

The Jay Ferruggia Show
Jay Ferruggia
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.
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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Jul 31, 2020 • 1h 2min
#339: Healing Your Body and The Planet with Belcampo Meat Company CEO, Anya Fernald
Anya Fernald is the co-founder and CEO of Belcampo Inc., a group of innovative, agricultural ventures in California and Belize. She is leading the charge and revolutionizing meat for the wellbeing of people, the planet and animals. Under Anya's leadership, Belcampo strives to grow awareness, availability, and production of sustainably farmed food through its operations of organic farms, butcher shops, and restaurants, as well as unique, luxury agritourism destinations. In this episode we discuss the story behind her passion for delicious and nutritious foods and how Belcampo came to be. Anya also shares incredible insights on nutrition, habits, mindset, business building and more. Listen as we discuss: How Anya has used the pandemic to build positive new habits. [3:09] Why she says looking and feeling great is all about what you eat. [11:00] What is the difference between grass-fed and grain-fed meat? [16:28] Are you eating stress? [22:18] The real reasons to eat antibiotic-free chicken…. They're NOT what you think. [25:54] The differences between traditional farming and Belcampo's regenerative farming practices. [28:04] Is meat an essential superfood? [32:22] Why she says going vegan wrecked her health. [38:24] Can a high fat meal help you feel calm, cool and collected? [43:34] Why taking a casual approach to what you eat will hurt your health. [47:02] How a few key shifts in business have helped Belcampo survive the pandemic. [52:09] This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. With 75 ingredients working together to help with 11 different areas of health, Athletic Greens helps detoxify your body, boost your energy, and strengthen your immune system. Get all your vital nutrition in 30 seconds or less at www.AthleticGreens.com/Jay to claim your Renegade Radio special offer. This episode is also brought to you by Cured Nutrition. CBD is a game changer when it comes to reducing inflammation and improving sleep quality. Cured Nutrition makes CBD-infused products from Colorado-grown organic hemp. Their spices and nut-based cookie dough are delicious and so easy to incorporate into any well-rounded health and fitness program. For deep relaxation and ultimate recovery try their concentrated oils and gel caps. Click HERE to get yours today and use the coupon code, "Renegade" for a 15% discount. Also, Anya and Belcampo have been kind enough to extend a special discount only for listeners of Renegade Radio. When you go to Belcampo.com/JAY and use the coupon code "JAY10" you'll get 10% off your order!

Jul 24, 2020 • 44min
#338: Boosting Sexual Performance and Slowing Down the Aging Process with Dr. Ryan Namdarkhan
Today on Renegade Radio we're talking about things that all men should care about.... especially you guys who are nearing or already over 40. Anti-aging... Testosterone boosting... More muscle and less fat... More and BETTER sex... You'll learn how you can have it all. Dr. Ryan Namdarkhan is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in men's health and anti-aging. He uses a variety of cutting edge treatments including laser therapy, shockwave therapy, and regenerative injections. But his flagship treatment is the incredible GAINSWave therapy, that uses high-frequency, low intensity sound waves that help treat ED. If you're no longer willing to accept that looking and feeling like sh*t is a "normal" part of aging, listen as we discuss: Why do men today have lower testosterone than their fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers? [4:55] How can you tell if your testosterone is low? [7:31] Increasing testosterone naturally and why cardio is killing you. [8:35] The tests guys over 40 MUST have. [12:58] The benefits and drawbacks of Testosterone Replacement Therapy (some will surprise you). [15:17] Your boner isn't what it used to be? This can help...[20:05] What is GAINSWave and is erectile dysfunction a sign of heart disease? [21:52] What other options are available to improve erectile function? [24:54] How long will the results from GAINSWave last? [27:16] Are pumps effective at all? [28:45] The strange side effects of the little blue pill. [29:42] Anti-aging strategies that work! [31:41] How to combat joint pain and feel amazing. [36:13] The silent killer that may be wreaking havoc on your health. [38:22] Is IV therapy beneficial or overhyped? [40:53] This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. With 75 ingredients working together to help with 11 different areas of health, Athletic Greens helps detoxify your body, boost your energy, and strengthen your immune system. Get all your vital nutrition in 30 seconds or less at www.AthleticGreens.com/Jay to claim your Renegade Radio special offer. This episode is also brought to you by Cured Nutrition. CBD is a game changer when it comes to reducing inflammation and improving sleep quality. Cured Nutrition makes CBD-infused products from Colorado-grown organic hemp. Their spices and nut-based cookie dough are delicious and so easy to incorporate into any well-rounded health and fitness program. For deep relaxation and ultimate recovery try their concentrated oils and gel caps. Click HERE to get yours today and use the coupon code, "Renegade" for a 15% discount.

Jul 14, 2020 • 36min
#337: Low Reps or High Reps: What's Better?
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 your sets to failure ? We cover all that and more. Download and listen now... This episode is brought to you by biOptimizers and their MassZymes FREE giveaway for listeners of Renegade Radio. Go to https://masszymes.com/renegadefree to claim your FREE bottle of the world's most powerful digestive enzyme! This episode is also brought to you by XeroShoes, the ultimate minimalist training shoe. Go to www.xeroshoes.com/jf to get yours today!

Jul 8, 2020 • 1h 6min
#336: Building Your Body, Business, and Brand with Michael Chernow
Michael Chernow is a modern day Renaissance Man. The restaurateur and entrepreneur has leveraged his creative genius, vision and relentless drive to found some of NYC's most successful restaurants, including Seamore's and The Meatball Shop. He's also a meathead at heart. His love for fitness has not only led him to compete in bodybuilding, but also to use his entrepreneurial skills to create WellWell, a functional fitness beverage made with all natural ingredients. The man is dedicated to inspiring the world through positivity, hospitality, and service. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a fitness enthusiast, or someone who just wants to get as much happiness and fulfillment out of life as possible, this episode is jam packed with tips to help you do it! Listen as we discuss: How fast decisions helped his business survive the pandemic. [3:56] Why he thrives in negative situations but negative people are like his kryptonite. [9:28] Why he says fitness is the "anchor" to every good thing in his life. [11:21] What his training looks like today and why he loves competing in bodybuilding. [16:43] How does he eat to stay at 10% bodyfat or lower, year round? [21:44] How did he discover and fix his gut health issues? [23:27] Want a healthy smoothie that tastes like ice cream? Here's how… [27:08] How he helps his body recover from training, stress, and life. [29:32] How did he get started with building multiple successful businesses? [32:48] Why taking the opportunity to "take money off the table" is invaluable advice for entrepreneurs. [42:52] The biggest obstacle you must overcome if you want to achieve your dream. [44:58] Is building a brand actually about building relationships? [48:33] Want to get creative and come up with an idea? Try this… [49:53] Why developing your vision and knowing how to bring it to life is a must. [53:35] How he helped feed 750,000 people in need. [57:07] The belief he holds about people which led to his Born or Made podcast. [59:25] What's next for Michael and his restaurants? [1:00:54] Why he says he would give up everything else before fitness. [1:02:50] This episode is brought to you by Belcampo. Food quality matters, especially when it comes to the meat you eat! Belcampo's farms produce only the highest quality grass-fed, grass-finished meat. Their beef, lamb, pork and poultry is certified organic and humanely raised on a climate positive farm. Go to Belcampo.com/Jay and use the coupon JAY10 to save 10%. This episode is also brought to you by biOptimizers. Magnesium Breakthrough is the most potent, complete, first full spectrum magnesium formula ever created. If you want to beat stress, get fit, sleep better and recover faster you need full spectrum magnesium to complete your healthy lifestyle. As a special offer only for listeners of the Renegade Radio Podcast you can get up to 40% off your order today! Go to www.MagBreakthrough.com/JAY and use the coupon code JAY10 to get yours while supplies last!

Jun 26, 2020 • 38min
#335: How to Break a Plateau, Sequence Exercises Properly, and Make Gains with Light Weights
In the beginning of this episode I share my thoughts on racism in America, all that has gone on, and all that has to change. As regular listeners know this is the cause that I have been most passionate and outspoken about for my entire life. I explain why that is, share some of my life experiences, and what I plan to do going forward. After that we get into listener questions such as: What's my morning routine? Can you bench press and keep your shoulders safe? What do you do when you hit a plateau in your training? How often should you rotate exercises? How do you build muscle with only bodyweight? Can you make gains with dumbbells that only go up to 50 pounds? If so, how? Should you get lean or try to gain muscle first? This episode is brought to you by biOptimizers. Magnesium Breakthrough is the most potent, complete, first full spectrum magnesium formula ever created. If you want to beat stress, get fit, sleep better and recover faster you need full spectrum magnesium to complete your healthy lifestyle. As a special offer for listeners of the Renegade Radio Podcast only, you can get up to 40% off your order today! Go to www.MagBreakthrough.com/JAY and use the coupon code JAY10 to get yours while supplies last!

May 31, 2020 • 20min
#334: How to Get Focused and Dominate
In this episode I share my thoughts on coronavirus, essential businesses, gyms reopening, The Last Dance, MJ vs. LeBron, the importance of quality food, keeping your immune system strong, and Robert Pattison NOT wanting to train for his role as the new Batman (spoiler alert: f*ck him then; bring Christian Bale back). Then I do a deep dive on a listener question about getting focused, blocking distractions and going all on in your most important thing. Hope you enjoy it. Please share this episode and leave an iTunes review. I appreciate you for listening. This episode is brought to you by Belcampo. Food quality matters, especially when it comes to the meat you eat! Belcampo's farms produce only the highest quality grass-fed, grass-finished meat. Their beef, lamb, pork and poultry is certified organic and humanely raised on a climate positive farm. Go to Belcampo.com to order yours today and live the Belcampo way. This episode is also brought to you by Cured Nutrition. Cured Rise is a caffeine-free daytime CBD nootropic supplement. Infused with 9mg of Broad Spectrum CBD extract, it encourages sustained wakefulness and focus and promotes stress resilience. Cured Zen is a CBD sleep supplement that encourages relaxation, helps you ease away the stress of the day with all-natural ingredients and improves sleep quality. Click HERE to get yours today and use the coupon code, "Renegade" for a 15% discount.

May 22, 2020 • 46min
#333: Training for Older Meatheads, Increasing Chin Ups, Battling Adrenal Fatigue
Here in Southern Cali we are on day 278 of quarantine. Or something like that. Who knows? It's all blending together. Is it Tuesday or is it Friday? Who knows? All I know is you gotta stay strong, stay positive and stay training. To break up the monotony of staring at your four walls, I've got a brand new Renegade Radio podcast for you where I answer quite a few listener questions, like these… How has my training philosophy evolved over the years? Programming for athletes versus washed up meatheads? Optimal exercise sequencing? How to do more pull ups? Ideal incline for hill sprints? Coaching cues for overhead presses? Best ab exercises for those with low back problems? What to do about tight quads and hip flexors? How to combat adrenal fatigue? Can you gain muscle after 50 or 60? Thoughts on slow eccentrics? What about eating carbs at night? Best way to schedule conditioning into your weekly routine? This episode is brought to you by Cured Nutrition. Cured Rise is a caffeine-free daytime CBD nootropic supplement. Infused with 9mg of Broad Spectrum CBD extract, it encourages sustained wakefulness and focus and promotes stress resilience. Cured Zen is a CBD sleep supplement that encourages relaxation, helps you ease away the stress of the day with all-natural ingredients and improves sleep quality. Click HERE to get yours today and use the coupon code, "Renegade" for a 15% discount. This episode is also brought to you by MANSCAPED. Check out MANSCAPED's new Lawn Mower 3.0 Waterproof Trimmer with Advanced SkinSafe™ Technology! Millions of balls are about to become nick-free!! Use the code RENEGADE for 20% off and FREE shipping on all orders at Manscaped.com.

May 15, 2020 • 39min
#332: How to Stand Out with Adam Bornstein
Are you and your business just another face in the crowd, caught up in a sea of mediocrity with the other poor souls? Wanna know what it takes to stand out from the crowd so your business, and life, can have the impact on this world you know you're capable of? Adam Borstein is a New York Times bestselling author and the man behind some of the biggest brands on the planet including Live Strong and Men's Health. He has helped mega-stars like Arnold and LeBron build their brands with his marketing and business expertise. He's also the founder of Born Fitness and an award winning fitness and nutrition writer and editor. In this all new #RenegadeRadioPodcast Adam and I discuss how you can stand out, gain an advantage over your competitors, build habits for success and much more. Listen as we discuss: How to stand out from the crowd. [6:49] The power of listening as a competitive advantage. [13:50] Adam's morning routine for finding clarity and building positive habits. [15:05] The biggest lessons learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger. [17:03] Why you must focus on the ONE thing. [21:04] Go slow to go fast. [21:54] How to handle criticism like a pro. [24:14] Life is a game of reps. [27:27] Business is a game, don't get emotional. [31:19] Understanding your desired outcome. [34:13] Adam's 'two-step process' to begin to stand out in the RIGHT way. [36:34] This episode is brought to you by Cured Nutrition. Cured Rise is a caffeine-free daytime CBD nootropic supplement. Infused with 9mg of Broad Spectrum CBD extract, it encourages sustained wakefulness and focus and promotes stress resilience. Cured Zen is a CBD sleep supplement that encourages relaxation, helps you ease away the stress of the day with all-natural ingredients and improves sleep quality. Click HERE to get yours today and use the coupon code, "Renegade" for a 15% discount. This episode is also brought to you by BiOptimizers. Their P3-OM Probiotics may be the most powerful proteolytic probiotic ever developed. The new, improved P3-OM 2.0 is 3 x time stronger than the original version, which was already incredible. It supplies your gut with powerful protein-digesting bacteria that increase the pool of bioactive amino acids required for muscle growth and recovery. Go to www.p3om.com/renegade and use the code "JAY10" to receive 10% off your order.

Apr 24, 2020 • 44min
#331: How to Stay Strong in Tough Times
In this solo Q&A episode of Renegade Radio I'm taking more listener questions and explaining how to stay physically, mentally and emotionally strong in tough times. And, as we know, tough times don't last. But resilient, relentless Renegades do. So you gotta keep moving forward. You gotta keep training. You gotta stick to your habits and routines. You gotta control your thoughts. You gotta audit your circle and who you talk to. You gotta be very careful about what kind of and how much info you consume. Keep your head up, keep your weight up, and keep the volume up for this one. Questions answered include: How are you mentally handling this? The science of rep speed and hypertrophy? How many sets should you do per week, per muscle group? What's the best neutral grip bar? Who's your favorite fighter of all time? How to make goblet squats better? What 3 athletes would I want to start a business with? Best business/career advice books? Best resources for learning programming? How to add 90 pounds to your squat? Ideal early morning pre workout routine? How to relieve elbow pain? What's my go-to practice for stress and anxiety relief? This episode is brought to you by MANSCAPED. Check out MANSCAPED's new Lawn Mower 3.0 Waterproof Trimmer with Advanced SkinSafe™ Technology! Millions of balls are about to become nick-free!! Use the code RENEGADE for 20% off and FREE shipping on all orders at Manscaped.com. This episode is also brought to you by BiOptimizers. Their P3-OM Probiotics may be the most powerful proteolytic probiotic ever developed. The new, improved P3-OM 2.0 is 3x stronger than the original version, which was already incredible. It supplies your gut with powerful protein-digesting bacteria that increase the pool of bioactive amino acids required for muscle growth and recovery. Go to www.p3om.com/renegade and use the code "JAY10" to receive 10% off your order.

Apr 10, 2020 • 43min
#330: Best Split For Mass Gain, Training Beginners, 1 Dumbbell Workouts, & Perfect Pushups
This week we have another quarantine Q&A solo episode. Hopefully this will provide you with some entertainment, quality info and the knowledge you need to keep getting jacked, strong and lean during these challenging times. Questions Answered Include: Would you advise low volume training for beginners? What is the ideal split for gaining mass? Full body? Upper/lower? Push/pull/legs? If you could only have one piece of equipment for a home gym what would it be? For full body workouts do you prescribe less sets/volume per day vs upper lower or body part splits? Can you describe perfect form on pushups? Can you get a good workout with one dumbbell? Any tips for keeping nutrition on point at work? What fitness pros have you mentored? Last few books you read? This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers. Their P3-OM Probiotics may be the most powerful proteolytic probiotic ever developed. The new, improved P3-OM 2.0 is 3 x time stronger than the original version, which was already incredible. It supplies your gut with powerful protein-digesting bacteria that increase the pool of bioactive amino acids required for muscle growth and recovery. Go to www.p3om.com/renegade and use the code "JAY10" to receive 10% off your order. This episode is also brought to you by Renegade Strong. If you're over 40 and want to feel amazing while getting lean, jacked and strong, Renegade Strong workouts will be perfect for you. Go to www.RenegadeStrong.com to join the thousands of people who've built the body of their dreams without turning their life upside down to get it.


