Before he appeared on the Netflix hit series, Orange is the New Black, or ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder… And certainly well before he ever stepped on the Oscars red carpet, Matt McGorry was a respected fitness trainer in New York City. He competed in powerlifting, with a best deadlift of 576 at 198 pounds, and got completely shredded for a bodybuilding contest.
At the age of 28, Matt has hustled and worked his way to great success in two different industries. That’s something anyone can respect.
I’ve had known Matt for a while but hadn’t talked to him in a couple years. It was great to have him on the podcast to talk training, acting and life.
Today’s Podcast Topics Include:
- Did Matt ever consider “giving up” on acting?
- The breakthrough moment that took him from trainer to celebrity
- How to set a goal to ensure success
- The importance of ignoring what everyone else is doing
- Lessons from the gym that Matt applies to work and the rest of his life
- A daily ritual that Matt will never miss
- Matt’s experiment with the Sheiko squat program, and what you can learn from it
- How not to let texts, emails and social notifications ruin your life
- One book everyone should read
- If he could only do one exercise forever, what would it be?
- Matt’s definition of success
Listen To The Jay Ferruggia Show
To listen, you can either hit the flash audio player below, or browse the links to find your preferred format …
[powerpress]
- Click here to download this episode
- Click here to subscribe via iTunes
- Click here to subscribe via Stitcher
- Click here for The Jay Ferruggia Show RSS Feed (non-iTunes)
Links From The Show:
- Onnit: Total Human Optimization – Use the coupon “Renegade” to get 10% off your next order
- RenegadeRoastingCo.com – Check out the new limited edition Winter Blend. Use the coupon code “JFS” to get 25% off your first order
- Waze – Traffic and Navigation App
- Louie
- Extra’s
- Eastbound & Down
Books Mentioned In The Show:
- Learned Optimism – Martin Seligman
If you want to hear more from Matt, you can follow him on Twitter @MattMcGorry or watch him on How To Get Away With Murder or Orange Is The New Black, exclusively on Netflix.
Do you have feedback from today’s show? Post them below, email podcast@JasonFerruggia.com. You can always hit me up on Twitter @JasonFerruggia
And, if you liked the show a short review on iTunes would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for listening.
