I have a new favorite chest exercise and have to thank Roman Fitness Systems for bringing the squeeze press into my life.

Here’s the link to a video of it:

=> http://youtu.be/6PFlUoup01Y

And if you ever get a chance to workout with Roman when you are in New York City, don’t miss it. He’s quite funniez too.

Today’s Kickbutt Mindset Tip:

You must truly believe in yourself. You must end the “I’ll give this a try” mindset, and switch to a “I’m going to succeed” belief.

And today’s Independence Tip:
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” – Zig Zig

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS, CTT

I had a great workout today of squats, lower body, and abs. Currently, my favorite abs exercise is the kneeling strap extension that can be done with a TRX or Jungle Gym XT or any other set of straps or rings.

Check out more TRX and strap exercises here:

=> http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/best-trx-exercises/

Today’s 2nd Training Resource:

Have you tried TT 2K10?

Its a great workout for your TT Transformation

=> http://youtu.be/Sx1HucCcvN0

Today’s Kickbutt Mindset Tip:
“You are responsible for exactly who, what, and where you are in life. That will be just as true this time next year. Situations aren’t important. How you react to them is.” – Kekich Credo #58

And that’s a great quote to announce our 1st winner of our II Transformation Contest. He’ll be a success because he is an action taker:

=> http://internetindependence.com/contest-winner

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Certified Turbulence Trainer

There are also just 2 more days to join the 11th TT Transformation Contest.

=> http://www.TransformationContest.com

I hope you’ll help us reach our goal of a total of 500 Pounds of Fat Lost among all contestants. Your help would mean a lot to me. Thanks and I look forward to your success

As Certified Turbulence Trainer Daniel Woodrum said on my Facebook page:

“Hey Craig, I have one of my clients who is going to enter into the contest. We are going to take his measurements and pictures today. I am going to have him start with the Beginner phase of the TT original Manual. Can’t wait to see his progress using the Best Fat Loss System hands down!!”

Today’s Kickbutt Mindset Tip
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. – Henry David Thoreau

You ever use the TRX straps? They’re not too bad…

We recently had a debate on my Facebook page about the “Best TRX exercise” and I posted the replies on my blog here:

=> http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/best-trx-exercises/

Some folks make their own “straps”, but I have a TRX, a Jungle GYM XT, and even Blast Straps (which I like the best).

Let me know what you like, and your favorite strap exercise here:

=> http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/best-trx-exercises/

I also apologize for the hilarious “who farted in the gym” story contest we posted on the blog.

The stories were pretty funny though. You can read them here:

=> http://www.ttfatloss.com/workouts/in-the-gym/

(Hey, it happens.)

But on a serious note, let me finish up 3 steps to changing your habits and behaviors.

Step 1 in changing behaviour – Clearly identify and communicate what you want the new behaviour to be and what old behaviour you want to stop.

Yesterday I read “Get the Life You Want” by Dr. Richard Bandler (NLP guy). If you liked “Psycho-Cybernetics”, you’ll like this. It could really help you with sticking to a diet, stopping smoking, getting over fears, etc.

Today’s kickbutt mindset tip comes from it:
Failure means you’ve stopped. So don’t stop. Keep at it. The more you move in the right direction towards success, the better you’ll feel. Every day work on making new positive habits second nature – make them automatic.

“If you’re struggling with any issue, whether it’s diet or exercise, the trick is to switch it in your mind first so that it becomes easier to do it.” – Dr. Richard Bandler

Again, a good book, and you can get through it in about 2 hours.

What is the #1 book that has influenced your life? I’ll write up a top 10 fitness books later today, but here are the Top 10 non-fitness books that have influenced me and TT: