muscle building workouts

The Resistance Training Revolution with Sal Di Stefano – Episode 404

Sal Di Stefano is a personal trainer, co-founder of Mind Pump Media, and co-host of Mind Pump - an online radio show/podcast that is dedicated to providing truthful fitness and health information. continue reading.

How to Get Fit After 40 – Episode 398

Discover the biggest mistakes that hold you back from building the body you want.If you're sick of rocking the dad bod, dealing with chronic joint pain, having low testosterone and lagging energy levels, this is the episode for you.I'll share the critical components that HAVE to be part of any over-40 transformation program. Ignore them at your peril! continue reading.

My Garage Gym, Top 5 Exercises For Longevity, The Best Pre Workout Stack, #1 Marketing Tip in 2021 – Episode 389

Questions have continued to pour in from you, the listeners, so we’re gonna keep giving you the answers.   In this info-packed episode you’re going to learn how to get jacked without beating the hell outta your joints, how to find the right coach or mentor, how to market like a genius, and a lot more to help you dominate your path.   Scroll Down for Show Notes: Click here to subscribe via iTunesClick here to listen on SoundCloud… continue reading.

Training with Shoulder Issues, Lean Bulking vs. Cutting, & How to Look Like You Lift – Episode 386

This week we’re comin at ya with another jabroni beatin’, pie eatin’, trail blazin’, eyebrow raisin’ Q&A episode of the world-famous, Renegade Radio Podcast.   If you wanna get jacked and strong AF, this is the episode for you.  Thanks to all of you who submitted your questions.  Keep em’ coming and I’ll keep giving you the answers to help you build a body that turns heads.   If ya smeeeeeeell what the Transformation King is cookin’!  Scroll Down for Show Notes:… continue reading.

Building Pecs Like Arnold, On the Go Muscle Meals, and Shedding the Last Few Pounds of Fat – Episode 381

You asked for them so we’re bringing you more!  This week we have another great listener Q&A where I answer your questions on how to get jacked and strong. I cover how to build your upper pecs, quick and easy meals to gain muscle and lose fat, how to optimize a Push/Pull/Legs split, explain whether execution or effort is more important in your workouts, and a lot more! You don’t wanna sleep on this info packed episode!! Scroll Down for Show Notes: Click here to… continue reading.

My Favorite Breakfast, Back Blasting Exercises, and Ignoring Most Fitness Advice – Episode 378

On this listener Q&A episode of Renegade Radio I’m answering your questions about a variety of topics. Wanna know what I eat for breakfast to feed my muscles and give myself the energy to dominate my day? Wanna learn how to build a strong and jacked back? Maybe you’re training hard to gain muscle but you’re tired of beating the hell out of your joints…. I got ya covered. You’ll learn all this and much more! Scroll Down for Show Notes: Click here to subscribe… continue reading.

Tony Horton: P90X, Building an Empire, and Staying Fit at 62 – Episode 377

Tony Horton is the creator of the wildly popular and best-selling fitness series P90X and an icon of the fitness industry.  He’s also a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books, “Bring It,” “Crush It” and most recently “The Big Picture: 11 Laws that will Change Your Life.” In this episode, Tony gives you an insider look at how he helped build one of the most successful fitness empires in history.  He also gives hilarious accounts of his experiences training rock legends like Tom Petty and Billy Idol, explains how he stays jacked and strong at 62 years… continue reading.

Top 25 Muscle Building Exercises, My Push/Pull/Legs Split, Fixing Achy Joints – 363

We’re back this week with another info packed Q&A episode thanks to the great questions you guys sent me.   We cover the best muscle building exercises, the Push/Pull/Legs split that I do personally and prescribe to many of my clients, how to fix tight shoulders and a lot more. If you want to know more about how to build a strong and jacked body, without wrecking your joints to get it, this one’s for you!   Scroll Down for Show Notes: Click here to subscribe via… continue reading.

My Favorite Lifting Split, Workouts for Women, Training for Fat Loss – Episode 343

Today we’ve got another listener Q&A for you to enjoy while in quarantine… or on vacation. Depending on where you fall on the fear/science/political spectrum.  Who knows where anyone is or what’s going on anymore?  One thing I do know is that clangin n bangin heals what ails you.  Scroll Down for Show Notes: Click here to subscribe via iTunesClick here to listen on So… continue reading.

Low Reps or High Reps: What’s Better? – Episode 337

In this episode we will address the question of reps. Should you do high reps or low reps? What’s better for strength gains, muscle growth, and fat loss? Does it vary from person to person? How many reps should you do as a beginner? Intermediate? Advanced lifter?  Is age a consideration? What about per muscle group?  Should you train the calves with the same rep range as the shoulders?  What if some muscles are predominantly fast twitch, and others are slow twitch? Does that change the recommendation? What load and rep range produces the best results?  And should you take… continue reading.

2 Keys to Gains, How to Combat High Cortisol, & Working Out Vs. Training – Episode 327

In this solo Q&A episode I’m answering your training questions on a variety of topics. The most important one being the two most overlooked and underappreciated keys to muscular hypertrophy. I also share my thoughts on Kobe Bryant’s life and legacy, and what it all means to me. There’s still time left to pack on size before summer. If you want to learn how to do it and much more, don’t miss this episode! Scroll down for Show Notes: Click here to subscribe via iTunes… continue reading.

Armed & Dangerous

Big arms, you gotta love em’.   Peaked biceps… Horseshoe triceps… Full, round, cannon ball delts… If there is a red-blooded man with an even an ounce of testosterone who doesn’t want a pair of thick, muscular arms, I haven’t met him yet.   Although every man who trains wants them, few fulfill their potential to build jacked arms.   But with the right approach to training you can be one of the “lucky” few.  Here’s how you do it: 1. Use LESS weight on curling exercises If you’ve followed Renegade training methods for any length of time you know we’re all about… continue reading.

How to Be Jacked & Athletic with WWE Strength Coach, Sean Hayes – Episode 320

As the WWE Performance Center’s Strength & Conditioning Coach, Sean Hayes is helping shape the physiques of NXT recruits and some of pro wrestling’s most recognizable superstars. The Harvard Grad, former linebacker, and former NFL Strength Coach knows what it takes to get people jacked, strong and ready to perform in any arena. If you’ve ever wondered how pro wrestlers build such amazing bodies, and more importantly how you can build one of your own, this episode is for you! Scroll down for show notes:… continue reading.

How to Get Jacked – Episode 314

In this Q&A episode I cover exactly what you need to know in order to get jacked. Everything from frequency to volume to sets, reps, intensity and more.  Of course, I think everyone should train like an athlete and in a way that leaves you “always ready.” So I cover what you need to do to ensure that you stay explosive and athletic as you get older. Scroll down for show notes: Click here to subscribe via iTunes… continue reading.

1 Policy to Live By, Changing Your Neurology, and Being Scared Sh*tless Every Day with JL Holdsworth – Episode 309

JL Holdsworth is a world champion powerlifter, published author, and former University of Kentucky strength and conditioning coach.  The guy can not only talk the talk, but he can walk the walk as well as anyone in the game.  With over 30,000 hours of practical experience and competition best lifts of a 905 lb. squat, 775 lb. bench press and a 804 lb. deadlift, he’s one of the strongest and most experienced S&C Coaches in the industry.  In 2010 he founded The Spot Athletics and has built that small private training facility into two 20,000sq ft. locations in… continue reading.