JRE MMA Show #32 with Firas Zahabi

[@CoachZahabi]

So happy to have come on the show. Special thank you to Joe Rogan and Jamie!

[@joneriksen9257]

So glad you came on. You my good sir, are a genius.

[@xSiCKGaming]

Tristar Gym Excellent podcast Firas! Je me demandais si les débutant qui n'ont aucune expérience en MMA sont bien reçus chez Tristar. J'hésite à m'inscrire par peur de ne pas être à la hauteur. Merci et continue ton bon travail!

[@spookeddudedevito]

An admirable young man. Thank u for being u.

[@WSH_FILMS]

AMAZING!!!!! MIND BLOWN.

[@QiSJB]

Hands down my favourite JRE so far and a long time coming! Thanks for blessing us with your presence Firas - for sure host a philosophy themed podcast btw for fuck sure... peace

[@JBSTARemixes]

i love how Firas never gives up on explaining things to joe, despite the countless time he said it over and over and great examples. he never gets angry, never gives up, just keeps on plugging into Joe, i bet having him as a trainer must be amazing

[@jeffmejias4235]

And he just says "that's beautiful"😂

[@pedrohernandez7964]

HunnyJB Remixed he talks to gsp. He’s used to it

[@eddiebear34]

Yes. Good guy to have training you if you are dead serious about it

[@ntime9785]

i wish to have his level of patience some day

[@michael43567]

admirable patience, a rare trait

[@senseira6170]

Firas is a master of non-attachment. He eloquently is able to present diverse points of view while never once personally identifying himself with them. This is a genius method of always keeping the field of possibilities open. Very intelligent.

[@mgsBicycleO9]

So true. That's why the discussion never get's heated even when they don't agree with each other. Great stuff.

[@trw45q]

That's a way of thinking, I guess it's sort of a byproduct of being into logic, philosophy & etc.. WIth philosophy, you're always questioning your own beliefs, with time you yourself doesn't give a shit about your own opinions so much anymore, opinion and vanity are just obstacles to thinking straight so it doesn't matter(Marcus Aurelius and I guess stoics completely disregarded it, it's actually classic philosophy that most people didn't caught yet, appearances and opinions are very low on the "information scale"), what matter is what's true, what you weren't able do pierce through, etc. I had heard a piece of this interview on the exercise part, surprised to see then that the guy is a full-on philosophy geek hahaha

[@Ek0]

This was not eloquent in the least... it was Firas arguing semantics and in a contrived way.

[@robertdiggins7578]

@@Ek0 could you give an example, paraphrase, so I can get where you're coming from? I agreed with the perspective and find a lot of people have trouble questioning authority, whether if it's from a lack of desire or ability, or constraints from the social environment. Are you dissatisfied with his ability to explain ideas you have already considered or is this your reaction to his ideas? In either case, I'd be interested in more specific information about your judgment, because you didn't mention an example. Personally, I'm entertaining the idea that Time is simply a method for observing the ratios between multiple series of events, instead of a dimension or part of one. I also have a tendency to think that anyone should be able to describe reality in their own language and see "math is the language of physics" as a copout, when that phrase is used to avoid questions or consideration of ideas. I've been around some respected theoretical physicists for most of my life and always noticed that the geniuses were able to speak mostly English. The man was trying to relay some ideas which have been considered for a long time in the West and probably a lot longer in Eastern philosophy. I'm no expert, but I thought he did a good job trying to describe the problems Descartes faced and why he concluded what he did. I also had an experience, walking home from school, when I was 7 (40 years ago), that blew my mind for a few seconds. After noticing that I learned a laugh from another kid, it hit me like a flash that everything I did was learned behavior and it scared me that I couldn't easily identify what aspects of myself were essential to my identity. And I've always hated new age BS. I also used to take out bullies on the playground and have been aware of the authoritarianism around me, wherever I may be. So, where are you coming from, with your harsh review, which wasn't backed up at all? So I would have been interested in further explanation of his ideas concerning the "truth" of religion.

[@Ek0]

​@@robertdiggins7578 Firas uses semantics to discredit science? This is a contrived logic in itself. How does labeling water boiling at 100c as "scientific fact" and then pointing out that water does not always boil at 100c make science "woo"?... Firas presents a flawed definition, proves the definition is flawed, and that makes science less credible?... what in the fuck?... The scientific fact relating to boiling point is "For a given pressure, different liquids will boil at different temperatures." If you Google "boiling water" that definition from Wikipedia is the first result. This man is wasting my time with his nonsense words while trying to sound sophisticated.

[@jakem1273]

Who else is here in 2019 .....one of the best podcasts of all time

[@roser7001]

jakisa emma agreed

[@Sweet_TRT]

It really is! So interesting

[@adlockhungry304]

I have to come back to this one from time to time. Firas has gotta be the smartest trainer in the fight game. I try to apply his wisdom to my regular old strength and conditioning work.

[@OriginalPuro]

Why do so many kids beg for likes with stupid questions like "anyone watching in ?" and "did anyone come here from x?"?

[@lino580nunya5]

Agreed

[@digitallouis8844]

Do a second podcast with this guy

[@philbe20]

And a third....

[@Reptar530]

And again and again _Joanna jyzcky

[@mehdimalin2365]

A new podcast with firas!

[@nutta646]

and a third!

[@honestabe6841]

I met people like you who have the same violent reactions...I would surprised if.you even understood why

[@SJ-yk1pe]

The level of patience of Firas is insane.

[@urigeheadmot1196]

j s ikr

[@SpontaneityJD]

saintlike

[@muhammadzamzam9915]

That one of traits that ones develop as a Teacher I believe

[@Lol-ww8xd]

With all of his experience in martial arts, his intense level of patience comes to no surprise.

[@yehor_ivanov]

he's such a dad

[@jakem1273]

This podcast is the full package... MMA, philosophy, exercise ..damn

[@k-Dot-Kai-1]

jakisa emma reminds me of josh waitzkin ! Brilliant dude

[@buzz1251]

The only thing I didn't like is when he talked about Science. Obviously, he has to, since he is theist, but for me it was boring and unrelated, especially when he is bias towards science even though what he knows about Sport and Biology of the body is because of scientific data.

[@eneszeqiri3364]

@@buzz1251 tf are you talking about ?

[@buzz1251]

@@eneszeqiri3364 Type Joe Rogan and Firaz Zahabi debate scientific truth.

[@eneszeqiri3364]

@@buzz1251 i saw the video and it was a philosophical point of view of what he was talking, and on the contrary it wasnt boring it was pretty nice

[@Burakismus]

dude those 3 hours went over that fast. i guess i was in the "flow state" he talked about

[@AnomalousAhmad]

For real

[@tankerock]

I usually don't pay full attention to the entire 3 hour JRE podcasts but this one I watched twice.

[@fl260]

Firas is not a coach. He is a teacher. That was beautiful. Hope they make another one.

[@Chakibtv]

Hydrated RDA your handle made me chuckle. Thanks

[@Fishing256]

You should listen to his twice weekly youtube live Q&A. He has very good insight on a lot of things.

[@fl260]

Fishing256 I do, but it's mostly martial arts/nutrition/fitness oriented. I love the deep, deep philosophical talk, and I wish they can cover more ground next time.

[@ashwingautam3701]

GSP is a lucky man to have Faras, John Danaher and Freddy Roach as his personal coaches...

[@maplesyrup76]

I agree. They also are all lucky to have a guy like GSP to train.

[@franktothemax]

Ashwin Gautam -- My thoughts exactly

[@Yuri_Alter]

Lucky, for sure. But also rich. He has invested a lot in trainers, the results are also there tho. Totally worth it!

[@jpb10]

It's no luck. He surrounded himself with the best people.

[@hathmurl8664]

Hes a rich man

[@blacklotus2781]

came here for MMA talks... got schooled about phillosophy... O_O

[@tookyohead]

djene_djene *Now. You forgot the capital N. Failed grammar police.🤣

[@asbjrnhvitved-andersen8014]

Firas "ill tell you why" Zahabi

[@ValentineCrescent]

LMAO

[@cameronlacey6141]

Let me tell you

[@Alecks418]

Firas ''He says look'' Zahabi

[@amarmunaev7939]

Hahahaha made my day bro

[@Casualfan101]

Firas “here’s a great example” zahabi

[@МухаммедалиАлиев-ж1ы]

We want Firas Zahabi back.

[@shpongle7322]

Мухаммедали Алиев you finally got your wish

[@lean.2366]

Aaaaand he's back

[@apunktkpunkt5724]

When an MMA coach in a talk show teaches you more about philosophy than 2 years philosophy classes in high school.

[@leeonardodienfield402]

it's because it's based on something you're interested in. can be applied to most things, you will take to it instantly if it interests you, but the theories are relative.

[@itzvirt]

It's because "philosophy" taught in school is a joke

[@abdulrehman-md1nx]

@@itzvirt most of things taught in school is bullshit .alot of is outdated and then to away from practical field and you think eveything they taught is 100% correct. i can learn more history in youtube then i can ever learn in whole school and college.

[@zegasi1274]

@@itzvirt but his major was philosophy

[@evanjarman7794]

He has a philosophy degree, but when he’s talking about gravity and the earth being heavy and bending space is way wrong. Space is a vacuum if that was the case we would float around in space randomly.

[@111Phoenix777]

I found this interview fascinating, one of the most interesting interviews/discussions about working out I've ever heard. Because it's three hours though, not so easy to go back and find info without watching the whole program. Here are some time stamps that I hope are helpful: 0:00:15 [JR] Tim Tam Muscle Massager 0:00:30 Best one -- highest travel and best price 0:01:05 [JR] Loosens up muscles -- much more powerful than other massagers on the market 0:01:17 Not for mom & dad -- for guy playing soccer, football, MMA, cross-fit, hard-core athletes 0:01:26 DMS -- deep muscle stimulator -- stainless steel high-powered massager, have to plug in, $3K 0:01:44 Sciatica for two years - could not sleep 0:02:20 DMS great machine -- but overheats, costs $3K, lesser travel than Tim Tam, not as much percussion 0:02:43 Got together with Disrupt, US Company, put together Tim Tam company, went to China & found best gun out of 100 0:03:20 Tim Tam Muscle Massager about $400 - 5 year warranty 0:03:31 [JR] It's like a Sawzall [reciprocating saw] with a rubber ball on end 0:04:13 Cone tip for deep tissues 0:04:27 Cold tip helps kill pain with an acute injury, after a week or two of rest, helps numb the pain 0:04:33 Hot tip helps loosen up the muscle 0:05:20 [JR] Supernova WOD ball 0:05:35 [Supernova WOD ball] great for back -- Use Tim Tam for legs 0:06:25 Dr. Kelly Starrett -- "Becoming a Supple Leopard" -- Good alignment and loose muscles 0:07:10 Valgus Vault can cause ACL tears 0:08:00 Keep your knees turned to the outside, especially when walking up stairs 0:08:17 When walking up stairs, keep your toes straight & turn your knees out 0:08:32 ACL -- when you turn your knee to the outside it tightens it up & takes away all the slack - creating torque 0:09:00 Always be aligned, always have torque 0:09:49 Very important that the system be tight and weight on the muscles 0:09:53 If properly aligned while doing maneuver, the weight is on the bone, not on the tendons 0:10:13 When carrying weight, need to have it on bones or muscles, never on tendons and ligaments 0:10:18 [JR] Backpackers keep legs stiff as possible and take short steps 0:11:50 Having mobility to squat down very low in front squat will help you in the front guard, not necessarily having a big lift 0:12:20 Higher you can bring hips to chest, harder it is for someone to pass your guard 0:12:43 Sean Bolinger 0:13:18 Hip flexibility so important to jujitsu 0:13:25 [JR] Hip injuries -- severely limited in what you can do afterwards 0:13:35 Kelly -- your joints can last you 120 years, if you take care of them 0:13:56 Feel better now than when I was 25 -- go through [Kelly's] system -- came out fresh 0:14:08 Whenever there's a tweak, take care of it right away -- feel much more energy 0:14:21 Keep the body healthy & loose -- feel much more energy, mood is better 0:15:01 [JR] MCL tear 0:15:11 DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness 0:15:20 Curcumin -- active ingredient in Turmeric -- anti-inflammatory 0:15:30 Rhonda Patrick -- how important Curcumin/Turmeric are 0:15:51 UCLA Newsroom -- Leigh Hopper 1/22/18 -- Curcumin improves memory & mood 0:16:01 Turmeric/Curcumin anti-inflammatory fantastic for soreness, nagging injuries 0:16:08 Fish oil 0:16:16 Lower inflammatory foods like sugar and alcohol 0:16:30 Try going gluten-free if you have issues with your back 0:16:58 Refined carbohydrates & sugar create inflammation 0:17:38 Sugar -- Amount of sugar in different drinks 0:18:10 "Rethink Your Drink" 0:18:53 Freaks of Nature -- some people eat carbs and get fat -- some people eat tremendous amount of carbs & never get fat 0:19:08 We all have a friend who eats a lot of junk food & is ripped -- not many, but they exist 0:20:28 Various body types -- ectomorphs, mesomorphs, and endomorphs -- spectrum 0:20:38 Strong sign of ectomorph is a small waist 0:21:08 Endomorph -- you eat a little bit of carbohydrates you get fat, you lift a little bit of weight, your muscles explode in size 0:22:48 You can have a ripped endomorph -- anyone can be ripped 0:22:58 Think of an endomorph as a short, stalky hulk -- can be fat or packed with muscle 0:23:18 Anyone can get ripped -- it's just not as easy for everyone to get there 0:23:55 Ectomorphs naturally predisposed to endurance sports -- most marathon runners tall and lanky 0:24:18 Ectomorphs -- even when they stop working out, less likely to pack on fat 0:24:33 Endomorph can/will pack on muscle/fat much more quickly than others 0:24:38 Endomorphs gravitate to power sports -- they can explode, but have less cardio 0:24:58 Best body type for basketball, football, depending on what position -- fighting, everyone has advantages/disadvantages 0:25:20 Have to fight according to your body type 0:25:38 Everyone has to start with basics -- after 3 to 5 years of training specialize for your temperament, body type, personality 0:26:17 All body types can defend themselves -- you have to discover what works best for your body type 0:26:48 [JR] Hard sparring, Thais 0:27:08 Do thousands of hours or live rolling and sparring -- 80% of that is very light 0:27:15 Want to go through sequences as many times as possible 0:27:18 When really warmed up, then go hard -- tell the guy when it's time to go really hard -- training for longevity 0:27:28 Having fun is very important 0:27:33 If you have a fight, need 6 weeks of hard sparring, because speed of fight, need to get to fight speed 0:27:48 If you have a tremendous amount of fight experience, need less hard sparring -- hardwired to perform 0:28:48 The more experienced/seasoned you are, the less hard sparring you need -- just need a little tune-up 0:28:58 George [St-Pierre] is super skilled and super healthy -- that's where you want to be 0:29:03 Some people get to the super skilled level but they're broken up -- only have 3 fights left in them 0:29:30 Train a lot with blue belts and purple belts -- because they can't hurt me -- get warmed up 0:29:43 After warmed up, and want a challenge, take elite guy and do one or two rounds with them -- don't redline 1:01:25 "The New Power Program" - Michael Colgan -- real training program is 6 months long 1:02:00 "Periodization: Training for Sports" -- Tudor O. Bompa 1:02:18 It takes the body 6 months to train and reach a new level -- human body does things at a certain rate 1:02:47 You have to hit the speed of your sport 1:03:28 Power - how fast can you apply a force -- Power = Strength/Time 1:03:34 Plyometrics is the last phase -- take all strength cultivated and translate to speed -- need to explode in fraction of a second

[@tclass99]

I think that this might be my favourite interview of Joe's ever. Just amazingly interesting.

[@jopo7996]

Firas is a brilliant guy. I mean, he's no Brendan Schaub, but he's still plenty smart.

[@stephanpeterthree]

Jo Po hahahhahahahahha

[@claytonholland5608]

Jo Po you need to bring out a book so I can read all your comments in the one place.

[@krobinb903]

😂

[@jopo7996]

peter pan Don't underestimate Schaub. Brendan for sure got a 'Gay' in philosophy.

[@squidincsquid]

Fukcing Brendan sounds like he is choking on his tongue, when he speaks it seems remarkable he doesn't start hyperventilating.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

This one was a good one, firas needs to come back again with gsp...

[@SWRDFSH3850]

alcott devalte That would be amazing. I wanna see Bisping and GSP on together too, they seem like they'd be amazing friends in another life.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Yes, or gsp and nick diaz on the podcast together, lol

[@SWRDFSH3850]

alcott devalte As much as I like both guys they would tear up a room together. Nick is paranoid af.

[@alanbolton7803]

alcott devalte I'd PAY to watch that!

[@lowlowseesee]

man hell yes

[@aasti3000]

I don’t know if I listened to either the best mma sports discussion/interview or the greatest discussion on philosophy that was broken down to its simplest form so that I now am looking at thinking of the world and what I deemed to believe....differently. I need to watch this again.

[@SpontaneityJD]

straight fire

[@MYKOSS1]

Finally!!!!!! I've wanted Firas on JRE for ages. ahhh I'm happy. :D

[@alanxyzzyx9862]

Joe Rogan is smarter than i thought , he's a good opposition to Firas in their talk ,he makes Zahabi refine his arguments with relevant questions n remarks as he goes , Firas is getting clearer n clearer n the woo woo turns into non absolute n Rogan gets it at the end n agrees , great talk

[@honestabe6841]

Perfect analysis

[@MrDavidinho96]

yeah man Joe Rogan is a pretty smart guy

[@lukecastillo3651]

“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” -Epictetus

[@badrzouhir4880]

"science is the faith that the future will behave like the past" this is one of the greatest phrases I've ever heard.

[@freshiepranks]

I think it's the other way round

[@badrzouhir4880]

FreshiePranks well yes but it actually doesn’t matter because the meaning is the same

[@badrzouhir4880]

FreshiePranks thanks for letting me know I changed it

[@faran789]

when did Firas say this?

[@reptilianboy7355]

@@faran789 he repeated it like many times

[@Not2Be0utDone]

For sure get Firas back

[@kyokushinavocadosoup3595]

meinhaus ok Brendan

[@mikecampanella1990]

100 percent.

[@thepyroguy624]

GSP and Firas

[@jasonl7937]

Tobbi Tobbe Firas, GSP, and Daneher.

[@Paulsicles]

meinhaus with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

[@bkhan7791]

How could you NOT be an amazing athlete with a coach like FIras. So many traditional approaches to training completely dispelled by Firas. As a former competitive Powerlifter i used to train like a maniac and now im busted up. Last few years ive been training like Firas explains and its been a blessing.

[@seanxxx8999]

Firas "the king of examples" Zahabi

[@joshuabyram7485]

Joe tapped out. I wanted more Firas. He was just warming up towards the end.

[@bewildered654]

I bet people didn't expect the "MMA show 32" to go into Descartes and epistemology.

[@rls151]

It's what I was waiting for

[@xVEINYWEDGEx]

Even a year later, this is the podcast that I keep finding myself revisiting. Looking forward to a philosophy-based episode with Firas back on.

[@ClearGrillz]

The way in which Firas demonstrated the virtues of patience and tolerance was beyond scientific.

[@matthewvandermeer4934]

ClearGrillz can see hes a great teacher

[@phillipadams6735]

i was thinking the same thing. Joe called it impractical but Firas showed the practicality of self inquiry and self analyzation. Self control.

[@johntoomey1411]

seriously. I wanted to scream at Joe that entire argument. Many scientists will even tell you science is far from certain. We reach one conclusion and then a contradictory conclusion a year later. Studies about diet and health will "prove" one thing that turns out to be wrong because as humans we did not have all the information yet to get the real answers. Those real answers rarely come because our understanding of the universe is never finished. Joe lives way too deep in his own head if he can't understand why even science has false narratives and misinformation. Science is not math. Science is meant to change and be proven wrong. He was treating him like he's a Creationist or something when he was simply stating what many if not most within the scientific community would agree with, if they didn't feel personally attacked.

[@kentonmckenyon1255]

well said Toomey! I live for the day Rogan has the guy on his show who shows Rogan that animal proteins contribute to cancer WITH the SCIENCE he thinks will protect him. His bow-hunting hobby reinforces his cognitive blind spots exactly SO HE CAN CONTINUE the hobby he so loves

[@DaBxprince83]

ClearGrillz man you reached out and grabbed the deepest thought hidden in all our brains!

[@sirdiegolanoriginal1]

Best JR podcast i have ever seen, bring this man back!

[@kiddchameleon4558]

This is one of the best MMA podcasts I've ever listened to. Firas Zahabi is an amazing guest.

[@ChanelClutch14]

I saw the name Firas Zahabi and I knew I wanted to watch it

[@escobarrich8753]

Eric Young You don’t know who he is?

[@myles7553]

I love listening to Firas. Very soft spoken and interesting guy.

[@piyushsopory5817]

One of the best guests on Rogan. Every minute was a learning

[@craigcandor]

In the MMA training world, Firas is simply the best, most efficient, and secure teacher out there. He's what I like to call the DigiByte of MMA training.

[@sameerzahid3544]

Lol nice way to shill ;)

[@TheChipBandit]

This is a new level of shilling right there.

[@NCR557]

He was at the right place at the right time and had a stable of good fighters. Granted he could have screwed that up but didn’t, so cudos for that. I’m starting to think that MMA coaching is a lot of bullshido after listening to this guy speak.

[@nikander82]

u just sum all things i have in mind of this guy, fascinating person indeed

[@alanbolton7803]

NCR557 please delete your comment man (not trying to be rude) coaching is very important in martial arts, specially MMA!

[@DWYCK]

Why even bother understanding these concepts when you could've asked Jamie who's got an A in physics.

[@bullbythehorns808]

Organized Konnection I'm not an expert but how do we know he got an A. . . I'm just saying. Could been another letter that just looks like an A. . .I don't know I'm just saying. . . Don't get mad. . . What about the chem trails?

[@maza3291]

LOLOL

[@bigcase310]

The fact that he wasn't pulling up stuff on the big screen to debunk what Firas was saying like he does when Eddie Bravo talks, tells me that he couldn't find anything or that he was just following along for the ride lol

[@Gekokujo76]

If Jamie is trying to debunk you on the big screen, it is across the board, because he personally doesnt agree with the politics of the guest. He doesnt pull that on people he agrees with who are full of shit. Iliza, Whitney, Moshe, lefty news chicks, and cynical skeptics dont get that treatment. Look into it.

[@mikewoods534]

You can't prove Jamie's A in physics exists.

[@JimJimpmjj]

Seriously one of the best podcast ever

[@nickkovalenko2891]

james swain Joe has to bring this guy back. No idea who he is but the science ending was awesomeness

[@alexandrup1078]

they were talking about how he is one of gsp's coaches and yet you dont have any idea who he is?

[@nickkovalenko2891]

AlexandruP ya never heard of him. Some people don't know who GSP is

[@JP-rw5cd]

Never have I watched an interview longer than 15 minutes and was more than happy to sit and listen to every minute of this

[@icaroadriano751]

"Human beings are pattern detection machines" period

[@TheLenyon]

I’ve detected capable, but intellectually lazy people overstating the implications of pattern recognition

[@felixpotter6420]

All animals are like that

[@stevem9141]

I'm a period detecting machine. If it's bleedin' I'm leavin'.

[@domboy8080]

Steve M lmfao

[@jasonaus3551]

"human beings are pattern recognition machines" is a symbolic metaphor for what human consciousness does. Humans are not literally machines and neither is our brain

[@domizzi626]

What a great show.. I feel like my IQ went up like 15 points 😝

[@eltainojedi]

bansheewhiskey 😂

[@masaksenja]

So true! Mind blown 🤯

[@lean.2366]

So your IQ is 15 points now, kudos!

[@1Guy1SonyVegas]

Congrats on that 100!

[@bwolohan18]

So you've now got an IQ of 16. Congrats 😁💚

[@ginamartinez3714]

I love that FZ is on par with all the certified intellectuals JR has on, but can also snap their necks

[@roflswamp6]

My fucking hero for it

[@hyperceptional]

A true Warrior Philosopher, Kinda like Joe imo

[@yourlordandsaviouryeesusbe2998]

@@hyperceptional nope. No way Joe is on the same level understanding of ideas like Zahabi.

[@yourlordandsaviouryeesusbe2998]

@@coreynorthcott9201 true

[@Zenben69]

He isn't even close...get back to the gym and do more reps.

[@walid7885]

I love listening to Firas. I always learn something. I see why GSP stayed with him and considers him his best friend.

[@Plague_Doc22]

Man I've been wanting firas on this podcast for soooo long. not even 10 minutes in and its better than 90% of all podcasts i've watched.

[@HarvestCult]

Totally agree!!!

[@GeorgeGrigalashvili]

Definitely one of the best and educational podcast lately!

[@Ramone_JiuJitsu]

I agree! So tired of him talking about how shitty HRC is and how, Trump is going to win again. Bring on the education please! It's the best way to consume 3 hours of knowledge!

[@GeorgeGrigalashvili]

Can't argue with that definitely a solid statement, however I assume there are bunch of people who are interested especially in those topics. I would be happy if educational/scientific podcasts will be slightly increased, would love to see Neil, Sean, Lawrence and other really interesting people with interesting stories including Firas, David Goggins, John Danaher and so on... Fortunately the list is long and time to time we see podcasts like this - I literally watched all 3 hours with my eyes wide open and packing as much information in my brain as I could.

[@RATS7299]

Ive never heard this guy speak before only seen him in fighters corners. Dude is amazing...

[@alvarezgamers]

Robert Telles go check his podcast. Good stuff 👍

[@junkscience]

One of the most interesting podcasts I have seen for a while. He is clearly one of the deepest thinkers in MMA and his overall philosophy is really interesting. Excellent work !!!

[@mikebehan9970]

These mma shows never disappoint

[@jopo7996]

This was great! Joe has to have Firas back for another Mentally Mind Altering show. I don't think even Jamie's A in physics will help him decipher that last hour.

[@bullbythehorns808]

Jo Po idk why Joe/Jamie didnt bring up nuclear bombs as his fact.

[@kennysux3462]

Kenny here. I agree. Firas reminded me of one time my English teacher called my mom because she thought I copied a story because it was too good. It was a story about a wolf that thought it was a human and wondered why he had 4 legs. When my mom read it she fell very silent and ran into the attic and she pulled out a story that her grandfather had written a long time again and it was pretty much the same story. I never read the old story before. So I think I understand when they said past is the future. It is almost like a wormhole opened up and I got some information like the movie Interstellar.

[@balddonaldcerrone7930]

Jo Po which podcast did jamie say that on?

[@junipersnow1]

Wow. Just noticed 3 hrs with Firas and Joe? Haven't watched yet, so here we go.

[@bullbythehorns808]

“bald” Donald Cerrone kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5LIgJV4frqDkNkh44m30s

[@mmatalk5901]

This is easily top 10 JRE

[@Zenben69]

bottom 10 at best

[@Zenben69]

@@guccimane3125 I only watched this video for the first time the day before I made my comments. I stand by them. No one is angry. Why not take this time to work on your english grammar?

[@ZM-ij2hx]

@@Zenben69 Criticism without justification is just shit talk. Try presenting an argument next time.

[@Zenben69]

@FreedomOfSpeechEQUAL Lazar, Randall Carlson, G. Hancock, Schock, John Anthony West, Eddie bravo, Joey Diaz, Pakman, Degrasse Tyson, Tyson, Culkin,Stemets, Tim Ferriss, and any time Alex Jones is on...he is too funny. But in general, I dont do lists...peace.

[@honestabe6841]

Exactly....it hit this disgruntled and pissed off Ben character at the core of his reactive angry soul that he can only respond with an obviously hateful reply.

[@syedali6099]

Firas is on a whole different level of intellect. Joe is very impressive and can entertain his guests but tbh at the end he was struggling to keep up with Firas. Great episode 👍🏻

[@markselorio5837]

Good on Coach Zahabi for explaining Hume’s observation on inductive reasoning which is essentially what I think Joe is not used to grasping (“science is woo”)

[@user-ik5ze1sh7i]

Mark Selorio yeah the concept isn't hard to grasp if you have an open mind, we use words without knowing the true meaning of them, this was a prime example.

[@dankburrito4219]

leo You open your mind too much, then your brain falls out.

[@beingofstrange]

Foolish Demon ur brain doesnt exist without ur mind o.o

[@notme6793]

Joe Hogan coming with 🔥these days

[@lukecastillo3651]

He is such a contrarian

[@jerrybronham]

"Listen, Yo" Hogan

[@ufcfan8038]

Much better than TFATK

[@marcoleone8189]

I agree a lot of what he says but completely disagree on the somatic types. The endomorph is a pear-shaped person not a naturally muscular person like Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson is a classic mesomorph. These have been studied extensively and he's completely off base on this but I really appreciate his knowledge on a lot of other things.

[@cb7pwn]

wow you're dumb, they are 2 completely diff shows...

[@jmlruiz]

This started off good, and ended GREAT

[@nutta646]

"Science is using the past to predict the future" beautiful.

[@arahovsepyan]

Luca Tarantino is that Master Roshi’s kanji as your photo? 💯

[@Baraa.K.Mohammad]

It's better known as the problem of induction, an expression coined by a prominent Philosopher called "David Hume", I'd suggest every single intellectually driven person and scientifically interested individual to read a little bit about Philosophy of Science!

[@JiggyMcCue]

@@Baraa.K.Mohammad Nah, I'll stick with performing actual science and not the brainlet nonsense known as philosophy that's been invaded by people who are garbage at mathematics like you.

[@NFRSZ]

@@JiggyMcCue okay einstein calm down

[@FollowPrincess]

@@JiggyMcCue lol

[@CryptoPros1]

Wow, ever since the GSP podcast I wanted to see this happen. The way GSP talks about Firas just shows how much respect he has for him. Gotta get him back on!

[@derekbell3844]

Firas has a brother, equally impressive guy. Incredible jiu-jitsu guy and very academically successful. Miss the old MTL crew

[@Gdal11]

The only episode i have watched twice

[@aMANinaSUIT]

Station DoubleZer0 what about the David Goggins one?

[@torrecampo411]

Covers lot of gud stuff

[@daTruChosen]

This, and the one with Shirley Manson. I'd never heard of her before that podcast. She's fascinating.

[@SocraticMind89]

I just noticed I am too

[@AN-it8dp]

Station DoubleZer0 likewise hahahah

[@RiniHaerinnisya]

“Understanding is an optical illusion” holy! This is one of the best episode ever!!

[@Numidium_]

Can tell where he said it

[@waterlegend72]

I was a first year Chemistry student and I thought Firas was talking nonsense. Now I've graduated and listening to this again, and it makes A LOT of sense. It really does take time for the ideas to settle in and make sense

[@Nyli.]

Dude still made sense when he said "we don't know what temperature is" when it's just a word to describe how fast the rate of atoms hitting each other is? By the way, Brownian movement is since a lot of time seen as the cause of what we perceived as randomness. There are lots of philosophical truth in all he says, but he just used infuriating examples.

[@biscoitom]

@@Nyli. but we actually don't know what temperature is. There's is nothing in the universe that you can point to and say "this is temperature". We see a phenomenon occurring, our bias dictates how we perceive it (like the heliocentrism example he used), and we describe what we experience. This is different from the actual phenomenon. Like what he said about gravity. Gravity is the explanation that Newton came up with by applying his biased perception of the phenomenon. Gravity is not the phenomenon itself.

[@FollowPrincess]

@@biscoitom yes sir. Well said.

[@denniskrilla3801]

@Ace A qaurantine

[@J.D.416]

@@biscoitom wow, very well put.

[@JimmyHuynhdesign]

Firas is awesome...I understand exactly what he's saying. So eye opening.

[@anthony6318]

I finally got it at the end. Blew my mind.

[@jesperburns]

Then you've been had because Firas is an idiot. The theory of gravity never became the law of gravity, light doesn't bend, water always boils at 100 degrees Celsius under one earth atmosphere. Firas is a conman.

[@anthony6318]

Beppe that is not what I was referring to. More of the conciousness stuff and other philosophical shit.

[@jesperburns]

He was wrong on that too, he doesn't understand randomness, he confuses it with Chaos theory.

[@jesperburns]

Trailblazer Read what I actually typed and you might learn something.

[@Lol-ww8xd]

I love how he has an analogy for everything; it really helps me understand the concepts that he's talking about.

[@bbbt8090]

We need a second podcast with this guy Joe!

[@pincushion5044]

I believe there is now

[@1slamExplained]

Not many people know that Firas has been studying philosophy over 20 years.

[@lifeofadeel]

excellent discussion. Firas does a really great job explaining complex concepts in an easy manner. There are three ways of knowing things: - empiricism (science) - deductively (math) - intuition (this is where religion comes in) people who are unable to grasp this ought to learn more before they argue "X is based on evidence and Y isnt" Firas is a great teacher. Really enjoyed this conversation

[@citymoose]

He said knowing that coffee tastes good can't be known empirically...

[@Legend_Hunter_Original]

@@citymoose I think what he meant can be better understood by the brain and Liebniz example of walking inside the brain... You can empirically show neural reactions corresponding to the coffee and the taste that the body perceives it as via quantifiable measures that are not mutually exclusive to only your self (as other humans can also be shown have those neural reactions if experiment repeated), but rather as the concious ("intuition") feeling that only you can 'experience' ... if that makes sense.

[@wega3]

He really doesn't tho

[@helsharidy123]

@@citymoose I think he meant you can't know it through science, you gotta experience it for yourself.

[@bushras1942]

Relegion can be proved deductively, science is inductive and doesn't lead to absolute truths/facts

[@lcclips1804]

Firas Zahabi, such an intelligent and well informed guy. After this masterpiece please do us a favor and bring Javier Mendez; AKA’s head coach, on your podcast.

[@weltwelt5993]

Joe literally can't comprehend what Firas is explaining. Firas even says," I know this is alot to wrap your head around" Firas just jabbed too many times and Joe is feeling it, philosophically speaking. I'm sure Joe did some googling after this show lol

[@joshuabyram7485]

Welt Welt when he says I know this is frustrating when Joe is getting frustrated 😂

[@2sunami]

Joshua Byram 🤣

[@dianeaustin2414]

@@ИльяТридцатый well said... I agree with you 😁😁😁

[@lancevance6346]

@J C You can simply be atheist and not blindly follow science while also not believing religion. Although I can tell you one is more credible and concrete than the other that directly impacts the world around you. Infact, Firas wasn't even anti science here. The fact that you think this puts down science in any way tell me you didn't catch onto what he was saying.

[@hassanalialqadiri]

did joe do the googling or did the computer do the googling?

[@PuaBelgrade]

Firas "let me explain you" Zahabi. Great dude, best podcast I've watched so far

[@taimaishu99]

Seems like theres a mix of the end was horrible vs the end was amazing. To clarify some of the criticisms: 1) Firas speaks from an education in philosophy and is very clearly citing sources that are very easily recognized. 2) The argument is NOT against science its instead an explanation of the philosophy of science. Philosophy and science are NOT mutually exclusive. Philosophy goes into thought, reason, logic, moral, ethics, etc. and naturally goes hand in hand with economics, law, politics, psychology, statistics, math, physics, anthropology, SCIENCE etc. (many people who study philosophy often had a background in one of those other fields as well). 3) Here's THE BIG ONE I think people did not get. The main argument here was that the philosophy of science is that scientific fact is a TEMPORARY TRUTH. People are all over the place essentially saying "if you don't believe in science then you believe in religion and religion is BS, because it is science it is true". The main issue here is you should NOT blindly follow science [similarly to religion!]. This may sound similar to Eddie Bravo's you can't believe anything, but Firas is moreso saying we are working with the best information given to us *at the moment* and if something potentially better comes up we should be open to the idea of it because we can never prove it is undoubtedly the best, it is a temporary truth that we will learn more about in a scientific revolution [similar to adapting training methods/fight science/all science]. Its not question everything and believe in nothing [Eddie Bravo], its instead GIVEN this is true [we can accept it temporarily to move on] THEN these are the options/problems we have OR if this is false THEN these are the options/problems we have. [Essentially the foundation of computer programming just true do this, false do this] Another key point was to understand many "facts"/"laws" that people think of for science are actually claims that have a higher probability or likelihood of being true based on history. That for the most part is fine, but do not blindly follow everything and its okay to entertain the thought of other options that may turn out to have some truth to them [although some people are just not at the level that you'd like to really tolerate or engage with for this]. 3b) Adding to the philosophy of science: Science seeks truth. Now if you believe in science then if someone shows something to be more true and the previouse knowledge we had to be false then you HAVE to accept that the previous was FALSE. Science should be accepting of the option of being wrong because in order to always be right [which science seeks to be] you have to adapt and accept the correct answer. "Woo-woo" Ex1) Thor comes in with a "magic" plant that when ingested allows you to fly. Tony Stark aka Ironmon claims it is science and in the scientific process observes the plant. Tony Stark figures it out, what does he observe? The plant making human cells weightless due to an element or cell reaction that does not exist in our world. Now to make it science he gives it the name aeroplantius. Now its science? Every time someone eats this plant they can fly. Why? Because they ingested aeroplantius. Oh okay so that works. Yes. Science. Historically every time someone has ingested it now they can fly, and on a molecular level he has observed it and sees what it does, therefore it is proven that if you give someone this plant that now has a name and a scientific process that it will work and is PROVEN. Science. Woo-woo. [Note: I clearly made this example up and there may be some faults there, but the point should be understandable for the most part] Ex2) Instead of Thor's magic plant lets go more real world, say lemons. Pirates getting sick and are dying all over. People test [science] it and the answer is LEMONS! Now from testing it is historically proven that lemons are the answer to sickness/scurvy. Fastforward, turns out oh no not lemons its oranges that have the most vitamin C and oh wait its not fruit that is the answer but vitamin C. Fastforward to today everyone knows vitamin C help prevent colds, but wait "Vitamin C has been studied for many years as a possible treatment for colds, or as a way to help prevent colds. But findings have been inconsistent. Overall, experts have found little to no benefit from vitamin C for preventing or treating the common cold." [source: google. scurvy is a caused by a lack of vitamin C so maybe its just scruvy and not the rest and its marketing? and if I'm wrong I can accept that, but science proves science wrong and thats okay]. Anyways this was a real long way of saying, we can observe and observe and observe and we'll always have findings. Findings help us with the likelihood or probability of repeating what has happened in the past. Just because we have a more thorough ways to observe now does not mean we complete knowledge of something. Like the magic plant if we see vitamin C interacting with the human body we see a reaction and based on our historic observations we can predict what will happen. The reason as to why it does is simply because "it just does". Super philosophy argument here but this is the tautology Firas was talking about. Essentially you can't really answer any deeper than that when someone asks why. The answer we've given it is because "its vitamin C and vitamin C does that" similarly to how "its aeroplantius and aeroplantius makes you fly". We've essentially named everything and the name identifies what it does. Don't get me wrong this is VERY USEFUL. But when you break everything down the answer to it is "it just does" now what makes this potential woo-woo is that reaction are not consistent. One element/chemical/thing will have a different reaction with another thing and there is no way to predict these reactions without observing it first [AKA applying the scientific method]. Just because you've used fire to burn wood or plastic or oil does not mean when you apply it to water you'll know it'll burn too. There's no way to know if we never had a history with it. If its something we've experienced before well now we know, and if its something new thats never happened before we give it a name and define the name with the process that is what it is/does. Potentially a scientific revolution because now theres this whole new existence of element and reactions. Side philosophy note: Just because we named it though does not mean it didn't exist before we gave it a name. This was what Firas was talking about consciousness and existence and math falls into this weird realm of it creates all these relationships in nature/existence, but it is something we somewhat constructed because it is our measurement tool/system [numbers could have been base 12 if we had 12 fingers instead of 10, just a little food for thought on how that would shift all of math] ANYWAYSS WOO-WOO LEMONS Ex3) Maybe closer to the "random" and "divine calculator" stuff in the video but lets go with Placebo effect is "woo-woo". Given more or less same physical health & testing for manipulated variables and whatnot the placebo effect has been scientifically proven to be true/probable/likely and repeatable. There's all these things we can measure with modern day science, but examing the placebo effect there's a lot of "woo-woo" type stuff that doesn't feel very science, yet has been proven by science to work. Until we have a divine calculator that can measure belief the same way we can mg's of drugs then it seems like woo-woo to me. Maybe thats not what woo-woo is, but this example kind of makes you think about the power of belief and mentality [biochemical reaction that is not woo-woo?]. Anyways super TLDR: - Firas is educated in philosophy and is clearly citing credible philosophers. - Philosophers are not mutually exclusive from science and other fields, many have collaborated or specialized with other fields. Given info from other fields philosophers can make logical/sound points given what you're saying is true [and if its not true well then there's a whole othe discussion there] - the philosophy of science is that scientific fact is a TEMPORARY TRUTH. Science should not be blindly followed, scientist themselves seek to find the more correct truth and will inherently have to prove their old truths wrong. Which is good because you should adapt and accept the right answer. -The view is not to be cynical of everything and that we can't do anything, but instead that we'll work with the best we have RIGHT NOW and if something better comes out don't just doubt it because you've found proof yours works. There is NOT proof that it is undoubtedly the best [this is the way he is as a trainer too!] [second note: there may be proof/history of the alternative being worst, so you could potentially take that with less weight but unless you have tried EVERYTHING you can not be absolutely sure your method is the BEST/better than the alternative]. - We name things so we could give them the definition of them doing what they do. Whenever something new comes up we need a name to call it, so we give it one. Reactions, processes, elements, etc. are all named. The issue here is that it all boils down to a tautology because we constructed it as one. What is 1+1? 2. What is 2? 2. Language does very much the same thing with describing [scientific processes &] words with other words. - At some point it breaks down to what we're observing. We develop more in depth ways to observe, but the answer to why it does what it does is because mitochondria does what mitochondria does, helium does what helium does, and atoms do what atoms do. We don't practically need to know why it does what it does, science wants to. If we introduce a magic plant that makes you fly we observe it, give it a name, explain that it does what it does with the name that it does. We can never fully understand, but because of this we can always understand better.

[@taimaishu99]

ran out of room, but I'll leave it at that, and hopefully people have a better idea than "nonsense" "he doesn't believe in science" also just wanted to say FIRAS! YOU'RE THE MAN! I look forward to more MMA and philosophy and everything from you! and to anyone that read all that thanks for the effort!

[@yoanhendriklimah1621]

U da man

[@maazkhaled7533]

Wow! An under appreciated comment

[@colinwhelan2099]

@@maazkhaled7533 not underappreciated. Just too long to read

[@honestabe6841]

Amazing analysis. Spot on..... in my view.

[@geminirider1829]

Joe,Invite Firas again on the Show

[@CoachZahabi]

We have no other notion of cause and effect, but that of certain objects, which have always conjoin’d together, and which in all past instances have been found inseparable. We cannot penetrate into the reason of the conjunction. We only observe the thing itself, and always find that from the constant conjunction the objects acquire an union in the IMAGINATION. David Hume

[@Josh93B]

Loved the conversation! One of my favorite classes when I was in university was a philosophy of science class, Was difficult at first, but incredibly rewarding once you begin to understand what they are getting at in terms of truth and provable facts, falsification, etc. Should be mandatory stuff for anyone in the sciences in my opinion. You would be shocked at the amount of people in my field (psychology) that lack a foundational understanding regarding some of this stuff.

[@va941]

Tristar Gym philosophy IS woo. None Of your examples made any sense, wish i were there to counter your pseudointellectual BS. Happy rogan didnt let it slide tho

[@Paladin-wz8gl]

Studied philosophy in college and I love Joe Rogan but sometimes he lacks that logical background. Joe sometimes has a tendency to accept anything that has a "scientific stamp of approval" without questioning the underlying logical steps. You were able to teach him without patronizing him. I think a lot of lesser people would have been far less successful. Thank you.

[@luckyowl451]

Loved the podcast man, do another one!

[@t.j.watson7112]

JJACK & T. Do you make knifes?? Would you send to New Zealand??

[@josephj1973]

Best podcast I've seen so far. For an average person like me to understand what Firas was explaining just shows how articulate and intelligent the man is. His examples helped big time! But it was definitely F'n mind blowing

[@nickbaker3909]

Joe Rogan In A Nutshell 1. I run hills using Vibram shoes 2. I eat elk meat everyday 3. I bow hunt 4. I have a bit about it in my special 5. I wish there were more than 3 judges at MMA fights 6. My friend Cam Hanes 7. Barboza is an animal 8. Do you know about Dimethyltryptamine? 9. Psilocybin does 10. Decorticator anyone? 11. I have chickens at home 12. Sober October 13. Keto Flu 14. I have tendonitis in my right elbow 15. Regenokine 16. I was reading this article about... 17. I have powerful friends at KZbin 18. Young Jamie pull this up 19. John Dudley 20. I was at the Comedy Store the other day and happened 21. The Google Pixel has those headphones that translate languages 22. It's because of tribalism 23. Marxism 24. Wow 25. That's crazy 26. I suck all my guests ballz. 27. Eddie... Eddie... You can't... You can't just say that. 28. Its entirely possible 29. I think we're living in a very interesting time. 30. MMA is just high level problem solving with dire physical consequences 31. He’s JA JA JA JACCCKKKEEEED! 32. "He's a sweetie" 33. 'You'd be surprised' 34. Have you tried stem cell therapy? 35. ONNIT SUPPLEMENTS 36. I had a fight once in Fear Factor.... 37. “How dare you” 38. Jamie pull that shit up 39. We don’t have a gun problem we have people on antidepressants 40. Anything Eddie bravo says or pulls up on the internet is bullshit but when I pull up an article I am correct. Jamie is my bitch and always backs me up and gets mad at Eddie 41. THE SAME Joey Diaz and Alex Jones impressions 42. Intermittent Fasting 43. Boy 44. Did you know that when you eat weed it turns to 11-Hydroxy THC 45. Amy Schumer is the ultimate boner killer 46. Have you ever tried a sensory deprivation tank 47. Define the word Jew. 48. Ari Shaffir is one of my best friends 49. Francis Ngannou is a scary mutherfucker 50. George Soros is a good person. He was captured by the Nazis. 51. My chickens got jacked by a coyote. 52. Did you know they used to wear wigs because of Syphilis... 53. I used to believe the moon landings were faked but I realized later I didn’t know enough about it 54. Stoned apes 55. Terrence Mckenna

[@Calaman345]

This is ...NOT A nutshell lol. Funny tho

[@Sbudhwar89]

Lmao this is probably THE funniest comment I've ever read on any of his podcasts

[@christoph.d.w]

You definitely forgot „We need more weight classes in the UFC!“

[@morganbruce9087]

56. I think mma should be done on a basketball court

[@flipmode6345]

Funniest comment ever, i garantee joe would die laughing if he read this

[@islamrewards2860]

That was incredible, especially the last hour. Thanks Joe and Firas for such a in depth talk and so much learnt from this discussion. We definally need another talk on the philosophy of science.

[@Animuldok]

last half hour was just a bullshitter bullshitting.

[@islamrewards2860]

I disagree, if you do not come from a background in philosophy then you will have difficulty in understanding.

[@islamrewards2860]

I don't think he was suggesting Gravity was not there or the fact he was anti science in any way. He came from a philosophy point of view which is accurate in the fact that any scientific hypothesis can be correct today but it can also be wrong tomorrow (just a quick study of the history of science shows that). I just wanted him to go bit deeper with some of the meanings and examples but he will need another two hours for that. :)

[@Thoughtprovokinghmm]

Thought provoking. Or is it 🤣

[@kennysux3462]

Kenny here. I usually don't listen to Joe Rogan because my mom says he is a male Shoveniust but my mom's friend called me and told me to listen to this one because I am a big GSP fan and he said the part he wanted me to listen to is important. It remind me of one time my English teacher called my mom because she thought I copied a story because it was too good. It was a story about a wolf that thought it was a human and wondered why he had 4 legs. When my mom read it she fell very silent and ran into the attic and she pulled out a story that her grandfather had written a long time again and it was pretty much the same story. I never read the old story before. So I think I understand when they said past is the future. It is almost like a wormhole opened up and I got some information like the move Interstellar.

[@wezzy420ekoms]

Best podcast ever! Brilliant man. I was truly impressed .. Fascinating.

[@ketkit_et]

"Randomness is a reflection of ignorance" awesome

[@amantikue1037]

ያገሬ ልጅ

[@ketkit_et]

@@amantikue1037 waye waye yagere leg

[@BigDuttyDeezeHD]

This is gonna be the best JRE ever 💪

[@TheUser0]

One of the best for sure.

[@Dirtybob23]

Smart and kind guy. I have never thought of where the muscle is attached to the bone affects the power of a punch

[@cosiodesign9202]

I wish this Podcast was 10 hours long.

[@cosiodesign9202]

Lol, Right? he was struggling.

[@Gyyges]

Such a philosophical style of conversation from Zahabi. I can definitely tell he studied. His presentation of ideas is in the classic manner. Awesome guest.

[@bigimportantman1544]

Faras: The telescopic mind that looks at things in a way that allows him to see the forest through the trees. His mind explores everything and can comprehend the macro clockwork of how all factors come together in a fight. He finds the optimal balance for training and cornering his own fighters, and attacks other fighters from unique angles that exploit their hidden weaknesses. Danaher: The microscopic mind that hones in onto the minute details of things and is able to break them down into systematic parts that even experts are oblivious to. GSP: The lucky bastard who had the common sense to be these guys’ robot and become the greatest pound for pound fighter of all time.

[@jordanpresnell4697]

Zachary Mitton impressive observation, and articulation. I really like the way you put that

[@the_WAAAGGHH]

Deadly combo in my opinion

[@JamesSmith-cm7sg]

Totally incorrect, but fun to read.

[@James-yz9yo]

Question; could they have turned CM Punk into someone ufc-worthy?

[@bigimportantman1544]

James Talman No chance. The guy is tough and can take a beating, but he doesn’t have the killer instinct, athletic ability, or body to compete at a high level. GSP is also incredibly intelligent compared to most fighters. When Firas talks about flooding a fighter’s mind with too much knowledge, GSP was able to absorb far more data and implement an intelligent strategy with it in real time against his opponents than an average fight IQ fighter like CM punk would be able to.

[@carritohmc]

Man if there's one thing I wish I had known 10 years ago is the consistency > intensity. I can't remember how many times I killed myself in BJJ or at the gym only to be out for two to 4 weeks due to an injury.

[@alanbolton7803]

carritohmc you did fine bro. It's all trial and error.

[@jedibrooks7235]

Lord Zahabi, Breaker of Brains and Protector of the realm

[@faouzibakkioui5284]

Jordan brooks Hahahaha good one

[@PosyLubelak]

Wow! I’m just stunned how smart, honest and nice this guy is. Great coach! And all what he says seems to be true cuz he explain it so good. Thank you Coach !

[@BigDuttyDeezeHD]

Firas should be a regular guest

[@TheUser0]

waiting on Firas Zahabi 2.

[@fl260]

Yes, but next time, Joe needs to have had a long-ass floating session and an extra dose of alpha brain.

[@24bourney]

I'm expecting this episode to be an all time favorite.

[@Carl007Jr]

People talking shit about Firas Zahabi not being a philosophy scholar and just and just an MMA trainer, are full of horseshit and didn't watch the conversation here. Firas Zahabi is academically educated in philosophy. That's his academic major. That's what he graduated in. That's why he makes so much sense that it makes you uncomfortable. Don't live your life being scared and accepting social conditioning and mainstream media narratives. Just think and learn for yourself, you have an amazing human intuition.

[@Adonisjordan1]

Carl Carlson Exactly!!!

[@msheehanbjj5352]

((00009999k

[@Alrixa]

But he exaggerates so much that he verges into postmodernism... and at some points it's dangerous. Eg. when he says science is just history and deduction is not part of it. And a lot of other postmodernist (blindly relativistic) approaches he has. Neither Joe is a philosopher nor Firas is a serious one.

[@helsharidy123]

@@Alrixa Science isn't deduction. It's induction and then abduction.

[@smartwater598]

He is wannabe intellectual who is MMA coach who studied some philosophy and pushing his beliefs about muslim. this is why we have real genius scientists and physicists

[@kayz1553]

Such a knowledgeable man with so many layers to him.

[@ryusuirigisujin4378]

For those who only know Zajabi as an MMA trainer...... he's also a philosophical genius.....splendid interview ; Gotta give Joe credit for his ability to keep transcendental & metaphysical concepts grounded

[@Zenben69]

that aint Genius.

[@rhysperegrine5100]

He's not a genius. He's just a bright guy who did a philosophy degree and actually read the shit he was meant to read.

[@itzvirt]

@@roas2 "nothing your average KZbin lifter hasn't been saying for years" lmfao go back and actually watch this podcast because you're sadly mistaken

[@HVRIS]

Everyone who is shitting on Firas on his comments regarding science: Please don't forget that he was simply giving a great conversation and simply introducing Joe to what a university philosophy lesson is like. You simply hammer through ideas and debate/discuss them whilst citing who came up with the idea (which he made very clear and was only offering what texts are out there). It was super entertaining and I'm sure it got everyone's brain ticking. Doesn't mean it is verbatim, it was to get people thinking. If you are shitting on him. You are clearly not thinking and just feeling paranoid. The guy appreciates science, I swear everyone keeps cherry picking.

[@aznbspikey]

How is everyone cherry picking when he’s saying the laws of science are “woo”? He clearly doesn’t understand science even at the most basic levels. He doesn’t even know the difference between a theory and law.

[@lukegilman4396]

HiVRIS

[@lukegilman4396]

Sorry

[@alfredovillasenorsoto3667]

Allen Sae I think the arguments here is that science cant offer absolute truths. Some people think they found truths but they make mistakes and i guess the woo woo are another name for mistakes.

[@HVRIS]

alfredo villasenor soto pretty much man. Nothing for people to get offended by. It’s just a discussion

[@EerieImages]

All the thumbs down must be from crossfitters

[@erwinszeto156]

Michael Lleras I'm a crossfitter and this made me laugh 😜🤣🤣

[@romanoonamor7690]

At least they aren't just trash talking behing their screen eating junk food like you ;)

[@ryanfranks9441]

No, you can't debunk math/logic while using math/logic to do so, his logic bites it's own tail. This is the ultimate logical fallacy.

[@deoshah]

2:23:00 onwards ... he's explaining the concept of Qada and Qadar

[@Baraa.K.Mohammad]

I'd argue it might be something else! Have you ever heard of Hugh Everett and his many worlds interpretation?! I'm not implying that it's true, but we can't just point out Qada and Qadar that easily because we still don't know how our universe actually works!

[@makoslawyer2342]

@@Baraa.K.Mohammad agreed

[@AbdullahKhan-dd2ke]

@@Baraa.K.Mohammad I too felt like that because if we break everything in Universe to its unit what remains is the will of Allah..and that's the truth everything else is only patterns and experience...

[@Skemooo]

Joe "Im Still missing the Woo Woo" Rogan has an amazing conversation with Firas "Its Pretty Heavy Stuff" Zahabi

[@comedyuniversity8769]

robert blake He said Jordan and Sam are one of the best intellectuals but not THE best, which is undoubtedly true. Smart people aren't usually the type to go for the lime light. Also both Joe and Firas never claimed to be smart, they are both sighting other people's work, not their own.

[@faizmahd8069]

Hopefully sooon he’ll invite Khabib “I smash you” Nurmagomedov soon

[@omars1982]

Firas is a fucking idiot.

[@robertblake2075]

yes,for some crazy reason...he thinks ....

[@omars1982]

Yeah, he thinks like a fucking idiot

[@jonjones5312]

I knew Firas wouldn't disappoint

[@BBKforPresident]

Jon Jones lmfaoooo I laughed at the comment before mine

[@passwordceltics]

I've listened to this podcast at least 60 times

[@uMsubathi]

I know, am a runner 🏃🏽‍♂️ ...and it's an awesome podcast

[@klara7247]

...that's 200h...

[@notreallyinterested2343]

@@klara7247 yeah!!! Damn!

[@shoshuz1180]

😲😲😲

[@amantikue1037]

@@klara7247 you're saying 60 times in other way lol that's what faris is saying

[@follow0siris255]

I looked at this podcast for a long time but now that I’ve watched it this guy is by FAR my favorite guest to date

[@MrOmaralamri]

One of the greatest “THINGS” i have ever seen! Thanks Joe & Firas

[@MindSmashReal]

flow state

[@nakedsnake6076]

love u mindsmash

[@korayyildiz5881]

Pls make a video of to be honest with yourself ❤

[@pread7491]

Ey! Go and make vids! Jkjk, thought of you when they spoke about flow.

[@toby2524]

MindSmash I’m assuming a videos coming it would be good if you shared the flowstate workout mentality to your followers a lot of younger guys are still doing 3 days of 100% intensity

[@ermac384]

Love your videos bro keep it up

[@ooze9808]

Damn I'm not even walking up the stairs correctly

[@ayushps]

I can listen to this guy talking for hours , hence bring him again.