If you're sick of fluffy weight loss workouts that aren't giving you any results,
then you will love this interview where Hardcore Strength Coach Zach Even-Esh grills
me on advanced Turbulence Training for Fat Loss methods.
Zach Even-Esh: Craig, thanks for taking the time out of your insane schedule
to talk with us. Tell us a little bit about yourself, your clientele and your overall
training philosophy.
CB:
Zach, I'm a Strength & Conditioning coach in Toronto and I write for Men's Health
and Oxygen magazine.
I work extensively with clients on advanced fat loss for busy people. I'm also the
training director at grrlathlete.com where we provide advanced female exercise info.
ZEE: We have a growing number of hard core men and women leading busy lives
but still love to train hard. How do you train individuals like this and still get
kick butt results?
CB:
I use supersets, moderately heavy weights (allowing 6-10 reps per set), limited
rest interval periods, advanced bodyweight exercises, and interval training. These
efficient and effective principles are the foundation of my Turbulence Training
philosophy.
Turbulence Training workouts are designed to crank up the body's metabolism because
of the intense demands imposed during the workouts.
After the workout, your body has to work hard (i.e. burn calories and repair muscle)
to fully recover and return to a normal, resting state (that is why I compare my
Turbulence Training workouts to the Turbulence encountered in an airplane - a neat
little analogy that people really like and find easy to understand).
I tend to stick with traditional weight training exercises, however, it is easy
to adapt the Turbulence Training principles when using strongman implements and
advanced bodyweight exercises.
For intervals, I tend to stick with 30 seconds of work and 90 seconds of active
recovery, although it will vary between workout phases and for athletes of different
sports.
The great thing about heavy weights and intervals is efficiency.
You don't have to do either for more than 20 minutes to get a great response. So
if you are a busy executive looking to get lean, build muscle, and lose fat, you
can get a great workout and shower in less than 30 minutes per day.
Combine Turbulence Training with the right nutrition, and you are well on your way
to success.
By the way, we've got a secret bonus for everyone that invests in Turbulence Training
- although I guess it's not so secret anymore!
Anyways, you'll see what it is when you start your Turbulence Training journey with
the fat loss program.
ZEE: If you were limited to a 20 minute fat loss workout, what would that work
out look like?
CB:
Providing the individual is injury free, we will move through a general warm-up
circuit of bodyweight exercises (3 minutes), and then into specific warm-up sets
for the first superset of exercises (2 minutes).
Then we will spend 5 minutes on the first superset pair of exercises, and then 4-5
minutes on another superset pair. We might finish with a third superset pair or
some ab work, and a 2 minute cool-down if it is necessary based on the individual's
fitness level.