Episode #1591
Jordan Burroughs
Books mentioned
The Book of Five Rings
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Olympic wrestler Jordan Burroughs discusses his training, diet, weight cutting, family life, and goals in elite competition. He and Joe Rogan compare wrestling and MMA, examine athlete discipline and long-term health, and explore topics ranging from the Tokyo Olympics and wrestling’s international culture to doping, gene editing, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and life after elite sports.
What they talked about
- MMA transition considerations and family influence
- Olympic gold vs world championships significance
- Wrestling career and training schedule at 32
- Weight cutting and weight class strategies in wrestling
- Plans for a high-performance training center
- Fatherhood and balancing family with athletic career
- Drug testing and anti-doping protocols in wrestling
- Building the perfect fighter's mindset and training
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