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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

656: Robert Oberst- World's Strongest Man Competitor

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.811.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin talk with Robert Oberst, a massive man and competitor in the World's Strongest Man competition.

  • How long before an event does he start his specific training camp? (2:58)
  • What go him to start unconventional training? (6:18)
  • Why did he lose the weight? Mindset change? (7:35)
  • Does he look back and say to himself, “Why did I do that?” (9:30)
  • What got him into strength sports? (11:50)
  • Does he do his own programming? (15:23)
  • Only strongman that can hike (17:56)
  • What is it like making a living as a strongman? (19:03)
  • Bill Kazmaier, a real man (22:22)
  • Growing up with 10 siblings! (24:16)
  • What does his nutrition look like? (27:32)
  • Does he do any auxiliary work? (34:46)
  • What would someone need to do to enter a strongman? (36:19)
  • What is next for him? (40:50)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

I got a trivia question for you.

0:15.0

What deadlifts 880 pounds, bench press is 650 pounds, can squat 950 pounds,

0:23.0

and can overhead press 490 pounds.

0:27.0

Here's your three choices.

0:29.0

A mythical centaur.

0:30.0

Here's your three choices.

0:31.0

A polar bear.

0:32.0

Yeah.

0:34.0

The incredible Hulk, or rhinoceros, or Robert Obersd.

0:38.0

Which one do you think?

0:40.0

We're going incredible Hulk.

0:41.0

Which one do you have for 5,000?

0:43.0

Long.

0:44.0

Adam, what's your choice?

0:45.0

I think it's the polar bear.

0:47.0

Both wrong.

0:48.0

Actually, that's what Justin said, and you said it too.

0:50.0

He knew he was wrong.

0:52.0

You're a terrible test taker.

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