656: Robert Oberst- World's Strongest Man Competitor
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K 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)
Related Links/Products Mentioned:
- World's Strongest Man
- Arnold Sports Festival
- The Catalyst
- Robert Oberst 211kg (465lb) American log press record at 2015 Arnold Classic Australia (YouTube)
- The 20,000 Calorie Strongman Diet: FUEL – (YouTube)
- GAT SPORT
- Giants Live | Worlds strongest man qualifying tour
- Starting Strongman – Strongman Is For Everyone
- Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of Strength and Development - Brooks D Kubik (book)
- Cruisin' the County - Big Bike Weekend, Redding CA
Featured Guests/People Mentioned:
- Robert Oberst (@robertoberst) Instagram
- Robert Oberst - Home | Facebook
- Kalle Beck (@letkallelift) Instagram
- Bill Kazmaier
- Nathan Payton (@probodycoach) Instagram
- Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) Twitter
- Eddie Hall (@eddiehallWSM) Twitter
- Adam Scherr (@adamscherr99) Instagram
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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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