Episode #534
Robin Black
Books mentioned
The Rise of Superman
Mentioned by Robin Black · at 00:06:01 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Sports Gene
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Robin Black is an MMA analyst and Fight Network color commentator who previously fronted a Canadian glam-rock band. He and Joe Rogan discuss MMA’s evolution, fight analysis, training and injuries, weightlifting and weight cutting, performance-enhancing drugs, combat psychology, altered states, and the small physical and strategic advantages that can shape competition.
What they talked about
- MMA fight analysis and commentary
- Flow state in combat and performance
- Differences between untrained and trained fighters
- Weight cutting in MMA and boxing
- Skill evolution and technique in the UFC
- Fighters' genetics, upbringing, and success
- Gracie jiu-jitsu history in the 1990s
- Mental aspects of weigh-ins and gamesmanship
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