
Today, I’ve got something very special for you…
An exclusive interview with my friend and world-famous fitness expert, Craig
Ballantyne.
In this shocking new interview, Craig reveals the truth about cardio.
Plus, he delivers the latest scientific research showing that you can burn an extra
450% more calories by using a specific type of short, burst workout.
Let’s get right into this incredible interview.
1. What is the biggest mistake you’ve seen people make when they get
started on a program for losing fat?
Answer:
Great question.
It’s heartbreaking really, but every day I see so many busy men and women
chained to the treadmill and elliptical cardio machines. Unfortunately, that doesn’t
get them any results. And each week they come into the gym looking the same –
or in many cases, worse.
It’s really sad because I know these folks have families, friends, and hobbies
that they’d rather be spending their time with. But I know they are bothered
about their stubborn belly fat, and so they continue to come back to what I call,
“The Cardio Confessional” where they pray that results will come
(although they never do).
Study after study proves that cardio just doesn’t work for weight loss. A
moderate amount of this type of low-intensity exercise is fine for your health but
it is absolutely worthless if you want to lose belly fat.
2. Really? Cardio is that bad for you? Why is that?
Answer:
Yes, it’s the truth all right, the politically incorrect truth, too. I say
that because many fitness companies survive only because they are able to sell the
Cardio LIE to gym members or to folks buying an expensive treadmill, bike, or
elliptical machine for home.
If everyone knew that, a LOT of gyms would go out of business, and equipment
manufacturers too.
What most folks don’t know is that cardio machines dramatically over-estimate
the number of calories burned in an exercise session. According to Shape magazine,
the elliptical machine is the worst offender, over-estimating the number of calories
burned per workout by a whopping 42%!
That’s borderline criminal. It’s like having the speedometer in your car
tell you that you’re going 30 miles per hour when you’re actually going
60. It’s extremely dangerous.
That’s just one reason you’re not losing weight despite the hours that
you exercise each week. Cardio also increases your appetite and doesn’t give
you a post-workout afterburn (I’ll explain the importance of this amazing
effect in a moment.)
It’s just not fair. And that’s why so many folks struggle. Not to mention
the fact that doing the same long, slow exercise sessions every day can cause knee
pain, back pain, loss of muscle, and accelerated aging.
Cardio has about 10 strikes against it. It should have been called out a long time
ago!
3. What should people do instead of cardio, is there another type of workout
that’s more effective?
Answer:
That’s your best question yet, and brings us to the actual science of fat
loss.
According to researchers from all over the globe, including America, Britain, China,
Japan, Australia, and Canada, the best way to exercise for fat loss is to use short,
burst workouts. These workouts cause the “afterburn” effect in your
body, elevating your metabolism for almost two days after each short exercise
session. It’s like doing three or four workouts at once, but in half the time
of a single cardio session.
These unique short burst workouts do NOT require any fancy equipment. You can do them
in just a small space in your living room, basement, garage, or even a mega-busy
commercial gym.
In fact, I created a 16-week program (that also delivers an additional 8 weeks of
beginner and intermediate workouts) to help busy men and women lose fat fast –
while building muscle, too, if
that’s their goal.
I call this trademarked system, Turbulence Training.
And a new study recently proved that these short, under-30 minute workouts can help
you boost your calorie burning by over 450% compared to a normal workout.
Italian researchers put subjects through a one hour traditional weight training
workout or a 22-minute high-intensity interval resistance workout (like you would do
in Turbulence Training).
The traditional workout increased 22-hour post-workout afterburn by only 98 calories.
But the high-intensity interval resistance workout boosted afterburn by over 450
calories!
That’s the power of using short, burst workouts to burn fat, and why you don’t
need to exercise as much when you are using the Turbulence Training System to
transform your body.
(Reference: J Transl Med. 2012 Nov 24;10:237.)
4. How does Turbulence Training Work?
Answer:
Now we’re really diving into the good stuff.
When you do Turbulence Training, you’ll exercise in a short, burst style with
an increased intensity. You’ll do total body movements using your bodyweight
or a set of dumbbells (these are cheap and easy to store at home).
You’ll also use my trademarked secrets to cut the workout time by increasing
exercise density.
If you’ve done a typical workout advertised in a fitness magazine, you’ve
probably taken long breaks between exercises, but you won’t with Turbulence
Training. Instead, you’ll use my secret method of combining exercises so that
you end up getting the power of 10 (yes, 10!) workouts in one.
It all adds up to quick results in minimum time and minimum space, without having to
invest in an expensive gym membership or fancy, large machines that end up doubling
as clothes racks in your home (because you can’t stand using them).
5. It really only takes 90 minutes per week to get amazing results? How is
that possible?
Answer:
This is a great question to let me sum everything up. You’ve learned a lot in
this interview, discovering that cardio doesn’t work for fat loss, and that
gym machines “lie” to you by over-estimating the number of calories you
burn each session.
The end result with slow, boring cardio workouts done on a treadmill or elliptical
machine is frustration, but not fat loss.
On the other hand, if you switch to short, burst workouts, that can be done at home
or in a gym with minimal equipment – and much less time – you’ll
triple or quadruple your fat burning results and you will benefit from the afterburn
effect to boost your metabolism for up to 40 hours after your workouts.
And by taking the science one step further and using my trademarked, unique exercise
system, you’ll be able to lose fat in just three fast, fun, and effective
workouts of only 30 minutes per week.
That’s 30 minutes from start to finish, too. There’s no hidden extra
warm-up or cool-down in there. You’ll finally be able to lose 10, 20, even 30
pounds or more of fat in just a few weeks with this approach.
I guarantee it and urge you to take advantage of my new follow-along workout video
system on sale this week. You’ll get a done-for-you exercise plan that you can
do at home to lose belly fat starting immediately. And you’ll save a lot of
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And you’ll finally be able to get the results you want – and deserve.