Positively Fit

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS www.TurbulenceTraining.com Recently, I was in Tampa, Florida, at a seminar. Between sessions, a physician from Georgia stopped me in the hall and said, "Hey Craig, you were right about those crosstrainer machines. I've had your program for a few months now and I'm getting better results with the bodyweight circuits." It's always great to meet clients, and I was curious to find out how he heard of me. Turns out, he found me through Google, landing on an article I wrote about "how elliptical machines (crosstrainers) suck for fat loss". That's right, I think those machines are almost a complete waste of time. "I was using one of those machines for a long time and was wondering why I wasn't getting any results," the physician continued, "I'm so glad I found your program and now I'm using the bodyweight circuits from the Dumbell-Bodyweight Fusion Workout", he added. I told him how I wasn't...

If you want to reduce your body fat, focus on increasing the amount of exercise, you get rather than decreasing your food intake. A recent national study was done using two groups of sedentary men, one group in their 20's and the other over age 65. A lot was learned from this accumulated data and it is interesting to note that there was a significant relationship between lack of physical activity and fat. Not surprisingly, the most sedentary men had the most body fat. These studies have also indicated that the government’s current recommended daily allowance for calories does not correlate with the body's actual energy needs. For example, although 2400 calories have been calculated for older men, they in fact burned an average of 2800 calories daily. The leading experts now recommend that people who want to lose weight start increasing their physical activity. Just being more active in general (such as climbing the stairs instead of taking the elevator, moving around instead of...

Fat Burning Circuit Training Session Complete entire circuit 2-3 times every other day!! Exercise Perform 2 sets 12-15 reps; Using an Exercise Ball, 5lbs-15lb free weights Seated On Ball: Chest Press/Flies/Shoulder Press Side Laterals/Biceps Curls Triceps Extentions Seated rows/Crunches/Pullovers Lunges w/ kick backs Side Plank Dead lifts w/single leg Side plank w/ side kick Toes Raise Push-ups Biceps Curls w/ hammer curls Off day-Cardio Training- 20-45 minutes Stretching- 10-20 minutes Supplements- 3-6 gr. Flaxseed oil, 1 gr. or 1 tbsp. L- Carnitine before workouts, 3 gr. CLA ***Weight Loss Tip - 1. Go by how your clothes feel or fit on you and how you look in the mirror more than just your weight. 2. Eat five small meals a day. Take the three you would normally eat and divide them up into five. This will keep your metabolism higher throughout the day, allowing you to burn fat when you’re not working out.