Eat for health and longevity, first and foremost. Then for performance and aesthetics. If you’re committed to training for the rest of your life, you must follow this principle and accept the importance of food quality. Unfortunately, this concept still falls on deaf ears in the fitness industry, creating a culture that sends the wrong message to thousands of people. Those looking to transform their health, performance, and quality of life. Sure, you can get ripped eating snickers and twinkies, sucking back whey protein shakes, and calorie counting your… continue reading.

When someone suggests eating a carb-rich meal before bed, do you shudder at the thought of the fat it will slap on your gut? Do you cringe thinking about all of that starch finding its way to your love handles? I hope not. Most members of the Renegade nation know the nonsense behind this myth. But, many of you still don’t trust the fact that a big, carb dense dinner will keep you lean and make your more jacked. It’s time to put the nail in the coffin. Let’s look at the facts behind why… continue reading.

The Dad Bod fad that’s sweeping the nation has got to stop. The obsession with this hideous, pear-shaped physique is ruining men. It’s giving you an excuse to walk around with 30lbs of extra fat, flapping your gut and love handles as a badge of honor. Despite this trend, there are some who express the desire to shed themselves of their Dad Bod. For those of you out there, I have one messsage. Do the fucking work. Be a leader, resist temptation, display discipline, and assert yourself as a man who masters his mind, and takes control of his life. There is no secret to… continue reading.

The task of eating healthy can seem daunting. And making time for 3-4 big meals wastes precious hours of your day. But it doesn’t have to be this way. You can stay on top of your nutrition plan without feeling overwhelmed by high performance eating. Instead of drowning in time-consuming, restrictive meal plans, follow the staple concept of the Renegade Diet and eat light throughout the day. For busy guys, having a few small meals and healthy snacks will be the perfect amount of food. It carries you through the day, letting you maintain focus… continue reading.

There are thousands of guys out there who follow a proven workout and muscle building diet. Look at their training and nutrition plan, and you’d think they were all jacked out of their minds. Yet so many stay skinny and weak, with tube steak arms, hideous belly fat, and droopy man boobs. The reason? They’re missing a critical piece of the performance puzzle. Hormone Optimization. Hormones are the signaling molecules that let you see the results of your work. Check out the 5 most important ones. And learn how… continue reading.

We just wrapped up the most recent 90 day transformation contest in the Renegade Strength Club. Both of these guys followed Renegade Workouts like Renegade Strong and dialed in their nutrition with the Renegade Diet.  There were quite a few impressive submissions, but these two guys separated themselves from the rest of the group with their insane results. Now it’s up to you vote for the grand prize winner. You get to pick who gets an ALL EXPENSES PAID beach vacation to Santa Monica, California where the winner will hang and train with me for the weekend. So… continue reading.

I just received some great feedback I needed to share with you. It’s from a professional wrestler I know who has trained Renegade style for years now. He hasn’t made it up to the main WWE roster yet, but he’s still putting in that hard work, chasing his dream, 24/7. Anyway, here’s his email: “My man. I’ve been getting your emails about Brad Pilon’s How Much Protein, and since changing my diet my protein count is down to 95 grams per day. Amazing… continue reading.

Having spent almost two decades growing an online fitness business, young trainers always ask me how to “make it on the internet.” Few of them ever succeed, but the ones who do are the ones who work on the essential items I lay out. The ones I wish I had known 20 years ago. Today, Jon Goodman, from the industry leading Personal Trainer Development Center, joins me to discuss those items. If you are a trainer looking to branch out into the world of online fitness business, this is a must listen episode. Tune in to stop spinning your wheels and start making… continue reading.

A lot of you ask how to get jacked, despite a crazy schedule. You feel you don’t have time to go train, and I understand why. Most workouts are an hour long. Add in a warm-up before, a shower after, and you’re looking at two and a half hours! That’s an insane amount of time. Especially for the high-powered guy who has to take care of his job, be there for his family, and enjoy life.  But training doesn’t have to be this unrealistic, overwhelming commitment. In fact, its counter productive… continue reading.

True or false: the harder you train the better your results? If you just arrived here from another planet you might assume that’s true. It makes sense on the surface. But it never seems to pan out that way for most of us. You can only put the pedal to the medal for so long. When you do it constantly your progress slows down. Sometimes it comes to a halt. Worse yet, you might start to regress. Sadly, it’s always the skinny-fat, high stress, hardgainer types who want to test this theory. They’re the last people who should be doing this. continue reading.

Like most small business owners and entrepreneurs, I often made the mistake of trying to do everything myself. I was the trainer, the receptionist, the front desk person, the janitor, cleaning person, marketing guy, and everything in between. Eventually, I smartened up and learned how to run a training company more efficiently. That simply meant hiring help. When I started the online component of my fitness business I repeated the same mistakes and had to learn the hard way. I made changes and improvements on a yearly basis. But they came at a snails pace. I was still my own… continue reading.

Most people have a hard time feeling their lats. Thus, they have a hard time developing those muscles and building an impressive back. If that describes you here are 7 tips to help you out: 1) Lighten The Weight Most people go to heavy on all of their back exercises. 2) Slow Down Your Reps Focus on feeling the lats contract every inch of the way up and down. Don’t let momentum take over. 3) Hold Each Rep For 3 Seconds in the Contracted Position Squeeze and really focus on feeling every muscle. 4) Do Front Lever… continue reading.

Guest Post by By Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, RHN Did you know that the food industry has been feeding you “addictive” lies for years? I bet you do. And I’m not talking about the ones where they chemically engineer food with sugar, fat, and salt so that your brain is flooded with “pleasure” signals upon eating them, making them more addictive than you’re aware of. You know as well as I do that these processed and packaged foods are metabolism death foods. But have you ever considered why real foods like vegetables and fruit never have any of those “health check” symbols… continue reading.

Don’t call it a comeback. Ladies and gentleman, the Jay Ferruggia Show is back. Coming at you with a new strategy to build your body, strengthen your mind, and optimize your life. Many of you have asked where I’ve been the past two months and why I haven’t been recording shows. The reason all comes back to the need to focus. To have your One Thing that you put all of your effort into. Over the past 8 weeks, there have been a ton of… continue reading.

1. Think safety first. If you are always getting hurt no progress can be made. 2. Identify the exercises that hurt you and stop doing them. Just because lots of people tell you an exercise is great that doesn’t mean it’s for you. If it hurts stop. 3. Have a clearly defined goal. You can’t increase your 40 time, lose 20 pounds of fat and gain 20 pounds of muscle at the same time. 4. Train like an athlete. Blend dumbbells, kettlebells, bodyweight exercises and various forms of movement. 5. Train for strength gains. continue reading.