If I’m not mistaken a lot of celebrities provided you with tips ’n’ tricks for your book. Is there a specific reason you chose to exclude Tremaine from contributing anything?
By the time I started doing workouts with Tremaine the book was pretty much written. I did cite him in there, however, when I was saying how cool it is to train in LA. I mentioned that during sessions I'll get to help my client learn about physiology, exercise, and nutrition, and at the same time I'll get to learn about whatever creative business or art form they're involved in. For instance, during a workout I'll get to hear about a new script from Max Landis, or listen to Tremaine tell me awesome stories about filming the jackass or Bad Grandpa movies or whatever project he's into next. I grew up as a huge jackass fan, forever my whole family was, and so working with him in any capacity is secretly so cool for me.
Using a hypothetical hardbody scale—with 1 being soft as a midwestern Jell-O casserole and 10 being hard as 15-day old bagel—how would you rate Tremaine?
I like that you're using old, gross, inedible food as the high-point on this scale. Jeff Tremaine is strong and has a lot of muscle on him. He's probably like a 5 or 6? It just might depend on many factors. Many of the people I feature in my book are not super crazy-fit muscle people. My definition of "hardbody" is someone who excels and kicks-ass at a certain craft or discipline. Maybe that's being in great shape, wrestling, or athletics, but it can also be comedy, screenwriting, music, singing. For that reason I was able to include many people in my life that I think are great examples of what it means to take risks and kick-ass at something: Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, Serena Deeb, Chantal Claret, Big E, Max Landis, Brend Jennings, Matt Bennett, Xavier Woods, Charlotte—all these people. John Cena's personal trainer, a guy named Rob MacIntyre, has become my personal fitness guru over the last four years. Rob wrote the foreword to this book, and if that isn't the stamp of approval from the highest authority I don't know what is. He re-emphasizes in the foreword that a key message in the book is "fitness is simple." I love that. Because it really is. The only trick is, you have to actually do it. Simple does not mean easy! Short answer: Tremaine is a kind of medium- to medium-old bagel.
Using a hypothetical hardbody scale—with 1 being soft as a midwestern Jell-O casserole and 10 being hard as 15-day old bagel—how would you rate Tremaine?
I like that you're using old, gross, inedible food as the high-point on this scale. Jeff Tremaine is strong and has a lot of muscle on him. He's probably like a 5 or 6? It just might depend on many factors. Many of the people I feature in my book are not super crazy-fit muscle people. My definition of "hardbody" is someone who excels and kicks-ass at a certain craft or discipline. Maybe that's being in great shape, wrestling, or athletics, but it can also be comedy, screenwriting, music, singing. For that reason I was able to include many people in my life that I think are great examples of what it means to take risks and kick-ass at something: Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, Serena Deeb, Chantal Claret, Big E, Max Landis, Brend Jennings, Matt Bennett, Xavier Woods, Charlotte—all these people. John Cena's personal trainer, a guy named Rob MacIntyre, has become my personal fitness guru over the last four years. Rob wrote the foreword to this book, and if that isn't the stamp of approval from the highest authority I don't know what is. He re-emphasizes in the foreword that a key message in the book is "fitness is simple." I love that. Because it really is. The only trick is, you have to actually do it. Simple does not mean easy! Short answer: Tremaine is a kind of medium- to medium-old bagel.
Okay, so what’s it gonna take to make him a fully hard bagel?
This answer is the same answer I give to a lot of people I work with: it's not just the few hours a week you spend with me that's going to change your body entirely around or make the progress you want. You also have to eat and sleep better. Many times throughout my book HARDBODY, I make it very clear that fitness is not that complicated. It's really not. It's more simple than everybody wants it to be. Being more healthy means 1) being more active in some way; and 2) eating better and probably eating less. Everything else just kind of stems from there. So, yes, workout with me, of course, but then the rest of the week eat smarter and be conscious that everything you put in your body is either really good for it or not so good for it. Just be aware. Do you have to be an insane Nazi about training? If you're someone who wants to be in the NFL or WWE or a runway model or whatever, probably the answer is yes. Are you a normal person who wants to be a little more healthy? I mean there are different areas on the spectrum you may find yourself. Figure out what your goals are, read my book, and get going!
This answer is the same answer I give to a lot of people I work with: it's not just the few hours a week you spend with me that's going to change your body entirely around or make the progress you want. You also have to eat and sleep better. Many times throughout my book HARDBODY, I make it very clear that fitness is not that complicated. It's really not. It's more simple than everybody wants it to be. Being more healthy means 1) being more active in some way; and 2) eating better and probably eating less. Everything else just kind of stems from there. So, yes, workout with me, of course, but then the rest of the week eat smarter and be conscious that everything you put in your body is either really good for it or not so good for it. Just be aware. Do you have to be an insane Nazi about training? If you're someone who wants to be in the NFL or WWE or a runway model or whatever, probably the answer is yes. Are you a normal person who wants to be a little more healthy? I mean there are different areas on the spectrum you may find yourself. Figure out what your goals are, read my book, and get going!
Do you ever make Tremaine do strenuous shit just to be a dick?
Haha... no. I am not that kind of trainer. I think that type of training is so annoying and potentially super dangerous. I hate it. I never make people do things for no reason and I never want them to get hurt. It's kind of like old school wrestling: if the person I'm working with gets hurt, I have no job anymore!
Why do some people have “hard fat” while others have “soft fat”? Is one more difficult to get rid of than the other?
Everybody's bodies are different. I'm not sure what the hard and soft fat is all about. It may possibly be a combination of muscle and fat that is being interpreted as hard fat? One gets rid of fat with strength training, some cardio if needed, and a healthier diet. That's it. There are no secret tricks or potions or pills or powders. Step 1: Buy my new book HARDBODY. Step 2: Start working out a little bit more than usual. Step 3: Eat better. Step 4: Become a HARDBODY.
Look, just be cool and tell me one or two things I can easily do at home to get rock hard abs in 30 days or less.
Look, just be cool and tell me one or two things I can easily do at home to get rock hard abs in 30 days or less.
Step 1: Buy my hew book HARDBODY. Seriously. I am so proud of this book and it's easily digestible—especially for people who aren't regular readers. It's written in short chunks and, from what I'm told, is extremely funny. It really is a great guide for someone just starting out, whether you're looking to lose a few pounds, get rock hard abs in 30 days or less, or just read a ton of funny and motivational stories from WWE Superstars and Divas and other famous, successful people.
Your brother Dolph isn’t that small of a chap either. Were your parents part of a government dark ops breeding experiment or what?
Your brother Dolph isn’t that small of a chap either. Were your parents part of a government dark ops breeding experiment or what?
My younger brother is the biggest one. He's in the book, too. I think we were raised by really good parents. There is a funny story in the book, however, about how they used to tease us when we were little. They were young parents. They used to have us watch all these super scary horror films—Puppet Master, Evil Dead, all that stuff. I mean we were little, so yes, these were horrifying for us, and they would scare us with little dolls and toys and we would think these possessed dolls were coming to kill us in the night. Anyway. It's all in the book.
Who would win in a hot oil wrestling match between you and your brother? Bear in mind that the match would take place on a 15-foot satellite dish lined with visqueen polyethylene sheeting.
What are the rules of a hot oil wrestling match, just to try and not slip off the giant satellite dish? And how "hot" is the oil? Or is "hot" being used to describe how sexy and cool it is, and not the temperature of the oil itself? There are a lot of unknowns here, I think.
What are some of your roles on the production of Swerved?
Who would win in a hot oil wrestling match between you and your brother? Bear in mind that the match would take place on a 15-foot satellite dish lined with visqueen polyethylene sheeting.
What are the rules of a hot oil wrestling match, just to try and not slip off the giant satellite dish? And how "hot" is the oil? Or is "hot" being used to describe how sexy and cool it is, and not the temperature of the oil itself? There are a lot of unknowns here, I think.
I have been lucky enough to be part of the crew who comes up with the pranks for Swerved. It's pretty great to still get involved with the wrestling world and WWE. Not sure if the GORILLA FLICKS fanbase knows this, but I was once a wrestler myself, having wrestled for WWE's NXT program and touring show for several years. So it's great to be able to do this and have fun with the company and my old friends in a different way.
The first season I was also in one or two of them, I believe. I was part of the prank where the Miz came out in a coffee shop and wrestled a guy. I was the ref and called the pin and had the WWE title belt. It was very confusing for people in the coffee shop. I love Swerved! I want more! I love pranks, and I love thinking of them. The whole crew is hilarious and fun and very cool. I want one season dedicated purely to Ryback. "Swerved Ryback: The Final Chapter." And it's just him, all giant and covered in muscles, pitching prank ideas to the camera and laughing about them to himself. Yes. I would watch that. Ryback rules.
Are there any of the wrestlers you would be nervous to prank? Rumor has it a few might not find it so funny.
Someone recently asked me if I would prank Brock Lesnar and which prank it would be. I would and it would be simple: the bucket of water on the door trick. Straightforward. Because he seems like a straightforward guy. Just one step, no riff-raff. He opens a door and gets water dumped on him. If he's gonna kill me, I'll know right away. No delay, no build up, no nothing.
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