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Abel James Show

Craig Ballantyne: Turbulence Training, Why Willpower Crumbles, and How to be Your Own Science Experiment

Abel James Show

Abel James Bascom

Mental Health, Business, Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2013

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Craig Ballantyne is a fat loss and fitness expert who specializes in helping people get incredibly lean and strong with short workouts. Craig holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Exercise Physiology from McMaster University and he's written for Men’s Health, Maximum Fitness, Oxygen, and Men’s Fitness.

He’s also a fat-burning beast.

Craig’s super-popular Turbulence Training system is a targeted program that helps clients shed stubborn body fat without spending hours on the treadmill (sound familiar?).

On the show, Craig and I cover:

  • How to get lean in just a few minutes of exercise a week
  • Why willpower crumbles
  • Why you should consider getting a dog
  • Equipment-free bodyweight exercises for beginners
  • Why you experience better results when you enjoy your workouts
  • The 12 rules Craig uses to lead a healthy, successful life
  • How going gluten and dairy free helped Craig fix swelling in his hands
  • How to be your own science experiment
  • And tons more...

Here's the show.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi folks, this is Abel James and welcome to the Fat Burning Man Show where we talk about real food and real results.

0:16.0

Today's episode of the show is with Craig Ballantine, the man behind turbulence training and an expert in body weight workouts.

0:23.0

Now before we get to the show, I wanted to let you guys know that if you go to fat burning man.com right now and sign up for the email list,

0:29.2

I'll send you a free copy of my ebook, The Primal Rocksarts, which features fat burning tips, muscle building strategies, and ways to optimize your health from guys like

0:38.5

Dave Asprey, Marksys, and Rob Wolf, and tons more.

0:42.3

So all you have to do is go over to fatburningman.com, enter your best email, and I'll

0:46.5

shoot that right over to you.

0:48.0

All right, so Craig Ballantyne is a fat loss and fitness expert who specializes in helping

0:52.2

people get incredibly lean and strong with

0:54.6

short workouts. Craig has a master's science degree in exercise physiology from McMaster University

1:00.0

and he's written for men's health, maximum fitness, oxygen and men's fitness as well.

1:04.7

On today's show, Craig and I cover how to get lean in just a few minutes of exercise a week,

1:08.4

and yes, it is possible. Why willpower always seems to crumble in the face of adversity,

1:12.6

why you should consider getting a dog, and how to be your own science experiment.

1:16.6

This is a fun one. Listen up, guys.

1:22.6

All right, folks, Craig Ballantyne is a well-known fitness expert who specializes in helping people get incredibly lean and strong with short workouts.

1:35.6

He's written for some of the largest fitness magazines in the world, including men's health, maximum fitness, oxygen, and men's fitness.

1:42.3

He's also a fat-burning beast.

1:43.9

What's cooking, Craig?

1:44.8

Hey, how you doing?

1:45.9

Thanks for that excellent intro.

1:48.2

You bet, man.

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