1520: B.J. Penn

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with MMA Superstar B.J. Penn.

• What made him choose fighting as a career? (1:33)
• Is there a fighting culture in Hawaii? (3:58)
• How before desire and dedication there is love. (5:26)
• Did he become a different person when he stepped into the cage? (6:29)
• How the antidote for anxiety is confidence. (8:30)
• His stand-out fighting moments. (10:55)
• Why every workout is working your confidence. (12:50)
• Enemies to friends. (14:11)
• Who hit him the hardest in a fight? (15:33)
• The master of training and overtraining. (16:20)
• Working out for your mental health. (17:50)
• The importance of knowing when to hang it up. (21:25)
• Who were the best jujutsu practitioners he rolled with? (22:15)
• How would 25-year-old BJ Penn do in the UFC today? (23:40)
• Losing your identity after your fighting career is over. (25:00)
• The history of RVCA. (26:48)
• BJ Penn x UFC Gyms. (28:29)
• BJ Penn, the King of Hawaii. (29:33)
• In hihttp://jonnybones/s own words, how the infamous bar fight came about. (30:25)
• Who are his favorite fighters to watch? (32:45)
• Building the ultimate fighter. (35:16)

Featured Guest/People Mentioned

• BJ Penn (@bjpenn) Instagram
• BJ Penn Website
• José Aldo Junior (@josealdojunioroficial) Instagram
• Matt Hughes (@matthughes9x) Instagram
• Jens Pulver (@jens_pulver) Instagram
• Chuck Liddell (@chuckliddell) Instagram
• Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz1999) Instagram
• Mike Bisping (@mikebisping) Instagram
• Jason Parillo (@parilloboxing) Instagram
• Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) Instagram
• Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) Instagram
• BONY (@jonnybones) Instagram

Related Links/Products Mentioned

• Available for Pre-Order TODAY! – The Resistance Training Revolution – Book by Sal Di Stefano
• March Specials: Get in Shape for Summer! MAPS HIIT, MAPS Spilt, and the Bikini Bundle all half off! – Promo code “SPRINGBREAK” at checkout
• Free Fight: BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes | UFC 46, 2004 | UFC
• RVCA - Wikipedia
• BJ Penn Knocked Out In Hawaii Street Fight, New Video Shows | TMZ Sports
• Gym & Fitness | MMA Training | UFC GYM
• Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
• Mind Pump Free Resources