It is in my nature to bore easily, so I am always on the look out for new workout techniques and exercises. I feel that it is important to keep your exercise program fresh and fun so that you continue to be motivated to work out and achieve a gorgeous, slim, healthy figure.
This is not just about motivation, though. Our muscles are designed in such a way that if you do not change your routine or increase weight, you will reach what we call an exercise plateau. Craig Ballantyne has designed Turbulence Training to address this issue in a practical, useful way.
The Turbulence Training program by Craig Ballantyne is designed around some core concepts. He offers sound nutritional advice that will support your workouts adequately so that you may lose body fat and build lean body mass at the same time.
Another core concept of Turbulence Training is that it can be done in less time than many traditional exercise programs. This has always been important to me because we all live busy lives and not many of us have a lot of time to devote to physical fitness.
The most effective concept, however, is the constant changing of exercises coupled with adequate rest in between workouts. This is important for two reasons.
For one, when we do not continue to challenge our muscles, we reach an exercise plateau that keeps us at the same fitness level rather than moving us forward to a better body and better health. This is just basic physiology that most of us do not completely understand.
Craig has taken the guesswork out of this and designed plenty of exercises that are clearly explained. He even includes charts that you can print out to keep track of your workouts. A photograph is included to help you remember how to perform the exercise.
Another key concept in the Turbulence Training Program is rest. You need to rest in between workouts or your muscles simply wont respond well to the next workout. Craig has you doing three strength training workouts per week and four interval training workouts each week.
Your muscles must rest in between workouts or you may find yourself injured or simply not gaining lean body mass. Your body can become toxic from increased amounts of lactic acid. As well, your body may begin to steal energy from your lean body mass and instead of burning fat, it may store more fat. This can result in what I call the skinny-fat look in which a figure is slender, but still flabby! Not a good look!
The exercises in Turbulence Training are pretty fun and they have certainly erased my boredom with my workout routine. My favorite? The Mountain Climbers!
