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Injury Update, New Goals & Why You Must Always Resist Average

04. Oct, 2010 46 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle, Motivation



Injury Update, New Goals & Why You Must Always Resist Average

For those who haven’t been following along, I destroyed my right shoulder in September of 2007. My rotator cuff and labrum were both torn and surgery was required. Of course, being the meathead I am I plowed through for another 12 months, during which time I trained with the likes of Dave Tate, Matt Rhodes, Smitty from the Diesel Crew, Craig Ballantyne, John Alvino and some other strong dudes, whose names you may recognize and some others you wouldn’t.

As a man, I am required to go balls to the wall [...]

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Getting Ripped at 48

02. Oct, 2010 57 Comments Motivation



Getting Ripped at 48

I’m not quite sure why but three of the most ripped guys in my private training center are over 45 years old. A lot of times over the last 16 years I’ve noticed that the kids in their 20’s and even those in their 30’s don’t always have the same dedication as the guys who are closer to the half century mark. And one thing guys in their 20’s can rarely ever figure out is diet. It’s like rocket science to a lot of them.

“Wait, so cereal’s a carb?”

Maybe chasing [...]

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Transformations, PR’s and 12 Bananas!

03. May, 2010 34 Comments How to Build Muscle, Motivation, Strength & Conditioning, Videos



The Men’s Fitness video crew stopped by Renegade Gym on Saturday to shoot some footage of Sean Hyson’s amazing transformation and his attempt at a new PR in the squat. Sean is the fitness editor at Men’s Fitness magazine and has been taking the train out from New York City to train at Renegade Gym on the weekends for over a year now.

On top of that we also had a visit from one of my favorite guys in the entire fitness industry, none other than the owner of Monkey Bar [...]

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Super Bowl, UFC & More Cheat Meals

08. Feb, 2010 6 Comments Motivation, Nutrition



Super Bowl, UFC & More Cheat Meals

First of all, congratulations are due to the new Super Bowl Champs, the New Orleans Saints. It was definitely deserved and it’s obviously a great thing for that city.

Although I am incredibly happy for the city of New Orleans I am also a big Brett Favre fan. I thought it would have been a cool story to see Brett come back and lead his team to the Super Bowl after having the greatest season of his long career.

I particularly liked the post game press conference when Brett said that no [...]

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You Already Knew That

28. Dec, 2009 24 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle, Motivation, Strength & Conditioning



You Already Knew That

It just wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t get at least a dozen random fitness related questions per week from strangers, family members or long lost pals at holiday parties. Kinda like the exchange I had with my old friend Kevin last week…

“Hey Jay, good to see you, buddy. Glad you’re here, I have a couple questions for you.”

“I probably don’t have the answers, but fire away.”

“My shoulder’s been killing recently right here, when I bench press. Here, feel this clicking thing it’s doing,” he says as he places my [...]

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