Turbulence Training Review: How Craig Ballantyne Started His Well Known Workout System

In the past several years there's been a lot of buzz about a fitness system called turbulence training

. Craig Ballantyne, a fitness guru and renowned athletic writer and trainer has developed a program utilizing interval training, body weight exercises and requiring minimal exercise equipment. The program shoots for quick results through high muscle demand and concentrated activity. The 45 minute workout sessions are well within the capabilities of most people time wise and there is even an "express" work-out lasting only 15 minutes per session.

In this turbulence training review let's look back at the development of the system that everybody's talking about. To do this we need to look into how Craig Ballantyne came to be where he is and how Turbulence Training fits in.

Ballantyne was raised on a farm in Canada. After reading some fitness magazines when he was young, he began exercising in his room with body weight routines. By the time he was 16, he moved up to a York Universal machine which was housed in his father's workshop, working out there as often as he could. Soon he began weight training at the YMCA and pursuing his interest in the field of personal fitness. He continued this for years, gaining valuable experience and honing his understanding.

At McMaster University, near Toronto, where Craig did graduate work, he combined his budding interest in interval training with other techniques he had learned and came up with Turbulence Training.

In addition, he got a writing gig for Men's Health magazine, and was able to get his new exercise routine published in an affiliated publication - Men's Fitness magazine. He continued to develop and fine tune his routine according to principles he learned in his University studies and his practical exercise experience.

The name "Turbulence Training" came to Craig during a plane flight. He was considering the way a plane shudders and vibrates in response to air turbulence and likening it to the way muscles respond to increased workout intensity. As he pondered, he arrived at the notion that high intensity muscle training could be considered a kind of response to turbulence. When planes encounter turbulence, they are basically coming into contact with greater air resistance due to strong currents. Putting the two concepts together and liking the sound of the catchy name, he adopted it for his fitness routines.

Most of the exercises in Turbulence Training either use body weight exercises or a dumbbells or an exercise ball to accelerate metabolism through muscular stress. This is then followed by intervals which are brief periods of sprint type activity which alternate with walking rest periods. By combining this with a low fat diet, very efficient results in the way of fat reduction and strength building can be achieved.

Craig Ballantyne is a recognized fitness authority who holds and M.S. degree, is a C.S.C.S. (certified strength and conditioning specialist), and is a member of the Training Advisory for Inside Fitness. He continues to write for Men's Health and Men's Fitness, and gets glowing testimonials from users of his programs. If getting rid of fat and getting more muscular is your goal, this program just could be what you're looking for. It is highly regarded and, at the very least, worth investigating.

by: Chris Muscaluun

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