AtoZ Fitness Weekly Newsletter                             Oct.19 2008 Edition       
 
 
  • In this Oct.19 2008 issue:
  • Welcome Message from Sarah
  • Nick Nilsson's Weekly Fitness Tips
  • Weekly Featured Recipe
  • AtoZfitness Weekly Blog posting summary:
  • Inspiring and Motivational Photos_by_jae*
  • Chris Chapan Monthly Article
  • Craig Ballantyne's Turbulence Training Article
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Sarah's Introduction:

Aspartame and family visit

Some title eh? Well there’s a reason, of course. Let’s start with the family visit part.

My parents, who last summer had climbed down a slope to photograph some seals and then had to hike along a stony beach to climb back up a boulder land-slide to the road where their car was, this year decided on a road trip they felt they should do before they got old as they put it.

So at the young ages of 72 and 77, they flew from Bordeaux (France) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Vancouver (Canada), and spent 3˝ weeks zigzagging their way to Calgary in a rental car, walking on three different suspension bridges, climbing stairs at 2300m altitude without being out of breath, walking long nature trails, etc.

They then flew to Toronto and got a second rental car to go to Niagara (and of course they not only took the Maid Of The Mist to the foot of the cascade, they went behind the falls as well!) before doing more zigzag to come to us here in Montreal. Once here, they went on a day trip to Ottawa (I went along) to see the Rideau Canal and Parliament Hill, and a day down-town in Old Montreal.  The rest of their 6-week vacation they’ll spend walking around here, as they have to return the car Monday.

The point here though, I mean you guys don’t really care what my parents do or see, right? My point is that age, once again, does not mean you have to sit in a rocking chair and watch soap operas. Life does not end at 40, 50, 60 or 70 … it ends in the grave! So make the most of the time you have, see things, do things, move. It is really never too late until it’s all over.

And even with all these day trips and eating pretty much “like everybody” these days, plus restaurants due to having visitors; I have actually still dropped body fat. In other words, it’s not because you step out of your “diet” routine that you necessarily have to gain back what you spent months getting rid of.

I had to settle for what touristy crap-food was available at a reasonable price, and in one place settled for a tuna wrap with a salad, not too bad there; but the second day we ended up in a Pub and the choice was … greasy, heavy Pub food. I decided on bangers and mash, apparently they were home-made sausages; tasted pretty good. But as this was lunch, I compensated with a sliced tomato-sliced egg salad for supper, and my weight was actually down the next day. Plus I walked down and back up the steps along the Rideau Canal, which probably helped quite a bit too!

I stuck to my morning shakes and nuts mid-morning, and at least 3 liters of water per day, plus an apple a day before lunch. In a week, after they leave, I’ll be able to fully follow the EODD 2.0 SNAPP program, until then I do what I can, make the best of the situation, and burn fat anyway.  We have had two restaurant suppers in the past week, and of course I gained 2 lbs at each visit (typical), but sticking to the plan the rest of the time saved the situation.

In other words, visits by or with family do not have to mean a total catastrophe. I know many of you worry about trips to visit family, or receiving family for a week or more at a time. Just stick to your principles for most meals, allow yourself a small treat every other day, walk as often as you can, and you will be fine even after the visit. And the new EODD 2.0 can really help you lay out a plan of action, for visits but also for the rest of your healthy lifestyle when you aren’t visiting.

One word also about aspartame. At one point this past week, I ran out of the stevia-portions I always carry with me. The alternative in the restaurants is always the same: sugar or aspartame; sometimes brown sugar. Frankly, if the coffee isn’t too strong, 2-3 cream pots and I’m ok. If it’s too strong, I prefer half a portion of sugar to the aspartame! Or I leave it, even better.

For one thing, I’m not crazy about chemical additives anyway, but I was e-mailing back and forth with a friend a couple of weeks ago, and at one point in the conversation she mentioned an article she’d read about a woman who was diagnosed with MS. Enough to freak anyone out, and this woman was pretty down at the news too.

However, she Googled her symptoms and found a site saying it could be aspartame poisoning.  Well, nothing was easier than to go to her kitchen and throw out of the house all and anything containing even traces of the chemical. She of course had to go grocery-shopping the same day, her cabinets and fridge were empty; but at her next visit to the doctor, she had no more symptoms.  And the doctor was confused.

Today a client of mine found that the aspartame she’s been consuming (sodas and gum) is most likely the cause of her itchy skin. She’s dropping the soda and has found a stevia-sweetened gum on the Internet; we’ll see if that does the trick. Either way, eliminating chemicals from your diet cannot hurt!

Have a great week, and remember to check out the EODD 2.0 – there are a few before and after photos on the page there, among them mine which were taken 6 months apart; and my after photo was taken a couple of months ago, so wait for the next one after 12 weeks of EODD 2.0 SNAPP on the Extreme Plan. I’ll also be using 7MM for my weight training along with some more traditional workouts for variation. The goal of 14% body fat is within reach, I can see it at the end of the tunnel.

Sarah, CPT
 www.trainwithsarah.com
 www.atozfitness.com/sarahsblog

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5 Facts You MUST Understand if You Are Ever Going to Lose Your Belly Fat & Get Six Pack Abs
 

by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

1. Many so-called "health foods" are actually cleverly disguised junk foods that can actually stimulate you to gain more belly fat... yet the diet food marketing industry continues to lie to you so they can maximize their profits.

2. Ab exercises such as crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines are actually the LEAST effective method of getting flat six pack abs. We'll explore what types of exercises REALLY work in a minute.

3. Boring repetitive cardio exercise routines are NOT the best way to lose body fat and uncover those six pack abs. I'll tell you the exact types of unique workouts that produce 10x better results below.

4. You DON'T need to waste your money on expensive "extreme fat burner" pills or other bogus supplements. I'll show you how to use the power of natural foods in more detail below.

5. Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using that "ab contraption"... they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition strategies. Again, you'll learn some of their secrets and what really works below.  

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 Featured Fitness Article:

WORKOUT  WALK  VIDEO

I’m sure many of you know that we have two dogs, a younger Duck Toller mix and a decidedly older Golden (both retrievers, but they never bring anything we throw back to us), that we got from two separate rescue organisations.

Last week, we were contacted by Sally and Tucker, from www.thesensibledog.com  Sally is a lady who’s had some back trouble. This is being kept in check with exercise. Sally also has an Australian Shepherd named – yes, Tucker. He’s got the cutest face …

Now, Sally needed to combine her own training with Tucker’s walks; and the video is the direct result of this need. She now walks Tucker while she does her exercises. How cool is that? At times, she does have to stop, there is no way you can squat and walk; or do push-ups and walk, but that gives Tucker a breather while he watches her – and it teaches him to sit and wait as well.

The exercises are basic, easy to perform – and the video starts out, after Sally’s introduction, with her trainer, Jamie Matta, going over each exercise and explaining the correct form – and can be done even if you don’t have a dog, outside like on Sally and Tucker’s walks, or inside in your home or gym.

All you need is: wrist weights (or hand-held ones if you prefer), a pair of good walking shoes, and this video as a guide. You may want a dog (even the neighbour’s or the local shelter’s dogs). There is even a 30-minute section with the special music composed for Sally and Tucker (by William D. Kelly) that you can download from the video and use on your own walks.

Sally and Tucker are just like you or me: a normal woman and her normal dog, wishing to share their experience and hoping to make a difference in other peoples’ lives on their journey to fitness and health.

Check out their website and video, you’ll enjoy both!
http://www.thesensibledog.com

Sarah , Dani & Sheba

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 Unconventional Iron with Nick Nilsson:

Cardio Training For Fat Loss - Should I Do It BEFORE or AFTER My Weight Training For Best Results?

By Nick Nilsson

Training for fat loss is not easy and proper cardio training is an important part of the
process. But if you're doing your cardio at the WRONG time, you could be
shooting yourself in the foot! Find out the best time to do it and why.


When it comes to fat loss, one of THE most frequently-asked questions I get is "to maximize fat loss, should I do my cardio before or after my weight training?"

I know there are times when I like to be kept in suspense…

But I'm not going to do that to you here…

Physiologically speaking, if maximum fat loss is your goal and you want to incorporate cardio into your training schedule, you're better off doing your cardio training immediately AFTER your weight training.

Here's why:

1. When you do weight training first, you have more energy and strength for that weight training.

I know cardio junkies won't want to hear this, but intense, QUALITY weight training is actually MORE effective for fat loss than cardio training. Why the emphasis on quality? Well, if you go to the gym and just flail around with light weights for 30 minutes, it's not really going to be very effective for fat loss.

However, if you really put some effort into it and train hard, the metabolic boost you get from weight training (in terms of not only calories burned while doing it but the increase in metabolism after AND the increase in muscle mass you get from weight training) is greater than the boost you get from cardio training. And, when compared to slow, long-duration cardio training, that boost is MUCH greater.

So by performing your weight training FIRST, while you're fresh, you're going to have more energy to put into it and you're going to be stronger. This will increase metabolic and muscle mass stimulation and therefore overall fat loss. It's a win-win situation!

That's not to say you can't do a couple of minutes of cardio as a general warm-up before starting into the weights...just don't do an entire cardio session before weight training. Always keep in mind that the weight training is the REAL engine behind your fat loss efforts.

And if THAT isn't enough to convince you to do cardio after weights, I've got another reason for you…


2. Performing weight training first decreases available blood sugar and puts the body in "fat burning" mode.

When you train with weights, you're performing short, intense muscle contractions. Glucose (blood sugar) is the preferred fuel for driving these intense contractions. As you go through your workout, your body gradually uses up its readily-available supply of sugars and starts mobilizing fat for energy.

Here's the key…mobilizing bodyfat for energy is a process that takes time. If you do your cardio first, your body will be initially working on that blood sugar before getting started on the bodyfat. By the time you're done with cardio and move to weights, THAT is when you're in the optimal fat-burning mode.

But the problem is, fat is NOT an efficient fuel for weight training. By doing cardio first, you use up all the "good" stuff for weight training and force your body to make do with a less powerful fuel source. Your weight training workouts will decrease in quality and your cardio efforts won't be as effective for achieving fat-burning, which is your primary goal!

So basically, you're shooting yourself in the foot TWICE!

Think of your body as a hybrid gas-electric car. This car uses gas to provide more power for acceleration and electricity to provide long-term power for maintaining speed.

Now think of blood sugar as gas and weight training as powerful acceleration. When you press the pedal (performing weight training), you're going to get much better acceleration when you're using the proper fuel (i.e. gas).

If you try and power the acceleration with electricity, you'll go forward but not nearly as quickly as if you were using gas.

The bottom line is this…perform your weight training first so you use up the "fast" energy first. Then, by the time you hit the cardio, you're ALREADY in fat-burning mode and every single second you're doing that cardio is going to be burning more fat than if you did it first.

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These two reasons apply no matter if you're doing slower, long-duration cardio or high-intensity interval training (which I recommend). The key thing to keep in mind is that WEIGHT TRAINING is what's going to help you change your body FAST…cardio is a useful tool for improving your results but it's NOT what drives your fat-loss results.

And that being said, if you absolutely feel you MUST do your cardio first, I'm NOT going to tell you it's the worst thing in the world…the fact that you're doing SOMETHING trumps doing nothing ANY day of the week!

But if you're looking for maximum impact for the time and effort you're putting your training, DEFINITELY hit the weights first and cardio after.

If you're interested in more articles and information on fat-loss, interval training and programs, check out the following links:

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Nick Nilsson is Vice-President of the online personal training company BetterU, Inc. He has a degree in Physical Education and Psychology and has been inventing new training techniques for more than 16 years. Nick is the author of a number of bodybuilding eBooks including "Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss," “Muscle Explosion,”"The Best Exercises You've Never Heard Of," "Gluteus to the Maximus - Build a Bigger Butt NOW!" and "The Best Abdominal Exercises You've Never Heard Of" all available by here 

He can be contacted at betteru@fitstep.com.

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 AtoZfitness Weekly Blog posting summary:

The following new weekly newsletter feature will be a short summary of the past weeks articles posted on my fitness article blog. You can always visit the blog and see the weekly post's at http://articles.atozfitness.com

The Best Ab Exercise for Obliques?

The Best Ab Exercise for Obliques?
By Craig Ballantyne
http://turbulencetrainingforabs.com

When most people think six pack abs, the best exercise for obliques, and losing belly fat, they think about long boring cardio workouts and hundreds of crunches. Fortunately, that isn’t what it takes to get a beach body belly and sexy oblique muscles.

In fact, there are many exercises better and safer than crunches.
After all, crunches involve spinal flexion (rounding forward), and research shows spinal flexion can lead to herniated discs.

This information has lead me to a long and exhaustive search for safe and effective ab training.

Last week I stumbled onto a new study supporting my "ab crunch ban"
and my preference for exercises such as the Side Plank. In this study, researchers examined six common ab exercises performed by 120 subjects to see how hard the muscles were working.

Click-Here to read the rest of this post.

Fat loss for idiots, are there easy ways to lose fat?
By Vince Delmonte
 http://6packabsquest.com

Question:
Fat loss for idiots, are there easy ways to lose fat?

Answer:
Are looking for a weight loss program that works? If so, you’ve probably seen the Fat Loss for Idiots program around, along with plenty of Fat Loss For Idiots Diet Reviews. What’s this program about? It’s touting to offer you a high rate of fat loss with minimal effort involved. Fat Loss For Idiots works on the claim that it is all about eating your foods in a certain manner throughout the day, while decreasing the attention that is paid to a proper exercise plan.

But how beneficial is Fat Loss For Idiots? Understanding some common dieting myths is important to determine whether this program is worth its salt. First, if you read their premise, they state that if you eat 2500 calories a day, your body will adapt and stop burning 2500 calories a day. Well sorry folks, but that just is not correct. If your body adapted to burning off however many calories a day you are eating, how do you think you got fat in the first place? Your body certainly did not adapt to those calories - what makes you think it will adapt to the ones this program tells you to eat?

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1 more reason people are overweight…
 By Mike Geary
http://truthaboutabs.com

I’ve mentioned before about how shocked I am at the daily decisions some people make that go directly against their efforts to lose fat and get lean (despite their claims that they are "trying everything").

Well, once again I’m baffled. Here’s what I saw…

I was waiting for a flight last week, and I wanted to get something to eat before getting on a 3 hour flight back home. Even though I had some almonds and a couple whole food bars to snack on in my carry-on bag (I try to always be prepared with healthy snacks while traveling), I knew I was going to need something more substantial to eat to hold me over until I would get home later that night.

Although most of the places to eat in the airport were your typical chain fast food joints, I was lucky enough to stumble onto a small cafe that actually had some surprisingly healthy options.

Now here’s what shocked me…

Click-Here to read the rest of this post.

 

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 Chris Chapan Monthly Article:

Hooray for Halloween
by Chris Chapan

Halloween is a really fun time of year. But in the midst of an emphasis of fear and spooky themes, I believe that the games that are played in my classroom should focus on teamwork, cooperation, and good, clean fun. This routine can be used in a classroom that will celebrate this time of year without emphasizing the negative dark aspects of this holiday. Get ready to work together and have some fun.

Materials:

Inflatable dice with Halloween pumpkins on it
Hula hoops
Pumpkin puzzle
Plastic skeleton
Labels of body parts
Large cut out of a pumpkin
Black beanbags
Number cards
Buckets
Pumpkin bucket
Laminated black spiders
Matching fabric or laminated leaves
Plastic web tablecloth
Timer
Scarves

Pumpkin Dice Calisthenics

Throw a dice. Have the children act out the number that appears with some kind of activity: four jumping jacks, five sit-ups, etc.

Pumpkin Puzzles

Take a hula hoop and put a simple 3-4 piece puzzle of a pumpkin inside of it. Time each student and see how long it takes them to put the puzzle together. See which pumpkin puzzle is easiest for the group to put together.

Pumpkin Toss

Take an orange pool noodle and cut it into little wedges. Draw faces on the wedges. Scatter hoops on the floor. See if your students can throw an orange pumpkin into the hoop. The group that accurately throws the most pumpkin wedges wins.

Skeleton Id

Hang a plastic skeleton on a wall. Have each child take a turn running to the skeleton and identifying the various body parts by putting that particular body part by the skeleton. The child that accurately identifies the most body parts wins.

Pumpkin Throw

Hang a pumpkin cutout on the wall. Give each child a turn trying to hit inside the pumpkin’s eyes, nose, and mouth. The child that successfully hits the most body parts wins.

Webster

Lay a plastic web tablecloth on the floor with various number cards scattered on it. Have children take a black beanbag and see if they can make their beanbag land on any of the numbers in the web. Generally, the numbers that are deep inside the web are larger. The child who gets the most points from the number hits wins.

Pumpkin Pursuit

See how many pumpkins disks (orange balls) can be thrown into the pumpkin bucket. The student who throws the most balls into the bucket wins.

Spider Relay

Make a row of buckets and place a laminated black spider beside each bucket. Time each student and see how long it takes to put the spider into each bucket. When they have put the spiders in the bucket, they are to turn around the last bucket and run back to the start. The goal is for the groups to race to complete the relay in the shortest amount of time.

Leaf Relief

Practice colors and shapes by having students go to the hula hoops and find the matching leaves. The goal of the game is for the group to match the most leaves in the shortest amount of time. Other shapes such as apples cutouts or scarecrows can also be substituted.

Skeleton says

Instead of Simon Says, have students follow the leader (skeleton) and perform locomotor movements or identify various body parts that the caller calls outs. No one is out, even if the skeleton does not say.

Scarf Play

Instead of focusing on white ghosts and black spirits, celebrate the fall colors of leaves and changing seasons with scarves. Play mellow music and have the children follow you as you teach direction and motion using the scarves. End the session with gentle stretching and slow movements.

This series of games are appropriate for a variety of settings such as gyms, classrooms, church groups, recreational centers, and even daycares. I challenge you this holiday to take the approach of starting new traditions with this routine. With the focus on fun and fitness, you can teach new habits for life.
 

Christina Lee Steele Chapan is a certified personal trainer with four certifications from ACE, ISSA, AFAA and SCW. She specializes with fitness for children and those with special needs. In addition to attaining her certifications, she is also an elementary and special education school teacher with a B.S. in Elementary Education, a minor in Biblical Studies from North Central University, an endorsement in Special Education, and an M.A. in Curriculum and Development from Governors State University. Her passion is for training the future of tomorrow. She is available for training, speaking and writing. Please visit her website at Fit 4 Fun,

http://worknotes.com/IL/Chicago/Fit4FunKidsFitness/
 
Craig Ballantyne's Turbulence Training:
The Evolution of Cardio

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com

I've been meaning to write this email for a long time. Today I'm
going to give you the story of how I solved the problem of getting an efficient and effective fat loss program finished in 45 minutes. Essentially, how I invented Turbulence Training.

And then I'll end with a sample TT workout for you...

But first, let's take a trip down memory lane to the winter of
98-99. I was but a lowly grad student, studying the effects of
androstenedione (the supplement taken by the might Mark McGwire during his record-breaking home run quest in '98).

In my study (which was published in the Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology for any science nerds like myself out there), we had guys use the supplement and go through a couple of weight training sessions. By February of '99 I was stuck in the lab, analyzing the blood samples using some fancy radio-active isotopes.

And when I say stuck in the lab, I mean STUCK. I'd get there at
7am, and record my last data point at 11pm. Sixteen hours of
mad science. And if I wasn't there, I was downstairs in the
medical library, studying papers on testosterone and training.

Now coming from a very athletic background, this sedentary
lifestyle didn't sit well with me. But there I was, studing for a
degree in Exercise Physiology and left with no time for exercise.
Or so I thought.

Fortunately, I actually had a 50 minute window once per day of
"down-time" while the lab's gamma-counter analyzed blood samples.

That left me 50 minutes to get to the gym (5 minutes across campus) and get a workout in the remaining 40 or so minutes. I knew that if I applied my studies to the workout, I could get maximum results in minimum time.

As a former athlete, I knew that I had to find a way to stay fit
and to avoid the fat gain that comes with working long hours in a
sedentary environment. And I also had to stay true to the
high-school bodybuilder I once was, so there was no way I was
willing to sacrifice my muscle to one of those long-cardio, low
protein fat-loss plans that were popular at the time.

Instead, I had to draw on my academic studies and my experiences working with athletes as the school's Strength & Conditioning Coach.

I knew that sprint intervals were associated with more fat loss
than slow cardio, and I knew that you could also increase aerobic fitness by doing sprints (but you can't increase sprint performance by doing aerobic training).

So clearly, intervals were (and ARE!) superior to long slow cardio.

I had seen first hand the incredible results of sprint intervals in
the summer and fall, as the athletes made huge fitness improvements and shed winter fat in a short time using my interval programs. I knew that intervals had to be the next step in the evolution of cardio.

The biggest benefit of intervals? A lot of results in a short
amount of time. I knew that I only had 40 minutes to train, and
therefore I could only spend 15-20 minutes doing intervals.

Now onto the strength training portion of the workouts. I knew that a high-volume bodybuilding program wasn't going to cut it - I just didn't have time. But in the past year I had read so many lifting studies, that I knew exactly what exercises I needed to do to maximize my lifting time in the gym.

Those exercises were standing, multi-muscle, movements such as squats, presses, rows, power cleans, and plenty of other standing single-leg exercises. I knew that those exercises would bring me far more results than those people sitting on machines would ever achieve.

And I also knew that I had to lift heavier than the average Joe or Jane Gym-goer lifts. I just knew that doing lighter weights and high-reps wasn't going to cut it. And a research study from 2001 later showed that I was right - when women did 8 reps per set, they had a significantly greater increase in post-workout metabolism than if they did 15 reps per set.

So I had my plan. Bust my tail over to the gym, through the cold, dreary Canadian winter afternoon, and do a quick but thorough warmup (specific to my lifts - none of that 5 minutes on the treadmill waste of time).

Once I got through the warm-up, I did as many sets as I could in the remainder of the 20 minutes for strength training.

At that point, I knew that supersets were the only way to go if I
wanted to maximize the number of sets I could do...so the
non-competing superset of Turbulence Training was put in place.

By non-competing, I mean that the 2 exercises in the superset don't interfere with one another. So you can use upper and lower body exercises together, or pushing and pulling exercises. Just be careful not to use two grip-intensive exercises together in a superset - otherwise, one exercise will suffer, if not both.

And then I followed up the strength training with intervals, as I
knew these had to follow the lifting, otherwise it would not be the correct exercise order. Remember, intervals first leads to
premature fatigue. Lift first, cardio later. Forget that old wives
tale about doing cardio first to burn more fat. That's junk.

You know, I remember the exact day and exact workout that this all came together into the Turbulence Training program. It hit me as I was finishing my intervals. I knew I had found something that was like fat loss magic.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a way to put it in a pill. But I've
been able to put it down on paper in all of the TT manuals.

The exact workout I used that day went like this...

Warm-up
1 set of Bodyweight Squats
1 set of pushups
1 set of Squats with the empty bar
1 set of light dumbbell chest presses
1 set of moderate weight barbell squats
1 set of moderate weight dumbbell chest presses

Strength Training Superset #1
Barbell Squats paired with Dumbbell Chest Presses
3 supersets, aiming for 8 reps per side per set

Strength Training Superset #2
DB Rows paired with Barbell Forward Lunges
3 supersets, aiming for 8 reps per set

Stationary Bike Intervals
After a warmup, I did 6 intervals of 45 seconds work and 45 seconds rest, finishing with a cool-down.

And from that point in time, I've tried to share this and all the
other Turbulence Training workouts with as many men and women as possible. The same men and women that I would see day-in and day-out performing the same ineffective slow-cardio fat loss programs, and not making a darn change month after month. And every day they would see me, soaked in sweat, feeling great and looking lean, and finishing another TT workout.

Eventually I noticed these other men and women weren't around as consistently as before, and then soon enough they would drop out completely - after all, they weren't getting results with their slow cardio and aerobics classes (yep, those were still around in '99!).

And so here we are today...thousands of TT users later, with
national fitness magazines like Men's Health, Men's Fitness, and
Shape spreading the good word about Turbulence Training.

Thousands of TT users, dozens of personal trainers, and even
several national fitness magazines all agree with me, Turbulence
Training is the #1 way to fast fat loss.

Thanks for being a part of the TT Lifestyle Revolution, and for
sharing this new and improved fat loss training and cardio system with the world.

So when you see someone frustrated with their ineffective fat loss program, tell them there is a better way. It's research-based, efficient, and most of all, effective. And yes, it goes against the crowd. But it works.

And it's now better than ever,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training

PS - Don't know where to start?

If you are a beginner, start by reading Dr. Mohr's nutrition
guidelines...eating properly will be the biggest factor in your
early success.

Beginners should also start with the Introductory TT workouts to prepare their muscles for the upcoming intense training.

For others, it's best to start with the Intermediate Level TT
workouts. If those aren't enough of a challenge, you can move onto the Original TT workout and follow the 16-week advanced program right through.

If at any time you need a break, try the TT Bodyweight 4-week plan.

And then finish off with the bonus programs to cap off a full 24 weeks of Advanced TT fat loss workouts.

About the Authorr

Learn about the "Dark Side of Cardio" in the free report from Craig Ballantyne at www.TurbulenceTraining.com . Craig is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com

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The Diet Solution Programm
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http://yourdietsolution.com

Overweight Ex-Dieter Ignores All the UNHEALTHY Diet Schemes And Discovers a BREAKTHROUGH Nutrition System That Literally Blasts Off Unwanted Body Fat...

 

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