Saving Villages in the African Jungle, Animal Psychology & Much More with Justin Wren.

https://bengreenfieldlife.com/forgotten

7 May 2022

Justin “The Big Pygmy” Wren is a former UFC and current Bellator MMA fighter, podcast host of Overcome with Justin Wren, and founder of the charity Fight for the Forgotten.

Fight for the Forgotten exists to empower the most bullied people in the world. They serve displaced indigenous peoples groups in west Africa to help ensure their health and human rights, and work to address the mental and emotional health needs of at-risk youth in the US through bullying prevention and character development programs.

Justin has also been featured multiple times on the popular Joe Rogan podcast. In my conversation with him, we dive into everything from fitness to parenting to animal psychology, and even our soul-crushing cardio workout at Onnit Gym in Austin, TX prior to our podcast, during which Justin walked around with a trashcan in case he felt the need to vomit (we'll blame it on the spicy sausage he had for breakfast).

By the way, here is the workout that almost made The Big Pygmy puke, in case you're curious, which was at least 4 rounds of all-out cardio with a functional exercise in between each set:

2-minute sprint on the Airdyne bike to 20 Spider-Man push-ups - 4 times, no rest.
2-minute sprint on the rower to sled push and pull - 4 times, no rest.
2-minute sprint on concept 2 ski ergs to 20 kettlebell swings - no rest. (use code GREENFIELD to save 15%)
Bonus: the last 2-minute set of each cardio was nasal breathing only.

Enjoy my conversation with Justin, which was definitely more of a chat than a traditional interview.