the hottest, NEWEST version of TT.

In fact, TT Adrenaline is based on scientific findings that NO OTHER trainer is talking about…and this program contains interval training techniques and systems that have never been used before in the Turbulence Training workouts.

In fact, you’ll even get a 4-page article outlining the science behind this new TT program.

TT Adrenaline also features the most demanding challenge ever in the history of Turbulence Training.

(NOTE: This is an advanced program. Take this warning seriously and train safe.)

Are you ready for the TT Adrenaline Circuit Challenge?

Let me know your score!

To your success,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Creator, TT Adrenaline

PS – After you download the workout…

…please make sure to add me as a friend on Facebook…I’m up to 4571 friends, and the limit is 5000…I don’t want you to miss out on the Daily Motivation Tips I add everyday.

Click here to join me on Facebook & drop me a line

Today, we’re going to hear about the obesity solution from a UCLA researcher, but first, let’s talk about the solution for your belly fat.

I want to help you to stick to your plan…so that you don’t get sidelined. However, even if you do overdo it at one meal or miss a workout, don’t fret. Don’t quit. Just get back on track.

We know that diet is the key.  Consistency is king. And keeping it simple is keeping it easy to stick to.

Same goes with your workouts…stick to the basics – that’s what gets you results.

Click here to listen to this fat loss podcast

Or read all about it below…

Monday – Jan 18th

Transformation Tip of the Week:

“The best fat loss book in the world is useless without implementation. All the planning in the world is no good if you don’t follow through. Become a robotic ACTION TAKER. Just get it done. Even if you don’t feel like it, just get started…go through the warm-up, chances are you’ll do the whole workout.”

Now let’s go back into the TT vault and review a classic – with 2010 updates…

TT 2K4 Workout A

Superset #1
1A) DB Incline Press
•    No rest.
1B) DB Rear-Deltoid Raise
•    Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

2010 Update

Consider using a seated rope row or DB Chest-supported row instead of the rear-deltoid raise.

Superset #2
2A) DB Row
•    No rest.
2B) DB Floor Press
•    Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

Superset #3
3A) DB Triceps Extension
•    No rest.
3B) DB Incline Curl
•    Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

2010 Update

Consider using a 3-0-2 tempo for the arm exercises…nice and slow on the way down and a little slower on the way up.

Finish the workout with Advanced Interval Training Workout A

2010 Update

Use shuttle runs instead of regular interval training in a straight line.

Tuesday
Get 30 minutes of fun activity – and let’s do this week’s research review…

Reference:
Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Nov 18. An integrative view of obesity.
Heber D. UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

According to this review, “Obesity is the result of the accumulation of excess body fat and not simply excess weight that can be muscle or fat.”

Duh.

But there’s more to belly fat than just its size…according to the review, “Sustained positive energy balance results in excessive accumulation of adipocytes, which, in the abdomen, leads to chronic inflammation.”

Inflammation is bad. It is associated with heart disease, diabetes, and even joint pain. All the more reason to get rid of that belly fat!

Dr. Heber also says, “The obesogenic environment of highly palatable foods with hidden fats and sugars can promote metabolic syndrome and obesity, whereas fruit and vegetables with antiinflammatory phytochemicals can counteract metabolic syndrome.

And the research conclusion:

“Therefore, a plant-based diet and the seamless integration of increased physical activity and social support to alter modern diets and lifestyles hold out the greatest hope for the solution of the obesity epidemic. Both public health and medical nutrition approaches can benefit from this integrative view of obesity.”

So…just more proof that diet is key.

Wednesday

TT 2K4 Workout B

1A) Deadlift or DB Squat
•    No rest.
1B) DB 1-Arm Standing Shoulder Press
•    Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

2010 Update

For the shoulder press, turn the palm in towards the head.

Superset #2
2A) DB Reverse Lunge
•    No rest.
2B) DB Bulgarian Split Squat
•    Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

2010 Update
For an easier version, try the 1-leg lying hip extension in place of the DB Bulgarian Split Squat.

For an advanced version, switch to the 1 & 1/2 rep bodyweight bulgarian split squat version. OUCH!

Superset #3
3A) 1-Leg Stability Ball Leg Curl
•    No rest.
3B) Spiderman Climb
•    Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

And finish with Advanced Interval Training Workout B…perhaps using kettlebell swings for intervals.

Thursday
Do 30 minutes of fun activity – and then review your nutrition journal.

Remember that diet is more important than exercise.

So…
1) How are you starting your day?
2) Where are you making mistakes?
3) What can you do to overcome that?

And if you’re not already writing down your daily food intake, you’ll improve immediately just by doing that.

Friday

Since TT2K4 just had workouts A and B, we need something fun to finish the week…

Week 2 of the Bodyweight 500

The Bodyweight 200 (Time Limit: 15 minutes)

30 Prisoner Squats
30 Pushups
10 Jumps
10 Stability Ball Leg Curls
10 Stability Ball Jackknifes
20 Step-ups (10 reps per side)
5 Pull-ups or Inverted Rows
30 Forward Lunges (15 reps per side)
20 Close-grip Pushups
15 Inverted Rows
15 Squats
5 Chin-ups or Inverted Rows

Challenge!

Social Support Saturday!
Get 30 minutes of fun activity and then get some social support…

Surround yourself with people who are fitter and healthier than you. The power of social support and POSITIVE peer pressure will help you take your health and fitness to the next level. Connect with more advanced fitness folks.

Sunday – Plan, Shop & Prepare
Plus, 30 minutes activity.

Here’s more reason to eat fruits and vegetables…according to Michael Roizen, MD, and Mehmet Oz, MD, in their book, YOU: Being Beautiful:

“Getting more greens in your diet — along with other veggies & fruit — could help thwart teeth staining. Apples, celery, and carrots act as natural teeth stain removers, while greens such as spinach, broccoli, and lettuce create a film over the teeth that serves as a stain barrier.”

So make sure you have lots of fruits and veggies around the house for snacking. This will also help you lose belly fat, of course.

Next week!
TT for Abs Workout
Weekly Research Review – Caffeine & Exercise

Stay strong,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

So, what do you think of the cartoon?

Bally sure looks pretty funny…and sneaky. Looks like he’s about to get up to something, don’t you think?

Click here to listen to this week’s fat loss info on the Podcast

It includes an interesting study on milk and resistance training, which I’ve also reviewed below.

I’m off to Washington and then Tampa this week, and this is your final week to enter the 7th TT Transformation Contest to get your full 12 weeks.

Click here for all of the Transformation Contest details

Head over to www.TransformationContest.com and read about some of our most successful case studies…see what they did and how much they improved…that will give you some ideas…Most helpful if you can find someone who started in the same “position” as you.

Monday – Jan 11th

Transformation Tip of the Week:

Consider setting PROCESS goals instead of just outcome goals. A process goal is “I will do Turbulence Training 3 days per week” or “I will use a food log for 8 weeks”. And then if you meet your process goals, your outcome goals (i.e. you want to lose 10 pounds) will take care of themselves – and you’ll have better lifelong habits.

TT Express – Advanced Workout A

Express Circuit Rules:

- Start every workout by going through the circuit at a moderate intensity, doing half the number of repetitions for each exercise and using 50% of the weight you plan to use in the regular circuits.
- Perform the workouts as circuits doing one exercise immediately after another.
- Do not rest between exercises or before repeating the circuits.
- However, train conservatively and do not hesitate to take rest if needed.
-Repeat the circuit workout as many times as possible in 15 minutes.
-Do each exercise at a controlled pace, taking 2 seconds to lower your body or lower the weight, and 1 second to return to the start position.
-Do each exercise for 30 seconds and then switch. For single leg exercises, do 30 seconds on one leg and then 30 seconds for the other leg.

1) DB Squat – 30 seconds
2) Decline Pushup – 30 seconds
3) DB Row – 30 seconds per side
4) Bulgarian Split Squat (1 & ½ rep) – 30 seconds per side
5) Stability Ball Rollout – 30 seconds
6) KB Swing – 30 seconds

Finish with static stretching.

Tuesday
Get 30 minutes of fun activity – and let’s do this week’s research review

Med Sci Sports Exerc. Body Composition and Strength Changes in Women with Milk and Resistance Exercise. Josse AR, Tang JE, Tarnopolsky MA, Phillips SM.

My old buddies Drs. Tarnopolsky and Phillips from McMaster just published an interesting study…

20 young women were put into one of two groups:

1) Resistance training plus fat-free milk

2) Resistance training plus a carbohydrate drink

Both groups drank 500mL of their drink after a workout, and then another 500mL an hour later.

That’s right, the milk group drank a liter of milk per day!

Total calories were about 400 extra per day for both groups, but the carbohydrate group didn’t have protein in their drink. Both drinks were flavored with vanilla to “mask” the identity of the drink.

No side effects reported.

The workout was intense, frequent, and had lots of volume. That’s good and bad, as you’ll see.

The girls trained with weights – on machines – 5d/wk for 12 wks. Researchers tend to use machines to avoid the learning curve required with barbell and dumbbell exercises.

However, it’s likely the 5d/week was too much volume, as 3 subjects reported overuse injury. But, in total they had a 92 percent training compliance.

RESULTS:

Weight Gain:

Carbohydrate = 1.9 pounds
Milk = 1.1 pounds

Lean Mass Gain

Carbohydrate = 2.4 pounds
Milk = 4.2 pounds

NOTE: Lean mass is not just muscle, but would be most of the measurement.

Fat Loss

Carbohydrate = 0.67 pounds
Milk = 3.5 pounds of fat lost!!!

The milk group also got stronger in a few exercises.

So…

The milk group gained lean mass and lost fat at the same time and got stronger.

The researchers concluded, “Heavy, whole-body resistance exercise with the consumption of milk versus carbohydrate in the early post-exercise period resulted in greater muscle mass accretion, strength gains, fat mass loss, and a possible reduction in bone turnover in women after 12 wks.”

That’s why I drink chocolate milk after a workout.

Could you get the same results with a protein shake and Gatorade? Probably.

Unless there is something specific to milk…but if it’s just a case of protein and carbohydrate, than you might be able to get the same result from vegan Sun Warrior protein and fruit juice.

Wednesday

Advanced Express Workout B

In this workout, you’ll repeat the circuit as many times as possible in 12 minutes and then do 3 minutes of athletic shuttle run intervals. (My new favorite type of intervals!)

1) Jumps – 30 seconds
2) Pull-up – 30 seconds
3) DB Push Press – 30 seconds
4) DB Reverse Lunge – 30 seconds per side
5) Stability Ball Plank – 30 seconds

Intervals – 15 seconds work + 15 seconds recovery for 3 minutes

Finish with static stretching.

Thursday
Do 30 minutes of fun activity – and then review your training journal.

I recommend you keep a journal so you can see what program worked best for you…

I also recommend you keep the exercises that you hate in your program, because those are the ones that will give you the best results.

Friday

Day 5 – Advanced Workout C

1) DB Split Squat – 30 seconds per side
2) DB Chest Press – 30 seconds
3) Chin-up – 30 seconds
4) Stability Ball Jackknife – 30 seconds
5) DB RDL – 30 seconds

Finish with static stretching.

And then for fun, if you have time, throw in 2 of your favorite exercises for a fun superset to end the week.

Social Support Saturday!
30 minutes of fun activity…if you’re at Joel Marion’s Transformation Domination in Tampa, I’ll be running a bootcamp program on Saturday morning at 7am. See you there!

Bootcamps, and all group exercise programs, are great for social support because it brings together fun, like-minded folks who can also get competitive and have contests, etc.

Sunday – Plan, Shop & Prepare
30 minutes activity and plan, shop, & prepare…

I recommend stocking up on a few gallons of water…for emergencies.

Last week, the water got cut off at my place while my cleaning lady was here…and if it wasn’t for the jugs of water I had in the closet, nothing could have been cleaned.

Planning ahead saved the day…and of course, you should have lots of bottled water and canned goods on hand in case anything serious should ever happen – which of course, I hope it doesnt’!

But be prepared!

Just like in your fat loss program…

Next week!
TT 2K4 – review a classic and how we can update it
Research – What UCLA researchers think is the solution for obesity

Stay strong,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

Hopefully you’re a couple days into your Transformation. I recorded a great call for you here:

Click here for this week’s fat loss podcast

Now the first thing we talked about was goal setting. Here’s what I want you to do…

Write down your goals

• 3 short term
• 3 long term

And you should do this for not only your transformation, but also other areas of your life, including financial, relationships, etc.

Personally, some of my long term goals for this year include:

1. Getting my weight back up to 195 (pic is of me at 194 in 2006 in Dubai)
2. Getting my deadlift up to 455
3. And reading 100 books

I also have plans to move to NYC, visit more of Europe, and create 25 TT programs, and more.

Check out all of my big plans here & the new TT workouts here

Now let’s get back to your transformation tips…

Monday – Jan 4th

Transformation Tip: 7 Tips for Success

1. Sit down and plan out your complete body transformation – everything from end goals, to getting started with nutrition changes, to overcoming all of the obstacles in your way. Sit and daydream about this for 15-30 minutes.

2. Spend time planning your workouts to save you time when you go to do you workouts.

3. One of the biggest mistakes people make is not having a plan. That leads to wasted time (“what should I do today”) and no results.

4. Surround yourself with social support to have people do the work for you. Surround yourself with people who are smarter and fitter than you.

5. Script your day.

6. Be ruthless with your time. Time spent on cardio robs your family of you.

7. Get in to your workout, get out, and get on with your life.

Click here for more tips on how to do the body transformation contest

Alright, so crazy time of the year in the gym…well, no worries, here’s the solution.

The TT 15-Minute Express Workouts

You can do these workouts at home. I highly recommend getting a gymboss interval timer for this program.

Beginner Workout A

• Start every workout by going through the circuit once at a moderate intensity.
• Perform the workouts as circuits doing one exercise immediately after another.
• Do not rest between exercises or before repeating the circuits.
• Train conservatively and do not hesitate to take rest if needed.
• Repeat the circuit workout as many times as possible in 15 minutes.
• Do each exercise at a controlled pace, taking 2 seconds to lower your body or lower the weight, and 1 second to return to the start position.
• Do each exercise for 30 seconds and then switch. For single leg exercises, do 30 seconds on one leg and then 30 seconds for the other leg.

Workout A

1. Stability Ball Leg Curl – 30 seconds
2. Kneeling Pushup – 30 seconds
3. W & T on Ball – 30 seconds each exercise
4. 1-leg Hip Extension – 30 seconds each side
5. Plank – 30 seconds
6. Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Finish with static stretching.

Here’s a video of W’s and T’s (along with Y’s, I’s, and L’s)…

Tuesday
30 minutes of fun activity and now let’s look at the verdict on Green Tea and fat loss…

Reference:
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 91, No. 1, 73-81, January 2010
Effect of green tea catechins with or without caffeine on anthropometric measures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Researchers reviewed 15 Green Tea studies.
• GTCs (Green Tea catechins – the supposed metabolism boosting component of Green Tea) helped reduce bodyweight an average of 3 pounds in the studies – HOWEVER – this only worked when the GTC’s where combined with caffeine.
• Studies that evaluated GTCs WITHOUT caffeine did NOT show benefits.

Therefore, in THEORY, if you combined enough GTC’s with caffeine, you might lose more fat…

The researchers concluded…

1) The clinical significance of these reductions is modest at best.

2) Current data do not suggest that GTCs alone positively alter anthropometric measurements.

And my conclusions are:

1) The results are not that impressive.

2) If your Green Tea supplement is caffeine-free, it definitely won’t work. Green Tea catechins do NOT work unless combined with caffeine.

3) You never really know how much GTC’s are in the supplements you buy…do they put in a “pinch” or the necessary dose for results?

Interesting stuff…let me know if you’ve had success with Green Tea and fat loss.

Wednesday

Beginner Express Workout B

Remember: Start every workout by going through the circuit once at a moderate intensity.

1. BW Squat or Lying Hip Extension – 30 seconds
2. Dumbbell (DB) Chest Press – 30 seconds
3. DB Row – 30 seconds per side
4. Step-up – 30 seconds per side
5. Side Plank – 30 seconds per side
6. Run in Place – 30 seconds

Finish with static stretching.

Thursday
30 minutes of fun activity – to keep you mentally healthy as well.

Reference:
Br J Sports Med 2009
Dose-response relationship between physical activity and mental health

UK researchers wanted to see how important physical activity is for better mental health. They studied 19842 men and women and found:

• Any form of daily physical activity was associated with a lower risk of psychological distress.
• The more activity you did, the greater the reduction in distress.
• And while low-intensity activities like housework and gardening helped, the best results were from sports.

So get vigorous activity with friends and you’ll be happier and less stressed.

Friday

Beginner TT Express Workout C

1. Prisoner Squat – 30 seconds
2. Kneeling Close-Grip Pushup – 30 seconds
3. DB Rear-Deltoid Raise – 30 seconds
4. 2-leg Stability Ball Hip Extension – 30 seconds
5. Bird Dog – 30 seconds
6. Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Finish with static stretching.

Social Support Saturday!
Get 30 minutes of fun activity, and then have a friend to help you take measurements.

I askedBrad Pilon, author of Eat Stop Eat, for the #1 thing he learned in 2009, and he said:

“This year the main thing I learned was that you can’t judge results by scale weight.

You HAVE to record circumferences if you want to know whether you are improving.

Use circumferences to judge your progress.

Also, if you are not making progress… change something. Don’t keep doing what your doing…”

*********
Great advice.

So get a friend, get a tape measure, and get records. Get pictures. Get your weight. And maybe body fat. But that’s in order of importance…

Sunday – Plan, Shop & Prepare
Do your 30 minutes activity and then plan, shop, & prepare…

One food I’ve added recently to my mainly vegetarian diet have been “Organic Sunshine Burgers” (250 calories, 8g protein, 15g fat per burger)…here’s the ingredient list:

- organic raw sunflower seeds, organic brown rice, organic carrots, organic black beans, organic bell peppers, organic cilantro, organic garlic, organic jalapeno peppers, organic ground cumin seeds, organic onion, sea salt

Pretty good stuff.

That’s it for this week, so Happy New Year…

Next week!
TT 15-min express – Advanced
New Research – Milk, resistance training & fat loss!

Until then, stay strong and start transforming,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Creator, TT Transformation Contests

2010 is going to be a big year for you…partly because of the amazing 24 Turbulence Training fat burning and body sculpting programs coming your way.

These workouts – like TT Addiction and TT Adrenaline – are going to be so cool, so fun, and so effective that you’ll have your best year ever.

Two programs will be released each month – and the tentative schedule is below…

Sit back and check out my calendar for 2010…I’ve got a few trips planned I wanted to tell you about, but mostly I couldn’t wait to get you pumped up for these amazing workouts that are on the way…

And if you aren’t already a TT Member

=> Click here for your half price offer

Now for all the cool stuff you’ll experience with me in 2010…

January 2010

We’re going to kick-off the New Year with a special audio program…I’m recording it this week, and it will be one of the most powerful motivation and inspirational fat burning audio programs you’ve ever heard.

To go along with the motivation, TT Members also have access to the January programs already. You can now download “TT 2K10″ and the “TT Beginner Total Torso Training” programs in the member’s area.

Then on January 15th, that’s the last day to enter the 7th Turbulence Training Transformation Contest. That’s your chance to win up to $1000 just for losing your belly fat.

And right after that I’ll be in Tampa Bay, Florida for Joel Marion’s first ever Transformation Domination Live event. I’ll be leading a TT workout on the Saturday morning. See you there.

Speaking of Transformations, you’re going to get a bonus 3rd workout this month called “TT Transformation“. Based on the most popular programs used by our contest winners (including TT for Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks), this is going to be an instant classic.

Finally, to finish off a busy month, I hope to launch the TT-TV program. We’ve filmed a few really cool episodes, but we have so much going on they haven’t been edited yet…but soon, I promise.

February

Look out Miami, because I’ll be there for the Super Bowl and back again two weeks later…The Super Bowl weekend is going to be insane, and I’ll be filing workout and video reports from South Beach. Look for me on TV – you never know.

Then on February 14th, we’re going to celebrate Ballantyne’s Day with some type of crazy Turbulence Training promotion…I’ve got 6 weeks to come up with something good…

And then there are the TT Workouts of the Month:

1) TT Adrenaline
2) TT 15-minute KB Express

What’s TT Adrenaline all about? Well, it’s about skyrocketing your adrenaline of course, and that is just one hormone in the body that helps the fat burning process…you’re going to love Adrenaline.

March

I’ll star the month in Washington, D.C. – at my friend Yanik’s seminar – and finish the month with a quick work trip to Vegas (low-key, I’m sure). After all, I have to prepare for some big news happening in April…

But first, big workout news for March:

1) I hope we’ll release the first “follow along” Turbulence Training DVD workout set. We’re just finishing up filming the TT for Abs Follow Along programs, and it should be ready for you sometime in March. Hopefully earlier.

2) The first TT workout of the month will be the follow up to another TT classic, so look for the “The Big 6 Circuit” to help you burn fat with a fast circuit workout – featuring a new, explosive 6th component.

3) The TT Bootcamp 2K10 Program will feature all new NO-equipment bootcamp workouts and more tips to help personal trainers help more clients achieve maximum body transformations and fat burning.

April

So my big plans for April are to move to New York City for 3 months…I found a real good deal on a sublet in the Upper West Side so it will be a fun little adventure.

Maybe Bally the Dog can get a role on Broadway.

Again, I’ll be filing lots of video and workout reports from the Big Apple, plus researching what the gyms and fitness experts there have to offer…and of course, commuting out to Wachtung, New Jersey to train at The Renegade Gym with Jay Ferruggia.

And to add to the excitement, the 7th TT Transformation Contest will be finishing in mid-April, so we’ll be crowing a Men’s and Women’s Champion.

Nothing in the TT world is more rewarding than reading the essays that come in with your entries. I just want to thank you for all the effort you put into your Transformations – it’s really cool to see how hard you work and the powerful changes you go through. So thank YOU!

And to give back, you’ll be getting two awesome workouts in April:

1) TT Addiction (trust me, it’s healthier than it sounds)

2) TT Booty for Life 2K10

May

Well, for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere, we’ll all have Spring Fever and be ready to kick-off the “unofficial” start to the summer with big holiday weekends?

So will you be ready? I hope so, especially with all of the great workouts on the way…

Plus, the 8th TT Transformation Contest SHOULD be a go for May…unless something changes, we’ll keep rocking 3 contests per year…stay tuned for details.

I’m not sure how I’ll be rocking out my first Memorial Day Weekend in the USA, but I know you’ll be rocking these two workouts:

1) TT Hardcore 2K10 – The sequel to one of the top 3 most popular – if not THE most popular – TT workout of all time…can I top the original? I guess we’ll find out…

2) TT Bodyweight Cardio 3.o

June

Well, my little NYC adventure will be coming to an end, and hopefully I worked enough to create the TT Certification…that’s the plan…so keep kicking my butt to get this done.

I even had this cool logo made, so I better use it for something.

When I finally get back to Toronto, I’ll be heading to my good friend Vince Del Monte’s wedding…should be a great time…lots of fitness experts there celebrating, and I’m sure we’ll be filing some (embarrassing) wedding videos for everyone to enjoy. Congrats to Vince and Flavia, looking forward to your big day.

And don’t worry, you’ll be getting some good gifts in June as well:

1) TT Bodyweight Bodybuilding 2.0

2) TT Hybrid Trisets Fat Burning Workout

July

Well, I’m not sure if I’ll be doing much in July, just relaxing back in Canada and enjoying the finals of the World Cup. You’ll be getting…

1) TT for Runners

2) TT for Meatheads “Old School”

Wow, could these programs be any different? But both are in high-demand…so I know you’ll be looking forward to them.

August

I am officially out of ideas as to what I’m going to be doing for the rest of the year, so I’m just going to pump you up with the names of the coming workouts…For August, you’ll get…

1) TT 2K10 Abs

2) TT 3-Day Depletion Workouts

September

1) TT Gain Muscle Lose Fat 2K10

2) TT Female Bodyweight Bodysculpting 2K10

October

I might be taking a Secret Agent Trip this month, I’ll let you know – if I’m allowed – when I confirm…but the workouts should be:

1) The TT Bodyweight 500 2K10
2) DB Mass at Home 2K10

November

1) TT Yoga (I’ve been trying to do this for over 8 months…hopefully I get this one done by November…or sometime in 2K10)

2) TT Tempo Training

December

1) TT 15-Minute Express 2K10

2) TT Christmas Circuits (I have no idea what these will be, but it sounds cool, right?)

Whew…

And that brings us back to planning for 2011…(I’ve already got 7 programs listed out for 2011).

BUT…

Is there anything that you’d like to see this year or next?

Please let me know in the comments section below.

Looking forward to your best year ever in 2010,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

PS – Don’t forget…

…the Half Price TT sale ends this week.

Click Here to Get Turbulence Training for 50% off

You’ll also get the January TT member’s programs too!