Cejudo vs Dillashaw and much more - Ask Me Anything 36 - Coach Zahabi

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[@FlurryMainchin]

being dishonest with yourself is NOT mental toughness, it is mental weakness. Mental toughness is being tough in spite of what you understand through your honesty.

[@CoachZahabi]

Flurry Mainchín well said!

[@Kalernor]

Wishing you health and well-being coach. Greetings from Egypt

[@cakmakli]

Love your videos. Please keep them coming. Really enjoyed the info on fasting.

[@youngmaestro4153]

Thank you Master Zihabi for sharing your wisdom!!!

[@josepha.benjamin8993]

I love your work brother, you are always accurate and fair. Thanks a million sunshine!!! You are a legend.

[@UncleRoykus]

Interesting comments about how you feel with fasting and training, as I have had similar experiences myself. So glad you and George found Dr Jason Fung.

[@kforce2011]

This is the video you show people who know nothing or little of the story. I watched the old documentaries years ago and the recent new one. I just love how this video goes back and forth on the main arguments. Fantastic video guys

[@HawgRS]

This podcast should be called Ask Coach Zahabi

[@Abdulrahman24951]

Jazakullah for fasting segment. Found it beneficial

[@derekyorke3545]

Butterfly guard instructional gets my vote!

[@MMAMG1]

Big fan from mtl. Thank you for the great content.

[@abdulclutch4509]

Asc Firas, I agree completely I don’t think it was an early stoppage and the dehydration had a lot to do with it. I was surprised T.J. fell from a push

[@shauntrostheim3901]

Love the t shirt. Going to pick it up!

[@BG-sj7zh]

Great Q and A. If you are trying to maintain muscle mass during fasting I wouldn't lift every night. If your lifting and breaking down muscle fibers but not replenishing the muscles you will accelerate the muscle loss> My opinion

[@bez1196]

Atlas has a bone to pick with Tyson. I think it's wrong to reduce Mike Tyson purely to his physical abilities. It undermines the hard work it took to get to the top. The guy pretty much lived and breathed boxing when he was under the tutelage of D'amato. He literally did nothing else. Suggesting that he was somehow lazy or unfocused is ludicrous given the copious amounts of training he did and how he was literally brainwashed to become a fighting machine by Cus. Not to mention the endless hours he would spend studying the greats. He started to slack off after the success came and after his mentor passed away. But defining the man by his losses is absolutely ridiculous and totally unjust. You're saying that, by definition, every victory came easy while every loss truly defined him. It's too easy to write off every victory as the result of genetics or some inborn talent.

[@CoachZahabi]

Don't forget I was simply stating Atlas is view. I dont agree with him fully but to some extent I do see it his way. Some fighters quit when the fight gets tough. Others keep fighting and never lose hope. Its a question of degrees in my opinion.

[@justinmunshaw1303]

I listened to that podcast and he says the reason he never won the big fights was because of the traumatic stuff that happened when he was a kid . Kids would bully him and he’d run and hide between buildings not confront his bullies .. he said nothing to do with his physical attributes. Great podcast Coach

[@justinmunshaw1303]

Bez11 please watch the teddy atlas podcast before you comment any further . Not trying to start beef but you need to understand what he actually said . Not just watch the Tyson Podcast on JRE

[@bez1196]

@@justinmunshaw1303 it was a poor attempt at psychoanalysis by a clearly biased person based on very little data. Atlas made zero sense. He brushed off Tyson's victories and claimed that they came too easy due to his athleticism. Why were "childhood fears" a factor in the Buster Douglas fight and not in the Trevor Berbick fight? How was Buster Douglas a greater challenge than Trevor Berbick? All pundits pretty much agree that Tyson lost that fight due to poor preparation which was the result of over-confidence. Tyson himself has said as much. There are countless variables to why a fighter could lose a fight. Lack of focus, poor preparation, overconfidence, too much stress in their personal life etc..

[@bez1196]

"the reason he never won the big fights", why define his losses as "the big fights"? It's very easy to do that retroactively.

[@showboatcoke]

Not sure where to ask questions Firas so I will ask here. Best way to loosen tight hamstrings. Thanks Coach.

[@4sername]

1:10 Henry v T.J.

[@bannercarlos637]

Personally I want some videos about takedowns and guard passing coach.

[@SzuesS]

47:50 they do the same thing in Olympic wrestling but out of 3 with periods. It's great for the reason you said.

[@paolo2012]

Awesome as always firas

[@mmaguy]

Coach Firas. As you talked about your Hockey example, I wondered if you´ve forgotten the regression toward the mean. An often undervalued reason.

[@HipHopAn0n]

Great video Coach! If nothing else by fasting/experimenting with food intervals, you will get more in tune with your body and mind. It's also way to train mental maturity (not letting desires control your life). We don't always know _why_ ancient wisdom works, but often it does.

[@KaireMl]

sensei, much appreciate your insight and comments on philosophy and well being. Unfortunatelly it is always too early for me to follow up live here in Japan but I would love if you could talk a bit about rowing machines for cardio in bjj. Feel that works all the body without impact on your joints but would rather listen to your opnion on the matter. all the best.

[@danielquinn312]

I'll have to check out the Rogan Atlas interview.

[@davidaguila1861]

Hey Firas, Thank you for always doing these. I love the niche topics you touch on and are always insightful. In terms of your question, I would really like to see a Butterfly Guard instructional from you, however, I would be very excited for an omoplata one as well. Additionally, I wanted to ask you questions regarding bottom half guard position when it comes to self-defense/MMA. Is there no hope in this position? Is it a position that is soo disadvantageous in this scenario that it shouldn't be pursued?

[@CoachZahabi]

David Aguila David your third paragraph is hits the nail on the head. I have struggle with these questions about half guard bottom my entire carrier. It’s one of those positions I have seen only a select few have success. Why still not sure and still trying to answer that question. I don’t have much confidence in bottom half guard unless I am off my back (on my side or seated).

[@Le_Tchouck]

Agree on the point about creating more weight classes in the UFC. The problem in boxing is not the number of weight classes, it's the number of sanctionning bodies that creates too many champions in each division.

[@crab-dogjones4659]

You know what I like about Tony Ferguson? He fights with a sense of humor.

[@successfulinternetpsycholo7685]

I fast during Ramadan and can confirm it can sharpen your mind. I think when you are hungry it makes you sharper. I also noticed last year (when I rolled like normal during Ramadan) that my cardio was much better. I am not sure why but definitely noticed that.

[@DGE123]

the body has switched over to the 'slow burn' of ketones instead of glucose

[@jamesallenyz431]

Mike Brown shoved Faber down, I think it's something they don't expect and caught them off guard

[@marklower007]

Tru it was young in max career but McGregor was younger also. I'm sure he has grown aswell. That being said I'd love to hear Pettis reaction to this podcast. Sounded like adrian telling rocky not to fight drago on the staircase lol hes probably driving around town listening to "theres no easy way out " having flashbacks lmao good shit btw big fan

[@aLr_boosh]

Those thoughts on active fasting we're interesting. Makes sense though

[@frankiefranke8712]

Firas "However" Zahabi

[@humanmoron]

on the topic of fasting... listening to you speak about it made me wish i could have a discussion with you in real time. there is so much i could say that i dont even know where to begin therefor i will touch on just a few things. the point you made about fasting increasing clarity and possibly even intelligence over time. i have never heard this before and it made me think. i am nearly 36 years old and have been on a severely restrictive diet for more than half my life. i have been eating one meal a day for over twenty years. for me it is just normal. i have never thought of it as fasting. aside from that my calories are also very restricted. one thing i have noted over the last several years despite my malnutrition, my self perceived intelligence has been increasing exponentially. every single day i feel as though i am learning new things. something i have done 10000 times my life i will suddenly discover a new and more efficient way of doing. i find myself amazed and confounded by these occurrences. i ask myself why? why today did this light suddenly switch on to illuminate this new "better" way of doing this random task? i think on the subject despite the fact that all i can really do is hypothesize, i will never have a concrete answer. so far the reason i have settle on was that im in a virtual flight or flight type of state mentally all the time. this forces me to use my 100%. i have put myself in this state as a result of the anxiety issues that i have. you see i suffer from mental illnesses but they are secondary to the topic here. what i am wondering is why even though my self imposed malnutrition must surely have take a toll on my mental capacity as my brain must have surely somewhat wasted away at as the rest of my body has as a means of physical survival and homeostasis. despite this how am i able to seemly increase my intelligence?? i am more creative than i have ever been. i solve problems so much faster. i understand new topics in an almost instinctive and inherent way. its very interesting and like i said i have recently decided that its all due to my anxiety and the cortisol seemingly feeling like its pumping through my body like a hormonal nitroglycerine seeking to constantly blast my emotions into extreme realms with the slightest reverberation of the consequences of a life that is beyond the 100% threshold of our control. anyway the point of "fasting" and intelligence is an interesting one and i hope to hear more about it on your future episodes. much love to you coach.

[@mamindhive]

Informative stuff, I hope you ain't making this shit up, nothing person but people be on that molly on youtube

[@humanmoron]

thank you for taking interest. not making anything up. not sure why one would be motivated to do so its just some observations ive made about myself. if there is something you want to know feel free to ask.

[@HipHopAn0n]

I don't know if it increases intelligence, but it definitely increases energy and focus. Also, if you are eating based on hunger (not to relieve anxiety) then you start to gain greater control over your impulses, which you can then use in other aspects of life. I started intermittent fasting about 5 months ago and it changed my life for the better

[@SR-lh4rm]

Was TJ really dehydrated though? TJ weighed in at 125 and after the fight he said he came in in the high 40s, which means he had about 20 lbs of water weight on him. Doesn't seem valid to point to dehydration as a factor in TJ's loss, coach.

[@m1ss1ngxn0]

A rematch will result in Cejudo beating him utilizing his full range of abilities. They may trade some damage but eventually Cejudo takes him down and grounds and pounds for a 1st or 2nd round victory.

[@honestlee9921]

Coach, who do you think would win, Mcgreggor, or Mcjagger?

[@yybr85712]

Al Aqunita vs Khabib II? Al has earned it.

[@johnsmith4912]

Actually, Pettis has 72" reach and Cowboy has 73" in their tale of the tape before Pettis starched him. Not only that, but RDA who starched both of them is 5'8" with t-rex arms and also did well at 170.

[@LeGaben]

Rda is thick, and he hasn't been doing too well

[@johnjg88]

Lightweight match ups should be: Khabib v Tony with Iaquinta v Poirer as the co main event, for next title shot. McGregor v Diaz 3 Cowboy v Lee

[@frankiefranke8712]

No Offense, but I would agree, that Wonderboy is too much for Pettis. Mainly because too big, too much Range. But I instantly thought as Firas was saying he would forbit it, what was about Rory? Mousasi also was too much for him. I don't know, if Pettis is so outmatched skillwise, but I think there are some similiaritys.

[@MaisDennis]

how do you spell the type of breakfast that coach mentioned in the end (in order to look it up)?

[@ShoesMagoo]

Dolce, as in Mike Dolce.

[@johnjg88]

pettis will give up just like he has in 3 of his last 4 fights. Wonderboy IS GOING TO END pettis career.

[@sharpshootera]

Next time, this referee will stop a Tony Ferguson fight...mark my words !

[@khonyeleaglefergumedov9175]

Love from india

[@jobbeitalo4931]

How to reduce risk of injury drastically during martial art training

[@coconut7719]

Warm up before training and stretch after training.

[@oldmillennial6872]

What are some good excersizes for Muay Thai that I can do on my own?

[@Joel80155]

Autism Apocalypse ur on KZbin man. Look up mauy Thai workouts

[@oldmillennial6872]

@@Joel80155 what KZbin work outs can I do to use KZbin so I can look up Muay Thai excersizes on KZbin?

[@Not2Be0utDone]

Get a shakeweight, jawzercize and depending on your training history some old-fashioned tae-bo

[@oldmillennial6872]

@@Not2Be0utDone thanks man. I have no experience. Went to my first class and my feet hurt in the arches.

[@Derek850821]

Coach would like to hear your opinion on the lightweight division, who should fight who top 5 according to you? No one is talking about Dustin Poirier?

[@CoachZahabi]

your right Poirier is definitely in the mix.

[@Derek850821]

Rukh Yeah man that was sad the fight didnt take place but whether thats true or not with the injury (I believe him) he should still be in the mix considering his performances

[@Derek850821]

Rukh Yep totally agree. I mean Tony should be able to do whatever he wants in my opinion. He’s the man. Most impressive fightstreak in the whole division. Tony vs Khabib is the fight to make. Conor will never dare to fight El cucuy

[@AXharoth]

same story with joana vs rose 1st fight

[@stephen.viggars3702]

Tyson had God gifted gifts but he definitely put his 10000 hours in aswell .. but I have to agree that when he got in real "fights" he always folded imo

[@ShoesMagoo]

God gifted gifts are great gifts to be given.

[@Crest28]

Henrys improved leagues ahead of Joe

[@MartialArtist991]

I read your book recommendations on nutrition, coach. End of dieting by Joel and Fasting by Fung. I love them both but interested in why did you choose to believe Fung about fasting, and not about keto. I get it that it's not suited for high-performance athletes but I doubt it's not healthy.

[@bez1196]

Good question. Fung is big on carb restriction to lower insulin levels.

[@MartialArtist991]

@@bez1196 Ye, I get it why coach Firas would be reluctant to use it during training and stuff, but I've been binge watching his AMAs and saw that he said something about keto being bad long term. Now I just care about truth and don't have a horse in the race, but being from Europe, he always seems to broadcast while I am asleep so I can't ask him live, but it's something I am interested in. Hands down best channel on youtube.

[@CoachZahabi]

Stefan thanks for the post. I never said Keto is bad, just that we need carbs for high intensity training. At the end of the day I have never see a high intensity athlete perform without carbs.

[@MartialArtist991]

@@CoachZahabi oh, I must've misheard it then. My bad. Just trying to better myself and learn. Thanks for doing this. It's my experience as well that I felt weaker on keto. I was just wondering if there are any other reasons.

[@michaellaviola3125]

Butterfly

[@bloodwolf9428]

I think 165 should happen but not others. The lightweight and welterweight is stacked so it makes sense. 180, 190 and 200 does not really make sense.

[@honestlee9921]

Im a short guy, Is butterfly gaurd a good option? my closed guard gets easily passed

[@honestlee9921]

@Rukh I meant more in a bjj setting where inevitably you will at some point end up having to use your guard. Mount and taking back are extremely dominant positions but u have to work your way to those positions. Can't start a match and just immediately take mount always

[@honestlee9921]

@Rukh fair enough thanks for the input bro

[@joer.3240]

If you don't think it's a good idea to dehydrate the body so much,which I agree with,what do you think of GSP cutting weight to 155 to fight Khabib then?

[@ark4723]

GSP is actually not as big as you'd think

[@pocketacessuited]

Be he stated they would fight at 165, not 155.

[@bloodwolf9428]

Yeah but GSP's body is not used to going that low. I think Khabib beat GSP at 155. GSP beats Khabib at 170 so 165 could be interesting. Still Khabib at 170.. Imagine he could be even stronger. His physical power

[@danb7856]

Lennox Lewis was born in the UK

[@robotJox1256]

Why are you wearing headphones?

[@educatedscum5306]

He's not, he's wearing earphones

[@DickoWA2010]

Coach can you please put Tristar Gym tshirt for sale on jujiclub.com?

[@CoachZahabi]

yes sir working on it

[@austin8854]

Why has nobody in the media mention Conor McGregor's recent arrest for sexual assault???? It's like everyone's trying to keep it on the down low

[@kenhernandez5450]

Didn't book him for the actual assault they booked him for allegations and brought him in for questioning and DNA testing they released him because there's no proof yet that he did anything

[@joer.3240]

Because they can't ruin their meal ticket.First,Jon Jones and his dubious history.Second,Greg Hardy and his equally stellar reputation regarding domestic viloence,which,sadly,dovetails into the third miscreant.Connor has been accused of and is being investigated not for sexual assault but for rape!Mcgregor responded that "the sex was consensual."By the way,this incident took place right around the time Mcgregor's girlfiend gave birth to their second child.In sum,the character of the men mentioned above(except GSP) are not suitable for professional sports,or even just as basic,decent people.

[@romolocatalano]

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[@buskiboo]

Mike tyson was short for heavyweight. Not superfast. He took lsd as 11 years old. Thats bullshit for atlad to say.

[@honestlee9921]

gregor gillespie could give Khabib a good run for his money i think

[@honestlee9921]

@Rukh ya i think he's the exact kind of credentials you need to fight a khabib

[@donlong7818]

triple J- John “juice” Jones was born to be a juice cheat teamed up with his juice cheat brothers he is undoubtedly the jungle juice GOAT

[@chopstik321]

I think khabib's takedowns become less effective after the 2nd round.

[@ronaldwilliams9635]

Jon Jones is the GOAT. I expect a lot of hate towards him💯

[@cambo6911]

Say Coach, I was wondering if you could tell me about adrenochrome and what it means to those who engage in blood sacrifice? Also, what does NAMBLA stand for?

[@cambo6911]

This post is not the promotion of such things, rather the investigation of them. People need to wake up and start paying attention.

[@Daniel.Miranda]

Wtf

[@cambo6911]

@Plainglasswindows God bless you my friend for I knew my father well. Amongst many things, he was a journeyman carpenter, welder, heavy equipment operator, farmer, and loving father. He was a workaholic who earned scholarships through Oregon State University for basketball and football but decided to instead pursue his rodeo career where he went on to set national records in the event known as "bulldogging". He was known to be kind, honest, and helpful to his friends, family, neighbors, and strangers alike. He was loved and respected by many and I miss him dearly.

[@ShoesMagoo]

@@cambo6911 Not that he'll answer, but why do you deem it necessary to pose the question to Mr. Zahabi, and why should his answer be worthwhile for anyone to pay attention to?

[@cambo6911]

@@ShoesMagoo now what makes you think I wouldn't answer? If I didn't answer, it would be predicated upon the lack of desire to dignify such benighted inquiries with any kind of a reply. However, I've chosen to entertain your ignominious curiosity the best I can without prejudice to ignorance. Is the program not titled "Ask Me Anything"? Mr. Magoo, I deem it necessary to ask these questions to any and all, who find themselves occupied with lifes' frivolity rather than the atrocities played out on the lost, abused, and forgotten children of this world. The spiritual war that is taking place as we speak and the ever important role of mans' free will, must be understood and acted upon accordingly. My attempt is to inspire awareness and provoke concern and alarm those who would find these matters concerning and or alarming. Far too many are simply uninterested. To me, the lack of interest in these matters, is the very essence of alarming. As to what one might find worth in, in regards to hypothesizing a potential reply by Coach on the particular subject matter at hand, would obviously be mere speculation. Speculation I care not to engage in. Have a nice day Mr. Magoo

[@honestlee9921]

"the human body was designed to be high all the time" Your right coach, thats why I gotta always keep blazing

[@D9Wx]

Im sorry to say but your nutrition knowledge is rather subpar. You cant live on 1000kcals a day dude. ONLY for short periods or U Will continue to loose weight/muscle. And without supplements its impossible for U to get enough micronutrients from 1000kcals. - sports nutritionist. U Can fast and still eat enough calories, this Will give you more energy than what U Are doing right now. No Wonder U lost weight to quick, and no U do slow ur metabolism eating that little over time(over a week) its not a myth. But U Can Kickstart it very quick with higher kcals for a day or two

[@bez1196]

That whole calories in/calories out bullshit is a myth. You can't actually calculate how much energy your body needs, there are too many variables. Kcal is a poor approximation.

[@Browne401]

@@bez1196 yes you can? This is an extremely well studied topic and basic nutrition understanding. Go pick up a textbook dude.

[@CoachZahabi]

Thanks for the post Danny. My 1000 calorie a day is for a prescribed period only. There are a lot of details to fasting. Please refer to Jason Fung's work.

[@bez1196]

@@Browne401 nah it's actually not as simple as you make it. Watch this: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn7dfYt9gLOUjMk

[@Browne401]

@@bez1196 don't link me a video from someone, I can do that too with the contrary. Pick up a nutritional science textbook and stop relying on KZbin for your information :)