Joe Rogan Experience #1727 - Rob Kearney

1. 0:00 – 15:00

   (drumming) Joe Rogan podcast,…

   1. RKRob Kearney0:01

      (drumming) Joe Rogan podcast, check it out.

   2. NANarrator0:04

      The Joe Rogan Experience. (rock music) Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day. (rock music)

   3. JRJoe Rogan0:12

      He's obsessed. It's kinda interesting to watch because he never used to play golf.

   4. RKRob Kearney0:18

      To be fair, I have a pretty terrible golf swing though.

   5. JRJoe Rogan0:20

      Um, for real.

   6. RKRob Kearney0:20

      I don't have much of a back swing.

   7. JRJoe Rogan0:22

      Yeah, I, I hit the ground most... (laughs)

   8. RKRob Kearney0:23

      (laughs)

   9. JRJoe Rogan0:23

      I've done that Topgolf place, but, uh, I just whack the ground. It's not good.

   10. RKRob Kearney0:28

       (laughs)

   11. JRJoe Rogan0:28

       I'm not... I'm scared of golf. That's why when I see Jamie, like, full on, completely obsessed-

   12. RKRob Kearney0:33

       Going at it.

   13. JRJoe Rogan0:33

       ... six months in, I'm like, "That's what I thought. That's what happens to people."

   14. RKRob Kearney0:37

       (laughs)

   15. JRJoe Rogan0:37

       I don't want that shit. I don't have any time.

   16. RKRob Kearney0:39

       And it's deceivingly expensive.

   17. JRJoe Rogan0:41

       Is it really?

   18. RKRob Kearney0:41

       Well, yeah, like, every time you go out it's, you know, depending on the course you play, it's anywhere between, like, $80 and $150 every time you go play. And if you suck like I do, you're losing, you know, a dozen golf balls (laughs) every time you play as well.

   19. JRJoe Rogan0:52

       And a lot of people gamble as well.

   20. RKRob Kearney0:54

       True.

   21. JRJoe Rogan0:54

       So if you suck-

   22. RKRob Kearney0:55

       And drink.

   23. JRJoe Rogan0:55

       ... and gamble, and then you drink.

   24. RKRob Kearney0:57

       Yeah.

   25. JRJoe Rogan0:57

       Yeah, but, well, the thing that, that freaks me out is the, uh, the cost of time.

   26. RKRob Kearney1:03

       Yeah, 'cause it's... I mean, four hours at least.

   27. JRJoe Rogan1:05

       Yeah, at least. Jamie, what do you do? Like, what's a normal day?

   28. NANarrator1:07

       If you suck, I found out that's why it takes so long. (laughs)

   29. JRJoe Rogan1:10

       (laughs)

   30. RKRob Kearney1:11

       (laughs)
2. 15:00 – 30:00

   Yeah, the o- the…

   1. RKRob Kearney15:00

      notice, had never lifted a single strongman implement in my life, got my ass kicked, but, like, loved it 'cause it was so weird and just so different from anything I've ever done.

   2. JRJoe Rogan15:10

      Yeah, the o- the one that weirds me out the most is when they throw the barrels.

   3. RKRob Kearney15:14

      Oh, yeah.

   4. JRJoe Rogan15:14

      'Cause I, I remember I watched one where the guy got hit, he threw the barrel, he wasn't paying attention-

   5. RKRob Kearney15:19

      Came back and hit his head. Yeah.

   6. JRJoe Rogan15:19

      ... and it came back and hit him. Is that dude alive still?

   7. RKRob Kearney15:21

      He is.

   8. JRJoe Rogan15:22

      Really?

   9. RKRob Kearney15:22

      Yeah. Luckily, it was an empty keg. It was only a pony keg.

   10. JRJoe Rogan15:26

       What? What the fuck ever?

   11. RKRob Kearney15:26

       It was, like, a half keg, but, I mean... (laughs)

   12. JRJoe Rogan15:28

       How m- how much does that weigh?

   13. RKRob Kearney15:29

       I think it's about, like, 15 to 20 pounds.

   14. JRJoe Rogan15:31

       20 pounds-

   15. RKRob Kearney15:32

       Like, still dropping from- (laughs)

   16. JRJoe Rogan15:33

       ... dropping from 30 feet onto your-

   17. RKRob Kearney15:33

       Yeah.

   18. JRJoe Rogan15:34

       ... fucking head.

   19. RKRob Kearney15:35

       (laughs)

   20. JRJoe Rogan15:35

       That's not good.

   21. RKRob Kearney15:36

       There was actually a video that ca- uh, y- y- I, you know, they... all these gym fail pages and stuff like that. There was one, we're doing sandbag tosses now, so it's these small sandbags. And this girl threw one up in the air and she has her arm raised and she's celebrating-

   22. JRJoe Rogan15:49

       (gasps)

   23. RKRob Kearney15:49

       ... and (laughs) the bag comes down around her head like a necklace-

   24. JRJoe Rogan15:53

       (laughs)

   25. RKRob Kearney15:53

       ... and just clotheslines her to the floor.

   26. JRJoe Rogan15:55

       (sighs) Oh God, I just-

   27. RKRob Kearney15:56

       Luckily, she was okay, but it was really funny to watch.

   28. JRJoe Rogan15:59

       But I hear that and I see a video like that, I just think blown out disks and years-

   29. RKRob Kearney16:03

       Oh, yeah.

   30. JRJoe Rogan16:03

       ... of physical therapy and never being the same again and, "Oh, I'm fine," but-
3. 30:00 – 45:00

   Yeah, bodybuilding is one…

   1. RKRob Kearney30:00

      a certain level ath- of athleticism and performance that we have to achieve to win.

   2. JRJoe Rogan30:04

      Yeah, bodybuilding is one of the weirdest sports because when you're seeing them and they're posing, they're on death's door.

   3. RKRob Kearney30:10

      Oh, yeah.

   4. JRJoe Rogan30:11

      Those guys are, like, literally ready to die.

   5. RKRob Kearney30:13

      Yeah (laughs) .

   6. JRJoe Rogan30:13

      Their kidneys are ready to fail. Their fucking-

   7. RKRob Kearney30:15

      And people look at them as, like, the epitome of health at that moment.

   8. JRJoe Rogan30:17

      They're so dehydrated when you see them like that.

   9. RKRob Kearney30:19

      It's, yeah. Oh ... (laughs)

   10. JRJoe Rogan30:19

       That's why they're so shredded.

   11. RKRob Kearney30:20

       If you're ever backstage at those events, like, they're cramping. Their feet are all cramped up, like they can't walk correctly. It's insane.

   12. JRJoe Rogan30:28

       I mean, I respect the fuck out of 'em. It's hard, hard work. It's a difficult thing to do. And it's, uh, you know-

   13. RKRob Kearney30:34

       Insane discipline, I mean.

   14. JRJoe Rogan30:35

       Insane. To, to, I mean, yeah, they're on a shit ton of steroids but listen, steroids don't make you that big.

   15. RKRob Kearney30:41

       (laughs) No, God no.

   16. JRJoe Rogan30:41

       That's, like, that's like the big misconception. Like, "Oh, they're just on steroids." Like, s- all steroids do is help you recover. That's all they do.

   17. RKRob Kearney30:47

       Well, that's the thing. If you take steroids and you just sit on your ass, you're gonna get fat.

   18. JRJoe Rogan30:51

       Yeah.

   19. RKRob Kearney30:52

       Right? Like, the, the, the, the anabolics have to feed something. And if you're not training, it's not going to your muscle. (laughs)

   20. JRJoe Rogan31:00

       Yeah.

   21. RKRob Kearney31:00

       So you're just gonna get fat doing it.

   22. JRJoe Rogan31:01

       You'd probably get a little stronger.

   23. RKRob Kearney31:03

       Yeah. I mean, getting up and off, off the couch every once in a while, you're gonna gain some muscle, I guess.

   24. JRJoe Rogan31:08

       But I just feel like your body, with all those hormones, would probably just get a little stronger.

   25. RKRob Kearney31:12

       Yeah.

   26. JRJoe Rogan31:12

       But you're not gonna get big like-

   27. RKRob Kearney31:14

       No.

   28. JRJoe Rogan31:14

       ... those guys. You're not gonna look like Ronnie Coleman.

   29. RKRob Kearney31:17

       No. (laughs)

   30. JRJoe Rogan31:17

       You know?
4. 45:00 – 1:00:00

   Is that real? …

   1. RKRob Kearney45:00

      right? Like, when you have all day and your only job is really to train and run an Instagram page, it's pretty easy to become unmotivated.

   2. JRJoe Rogan45:08

      Is that real?

   3. RKRob Kearney45:09

      It was for me. Like, for me, I'd be like, you know, I'd wake up. Like, my husband would go off to work, and I'd be like, "All right," like, "I'll go to the gym around 11:00," and, like, a workout that should only take me two hours took me, like, four 'cause I was bullshitting a lot of the time.

   4. JRJoe Rogan45:21

      That sounds like heaven.

   5. RKRob Kearney45:23

      I mean, yeah, but, like-

   6. JRJoe Rogan45:24

      You don't have to do shit.

   7. RKRob Kearney45:25

      But-

   8. JRJoe Rogan45:25

      Why would you get a job?

   9. RKRob Kearney45:27

      (laughs)

   10. JRJoe Rogan45:27

       Fuck you doing, man? You- you were living the dream.

   11. RKRob Kearney45:29

       No, but, like, my performance was decreasing as well.

   12. JRJoe Rogan45:32

       Really?

   13. RKRob Kearney45:32

       Yeah, like, I wasn't, I wasn't, I just wasn't able to do it.

   14. JRJoe Rogan45:37

       So a job helps your performance?

   15. RKRob Kearney45:40

       Yeah, because I'm- I'm more structured in my day, right? Like, so now, I'm an athletic trainer at a high school, so I know- I don't go in ... like, my- my schedule's pretty nice. Like, I go in at, like, noon, and most of the days work until about 5:30, but on game nights, sometimes I work until 9:00. Um, and I'll get my training in either in the morning or in the evening, but it's like, I know I only have a certain amount of time to do it, so I need to make the most of that time and maximize my workout.

   16. JRJoe Rogan46:04

       That's fascinating. So you needed some sort of obligations in order you to sort of structure your discipline. Is that fair to say?

   17. RKRob Kearney46:14

       Yeah, and I think it- like, that's just always how I've lived, you know? Like, even when I was in college and in grad school and stuff like that, it was like, I was always a go, go, go type of person. Like, I never had downtime per se.

   18. JRJoe Rogan46:24

       Right.

   19. RKRob Kearney46:24

       So I guess, for me, like, I honestly just didn't know what to do with it.

   20. JRJoe Rogan46:27

       Were you on Instagram all day?

   21. RKRob Kearney46:29

       A lot of the day.

   22. JRJoe Rogan46:30

       That's a problem.

   23. RKRob Kearney46:31

       Yeah, 100%.

   24. JRJoe Rogan46:32

       I- I bet if you got a flip phone and you just had an open day-

   25. RKRob Kearney46:35

       (laughs)

   26. JRJoe Rogan46:35

       ... you would get shit done.

   27. RKRob Kearney46:36

       Well, that's a problem. Ever since I was on your show, I got more sponsors-

   28. JRJoe Rogan46:39

       (laughs)

   29. RKRob Kearney46:39

       ... which means more Instagram obligations, so I have to be on there more often.

   30. JRJoe Rogan46:41

       Well, just wait now.
5. 1:00:00 – 1:04:04

   Yeah. I want my…

   1. RKRob Kearney1:00:00

      that sucked, but let's, let's pick up something heavy."

   2. JRJoe Rogan1:00:02

      Yeah. I want my first experience with smelling salts-

   3. RKRob Kearney1:00:04

      To be terrible. (laughs)

   4. JRJoe Rogan1:00:05

      ... to be fucking awful. I wanna, I'm gonna film it too. I'll put it on Instagram and I'll tag you.

   5. RKRob Kearney1:00:08

      Hell yeah. Absolutely.

   6. JRJoe Rogan1:00:10

      So I'll find out if I throw up as well.

   7. RKRob Kearney1:00:12

      Yeah, but like that thing is like he put it like in my nose.

   8. JRJoe Rogan1:00:15

      Yeah.

   9. RKRob Kearney1:00:15

      And I took a whiff and like-

   10. JRJoe Rogan1:00:16

       I'm excited to do this though.

   11. RKRob Kearney1:00:17

       Oh, man.

   12. JRJoe Rogan1:00:17

       I'm excited to make a video. Okay.

   13. RKRob Kearney1:00:19

       Yeah, no. It's terrible-

   14. JRJoe Rogan1:00:20

       Yeah.

   15. RKRob Kearney1:00:20

       ... but fabulous at the same time.

   16. JRJoe Rogan1:00:22

       Ugh. So the idea is you smell it and then why does it make you stronger? Like what does it do for you?

   17. RKRob Kearney1:00:27

       I think c- because it just like, it amplifies everything. Like it's, it's pain, right? So like you fought. Like when you're, when you're in pain and you're in a sit, like i- it kind of just elicits a res- this response like you have to do something to get out of a fight.

   18. JRJoe Rogan1:00:39

       Like a fight or flight.

   19. RKRob Kearney1:00:40

       Exactly.

   20. JRJoe Rogan1:00:41

       Mm-hmm.

   21. RKRob Kearney1:00:41

       Right? So like if you're fighting and you're, you know, in an arm bar or something hurts, like you're gonna do whatever it takes to get out of that position.

   22. JRJoe Rogan1:00:49

       So is that why dudes like slap their chests and shit?

   23. RKRob Kearney1:00:51

       Exactly.

   24. JRJoe Rogan1:00:52

       They're like-

   25. RKRob Kearney1:00:52

       There's um... Have you ever seen (laughs) this bench presser Scott Mendelson?

   26. JRJoe Rogan1:00:55

       No.

   27. RKRob Kearney1:00:55

       Oh, dude. He legit goes onto stage and has his wife smack the shit out of him before he benches.

   28. JRJoe Rogan1:01:01

       I need to, I need to see this.

   29. RKRob Kearney1:01:01

       Like, she'll just stand there and just wail on his face before he goes like four or five times and then he lays down and bench presses 700 pounds.

   30. JRJoe Rogan1:01:09

       Clay Guida and his brother, Clay Guida fought in the UFC, still fights in the UFC, but he's fought in the UFC for a long time. And his brother, uh, would bring him up to the cage and then right before he would go in the s- the cage his brother would smack him in the face like a bunch of times, like one, two, three, four. So here's the guy.

Episode duration: 2:48:19