Billy Bosch is a consumer products entrepreneur, most known for founding ICONIC Protein - a natural foods company specializing in premium, grass-fed protein products - and he's here today to share some of his knowledge and experience with you. continue reading.
They used to always sell us on The American Dream. You spend an inordinate amount of money to go to college and get a degree. Then you spend the next decade or so paying that off. But supposedly you’ll get a really good job with that really expensive piece of paper they give you at graduation. And then you “buy” a house that costs way more money than you have. And you pay the bank to live there for the next 20-50 years. But you’ll have “security”… continue reading.
We’ve been thinking about it and putting it off forever. But now it’s go-time. The podcast is on its way and coming at you very soon. I know what you’re thinking. You can’t wait. It’s like they just announced that The Stones, The Who, Bruce, Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney and a reunited Led Zeppelin were playing in your backyard tonight for free. Right? Or maybe that’s just me because I like hearing myself talk. Whatever. The last thing I want to do is make it another boring fitness cast where I just ask some cat how many sets and reps… continue reading.
Guest Post by Luka Hocevar, Creator of The Fitness Business Mix Tape The fitness industry is the real deal. There are very few professions where you can affect people as much as we do. Literally change people’s lives; inside and out. You should be proud for being in this industry and you owe it to the people you train to be the best you can be for them. Here’s some real talk though. Training people year in and year out can become tough, draining; especially when your goal is to affect more and more people. Giving more… continue reading.
People Will Train More For Performance If you have good genetics, eat and sleep properly you can probably gain about twenty pounds of muscle your first year of training. The next year you can gain about half that and half that again the third year. That’s best-case scenario. After that it’s peanuts. For some people it will take 5-8 years to build impressive muscle mass. That’s not to say you don’t make gains but it will be more of a slow thickening up process and the scale won’t change much from year to year. Huge weight increases will only be… continue reading.
Guest Post By Rob King Back in Feb 2012 I ventured from my home town of Newfoundland, a cold rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, to venture to another cold place and home of Renegade Gym, New Jersey. I wasn’t going “down south” as we call it here when we want to escape the cold wet weather of Newfoundland, I was going on an mission to meet a guy that his impacted my life and training, that is Jason Ferruggia. My girlfriend and I had booked up 2 spots in Jay’s Renegade Workshop and I couldn’t miss the opportunity… 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 Nate Miyaki, Author of Feast Your Fat Away Here’s the thing about gaining muscle in general. Anabolic activity takes time. Protein synthesis is elevated for 48 hours post-workout. So building up a gun show worthy of selling tickets to is not just about a 3-hour eating window or whatever, its about what you do with your overall diet. If you are training 3 or more days a week, every meal matters for muscle growth, not some magical shake at a magical time. If you strength train Renegade-style, and eat enough protein and calories, you will… continue reading.
Guest Post by Sol Orwell. What is creatine? Creatine is a peptide molecule, critical to the optimal functioning of a cell. It is best known as a ‘high energy molecule.’ Cells use a different molecule, called ATP, to function. ATP can be made through the use of fatty acids, or quickly by using sugars. Creatine, in its storage form, called creatine phosphate, is even faster than glucose, though limited by the amount of storage space it can take up. What does creatine do? Creatine is well known for increasing power output in athletes and gym goers. It… continue reading.
It came to me back in the early 90’s when I was wasting hour after hour in the gym each week and not gaining an ounce of size or strength. At that time, like a lot of people then, and unfortunately, now, I was doing too much volume but never really giving my body a reason to grow. That’s when I discovered Dorian Yates. He had won the Mr. Olympia for the first time that year and the way he trained was unlike anything I had ever seen before. Yates said, It’s simple really: When you stress the muscle beyond… continue reading.
Guest post by Rick Kaselj, M.S. and Co-creator of Fix My Back Pain. I have been waiting for it for year. I finally got to meet Jay. It was March 8, 2013 and I introduced myself to Jay and got to say thanks for all of his great stuff (emails, articles and products). We exchanged a few words. Then it was off to enjoy OC (Orange County). Then I got to see him again in Vegas on Friday the 13th of September. This time, I got to hear him share his story in fitness. It was… continue reading.
Guest Post by Luka Hocevar Lately everyone is talking about the WOW experience. We have Tony Hsieh and Zappos to thank for that and to be honest it has definitely been a game changer in the industry. It helped me look at my business and what experience people were getting once they walked through the doors of Vigor Ground (and before they walked in). Thing is, many people “talk” about it but not many people are actually “changing” the experience they deliver. If you’re thinking that because your training is on point it’s enough to retain all… continue reading.
I turned 39 yesterday. I woke up and walked out on the balcony to practice some deep breathing, as I do each day, and noticed an incredible sight. The beach and surrounding parking lots were nearly empty. There was hardly anyone on the bike path. All of the summer tourists had disappeared overnight. I breathed a sigh of relief. Now I know how the locals must have felt the day after Labor Day each year at the Jersey Shore when we all cleared out until the next Memorial Day. As a kid I always thought I had the worst… continue reading.
We recently wrapped up our 90 day fat loss contest in the Renegade Inner Circle (which we are having a limited time special on right now). All of these guys followed the Inner Circle workouts and used the Renegade Diet. There were a lot of great submissions but we’ve gone through the after pics and narrowed it down to these guys. Now it’s up to you vote for the grand prize winner who gets an ALL EXPENSES PAID beach vacation to Santa Monica, California where he’ll hang out and train with me for four days. So… continue reading.
We recently wrapped up our 90 day muscle gain contest in the Renegade Inner Circle. All of these guys followed the Inner Circle workouts and used the Renegade Diet (some with the advanced modifications we have in the RIC for faster gains). There were a lot of great submissions but we’ve gone through the after pics and narrowed it down to these guys. Now it’s up to you vote for the grand prize winner who gets an ALL EXPENSES PAID beach vacation to Santa Monica, California where he’ll hang out and train with me for four… continue reading.
