Category Archives: Workouts
Do You Really Need “Cardio” Workouts?
Do You Really Need “Cardio” Workouts? by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer Author: The Truth About Six Pack Abs In this article, I have an intriguing discussion about cardio workouts, which will hopefully get you thinking differently, and trying new things. You may know I’ve been called the anti-cardio guy before, but … Continue reading
Weight Loss for Women At Home
Weight Loss for Women At Home By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS www.TurbulenceTraining.com A woman’s workout should consist of leg raises, biceps curls with soup cans, and triceps kickbacks with water bottles. Can you believe that silliness? Neither can I, but that is what passes for “professional fitness advice for women” these days. I could see … Continue reading
Barbell, Kettlebell, and Dumbbell Complexes to Take Your Body to a New Level of Hardness and Conditioning
Barbell, Kettlebell, and Dumbbell Complexes to Take Your Body to a New Level of Hardness and Conditioning by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer Author: The Truth About Six Pack Abs If you’ve been looking for a different training technique to break out of a rut, eliminate the boredom, and bring on new … Continue reading
3 Functions of the Abdominal Muscles
3 Functions of the Abdominal Muscles – How They Really Work! Aaron Ivey ATC, CSCS With so many gadgets and gismos bombarding our television, internet, and health clubs, how do you know what exercises work the best for abdominal training? In order to understand which exercises we should do we need to understand how the … Continue reading
Train the Movement Not the Muscle
Train the Movement Not the Muscle – Isolation vs. Complex Exercise in Strength Training by Aaron Ivey – Certified Athletic Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist As a strength training specialist, I get questions from friends and clients all of the time about the best way to train. I find that most of the questions, … Continue reading
The Hidden Dangers of Your Excess Abdominal Fat – It’s More Serious Than a Vanity Issue!
The Hidden Dangers of Your Excess Abdominal Fat – It’s More Serious Than a Vanity Issue! by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer Truth About Six Pack Abs Did you know that the vast majority of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat? The first thing that most people think … Continue reading
Circuit Training Workouts
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS www.TurbulenceTraining.com Long, slow, boring aerobic exercise may get all the glory in the media, but you can get a lot more bang for your fitness buck with circuit training. In fact, it’s one of the best ways to burn fat and build muscle at the same time, while getting your … Continue reading
Interval Training – Challenge Any of the 3 Energy Systems
Interval Training – Challenge Any of the 3 Energy Systems At the root of all training routines is the need to make the body more efficient at producing energy for your given activity, whether that is a sport, general health or life. If you are not training specific to the energy requirements of your activity … Continue reading
Specific Formula to Charge Your Energy Systems
Specific Formula to Charge Your Energy Systems In a previous article I outlined a basic model of how your body produces the ATP necessary to power your body. That’s all great in theory but how do you apply that to your interval training workout? Each sport or activity has different energy system requirements. How do … Continue reading
Fat Burning Bodyweight Circuit Exercises
Fat Burning Bodyweight Circuit Exercises By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS Turbulence Training for Fat Loss When you travel, you worry about missing your workouts and eating poorly…So you must plan ahead for both (apples and almonds for planes, trains, & automobiles)…and bodyweight circuits for “no-equipment fat burning”. And while I have bodyweight exercises that are … Continue reading