Archive: Dec 2013

Here are some lessons I learned in 2013. Some were brand new revelations while others were just strongly reinforced over the last twelve months. I hope you find at least a tidbit or two you can take away from the following list that will make your 2014 your best year ever. 1) Always Show Gratitude In 2013 I made it a habit to show gratitude in a multitude of ways on a daily basis. Firstly, I started keeping a gratitude journal (thanks to my good friend, Craig Ballantyne for the inspiration). Each day I write down the… continue reading.

Just a quick note today to let everyone know that the Bikini Body Workouts 60 Day Transformation program that my wife, Jen, and I put together for all the female Renegades out there is finally live. It’s available for immediate instant download right now. And it’s on sale until the end of the week for 50% off the regular price. In the program you get: The fully 60 day workout guide The nutrition plan The 21 Day Booty Blast Videos of all the exercises And, of course, some pretty sick results along the way. This the perfect plan to help… continue reading.

Voodoo Floss Bands These are awesome for instantly making your ankles, knees, hips, wrists, elbows or shoulders feel significantly better. I keep them in my gym back and break them out whenever anything isn’t feeling up to snuff. After a couple minutes of voodoo magic I’m good go. Rumble Roller
 A plain old basic foam roller is great. But once that no longer does anything for you it’s time to graduate to this bad boy. I use this 365 days per year on every muscle group from head to toe. continue reading.

Guest Post by Renegade Inner Circle Member Matt Knox I was the skinniest dude in my town. Period. Dot. Exclamation point. Don’t believe me? If I wanted to wrestle in school (9th grade), I would have had to gain at least 5 pounds. Yep I couldn’t even make the wrestling team because I didn’t weigh enough to make the smallest weight class of 93lbs. Pathetic. Did that stop me? Nope I would play football next year with all of my buddies right? Wrong, I was so small that my parents and coach did not want me to play because… continue reading.

Should you train to failure or not? Nobody seems to know for sure. So I will end the confusion. And, just so everyone is clear, training to failure literally means that the weight is falling back down on you. You actually never want to do that. Instead you can train to technical failure. That’s the point where another rep with perfect technique would be impossible. But even that’s a little far for my liking. I always tell people to stop sets with 1-2 perfect reps in the tank. Now, granted those 1-2 reps will be hard and much slower than… continue reading.