You know why you’re not making the progress you had hoped for?
Why you’re spinning your wheels and frustrated almost to the point of depression?
Why you look the exact same right now as you did 6-12 months ago?
What you’re doing at this very moment is part of the problem.
Reading this website could be killing your gains.
Why?
Because you already read two dozen other training websites and Twitter feeds today that told you two dozen different things.
And you have no fucking idea what to believe or do.
You’re not sure if you’re supposed to be training in accordance with the earth’s rotation of the sun, Prilepin’s chart or Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Should you press at a 27.6-degree angle or 31.4?
STOP.
Please just stop reading right now.
In fact I don’t want you to come back to this site unless it’s the only training site you visit. Or at least one of a handful that all share a very common theme.
Not because I don’t appreciate your support. Believe me, I’m incredibly grateful and would like to thank you personally. But I actually want to help you too. Just having a half million people come to the site each month is useless if I’m not helping you achieve your goals.
You can’t read all kinds of contradictory opinions and expect to get anywhere. I promise you’ll fail if you take that route.
Six Million Sites to Read; Choose One
Pick one guy to listen to; one guy with a proven track record of getting results and do exactly what he says. Don’t question it, don’t read differing opinions, and don’t second-guess. Just do it. For six months straight. Then we’ll talk.
If you’re truly a member of The Renegade Nation, and believe in my methods, then stop wasting your time elsewhere. You’ll get much better results that way. Or if you want to purchase one of DeFranco’s, Wendler’s or Zach’s programs do those instead. They’re great coaches and won’t steer you wrong.
But if you do please don’t ask them about what I said and don’t ask me about what they said. When people do that I know they’re destined for failure and will always be the exact same size and strength they are right now. In all honesty I get a little bit sad when I get questions like that because I feel bad for the person. I know for a fact that they should do something else with their time because training is not something they’ll ever have any success with.
Busy hands are happy hands.
– Your mom
You know who makes great progress in the gym?
Busy guys. That’s who.
Guys who don’t have the time, patience or desire to sit on the internet all day long and read fifty different training sites. They have one system or method they believe in and they hit it hard without doubting or second-guessing it.
Anyone I or Alvino or Cosgrove has trained over the last twenty years gets results because they pay us to write the programs for them and then they do them to the letter without questioning a single thing.
In fact, most of the clients I’ve trained since 1994 have probably not read a single article about training. They just do what I tell them to do because they’re too busy working, going to school, playing sports, raising kids, spending time with their families and enjoying life to sit on the internet all day debating about the best workout split.
What’s interesting is that my clients who make the most money almost always seem to make the fastest progress. This is for two reasons. The first is obvious. Someone who makes a lot of money is a very driven person. The second is that because they’re so busy hustling all day they don’t have the time to jerk around on every training blog and Facebook page in existence. They give me a check, I give them a program, they bust their ass on it, and the incredible results they get make both of us very happy.
Don’t Obsess
In order to make the kind of gains you really want training has to be a PART of your life; not your entire life. You have to stay busy and have hobbies. You can’t obsess over all this shit 24/7 or it will destroy you.
Eat when and what you’re supposed to, get to bed on time, lift 3-4 days per week and run up hills or push a sled 1-2 times. That’s it. It’s that simple.
Get in the habit of doing those things ritualistically and they’ll no longer require any more thought. You have other things to focus on like your kids, your passions, your future, how you’re gonna get laid tonight; anything but the 4589th way to do a dumbbell curl.
Don’t give it anymore thought beyond those few hours per week that you’re in the gym training and in the kitchen preparing meals.
That’s why I created The Renegade Inner Circle. Because I know that to be successful in any endeavor you need a coach and you need to delegate. In this instance you’re delegating the writing of your training programs to me and allowing me to distill all the info you need.
It saves you time and money. You get to make impressive gains and transform your body like all of our members do and you get your life back.
Click HERE now to try it out for 30 days. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.










17. Jun, 2012
at 8:43 am #
Great article that I found very useful, I don’t suppose you have any plans to write on around supplements or have any that you have already done? I find that the shear amount of information thats out there is sometimes overwhelming that its hard to figure out which is correct for you, I find this applies to supplements as well, there are so many different proteins out there it isn’t funny, I know that it depends on your goal, but when there are 10 different proteins for each different goal, its enough to drive you insane!
18. Jun, 2012
at 6:02 am #
Just curious on behalf of all the women who can squat 185×5 – do you not train women at all, or just in this upcoming round?
18. Jun, 2012
at 7:40 am #
Dana — not to put words in Jason’s mouth, but this is what he said earlier on in the discussion thread:
“Jason Ferruggia
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Thanks gai.ninja. I believe in being an expert at one thing. You can’t be a jack of all trades. Some people are better at rehabbing injuries, others are better at nutrition. I specialize in helping guys get bigger, stronger and faster. It’s what I know and am best at. A gynecologist doesn’t have male patients. He is a specialist. It’s nothing personal, just me trying to be the best at one thing and one thing only. I know from experience that I do better with male clients.”
18. Jun, 2012
at 8:08 am #
Definitely a great read and so very true. With all the various competing sites out there and different ideas, no wonder people don’t have a clue what to do and how to get results. I love this site and read it regularly but the 25-30 pounds of muscle comment made me laugh though. Unless you’ve got a dosage you’re sending me, I’m not a big guy to begin with, but no way you’re putting 25-30 pounds of muscle on this frame in 6 months to 3 years.
18. Jun, 2012
at 10:01 am #
That was the best bit of advice I’ve ever been given since I started training two years ago. Thanks
19. Jun, 2012
at 1:52 am #
This article is spot on and I love your honesty about being a specialist at putting mass on men. And just that.
Because of that, you’re probably not the right person to ask, but I’ll try anyway … as a female looking for a lean dancer/underwear model type body (rather than your usual female fitness instructor) who or what should I be following for those results?
That’s my problem at the moment – I’m still looking for the one person to follow.
Thanks
22. Jun, 2012
at 9:02 am #
She’s more fitness-oriented, but I think that Flavia Del Monte’s programs could be ok for you. Good luck, M.T.
21. Jun, 2012
at 10:38 am #
1. Pissed I am not 25. (I’m 21) You better do the online coaching again in 2015!!!
2. I think the constant research is a symptom of a bigger issue that you cover frequently: No faith+ No patience. You have to attack with total confidence, no matter what. You need to do this for a couple months, then assess all that you did. From there, we can actually assess our results. The combination of belief+patience is pretty much unstoppable.
3. Jason-you’re always great, thanks for always answering my twitter questions, can’t wait until I have a full-time job and can afford to be in the Inner-Circle!
26. Jun, 2012
at 9:25 am #
By far one of the most important and refreshing articles I’ve ever read. It’s all too easy to get lost in the massive and unrelenting amount of information we get pounded with on a daily basis.
Jim Wendler said something that stuck with me ” If you want to go to Chicago, just get in the car and drive”.
Thanks for this one Jay.
27. Jun, 2012
at 10:05 am #
This blog is a great wake-up call. I too find myself daily getting lost in information overload which just leads to information paralysis.
27. Jun, 2012
at 5:52 pm #
Heads up to the ladies, I’m a female and I follow Jason Ferruggia only. Since I’ve started a year ago I went from 95×5 on my squat to hitting a new pr of 230×8, I can do 8 full range handstand pushups and 10 neutral grip chin ups. Just saying if you follow his programs to a “T” they work. Male or female. Plus I don’t look like China either and my BF % has went down considerably but I don’t pay primary attention to it because that’s not my main focus.
28. Jun, 2012
at 8:34 am #
This is so true! It wasn’t until I started following Turbulence Training and Eat Stop Eat exclusively that I was able to actually change my body. Pretty much any method works as long as you follow it to the letter!
11. Aug, 2012
at 3:51 am #
thanks for your advice, I love your site and information. But I have decided to follow the bodyweight strength route, working up to Handstand push ups, one arm push ups, one arm pull ups etc etc. Thankyou so much for your very good advice and I will try to keep it in mind. Yours Sincerley
Daniel Owens.
26. Nov, 2012
at 2:39 am #
Thanks for the solid advice! I was the first post that I read today and will be the last that I read today as well!!