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The Jay Ferruggia Show

Jay Ferruggiajasonferruggia.com
If you're a high-achieving man over 40, who wants to get ripped, build muscle and be fully optimized, this is the premier show for you. Known as "The Transformation King", Jay Ferruggia has over 30 years experience in the fitness industry. He's a trusted advisor to WWE, UFC, MLB, NFL, LiveStrong, Schwarzenegger, and Fortune 500 companies. And there's no one better at helping midlife men make identity-changing transformations. You'll learn simple, cutting-edge strategies that will help you finally build the body you want… and keep it for life.
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Episodes

#380: Is Your Cell Phone Killing You?

Don't smoke. Eat healthy food. Get enough of exercise and quality sleep. Everyone knows the things they should and shouldn't do to reduce their chances of getting chronic diseases like cancer. But what about the cell phone that's constantly glued to your ear? Or the computer you sit in front of for 8 hours a day? Have you ever stopped to think about what those are doing to your health? Would you even know to? Nicolas Pineault is the author of the best-selling book "The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs"...

May 15, 202156 min

#379: Protecting Your Health During Uncertain Times with Jonny Bowden

Known as "The Nutrition Myth Buster," Jonny Bowden is one the world's leading experts on nutrition. He's also a personal trainer and, now in his mid-70's, he's in better shape than a lot of men half his age. As Dean of the Equinox Fitness Training Institute he began questioning the conventional wisdom on low-fat diets. This led him to author the best-selling book, The Great Cholesterol Myth. He has also written several other incredible books such as The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, Living Low ...

May 08, 20211 hr 1 min

#378: My Favorite Breakfast, Back Blasting Exercises, and Ignoring Most Fitness Advice

On this listener Q&A episode of Renegade Radio I'm answering your questions about a variety of topics including: My preferred breakfast Thoughts on eating eggs My favorite conditioning finishers My favorite muscle building finishers The back blasting mechanical drop set How to heal your gut How to make chin ups better What's better than chin ups Is the glycemic index important What to eat to get jacked How to train for gains without wrecking your joints Why you should avoid most fitness advi...

May 04, 202137 min

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

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 li...

Apr 28, 20211 hr 1 min

#376: How to Optimize Your Sleep

Do you want to finally build rock solid muscle, gain strength, and lose your love handles? Would you like to look and feel 10 years younger and have people wondering what your secret is? Wanna create laser-like focus and improve your mental clarity so you can start dominating the important sh*t on your to-do list? The "secret" to having all this and more is… SLEEP Nothing else you could do can positively impact your entire life like getting more deep, restful sleep can. Lucky for you, in this ep...

Apr 17, 202130 min

#375: Psychedelic Solutions to Reduce Stress & Anxiety

Stress will KILL you. Maybe not today… But, if you're not consistently implementing ways to reduce stress and chill the f*ck out, you're putting yourself on the fast track to an early grave. Dr. David Rabin is a neuroscientist, board certified psychiatrist, health tech entrepreneur and inventor who has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for more than a decade. He's also the co-founder and chief innovation officer at Apollo Neuroscience , which has developed the first scientific...

Apr 09, 20211 hr 17 min

#374: How to Stack Wins All Day, Every Day

In this short solo episode I'm gonna give you some simple, easy-to-implement strategies that will help you dominate your days. If you make these mindset shifts and adopt these habits everything will change. You'll stack one win after another and develop unshakeable self confidence. You ready? Let's go! This episode is brought to you by biOptimizers . Cognibiotics is a breakthrough, mood enhancing formula. It starts with a solid foundation of prebiotics and probiotics to support gut health and in...

Apr 06, 202118 min

#373: Getting Ripped After 50, Overhead Pressing, Reprogramming Your Mind

We've got another info-packed listener Q&A episode of Renegade Radio for you this week. Topics discussed include: How do you get a 6 pack after 50 When fat loss stalls do you add activity or cut calories Optimal carb timing Who are my dream podcast guests What are my thoughts on overhead pressing Is there anything worth arguing about Evolving every day in every way How to reprogram your mind This episode is brought to you by Cured Nutrition . Cured Rise is a caffeine-free daytime CBD nootrop...

Mar 27, 202137 min

#372: Biggest Lesson from 2020, My Best Biz Decision Ever, and How to Stay Consistent in the Gym

You guys kept asking for more of them, so this week we have another listener Q&A packed full of great info. I hope you get a ton out of it. And if you have any follow up questions or anything you want me to answer on a future episode please email podcast@JasonFerruggia.com and we'll do our best to get to them all. Thanks! This week's questions answered include: - What's the smartest business decision I ever made? - How to balance strength between limbs? - Training recommendations for first r...

Mar 20, 202139 min

#371: Building Muscle, Becoming a Better Leader & Creating an Iron Paradise

It's been far too long since we did a listener Q&A, but we've got a brand new one for you today. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions on my Instagram. If I didn't answer yours on this episode I will do my best to answer it on the next one. Questions answered include: What are your thoughts on pull ups and variants/reps and how to best program? What is your best workout split for women? What kind of incline bench should I get for my home gym? What's the best piece of advice you've gotte...

Mar 13, 202134 min

#370: Perfectly Hidden Depression with Dr. Margaret Rutherford

Dr. Margaret Rutherfood is a Psychologist, successful blogger and host of The SelfWork Podcast. She is also the author of the bestselling book, Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism that Masks Your Depression. During her 25 years of working with patients Dr. Rutherford discovered that many people heavily mask depression with perfectionism. She has spent the last 5 years researching and writing about this topic and passionately spreading the message about becoming ...

Mar 10, 202154 min

#369: From Prison to Purpose with Erik Salzenstein

As a young man Erik Salzenstein struggled and battled with drug addiction, anxiety and greed. His life spiraled out of control and he found himself in a courtroom facing prison time. While serving his 4 years he made a decision to do whatever it was going to take to transform his life, and that's exactly what he did. He spent his time relentlessly pursuing personal development and creating the future self he wanted to be. After regaining his freedom, Erik realized that he had a burning desire to...

Mar 02, 202154 min

#368: Healing Your Gut With Plants with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz helps thousands of people create incredible results in their health and wellbeing with one simple act: learning to take better care of their gut health with the power of plants. In this episode the author of the best-selling book, Fiber Fueled takes you through effective ways to heal your gut and improve your overall health. Listen as we discuss: The incredible impact of microbes on every aspect of your health. [3:06] Why gut health is so much more than just good digestion. [...

Feb 20, 20211 hr 11 min

#367: The Wild Diet with Abel James

Abel James is a best-selling author, Top 10 App Developer, musician, podcast host, entrepreneur and veritable health crusader. But he hasn't always enjoyed the glowing health and lean physique he has today. In this awesome episode the author of The Wild Diet explains how he dramatically improved his health and effortlessly shed 20 pounds of fat in only 40 days by doing the opposite of what "experts" and even doctors told him to do. Even better, he explains how you can do the same. Listen as we d...

Feb 06, 202154 min

#366: How to Supercharge Your Brain with Adam Greenfeld

"I want to create experiences for people where they like, want to call their mom and be like 'Holy sh*t mom! I'm crushing it today!!'" If you've ever seen the movie "Limitless" starring Bradley Cooper there is no doubt you've wished you could have access to a pill that would… Improve your cognitive skills Increase your energy Make you more creative And possibly access areas of your brain that you never even knew existed The great news is Adam Greenfeld's company, Formula, is producing the closes...

Jan 29, 202159 min

#365: Raising Your Resiliency with Kris Coleman

Kris Coleman is the founder of Red Five Security which provides world class, state of the art security and protective intelligence services. Working in both the private and public sectors throughout his 20+ year career, he has served with the CIA, the FBI, and as a former Principal with Good Harbor Consulting. His new book, Raise Your Resiliency, shares what it takes for you, your family, and your business to become truly resilient and ready for any challenges to come! In this episode Kris takes...

Jan 22, 202156 min

#364: COVID 19: What No One's Telling You, with Ivor Cummins

Since 2012 Ivor Cummins, The Fat Emperor, has been intensively researching the root causes of modern chronic disease. With an undeniable ability to detect contradictory science (and flat out lies) Ivor has correctly predicted so much of what has already happened during the pandemic and it appears he has a good idea of what's still to come. In this episode of Renegade Radio the author of the excellent book "Eat Rich, Live Long" gives us an absolute masterclass on getting and staying healthy durin...

Jan 16, 202156 min

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

We're back this week with another info packed Q&A episode thanks to the great questions you guys sent me. 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! Topics Include: My favorite exercises for a Push/Pull/Legs split The fix for tight shoulders (and what to stay away from) How the hell can you finally build your upper chest? How to heal banged up knees and prevent future issues An upper/lower split for muscle...

Jan 07, 202141 min

#362: Top 10 Success Skill Sets with Ashley Stahl

In 2009 Ashley Stahl was a lot like many of you may be now; confused, exhausted and unsure of what you're meant to do for a career. Sick of applying for jobs, she considered starting her own business but panicked at the thought of creating money out of thin air. Fast forward to today and she is a career coach, empowering people around the world to discover their authentic careers, land more job offers and launch their dream businesses. So, how did she make the leap from a struggling employee tir...

Dec 30, 20201 hr 13 min

#361: How to Get Fit When You're Busy AF, Anti-Aging Strategies, & Improving Sleep Quality

We're finally settled in Austin, and I've got another info packed listener Q&A session this week. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. Please keep them coming and I'll keep cranking these episodes out for you. Questions answered include: Is lifting 3 days per week better than 4? What gymnastics exercises do I recommend? How to get fit while working long hours? Is overhead pressing necessary? How to stick with training without getting bored? Can stress cause digestive issues? How to av...

Dec 24, 202029 min

#360: A Masterclass in Health with Shawn Stevenson

"4 TRILLION dollars was spent in the US healthcare system this past year and you can't even prevent a f*cking cold? We could be saving so many lives if the system was focused on health." Shawn Stevenson is the creator and host of The Model Health Show. Each week he releases a "masterclass" episode diving into a wide range of health-related topics. He uncovers the very best health information in the world and helps people create their own unique model of health, happiness and success. This week S...

Dec 19, 20201 hr 44 min

#359: 7 Steps to Unshakeable Confidence with David Nurse

David Nurse is an NBA life optimization coach, future bestselling author, and worldwide motivational speaker. A former pro basketball player and a coach for the Brooklyn Nets, David has helped over 150 NBA players with their personal and professional development both on and off the court. His new book, "Pivot & Go: The 29 Day Mindset Blueprint to Redefine and Achieve YOUR Success" is a hands-on blueprint to changing course and leading the life you want to live. In this episode we discuss Dav...

Dec 14, 202056 min

#358: How to Defend Yourself Against Disease with Dr. Michael Lewis

Dr. Michael Lewis is an expert on nutritional interventions for brain health. He is also a huge proponent of using proper nutrition for optimizing your gut health, building your immune system and safeguarding yourself from disease. Dr. Lewis shares simple and effective tips for boosting your immunity, discusses the mistakes that have been made during the pandemic and details a more effective approach going forward, and teaches you much more that will help keep you healthy and strong! Listen as w...

Nov 23, 20201 hr 2 min

#357: Elevate - Become a Better Leader and Learn How to Connect with People with Jake Kelfer

Although everyone said he was crazy, Jake Kelfer walked away from an awesome job with his favorite team, the LA Lakers, to start his own business. Just a guy with a dream and the determination to make it work, Jake made progress through his relentless pursuit of success and his willingness to be his best. In less than 2 years he was making more money than ever before while doing work he truly loves. Because of his gratitude for all the people who helped him along the way, now his mission is to h...

Nov 14, 202055 min

#356: Jen Widerstrom of The Biggest Loser & American Gladiator

Jen Widerstrom is one of the most bada$$ and successful women in the fitness industry today. She's also one of the kindest, most genuine and likeable people you'll ever meet. Inspired by her dad, Jen fell in love with fitness at an early age. Her passion for training led her to LA where she became an American Gladiator and eventually took over for Jillian Michaels on TV's, "The Biggest Loser". She's an incredible coach and highly sought after personal trainer and the proud owner of her newest pa...

Nov 06, 20201 hr 16 min

#355: How I'd Start a Training Biz in 2020

I've been in the fitness industry for over 25 years. In all that time I've learned what works and what doesn't for building a successful fitness business. It's taken me years of hard work, a sh*t ton of personal development, and a lot of overcoming setbacks and failures to get my business where it is now. But what if I were just starting out today? What would I, in 2020 and beyond, do to build a successful fitness business? That's the question at hand in this episode. Because a lot of you are ei...

Oct 30, 202041 min

#354: Surviving Cancer with Beau Whitman

Beau Whitman is a former competitive athlete, fitness coach, and a cancer survivor. After undergoing six major reconstructive surgeries he thought he had seen the toughest of times. However, in 2019 he was diagnosed with Stage III Germ Cell Cancer. He realized his entire athletic background was training him for this defining moment in his life. Calling upon the lessons he learned from his past challenges, he shifted his mindset, put his head down and went to work overcoming his illness. Today he...

Oct 23, 202040 min

#353: Building a Fitness Empire with "Body by Jake" Steinfeld

"Don't Quit" is the mantra of Jake Steinfeld's life. The Chairman and CEO of "Body by Jake," he was the world's first professional fitness trainer. The man created the industry we know and love today and opened the door for people to make an incredible living through their passion for fitness. This amazing episode was instantly one of my personal all time favorites. In a style that is all his own Jake shares stories, strategies, insights and wisdom that can help anyone achieve anything they set ...

Oct 16, 20201 hr 3 min

#352: How to Get Stronger Every Week, Optimize Your Protein Intake, and Get Your Abs to Pop

You guys had a ton of great questions for me this week. So this episode is packed with info you need to take your physique to the next level. We'll get your exercise selection, set up and execution optimized. We'll get your diet on point. And we'll get your abs to pop. Questions answered include: Can you build muscle with lower protein intakes? Are egg whites a good source of protein? How many egg whites are too many? Does super high protein intake accelerate muscle growth? Thoughts on belt squa...

Oct 09, 202037 min

#351: How to Always Be "On"

Wanna know what it takes to always be "on"? In this episode you'll learn how I do it, and other skills that will rapidly improve your life in so many ways. This episode is brought to you by Trifecta Nutrition . Make sticking to your nutrition plan simpler with organic, ready to eat and macro balanced meals shipped safely to your door! Go to TrifectaNutrition.com/Renegade and use the code 'RENEGADE' to save 30% off your first order!...

Oct 01, 202015 min
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