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How to Take Charge of Your Training & Your Life



How to Take Charge of Your Training & Your Life

Stop worrying about shit.

It’s as simple as that.

And doing so can dramatically change your life.

Never worry about that which you cannot control.

To spend time thinking “what if,” or stressing about things that potentially may go wrong is a total waste of your time here on this planet.

If something is beyond your control there’s no use even thinking about it. Focus only on what you can control and don’t waste time worrying about anything else.

“What if my boss yells at me for trying this new approach?”

“What if this marketing campaign fails?”

“What [...]

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Top 50 Old School Hip Hop Workout Songs



Top 50 Old School Hip Hop Workout Songs

“After 12 I’m worse than a Gremlin, feed me hip hop and I’ll start trembling.”
- Rakim

I’ve had an intense love affair with hip hop music since it’s birth. I grew up listening to Run DMC, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, LL, The Beasties and Big Daddy Kane.  In the early 90’s I spent my free time mixing records on Technique 1200’s.

This is a subject I’m very passionate about and have spent decades studying. I was originally gonna simply list the top 50, but I figured that would be a cop out.

To [...]

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How a Beat Up 39 Year Old Finally Got in Shape



How a Beat Up 39 Year Old Finally Got in Shape

Guest Post by Renegade Inner Circle Member, Mark Lockwood

I was stuck.  I mean really stuck.

One day’s gains were next week’s losses and, by the end of the year, I was usually right back where I started.

Six years of hard training had given me good relative strength in the big lifts, but very little had changed in recent years. I was starting to wonder if at age 39 it was even possible for me to make substantial gains.

Then I stumbled onto Jay’s website and I was hooked.  The guy had some [...]

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Winners of the Renegade Diet Free Giveaway



Winners of the Renegade Diet Free Giveaway

Firstly, I want to thank all 98 people who shared their amazing stories. I know I said we were giving away five free copies of The Renegade Diet but it was too tough of a decision… So, after a group of us voted on the top stories we decided that instead of giving away five copies we’re giving away TEN printed copies. These will ship out next week as soon as we get your address. We have most of your email addresses but just to confirm if you have been [...]

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10 World Champ Training Tips



10 World Champ Training Tips

The NFL season has come and gone. Here in America we are entering that great sports void that happens every year between the end of football season and the beginning of baseball season. It’s the dead of winter, there’s very little to do and neither of the two most popular sports is on TV for your viewing pleasure. A difficult time for fans, to be sure.

The good news is that gives you more time to dedicate to your training. There’s only about 16 weeks until Memorial Day weekend so there’s [...]

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