January was Fitness for Football Officials month. After receiving tons of emails, Facebook messages and Twitter Tweets about the topic of fitness and being in top physical condition I decided to make Fitness the theme for a month.

I reached out to my friend Craig Ballentyne to be a guest blogger for a month. Craig is a fitness guru who writes a column for Men’s Fitness and is the creator of the Turbulence Training workout program (which I follow).

This blog post will consolidate all the blog posts for the Fitness for Football Officials theme and puts them all in one location for easy reference.  Here they are in order:

6th in a Series of 6 Fitness for Football Officials


By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com

If you’re sick of fluffy weight loss workouts that aren’t giving you any results, then you will love this interview where Profootballreferee.com’s Todd Skaggs grills me on advanced Turbulence Training for Fat Loss methods.

Cardio is a Waste of Time for Fat Loss

5th in a Series of 6 Fitness for Football Officials


By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

Turbulence Training for Fat Loss
While the mainstream fitness media still insists that aerobic exercise is a great way to lose weight, Turbulence Training users know that interval training is the better way to burn body fat.
Still not convinced?

This interview was conducted between Craig Ballantyne and Kevin Levy as they discuss the getting in shape, losing fat and improving your lifestyle.

This is number 4   of 6 articles in the Fitness for Football Officials series.

The 3 Best Bodyweight Exercises

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com
Here are 3 kick-butt bodyweight exercises you can do anytime, anywhere to burn fat, stay energized, and avoid overeating.

Bodyweight exercises help you burn fat shockingly fast, without any fancy equipment.

1) Any Single-Leg Exercise
The pistol (single-leg squat to the floor) is the most advanced
1-leg exercise. But you can also do assisted single-leg squats with a band, or onto a bench, or even with a Stability Ball between your back and the wall.

If you aren’t ready for single-leg squats, you can use Bulgarian Split Squats, Reverse Lunges, regular split squats, or lying 1-leg hip bridges if you are a beginner.

2) Decline Push-ups
These are harder than normal pushups, thanks to your elevated feet. And in this position, you can still use a close-grip to fatigue your triceps, a “piked-hip position” to build your shoulders, or even the Spiderman leg motion to work on your abs.

3) Bodyweight Inverted Rows
I choose these over chinups and pullups because bodyweight rows let your chest rest, while your back is strengthened. It’s the perfect compliment to a pushup.

Do 8-12 repetitions per exercise. Don’t rest between exercises. Go through the circuit up to 3 times, resting 1 minute after each circuit.

For a once-per-month challenge, do each exercise to failure in your final round through the circuit.

For a more detailed list of Advanced Bodyweight Exercises and a step-by-step routine to follow, click here  to download

Get in shape fast with Turbulence Training,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training
About the Author


Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com

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Fitness for Football Officials #1
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Fitness for Football Officials #3
Fitness for Football Officials #4
Fitness for Football Officials #5
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