The Science Of Mental Toughness - Firas Zahabi on Inside Quest

[@mohamedchamali1]

Firas...you have a beautiful talent of explaining things in a clear and constructive way. Its an absolute pleasure to listen to what you have to say. You are a good example of personal development through effort and persistence. Keep it up Mr. Zahabi.

[@CoachZahabi]

+Mohamed Chamali Thank you!!

[@Jiu-Jitsu_loves_you]

+Tristar Gym Dear Firas, you always recommend a lot of different books. Could you please make a Top 5 or Top 10 list of your favorite books? Thanks a lot, keep up the good work.

[@donkeydave3246]

This is valuable information! I would love to see you on the Joe Rogan podcast

[@Cebrail-FB]

+David Krolak YES definitly

[@Rockmachine99]

Yes...this!

[@wallacelo3065]

+David Krolak this is definitely needed!

[@tim9453]

+David Krolak Seriously.... Or tim ferriss.

[@tim9453]

+David Krolak He was supposed to go on when rory did but could not make it i think.

[@plantbasedjits7177]

You're an inspiration, Firas. Having read Meditations, listening to your philosophy is like traveling back in time and hearing Aurelius speak. Thank you for your work.

[@Bilal-rp4mk]

"Practice patience", love it

[@rightmike9839]

I have only today discovered your channel and am now gradually working my way through your collection. What a pleasure to encounter someone who not only knows, but has the ability to explain to others in a way they can only find not only easy to understand but tranquil. Thank you for enthusiasm and understanding. I look forward to studying more of your work. Thank you.

[@CoachZahabi]

+Right Mike Im very happy to hear that. Thank you! More to come : )

[@fit4mma747]

Your intentions are pure Firas, very admirable and rare character. May running the xtra mile bring you the riches you deserve! thanks for the tips

[@CoachZahabi]

+Fit4mma thank you my friend!!

[@noneya9035]

I could listen to Zahabi all day. His info is so valuable... He gets the point across simply and effectively ... Dude should look into teaching a course or two. Incredible.

[@f18_]

Amazing stuff! thank you Firas.. For more mental toughness id like to add these great people that have been very influential in my life.. Commander Mark Divine ( Former Navy SEAL, founder of SEALFit), David Rutherford ( former Navy SEAL medic, founder of Froglogic))Joe De Sena ( CEO Spartan race and Endurance athlete), Bruce Lee ( Philosopher and martial artist) and tough mentally emotionally and all around GRIT , Nick Vujicic.. Life changer seen the world in a completely different perceptive then most of us. Amazing human beings in my book.. Thanks to all of you for opening our minds and keeping us happy safe and strong...

[@habibullah610able]

Firas Zahabi I always send your videos for my loved ones going through mental turbulence. of course I was the first to gain from your wisdom and helping my own self constantly. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this all out of your love and goodwill to humanity. I wish you all that you aspire for or want also your family. please make more of mental health training etc for we are in an age of mental weakness. Oh and please see if you can do joe rogan podcast would love that combo.

[@CoachZahabi]

Thank you for the comment and yes i will most definitely make more Mind training videos . Very happy to hear it has been useful to you and your loved ones. I have been getting a lot of requests for more so stay tuned and I will do my best to get you all some soon.

[@habibullah610able]

+Tristar Gym it is an honor to even have you reply back, you have always been my favorite mma coach and your gym my favorite fighters. Also from among the modern philosophers you are my favorite. I don't think words can express what someone like you means to this world so I won't even try. Hopefully when I visit Montreal again I can stop by your gym and shake your hand one day. Will be looking forward to more of your videos thank you again.

[@jmesg]

Thank you my friend. Inside Quest here I come.

[@mansoorahmad8409]

Not opening , all the Videos are private in that channel !

[@aylindulagil7180]

Hey Firas, I'm enjoying your videos. There IS a science of mental toughness and flourishing life. Its called Positive Psychology. The main focus of this is doing what works well and building on positive capacities in order to live a flourishing and worthwhile life. Looking forward to more on Inside Quest.

[@JasonAlleyne]

Thanks for sharing this link and introducing me to the IQ channel. This is powerful stuff. Exactly what I need at the moment. Cheers

[@anthonyhalliwell9583]

excellent interview, thanks. love that you mentioned 'The Rise of the Superman'; I've just begun it and Flow is my new fascination!

[@PhilosoFox]

Hi Firas, I think the science you asked for was the concept of 'ethics' as understood by the ancient greeks = the quest to reach a good (read as fulfilled) life. Taking that and combining it with 'Positive Psychology' as founded by Martin Seligman (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology) comes pretty close to provide us with some top notch advise. Best regards and thanks for the recommendations, Yann

[@anthonyhalliwell9583]

+Firas Zahabi excellent interview, thanks. love that you mentioned 'The Rise of the Superman'; I've just begun it and Flow is my new fascination!

[@winmayank123]

I love Ur approach towards art of fighting;towards life in general On top of my wish list is to train at Tristar Respect from India May God bless U n keep U in good health

[@marchingsand]

Checked it out. Amazing work and very timely for where I'm at in my life right now. Thank you for spreading the enthusiasm, Firas.

[@JCSANDOVAL56]

you are an absolute stud Firas. Keep em coming!

[@lowlypeasant]

Of course, if Firas is there, I am there. Love this dude.

[@pksubban7057]

Everytime Firas said "key to success" I kept thinking of DJ Khaled...

[@jacobnoori]

+Pk Subban I can't believe I found ANOTHER ONE who thought of the same person.

[@samq6991]

+Jacob Noori lion

[@fruitypicks4167]

Li-awn

[@TehUltimateSnake]

Bro if he got fatter and started rapping, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference XD

[@Taijitu888]

The inside quest episode with Peter Diamandis was greatly inspirational to me. Go Tristar!

[@kenpachizaraki4184]

Just wanted to share one of my favorite parts. Firas mentions the following: “You can’t base your life on something that’s frail. That can be taken from you.” I love that part because it reminded me of Dominick Cruz’s response to Helwani in saying that the greatest moment for him was realizing that he didn’t need the belt to be happy. It really opens up perspective. Relating back the segment, I can see how Cruz may have been fixated on chasing the road to what he felt might have lead to his happiness, but then realized it was more meaningful to let happiness ensue within the process. He's always talking about just enjoying the moment now, regardless of what he's doing. Even in his decision victory announcement, he looked like he didn't even care if he lost the decision. He just love the fact that he was apart of the process. I recommend everyone take time to check out the episode on inside quest.

[@nikita9093]

+kenpachi zaraki 1,3,4,5 Dillashaw

[@conorgriff89]

Great interview on IQ Firas! You mentioned that 7 Habits was the second most important book you've read - what was the most important book? Got 7 Habits on your recommendation - great advice - it's a game changer. Keep up the good work!

[@conorgriff89]

+conor griffin and any others you'd recommend? Also got Drucker's Managing oneself

[@CoachZahabi]

+conor griffin I highly recommend Black Box Thinking by Matthew Seyd

[@conorgriff89]

+Tristar Gym Cheers bro! Will get it

[@Mothercow1]

Honestly got nothing from this video besides subscribe to my friends KZbin channel. Big Tristar fan but didn’t learn one thing from this “science” other than the more you put in the more you get out. Glad others liked it

[@TehUltimateSnake]

Yes I found his 2 part series on how to overcome anxiety much more helpful. Granted, that's like an hour or so of watching but it's worth it.

[@tubadude07]

I could listen to firas all day.

[@joshuakranenburg4472]

James Johnson I do

[@sunburnfreezerburn1]

thank you man, you are a great person for contributing to opening peoples minds

[@alexbk44]

Studying and practicing. Thank you Firas

[@11gingin]

i find its not about what anyone elses problem is, but what my problem is. i found my problem to be "i hate when someone bullies you, and the people that witnessed it just stare at you blankly like "what?""

[@DxPxful]

Firas put equation mark between psychology and treatment, especially within psycho dynamic approach and CBT paradigm. Sports psychology is still psychology. Moreover projection can play huge role in conflict scenario like a cage fight - what comes to mind is Conor talking about that his imagines that his opponent in a fight is himself and he delivers punishment to himself by using someone else as a proxy. I like that Firas put the right quote in the video.

[@domperigowned4830]

Thank you so much for turning me on to Inside Quest

[@cruise_missile8387]

First off, I want to say thanks for putting out some of the best BJJ and mma videos on youtube. This one is especially refreshing as the mental side of these sports is underdeveloped in m opinion. It's great to see that being addressed. I will give one critique, which is that your assessment of psychology, while partially true, is somewhat obsolete. We've gone far beyond the subjective and problem-focused methods of the old days with experimental psychology. The problem-focused approach is still prevalent but now we're well into the process of developing solutions through experimentation and to a lesser extent correlational studies. I'd highly recommend looking into the work of B.F. Skinner for practical tools for athletes as well as the positive psychology work of Martin Seligman (which is a recently developed sub-field that goes beyond the problem-focus) and the research within the realm of sports psychology. I absolutely think you're right that this subject is very decentralized.

[@MYKOSS1]

Firas I love your work so much, and all the wonderfully educational videos you post but when I got to the end of this one I felt like I'd just sat through an info-mercial

[@CoachZahabi]

+heymyko sorry to hear that.. Please remember this is all free of charge. Just my thoughts.

[@BrianDonato]

It's so interesting how toughness is defined - awesome perspective! It's something I discuss in the latest video on my channel as well, & providing a blueprint for my child on how to be tough. Thank you for the content.

[@agleb1146]

Thanks for the upload :) Respect from Lebanon

[@harderheart]

You're a coach in every aspect. Thanks a lot!

[@charlielucky3186]

Firas you’re the best man

[@bijoyjoseph1]

Firas.. Thanks for introducing me to Inside Quest. ..........

[@Badge01Kenobi]

Two things he didn't touch on which are crucial to the 'how' of this. First you need a 'terrible purpose'. IOW, without a strong drive which you can't ignore, even if it's trivial, you will not use your knowledge to advance. Second, all of this 'knowing' has to be internalized. You might know but until it's internal or part of you, there is a barrier to implementing it. The purpose might be short term such as a match or a fun-run or some contest you aim to participate in. It might be an upcoming event such as a Class Reunion which will be the purpose to get you back on plan with a diet. You can 'create' terrible purpose, but it has to be 'real' to you.

[@skinnybuddhaboy]

Meditation = mental training. Confronting your fears to immediately destroy them or shrink them = mental training. Visualization = mental training (though not as important as the first two, 'unless' we are talking about manifestation which would be considered just as important). Not staying in your comfort zone daily. Talking to new people, hot girls, sparring/fighting in front of lots of people, public speeches etc. Doing things with regularity where you feel outside of your comfort zone, and soon enough these will become your comfort zone. Fighting or speaking in front of lots of people will feel comfortable. Talking to hot girls, jumping from 300 foot bridges on a bungee cord will feel drinking a cup of tea. When you make hell your comfort zone, the universe is your oyster.

[@peacemiska4265]

Another awesome video from Firas

[@kyleg4d]

Hi Firas. Your channel is killer, really enjoying all of your content. Thank you. I'm looking forward to checking out IQ. It has been a constant theme in my life lately to improve myself, taking steps towards 'mastery'. However, I find along the way, it's hard to differentiate snake oil salesmen from those who truly have knowledge to share. Do you have any tips for avoiding 'snake oil salesmen' that seem to prey in this so called 'self help' area? Perhaps a resource for learning and applying critical thinking? Thanks again!

[@CoachZahabi]

+Kyle G You can't really know till you try but Inside Quest is free so no snake oil here.

[@kyleg4d]

+Tristar Gym Thanks. Your episode was great!

[@kyleg4d]

+Tristar Gym Thanks. Your episode was great!

[@MrJordanConnolly]

FIRAS! Can you do a video on closing the distance? Most effective, safest way etc.

[@Objectiveindividual1]

Great video Firas

[@rpsenju1418]

I'll go for it.

[@And-Or101]

What do you think of the matrix trilogy in terms of self awareness and mental development? Because in my opinion that's what the entire trilogy is about, breaking mental barriers and becoming independent. Like in the first movie he accepts a cookie from the oracle and eats it without question. The second time they meet, when he now knows she is a part of the system, he's offered a candy but puts it in his pocket, and the third time they meet he rejects the candy completely. This is but one of many examples throughout the trilogy, and the biggest theme in the entire thing is: know thyself. Would love to hear your thoughts on this, assuming you have seen the movies.

[@shans9359]

just watched it it was great ps were is that sprawl video you said you shot ps i apprecite all of the content you ut up for all of us

[@CoachZahabi]

+Shan S coming soon sir

[@CoachZahabi]

+Shan S email me its ready : )

[@bodyshotshurt5999]

Always enjoy the vids and I'll check out the channel. Have you ever read 'The Denial of Death' by Ernest Becker? If you haven't it would be an interesting read considering your background in philosophy.

[@CoachZahabi]

+body shots hurt thank you and thank you for the recommendation! I will check it out!

[@jakebauer1262]

Thank you Firas!

[@shans9359]

i am hyped for this

[@rpsenju1418]

might as well. if it works Ill check it out.

[@jmesg]

Thank you my friend.

[@suu2212]

Thank you.

[@chrisgrizzly1805]

thanks firas I'm going to check the channel out. I have a question I want to do BJJ for years but when I start I always get injured. any tips to prevent injuries? I know ist tap before snap but that's not the problem. I hope you keep up with your great tutorials :)

[@hatetheorcs5727]

The channel you've shared with us has few videos now. Why?

[@libreria_literata]

Great interview (IQ). Do you like Seneca, Ciceron? maybe the book of strength of Tomas de Aquino? I study clasic philosophy too... and i practice kickboxing to probe my mental strength ... (excuse my bad english! im from Chile :))

[@CamerOneiric]

Librería Literata Late reply, those are great names you mention. Seneca, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, or any who wrote of Stoicism are brilliant resources for the modern man to learn to deal with success and defeat alike. I think we've become so soft and ungrateful due to our abundant societies that we can't deal with challenges that men in history had to face day to day. Warriors had to be both well studied and physically capable. Martial arts are the modern way to deal with this. It's good that you train the body for the mind. Take care.

[@stephenbruce4052]

You are a Good Man , Cheers

[@dannychidorii4256]

nice video. and by the way firas i told u eddie was gonna control the octogan and pressure pettis to a decision.

[@coolcat87]

Hi Coach, I just started training BJJ 3 weeks ago and I'm getting destroyed. I watched your video on how to master jiu jitsu and it was tremendously helpful but im still having some issues. I didnt start on the same day as everyone else so Im just learning the things that the gym is teaching on that particular day - its a white belt class but its definitely not the beginning of the white belt curriculum. I dont know where to begin really and Im having trouble understanding the nomenclature. Im trying not to "live and die on the mat" and I want to focus on getting better but I dont feel I'm that I'm learning from the absolute basics and building from there. It's somewhat discouraging. Can you recommend any books or dvds that I can watch that will help me learn the basics? Thank you and sorry to bother you.

[@CoachZahabi]

+coolcat87 not a bother, this is what this channel is for. My first 3 weeks of training I was getting destroyed also. There is an incredible amount of BJJ material out there, find the teaching style you like best and invest in a basics series. Focus on what you can learn when you roll, "Getting destroyed" shouldn't not bother you in the least, check you ego at the door and focus all you have eon learning. Overtime you will start doing the tapping. Pay your dues - This is the cost of Progress.

[@coolcat87]

+Tristar Gym thank you for taking the time to answer, and youre absolutely right. one day at a time; ill just continue to improve. focus on the process itself and the how as opposed to the why. I live in New York, I really want to check out one of John Danaher's classes. I've seen him in some interviews and he's really brilliant. I like his style of teaching. thanks again, this meant a lot!

[@pilot4807]

There are no videos on the channel and the link that you shared for your interview does not work.

[@TheMarkBeeChannel]

Hi isnide quest has set the videos as private.. Any chance to watch the Zahabi interview anyways`? My best Berlin m

[@Yay_be]

Thank you!!

[@housebrawl]

PHILOSOPHY !!

[@MrKillatine]

I’m a huge fan!

[@umaimah2108]

when I feel that someone is speaking to my deep mind instead of my outside mide I spontaneously turn out to a defense position! and I try to reject every single word I heard..

[@CoachZahabi]

+ùmaima' h Not a great way to expand your horizons...lol

[@umaimah2108]

Tristar Gym true.. but i prefer giving me the choice of accepting or refusing the proposal

[@anthonyhalliwell9583]

great

[@sikanderamin6096]

Bro, u should have a philosophy channel as well.

[@dannychidorii4256]

nice video. by the way firas u told you eddie was gonna pressure pettus and win a decision

[@inisus]

Link doesnt work?

[@achannel1818]

The channel has no content. They've made all the videos private

[@aljpelayo2120]

I thought this video will feature zahabi

[@nething94]

Main key: Dress like El Chapo in his prime.

[@champlife6353]

ikano BG With anacondas at youre feet

[@itzvirt]

Major key

[@closplayguy68]

Where can I find this now?

[@timhill2645]

I have subscribed to your channel

[@victorelnecave5157]

Amazing

[@td4yd154]

Sounds like you’re describing Sports Psychology

[@aldrocherres6224]

you should be a make a video about the last emperor

[@user-uz7zq7of6k]

Which ama is this from?

[@ca177]

GSP to Firas “I think I injured my groin” (during the 2nd Sera fight?) Firas to GSP “I don’t care George, this is the championship round, THROW YOUR GROIN AT HIM”....

[@TehUltimateSnake]

That was Greg Jackson that said that (I know I'm 2 years late but whatever lol) but that would be funny coming from Firas too.

[@ca177]

@@TehUltimateSnake coulda sworn I heard a slight Persian accent in that exchange. That’s why I thought it was Firas.

[@TehUltimateSnake]

@@ca177 The video is actually up on youtube just search “GSP I think I pulled my groin”

[@daniellugo6461]

Is this channel dead? The inside quest channel?

[@dannychidorii4256]

nice video

[@cfitahah9536]

im just curious firas what is your ethnicity???

[@FillosophyOfDesignInc]

OSS

[@cheeselovingtree]

Mental toughness is not discussed in this video.

[@stephenmartinez4203]

"ALOT A PEOPLE ASK ME"

[@Political_TSP]

Mr. Zahabi, I appreciate and enjoy your videos on fighting techniques, and I will continue watching those. However, this video did not deliver on its title. The title implies that you will give your ideas on how to develop mental toughness, but you didn't do that. Instead, you directed me to another channel. I spent 9 minutes of my weekend watching this. If you continue to produce inaccurately titled videos, I will stop watching them and I will only watch the fighting technique videos.

[@CoachZahabi]

+bradlsagal thanks for the feed back. My intention was to set you on a path. I believe this is the starting point. Follow this course and you will in time see you didn't "waist 9 minutes".

[@notsure6796]

The science of mental toughness would be something like the levels of stress hormones in the body and the individual's ability to control their own thoughts, and by implications their hormones, especially under pressure or through adversity. And how physical training, diet or positive thinking changes the individual's response to the environment. I feel like this whole video was 9 minutes of total non-content that never said anything meaningful. Albeit try-hard pseudo. For example, Freud is just one branch of psychology and his branch has not been relevant in psychology for 50 years, if ever... If you had read Aristotle.. or actual philosophy, you would know that Aristotle talked about psychology 2000 years before Freud -- which any freshmen in college will know. plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-psychology/ I mean it seems like your ego is clouding your judgement here while I am sure you know a lot of jiu jitsu, you are not qualified to teach academics on any level. Not to be rude but without any education you could probably not even teach 9th graders

[@awingman469]

The video doesnt exist

[@Alberturkey54]

FIRAS FOR FUCK SAKES GO ON THE JOE ROGAN PODCAST!

[@RBRTSWORLD]

JRE

[@SSSHHHOOOEEEYYY]

This hasn’t aged well

[@aidan7312]

why?????

[@deekay7594]

You know firas, i absolutely HATE judgemental ppl.. Just like jp. EXACTLY like jp.. Lol ;)

[@tubadude07]

I could listen to firas all day.

[@anthonyhalliwell9583]

+Firas Zahabi excellent interview, thanks. love that you mentioned 'The Rise of the Superman'; I've just begun it and Flow is my new fascination!

[@Taijitu888]

The inside quest episode with Peter Diamandis was greatly inspirational to me. Go Tristar!

[@rpsenju1418]

I'll go for it.

[@jmesg]

Thank you my friend.

[@dannychidorii4256]

nice video. and by the way firas i told u eddie was gonna control the octogan and pressure pettis to a decision.

[@dannychidorii4256]

nice video. by the way firas u told you eddie was gonna pressure pettus and win a decision

[@chrisgrizzly1805]

thanks firas I'm going to check the channel out. I have a question I want to do BJJ for years but when I start I always get injured. any tips to prevent injuries? I know ist tap before snap but that's not the problem. I hope you keep up with your great tutorials :)

[@TaxEvasi0n]

Your training partners have a huge play in your own physical wellbeing whilst training. You might want to pick your rolls more carefully, or talk to your coach about it. Or maybe that gym isn't right for you. Some gyms are more competitive and rough, they breed good athletes but shit humans. While other gyms are more about safety. The gym I go to is very competitive yet at the same time, about safety.