Mike and I have been searching the internet exhaustively in order to discover and share more more gems of wisdom spewed by the man they called “The Iron Guru”.
Many of the ideas that Vince presented with fervent conviction were dismissed by and even laughed at by many of the athletes and “professionals” at the time. He would say crazy things like “saturated fats are not the cause of heart disease” *gasp!* — which would later on be given serious consideration by the shepherding hand of mass media.
Amongst the strange, yet effective things that The Iron Guru taught, was that an athlete could “transmute” his DNA thus altering his potential for building muscle.
The following is an excerpt from an out-of-print document about Vince Gironda that Mike and I are really interested in learning more about.
Biological Transmutation Of The D.N.A.
“For those who don’t know, Transmutation is the changing of a thing into
another more concentrated potent thing. D.N.A. is the master blue print in every cell of
the body. R.N.A. is the message unit or messenger that conveys the information to each
body part or junction. The process of transmitting information from D.N.A. to utilization
of nutrients and in turn muscle tissue repair, addition or growth, is a formula used by all
champions. Whether they know what they are doing or not.
In a lot of Vince’s writings you will find that he maintained the position that a
champion gets into shape by thinking himself into shape. He claimed that champions
were champions not because of the system they use, but rather, because they were
champions. This means they are able to transmutate the information for the cell, D.N.A.
to the desired process of intensification. Those who employ this transmutation, you will
notice, are above all things stubborn, aggressive, and possess channel vision and last but
not least, faith.”
All scientific scrutiny aside, it sounds to me like Vince is maintaining that the potential of a given athlete is not simply locked up inside the blueprint of his DNA (in fact, that blueprint can be altered) OR even in the type of training program they use! (and boy, are there a sh*t-ton claiming to be the magic bullet!)
The Iron Guru’s position is clear! – Champions THINK like champions… and that’s why they are champions!
And how do champions think? “above all things stubborn, aggressive and possess channel vision and last but not least, faith!”
New discoveries in brain science and quantum physics may point to some validity regarding Vince’s statement on the transmuation of DNA… but that’s really not the point! The point is that his statement gives hope to many of us who are led to believe that building muscle (or anything you desire for that matter) is somehow linked to our genetic destiny.
You’re ability to build muscle is as linked to the expression of your DNA, as much as you becoming an alcoholic because your father and grandfather were both drinkers! Both ideals are simply a relinquishment of responsibility for the results in one’s life.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU:
Have you ever done the “impossible”?
Have you ever defied so called “reality” in order to achieve a greater vision for yourself?
Perhaps you won a game that others expected you to lose…
Maybe you’ve become a successful businessman, despite your stuttering problem…
Are you dating a woman that is waaay hotter than your buddy’s girl… even though you’re not the typical “ladies man”?
Or are you lean, strong and jacked… despite your genetics?
Nutrition and training expert John Parrillo is an innovator who has been on the cutting edge of bodybuilding for more than two decades. His ideas go against conventional wisdom and have been hailed as revolutionary by some and dismissed by others. Some people think he’s an exercise and nutrition genius who knows more about maximizing muscle growth and losing body fat than just about anyone else around, while others think he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about. In any case, John was among the first to embrace the idea of Super Hybrid Muscle. In fact, he was really the first one to develop the first hybrid training system.
More than 15 years ago he caught on to the idea of Super Hybrid Muscle and began having his bodybuilders doing really high intensity cardio. John realized that by doing this, his guys were actually altering the composition of their muscle fibers. He called this form a resistance training the “100 rep extended set,” saying that it helped the body to construct more mitochondria—the muscles’ “cellular blast furnaces,” while also increasing muscular growth by developing the circulatory pathways that provide nourishment to the muscles. As the cellular blast furnaces, mitochondria are extremely important to muscle because they’re the energy-supplying systems of the muscle cells.
Question: Jason, I just wanted to let you know that I have been following your stuff since 2003 and am a huge fan of your work. I am thinking about opening a small, hardcore gym like yours and had a quick question for you. Would you mind sharing with me what kind of application form you use and how you determine who gets to train at Renegade Gym? From what I understand you don’t just accept anybody off the streets, correct? Thanks for all that you do and keep up the great work.
Andy
Answer: Andy, thanks for the comments and the support. Years ago I had a formal application sheet that potential gym members/clients had to fill out as a pre screening measure. After looking over that we would arrange for a sit down interview with them. If I liked what I saw and heard the applicant was granted a short term membership to prove their self. If that worked out they were invited to stay.
Nowadays, in an effort to be more time efficient, and just because I have done this so many times over the last 15 years, we have whittled the application process down to this…you come in and you train. That’s it. Your “application” is your first workout. I know within one training session if someone is Renegade material and if they are someone we want at the gym. After that first session I will invite someone to train with us or bluntly let them know that it isn’t going to work out. At this point in my career it usually doesn’t even take a workout any more. One two minute conversation is usually enough. But I try to give people the benefit of the doubt.
At Renegade we want and accept only the most dedicated, disciplined hardest workers around. There is absolutely zero tolerance for anything less than 100% commitment. I don’t say that to be cool or hardcore or tough. Because I am none of those things. I say it because I take this business very seriously and am not in it for the money. I do it because I eat, sleep and breathe this shit. I am obsessed with it. I love getting people bull fucking strong and jacked out of their minds. I love helping guys run faster and jump higher. I live to help people hit goals and do things they never thought possible.
The majority of people, however, just don’t have the level of commitment that I expect and demand. That is why I have turned down more clients than I have accepted and will always continue to do so. It’s why I have always thrown an average of probably half a dozen people per year out of the gym. From a business perspective I highly recommend that you do the same. When you’re starting out it can be tempting to just take money from everyone that comes your way. But doing this will ruin your business in the long run. Your clients/ members need to be walking billboards for your company. And if they are lazy, whining schmucks, how is that going make you look when they get zero results and then tell people they train at your place? Never mind the fact that these types of negative, weak minded people will ruin the atmosphere in the gym, bring others down of and basically make you hate your very existence.
At Renegade we demand that if you are going to be a part of the team, you bring something to the table and make the entire group better. If you are not making the atmosphere better you’re only making it worse and just taking up space that we can’t afford to give you. At Renegade it’s not just about you; it’s about everyone else you train with as well. You need to not only elevate your game but also bring everyone else up with you. And if you are the low man on the totem pole, your job is to get to the top fast.
Like the great strength coaching legend Louie Simmons said about his world famous Westside Barbell Club, “I don’t have room for poodles in my gym; I only want pit bulls.” I am not comparing myself to Louie or Renegade to Westside, because there can not and will not ever be any comparison. But like Louie, I want guys (and girls) who are fiercely competitive and will do whatever it takes to constantly set PR’s and be the top dog in the gym.
I expect that every member of Renegade not only “brings it” each and every time they are in the gym but also that they do whatever is necessary to enhance their results outside of the gym like eating more (or less), getting enough protein, sleeping more, foam rolling, stretching, meditating, doing mobility work, sprinting, conditioning, etc. And if they don’t do it I always know. And soon I lose interest in them. We all do. Renegade is similar to the animal kingdom in that once you fall behind the pack you’re on your own and left to die. The rest of the group will move onward and upward and those who are not doing what’s necessary to excel will be forgotten about. In the jungle, the weakest and slowest water buffalo are left behind to get eaten by the lions. Things are no different at Renegade. When you get to the point that people stop caring about your results and your lack of progress you are all but dead. And your complaints and excuses will fall upon deaf ears because nobody gives a shit.
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2) Multi-Vitamin - This one is pretty much common sense. I think even people that don’t work out take this supplement.
There are few topics in fitness more controversial than “What are the best supplements to take?”. Some coaches and athletes take dozens of pills, powders and creams; while others say “supplements are a waste of money and completely useless”.
Through out the course of my career I have bounced from one end of the supplement spectrum to the other. Several years ago I was of the opinion that supplements should be avoided. Today my position has changes slightly, but I am not attached to either conviction.
Below is a list of the supplements that I currently use. Again, I am NOT attached to the use of these supplements and it’s probable that I will change my mind on many of them in the future.
I created this post mainly to get some feedback from YOU. If you have any opinions about the supplements that I am currently using or if you have suggestions as to what else I would benefit from taking… I would love to get your feedback!
Policemen, firemen and guys in the military have long been looked up to as “poster boys” of optimum fitness. In fact, over the last 15 years or so, there have probably been no less than a hundred different books written on the subject of how any ordinary man can get fit like these guys. And while each of these books or programs has its own approach to getting fit like a policeman, fireman or someone in the military, they all have one thing in common—they don’t look anything like your ordinary gym workouts.
The reason their training routines typically don’t resemble your ordinary workouts is that these guys need to be prepared for any situation. A policeman might suddenly find himself chasing down a suspect, jumping fencings and other obstacles. And when he catches the suspect, he may have to tackle him and wrestle him into submission.
This report gets a nice big HIGH FIVE…VERY NICE! Big props for pointing out that more people need to be doing Hybrid Cardio in the PDF.
Any fitness model that deadlifts 600 pounds for reps is A-OK in our book.
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Bull Strength Conditioning was written by our friend Joe Hashey, CSCS. We explained to Joe a while back that people are so sick and tired of boring traditional cardio because it just doesn’t produce the fat burning results they are looking for.
For those of you following our Lean Hybrid Muscle program you know that goal is to build muscle while burning fat in the same training cycle. In case you’re new here let me just remind you that this is accomplished by combining strength building, muscle growth and hybrid cardio exercises into our programming.
Hybrid cardio is anything that combines cardio with resistance training into the same workout or even the same exercise in order to build the type III muscle fiber.
Having more mitochondria in the muscle cells means that more nutrients can be processed, giving the muscles the ability to work considerably harder for longer periods. They’re also able to grow larger and are able to resist getting tired for longer periods.
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Nutrition and training expert John Parrillo is an innovator who has been on the cutting edge of bodybuilding for more than two decades. His ideas go against conventional wisdom and have been hailed as revolutionary by some and dismissed by others. Some people think he’s an exercise and nutrition genius who knows more about maximizing muscle growth and losing body fat than just about anyone else around, while others think he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about. In any case, John was among the first to embrace the idea of Super Hybrid Muscle. In fact, he was really the first one to develop the first hybrid training system.
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