Turbulence Training 3 Day Sale!

If you have ever wanted to try Turbulence Training, now is the time. For three days only, Craig Ballantyne is offering the original Turbulence Training e-book package plus a 3 month TT Member's bonus for just $1. Turbulence Training is a fat loss workout program you can do at home with minimal equipment. I've done several of the programs and highly recommend them.

Here's the link, but please read below for more info: Turbulence Training $1 Sale

Here's how it works:

If you order it between now and Wednesday April 28th, you pay $1 and you get to try it out for 21 days. If you love it and keep it (I think you will), you'll be billed the remaining $38.95 at the end of that time frame. If you don't, you can cancel and get your money back.

Here's what you get:

• Access to the Turbulence Training Fat Loss system on ebook.
• A free 3-month membership to the Turbulence Training on-line inner circle. Craig is there answering questions about fat loss and nutrition.
• Several bonus workouts and Dr. Chris Mohr's Nutrition for Fat Loss Guidelines.

Another good thing is that Craig guarantees results on his product. That means if you aren't fully satisfied with your results, you can let him know and by canceling before the end of the 21 days and you won't be billed again.

Here's the link again: Turbulence Training $1 Sale

As you know, I am not going to put anything on this blog that I haven't tried. Craig is one of the first folks I began following as I started my fat loss journey. He has quality products, is very accessible via several social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter, and has two very good blogs, Turbulence Training and Turbulence Training Fat Loss. His is one of the few programs for which I am an affiliate. Craig consistently puts out sound information and provides workouts that appeal to those who do and do not have gym memberships, as well as providing workouts that are feasible for beginners all the way to those who are advanced. I don't think you'll be disappointed!

Would love to know if you try it, and if you do, what you think! Happy training!

Turbulence Training 3 for 1 Sale

Passing on some info! Craig Ballantyne of Turbulence Training just started a sale on 3 of his popular programs for the price of 1. I have several Turbulence Training workouts and a membership, but have not yet started these. Craig's been around a while and I find his stuff is sound for fat loss. People seem to consistently have good results with his programs. For $19.95 you get all three programs, which should be about 3 months of workouts, so that's a pretty good deal I would say, especially if you're trying to decide what to do next. It also includes 30 days access to the membership site and I think a couple of additional programs. The sale ends February 3.

The first is the TT2K10 workout. This was his new year kick-off program that has had some really good reviews. It's not a beginner program. True to his style he includes some interval training, bodyweight and mini-circuits, and I believe some kettlebell work too.

The second one is the TT Beginner Total-Torso-Training. Should be good for someone getting started. It sounds safe and not too intense. Definitely not for someone who is further along in the fitness journey unless it's to go back for a review and rework of the basics.

The third one is the TT Transformation. Sounds like he took the best of the best of his fat burning workouts and put it together.

The first and third ones I'd like to try. Putting them on the docket! So many workouts, so little time. If you try them out, let me know what you think.

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Turbulence Training AAA Abs

I just started Craig Ballantyne's Turbulence Training AAA Abs, his April 2009 workout of the month. Whoa. This is a fun and challenging workout. It's a 3 day resistance training program which works well for me because I like the pattern of Mon-Wed-Fri for my strength training days. On the off days, he suggests about 30 minutes of light exercise that won't interfere with your recovery. This would be a perfect time to incorporate some extra metabolic work such as bodyweight circuits or interval work with kettlebells.

I like this program because it incorporates some unique total body combination moves that shake things up a little and fit within my current goals. For instance, I cannot yet do unassisted pull-ups and that is one of my goals for this year that I'm working on currently. So right now, I'm having to break up the pull-up/knee-up combination move into two separate exercises, because I only have access to an assisted machine. You could, however, do this move band-assisted. Now, why would I choose this workout program if I can't do these? It's a strange mental thing with me. It gives me some extra drive to reach that goal because I don't like not being able to do a program exactly the way it's written, I get extra practice, and it gives me a very specific test move so I can gauge my progress even beyond this next 4 weeks. So if you have a program where you can't quite do all the moves perfectly, improvise (always in a safe way) and let that be one of your goals, to master a new move.

The ideal equipment for this workout is a pull-up bar, a bench or box, dumbbells, kettlebells, stability ball, jump rope, ab wheel, and a treadmill or stretch of space outside for sprints. However, you can use some substitutes (such as a dumbbell in place of a kettlebell) and he offers some alternative suggestions as well, so use what you can get your hands on.

Here's a good YouTube video with Craig demonstrating a challenging bodyweight interval included in Turbulence Training AAA Abs: Craig's programs always start with a good warm-up (never skip it), clear instructions with pictures, suggestions for post-workout stretching and a chart to log your progress.

Turbulence Training offers a full package or the option of choosing a specific program. Stay tuned for more information about the programs as I work through them myself!

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Fitness Gear Review in Men's Health Mag

The April 2008 issue of Men's Health has some cool articles in it, one being a short list of "The Best New Fitness Gear." You might be wondering how I know this. A couple of years ago when I grew weary of girlie workouts with pastel weights I started digging around. That's how I found Craig Ballantyne and Alwyn Cosgrove among others. I found that Men's Health online had some great stuff and as I incorporated a few manly moves into my workout I started seeing some real changes. My husband actually gets this magazine but I usually grab it before he can even read it.

Here is the list of items and my thoughts on them (three of these are on my recommended list already)

Best Home Gym: Freemotion Ext Dual Cable Cross

Really cool and much better than fixed machines, I like using cables at the gym. However, the price at $4000 is pretty steep for home gyms of most folks I know.

Best Lo-Fi Fitness Tool: Iron Woody Woody Bag

I have not yet done sandbag workouts but would love to! Looks like a really durable item, and seems reasonably priced at $60 - $120 based on weight and also comes in packages.

Best Total Body Tool: TRX Suspension Trainer Force Kit by Fitness Anywhere

I love this, saw it demonstrated at the Arnold and my husband has been using this at his trainer's studio. Awesome for maximizing your bodyweight and gravity. Not sure I'd feel good about the door mount but the X-mount is what we will purchase when we get ours for home.

Best Stability Trainer: Valslides

These are wicked little gadgets. They point out in the article that it puts a whole new twist on lunges and squats, but I've had my butt kicked pawing my way across a gym floor in a crawling plank with my toes on these bad babies and then running back in a bear crawl position with them under my hands. Closest to puking I've ever been during a workout.

Best New Cardio Tool: Art of Strength Ropes Gone Wild

I love Art of Strength kettlebell workouts and first remember hearing about the ropes from Alwyn Cosgrove. Can't imagine how tough these are. Anthony Diluglio is a great resource. You can go to the website and see some short video clips of them in action. While you're there check out Minute of Strength.

Best Upper-Body Upgrade: JC Predator Band

I like working out with bands due to the different type of resistance (than dumbbells) and versatility. It's much tougher than it looks, and this looks like a well-made band. Wouldn't mind adding this to the arsenal.

Would love to know what others think about these products.

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Burn, Baby, Burn

Here is my training plan for the next 4 months:

Once a month I will meet and work out with my personal trainer.

January 4 through March 28 I am working through Afterburn II.

March 29 through April 4 will be one week of rest.

April 5 through May 2 I will work through WarpSpeedFatLoss to finish leaning out.

May 3 through May 9 will be one week of rest.

Another program I will be referencing during this time period is Turbulence Training.

Approximately mid-April I will choose another program to begin May 10.

Some of you already think I have lost my mind. Probably so, but I will be losing fat and keeping it off! Afterburn II and WarpSpeedFatLoss are offered by Alwyn Cosgrove, and if you are not familiar with him I would suggest you read his articles and his blog. He's brilliant and he will never fail to challenge what you are thinking and doing. Both of his programs provide exactly what training to do as well as specific nutrition plans. Now if you read my previous post about my nutrition plan, it is not the plan presented in Afterburn II but rather Precision Nutrition, which is a separate nutrition program also with tremendous information and support. Craig Ballantyne is the creator of Turbulence Training and it is a program that provides versatility and multiple options for working out. I'll reference this program to gather fresh ideas for the interval training dictated by Afterburn II so I can keep it motivating. Seeing my personal trainer once a month is not as often as I would like right now, but it will be very helpful to check my form, review goals, discuss progress and generally get my butt kicked by someone other than myself. If you have not developed your training plan, it's not too late!

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