The Hungry Warrior with JD Tremblay

The Hungry Warrior with JD Tremblay

What remarkable journeys have people faced head-on against addiction? This conversation between Coach Blu Robinson and ultra-endurance triathlete JD Tremblay hits that question hard, with a mix of brutal honesty, grit, and some seriously wild athletic feats. JD talks openly about using sport as a lifelong coping mechanism, then realising he’d been stuck in “survival mode” for years.

He shares how quitting pornography – his “drug of choice” for over two decades – became the turning point that allowed him to complete the Epic DECA: ten Ironman-distance triathlons in ten days across multiple Hawaiian islands, a race only three people have ever finished. As he puts it, he could never have done it if he’d still been acting out in secret.

You’ll hear how he ran businesses down, shut off social media, sat on a couch staring at the ceiling, and chose faith over fear one tiny decision at a time. JD breaks his approach into a simple RISE system: recognising patterns (like taking his phone to the bathroom), shifting identity (“I am an athlete, not an addict”), building tight daily structure, and engaging in healthy challenges instead of destructive habits.

There’s powerful discussion around failure versus starting, with JD admitting that when he looks back he mostly sees failures and missed mountains, yet uses that pain to fuel service, charity work, and mentoring men who feel broken and alone. The episode will especially resonate with men battling behavioural addictions such as pornography, but anyone in recovery who feels stuck on the metaphorical couch will relate.

If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t even do one day differently,” JD’s story of going from celebrating a week porn-free by relapsing to building years of freedom might make you rethink what’s possible – so what small five‑minute change are you ready to back yourself on today?