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I always laughed or rolled my eyes when I heard about people going through a “midlife crisis.” It was usually associated with buying expensive cars, getting hair transplants and dating younger women. Seemed like a bunch of weak minded bullshit to me. Then I kind of went through one myself when I was turning forty. And it fucked me up. Confused the shit out of me and made me question who I was and why I do everything I do. I didn’t like the answers I came up with I had a long, serious sit down with the man in… continue reading.

Today we have a throwback episode of The Jay Ferruggia Show. This was recorded earlier in 2014, before we officially started the show. As such it was previously only available to listen to if you were a member of The Renegade Strength Club. But now we’re posting the entire thing here for all of you guys to listen to (or read the full transcript below if you prefer).   Today’s Podcast Topics Include: The importance of optimizing your gut health Can gluten really cause depression? The power of supplemental prebiotics How to optimize your testosterone to… continue reading.

We’re coming back at ya with episode 37 of The Jay Ferruggia Show. My guest this week is Danny Kavadlo. Danny recently released his latest book, Diamond Cut Abs, which, at the time of this recording was #1 on Amazon under health and fitness. With his love of old school hip-hop, WWF and tattoos, Danny and I are kindred spirits. In today’s episode, we covered everything from the human flag, how to be in the best shape of your life at forty to memories of Smash pinning Bret Hart for the win at SummerSlamm ’88. Today’s Podcast Topics Include: Bare-backing… continue reading.

Sometimes it’s easy to get confused and lose sight of what’s most important. Especially when it comes to building muscle.  You read about all these different, fancy, confusing concepts and, of course, start trying them all. You make so many changes that you can’t really tell what’s doing what. And your training gets really, really complicated. When something is ultra complicated it’s never that fun. That’s why I believe in simplicity. Training should be fun and it should produce results you can track on a regular basis. If you can’t look at your training… continue reading.

Dedication, discipline and brutally hard work. That is the secret. Everyone wants hacks and shortcuts and instant gratification. They want it yesterday. I’m all for applying the 80/20 rule, when appropriate, and eliminating everything that isn’t essential. That’s how you get meaningful work done. But it’s still work. It’s called work for a reason. Just because you simplify or focus on a few important things doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. And you can’t blindly apply the 80/20 rule to everything. It just doesn’t work that way. If twenty hours of practice per week are required to be excellent… continue reading.

Guest Post By Chris Lopez, CSCS, SFGII In today’s world we spend the majority of our days doing things in front of us with terrible posture. We crouch over keyboards while our chests cave in and our hips shorten from sitting. We drive with our arms in front of us while, again, we’re seated with shortened hip flexors. We sit in “artificial wombs” (a.k.a. cubicles) for hours at a time not moving and making the front of our body even tighter. And then we go home and slouch on the couch further tightening the front of our bodies This overuse… continue reading.

When it comes to nutrition we all get suckered. We all get confused and misled. I’ve been there. People try to make things more complicated than they should be. I’ve been guilty of that too. Next thing ya know you’re putting a stick of butter in your coffee, cutting all carbs, and running in fear past every Mexican joint you see because you think even coming near a bean is going to cause extreme joint pain. It’s all very confusing and stressful. It shouldn’t and doesn’t have to be that way. In the latest episode of The Jay Ferruggia Show… continue reading.

In this episode of The Jay Ferruggia Show, I give a brief recap of the American Airlines Skyball event in Dallas, benefiting our wounded warriors and their families. Jen and I both had an amazing time working with Chef Robert Irvine and his team. Over the last two weeks, our inbox has been flooded with your questions on training, nutrition, business, music and lifestyle design. The feedback I’ve been getting has been overwhelming. Enough so that I just had to do another Q&A. Keep sending your questions and feedback to Podcast@JasonFerruggia.com and I will do my best to answer… continue reading.

In this episode of The Jay Ferruggia Show, I recap a fantastic weekend at The Austin City Limits Festival, hanging out with my buddies, Luka Hocevar and Jay Jablonski. After a brief recap of ACL and my visit to Onnit headquarters I break down an important visualization exercise that will help you get closer to living the perfect day. Today’s Podcast Topics Include: Your feedback from the show and some shout outs to listeners How to eliminate people who drag you down Recap of the 2014 Austin City Limits Festival Who we saw, who was great, who sucked The one… continue reading.

Too many times we’re motivated to do things for the wrong reasons. Our focus is internal instead of external. Or maybe fear is holding us back in some way. I address this and much more on the latest Jay Ferruggia Show Podcast (formerly known as Renegade Radio). Some of it might make you a little uncomfortable. And that’s a good thing. You need to be uncomfortable on a regular basis. It’s part of the growth process and getting better. It’s all about constant evolution and getting better every day. Today’s Podcast Topics Include: An important visualization exercise to help guide… continue reading.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…   Most people shouldn’t be doing Olympic lifts.   The name itself should probably be a giveaway. It’s an Olympic sport. That gives you an idea of the time and effort required to do those two lifts safely.   Athletes who reach the Olympic level start practicing their technique on the snatch and clean & jerk while they’re still… continue reading.

In the latest episode of Renegade Radio I sat down with an old buddy of mine, and author of The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning, Zach Even-Esh. Our friendship started over a decade ago on AOL Instant Messenger and we’ve had a similar evolution. Zach is the epitome of passion and hustle and continues to push himself every day. He always recommends getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. And he lives it every day. If you want to get pumped up and inspired be sure to give this episode a listen. Today’s Podcast Topics Include: I give my thoughts… continue reading.

One of the best books I have ever read is The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau. I recommend it to everyone I meet. If you have ever thought, “there has to be more to life than this…“, go read his work. Chris focuses on living an unconventional life in a conventional world. Chris’ latest book, The Happiness of Pursuit, hits stores today. In this episode, we discuss his new book, and his reflections and lessons he learned traveling to every country on the earth. Today’s Podcast Topics Include: How to deal with and conquer your fears The… continue reading.

The latest episode of Renegade Radio features Food Network celebrity chef, the star of Restaurant Impossible, and the owner of a massive set of guns, Robert Irvine. Robert is a fitness freak who was once named one of the 25 Fittest Men in America by Men’s Fitness Magazine. At 49 years old, he always finds time to train seven days per week. He knows that fitness is an essential part of his life and never let’s it suffer no matter how busy he is. And he’s pretty damn busy. He spends over 345 days a year on the road filming,… continue reading.