Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training has gained popularity in recent years.  But is it overrated?  What about the countless other concepts, theories, and methods in strength training? At times it can be hard to tell the real from the fake. Let's clear some of that up today. I had you guys send in your questions, and I'm here with my take on whether I feel these (and others) are overrated or underrated:  Protein powder? [2:20] Calf raises? [3:56] Overhead pressing? [7:24] Chains? [11:26] Intra-workout nutrition? [12:56] Blood flow restriction? [17:16] Fasting? [28:31] Sponsors Nootopia: All day energy, clarity, and focus without the jitters and crashes. Enhance your mental performance, boost you immunity, and get that glowing, healthy skin we all desire by going to nootopia.com/jaygenius and be sure to use the coupon code JAY10 to save 10%.  Impossible Sleep: There are countless supplements that promise to knock you out, but don't actually help you sleep better. This isn't one of them. With no sugar, melatonin or other unnatural sleep aids, you'll sleep better, wake up rested, and perform better day in and day out. Check out https://tinyurl.com/ImpossibleSleep and use the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20% on your first subscription and get your FREE Sleep Reset kit. 

Do you include bodyweight exercises in your workouts? Should you? Can you maximize results by combining bodyweight training and free weights? Or should you be married to one?  I've got the answers to all of these questions in today's episode.  Listen and learn: Is there a difference between calisthenics and bodyweight training? [1:21] Bodyweight, free weights, machines: which provides the best stimulus per body part?  Neck and traps [1:53] Shoulders [8:42] Triceps and biceps [12:42] Chest [19:18] Back [21:41] Midsection [25:13] Glutes and hamstrings [26:19] Quads [29:43] Calves [33:17] Sponsors Nootopia: The newest addition to your morning routine. All day energy, clarity, and focus without the jitters and crashes. Enhance your mental performance, boost you immunity, and get that glowing, healthy skin we all desire by going to nootopia.com/jaygenius and be sure to use the coupon code JAY10 to save 10%.  Organifi: You put in the work every day. Now let Organifi Gold put in work for you while you sleep. Get the rest you deserve, optimize your recovery, and feel more relaxed during the day by going to organifi.com/renegade and using the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%.

You train your a$$ off in the gym. It's imperative that you only put the highest quality foods in your body.  Yet you're STILL not seeing the results you want.  Or maybe you like what you see in the mirror, but you constantly feel like sh*t...  Your joints are banged up, your energy and libido are low, your mood is all over the map. If any of this sounds familiar it could be because you're overlooking one of the most crucial factors in building the body you deserve.  Recovery.  What you do during the 23 hours outside of the gym is just as important as the hour you spend in it. So today I'm gonna give you 7 ways to help ensure you're fully optimized and looking and feeling your best.  3 effortless ways to drastically improve sleep quality. [2:46] What should you be doing to minimize stress levels? [5:23] Don't discount the importance of adding (and removing) these things to your life. [10:49] Can you improve your results by doing less? [14:08] Are you giving your body the fuel it needs? [18:55] Sponsors Impossible Sleep: Sleep is the #1 factor you can control if you want to train hard and have energy all day. With no sugar, melatonin or other unnatural sleep aids, Impossible Sleep can help you sleep better, wake up rested, and perform better the next day. Check out https://tinyurl.com/ImpossibleSleep and use the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%.  Athletic Greens: Detoxify your body, boost your energy, and strengthen your immune system with just one scoop. Go to athleticgreens.com/jay to find out why once people start taking it, they never stop.

I'm sure you've heard that progressive overload is the most important thing in strength training.  But you may be looking at it all wrong.  In fact, the common approach to progressive overload may be complete BULLSH*T. What?! I know. Put your pitch forks down. Before you crucify me and label me a charlatan, press play. You may be surprised.  Why does the commonly held approach to progressive overload need to be reconsidered? [1:45] What's the correct way to progress in the gym? [7:40] So what's the key to hypertrophy? [15:00] Do you need to throw out your log book/workout tracker? [18:58] Is progressive overload more than putting more weight on the bar? [23:40] Sponsors Nootopia: The newest addition to your morning routine. All day energy, clarity, and focus without the jitters and crashes. Enhance your mental performance, boost you immunity, and get that glowing, healthy skin we all desire by going to nootopia.com/jaygenius and be sure to use the coupon code JAY10 to save 10%.  Organifi: You put in the work every day. Now let Organifi Gold put in work for you while you sleep. Get the rest you deserve, optimize your recovery, and feel more relaxed during the day by going to organifi.com/renegade and using the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%.

Founder of The Omnipotent and ThroughConversation, Jean-Paul Gravel is a human potential coach, author, and speaker. For more than 18 years, his innovative approach has helped countless high-level achievers re-establish emotional health and inner strength, rekindle vibrancy and meaning in their relationships, and achieve peak professional performance.  As the preeminent master of omnipotence, he works with the top 1% of the world’s elite to help them achieve ultimate success beyond all limits. Jean-Paul has a 100% success rate with his clients, and he's here today to help you unlock new heights in every area of your life. What's the key to limitless possibilities? [16:35] How can new experiences set you free from self-limiting beliefs? [27:30] The truth about your past, and how can you use it to change your future? [31:29] Are you mastering the mundane? [40:20] What's the ONE thing that is holding you back in life? [43:26] Is there a way to transform every single one of your relationships? [46:42] Sponsors Impossible Sleep: Sleep is the #1 factor you can control if you want to train hard and have energy all day. With no sugar, melatonin or other unnatural sleep aids, Impossible Sleep can help you sleep better, wake up rested, and perform better the next day. Check out https://tinyurl.com/ImpossibleSleep and use the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%.  Cured Nutrition: The perfect way to start your day. Cut through the fog and find lasting, unbreakable focus. No jitters, no caffeine, and no crash - just clean and clear brain energy. Go to curednutrition.com and use the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%. 

Most people waste years in the gym. Not only do they not get any leaner, bigger, or stronger but they destroy their joints and CNS while they're at it. Ouch. I've been there.  I've tried everything under the sun. Through thirty years of experiments - on myself and my clients - I've figured out what works and what doesn't...  These 5 common training myths simply don't work. In fact, they're likely holding you back and making your results worse. And I'm here today to tell you how.  Myth #1 - You should ALWAYS train to failure. [2:52] Myth #2 - You should arch your back on squats and deadlifts. [8:42] Myth #3 - You need priming/activation exercises. [17:27] Myth #4 - Dietary variety is important. [20:25] Myth #5 - HIIT burns more fat than low intensity cardio. [23:52] Sponsors Nootopia: The newest addition to your morning routine. All day energy, clarity, and focus without the jitters and crashes. Enhance your mental performance, boost you immunity, and get that glowing, healthy skin we all desire by going to nootopia.com/jaygenius and be sure to use the coupon code JAY10 to save 10%.  Paleo Valley: If you haven't tried this 100% grass-fed whey protein do yourself a favor and change that now. It's the first ever 100% grass-fed protein with colostrum - one of the most powerful superfoods on the planet. Go to paleovalley.com and use coupon code JAY to save 15%.  Joy Mode: Ever wish there was a pre-workout supplement for sex? For enhanced sex drive AND better performance head over to usejoymode.com/discount/jay and use coupon code JAY for 20% off your first order. 

Greg Scheinman is a performance coach, speaker, and bestselling author. As an entrepreneur he built and sold two successful businesses, and was a multimillion producer for one of the largest insurance firms in the US.  He's a husband, father, 2x winner of the D10 Decathlon, and is the founder and face of the Midlife Male; a media company that reaches a weekly audience of 15,000 high-earning men.  Midlife and crisis don't have to be synonymous, and he's here today to help you live your best life in your 40s, 50s, and beyond.  What's more important: the journey or the outcome? [4:10] The simple way to shift your perspective when it comes to food and other vices? [14:48] The 6 Fs of fulfillment? [29:12] How to overcome insecurities, be more confident, and live an authentic life? [37:06] Are you taking action or making progress? [43:21] What is ROL and how can it lead you to happiness? [46:52] How can developing a personal operating system lead you to the life you desire? [50:12] Sponsors Paleo Valley: Easily my favorite company when it comes to natural, whole food sourced supplements and clean, nutrient-dense snacks. Go to paleovalley.com and use coupon code JAY to find out why for yourself.  Onnit: We all know that feeling of being in the zone. Your cognitive function is on point, your creativity and productivity are through the roof, and your thoughts are as clear as water. With Alpha Brain, you can now reach that flow state whenever you please. Go to onnit.com/renegade to grab some today and save 10%.  Cured Nutrition: This blend of functional mushrooms, adaptogens, and cannabinoids will have you sleeping like you've never slept before. And we all know sleep is crucial when it comes to building muscle, losing fat, improving cognitive function and overall health and longevity. Go to curednutrition.com and use coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%.

Are you frustrated by the lack of results you're getting in the gym? Putting in the time, the effort, the hard work, and not seeing the muscle gains you want?  Not sure what exactly you should be doing to change this with all of the contradictory information out there?  Well listen up, and make sure you're not violating any of these 5 training mistakes that are sure to kill your gains.  Sponsors Organifi: You put in the work every day. Now let Organifi Gold put in work for you while you sleep. Get the rest you deserve, optimize your recovery, and feel more relaxed during the day by going to organifi.com/renegade and using the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%. Joy Mode: Ever wish there was a pre-workout supplement for sex? For enhanced sex drive AND better performance head over to usejoymode.com/discount/jay and use coupon code JAY to save.

Have you ever wondered which is better: machines or free weights?  The answer isn't as straightforward as the internet may lead you to believe.  ... If you can decipher the countless differing opinions online.  Well I'm here today with the answers you need to know regarding when to use which, body part by body part, to help you build your best body ever.  Listen and learn: Machines vs. free weights: what are the differences? [3:15] Which is better for developing: Shoulders? [9:45] Chest? [11:47] Back? [17:22] Glutes? [26:16] Hamstrings? [28:01] Quads? [29:30] Arms? [37:07] Sponsors Impossible Sleep: Are you a high performer who cares about your health, performance and wants to stay away from melatonin and other less natural sleep aids? Looking to avoid sugars or natural sweeteners and invest in your health the one way that is repeatable - every single day of your life - sleep? Look no further. Go to https://tinyurl.com/ImpossibleSleep and use the coupon code RENEGADE to save 20%.  Joy Mode: Ever wish there was a pre-workout supplement for sex? For enhanced sex drive AND better performance head over to usejoymode.com/discount/jay and use coupon code JAY to save. Paleo Valley: Easily my favorite company when it comes to natural, whole food sourced supplements and clean, nutrient dense snacks. Go to paleovalley.com and use coupon code JAY to find out why for yourself.

From Thanksgiving to New Year's, the average person gains around 10 pounds of body fat.  You're not average.  You're not gonna let that happen again this year.  You're not gonna be one of the millions who waits until January 1st and their "new year, new me" bullsh*t.  I've got the blueprint for you to end the year on a high note, bring in 2023 feeling better than you've ever felt before, AND still enjoy the holiday season.  Sponsors BiOptimizers: You don't want to miss this once a year, Black Friday, offer. Whether you want an all-in-one solution to improve your sleep, mood, stress levels, overall health and vitality or the most powerful digestive enzymes to help you survive the holiday feasts head to bioptimizers.com/renegade and use coupon code JAY10 to get 25% off your order. Cured Nutrition: Cured’s CBN nighttime oil is the most potent sleep product on the market. Period. Wake up feeling refreshed with ZERO grogginess by accessing this exclusive offer for my listeners at curednutrition.com and be sure to use the coupon code RENEGADE.