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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

710: Robert Oberst is Stronger than You

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.811.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2018

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Robert Oberst, one of the strongest men in the world. Robert will be soon competing for title of World's Strongest Man in Manila, the Philippines. In this episode they talk training, growing up big and how to survive flying in an airplane when you are the size of two men.

  • “I feel if I want more food, I take it in.” Robert talks about how many meals he eats a day and the misconception about strong men physiques/genetics. (4:05)
  • “I have to believe in the product, there is so much crap out there.” What it takes for him to promote a supplement company and feed his fire. (14:20)
  • You are an average of the five people you spend the most time with. The guys talk about having to break up with people who no longer fit in their life. (19:05)
  • Beat yourself against the iron and someday you will be strong. How an encounter with underprivileged kids changed his outlook on everyday life. (23:15)
  • “Warming up is for pussies!” Robert explains why he is not your average strong man. (33:50)
  • The rivalry between Robert and Eddie Hall…heated or competitive for the upcoming world’s competition? (39:18)
  • You have to relate to people and be able to talk to them. What is the hardest thing about being a strong man? (49:30)
    • Pain relief?
    • The country that has the craziest fans?
  • What events is he looking forward to the most at the upcoming worlds and who is his biggest competition? (1:00:38)
  • Final thoughts and tune into CBS to watch the worlds! (1:08:30)

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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

Dude, I can't believe that I beat Robert at the lifting contest we did earlier.

0:19.0

Right, right after I beat him in arm wrestling. That was amazing.

0:22.0

And I out-squatted him. Like what?

0:24.0

Yeah, you know? Yeah.

0:25.0

Yeah. World's strongest, man.

0:27.0

Robert Obers, the professional strong man.

0:29.0

And our good buddy.

0:30.0

A good friend of ours.

0:32.0

He's a sweetheart.

0:33.0

He's a very nice jovial, happy, awesome, massive dude.

0:37.0

He's in the inner circle.

0:39.0

We let him in the form just the other day, man.

0:41.0

He's part of the inner circle now.

0:42.0

He's a badass.

0:43.0

He's a tribe.

0:44.0

He's going to be competing in the 2018 World's strongest man competition,

0:49.0

which is going to be held in Manila in the Philippines.

0:53.0

The qualifiers are April 28th through May 1st,

0:56.0

and the finals are May 5th through 6th.

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