Joe Rogan Experience #1416 — Rob Kearney Transcript

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0:00 two you are the first ever person with a mohawk on this podcast oh yeah congratulations i think he's something but i love him um you know he mentioned just like the community of strongman Like, stand-up comedy community, nobody gives a shit. So I was a late bloomer in the gay world. Like, was class president. When you came out, was she like, aha! than straight porn because like straight porn here's the the rub in the straight community

3:49 So I ended up breaking up with that girl and I told her, I was like, yeah, like, I think so it was yeah kind of a shit show wow she kicked you out yeah wow bitch Oh, that's hilarious. It doesn't seem too pleasant. So it was like super new. Yeah. Yeah. I wasn't even out actually before we met. Obviously. you know, So I kind of just got really lucky with the first guy that came my way.

7:09 But that is a way that some people try to fix it. Oh, yeah. keep doing that um but i just always think it's funny because you know they're like you know gay like there's an agenda i still don't even know what it is so whoever's listening if you could You're the gay or you're not gay. it is like worried about the gay agenda like they're gonna come get me

10:01 i didn't even hear the term faggot until I was 11 and we moved to Florida. He was reading this newspaper. know the world because i mean the thing is with me you know i'm fortunate enough where like not This guy was calling me a faggot from the stands, all this stuff. Yeah. For sure. Oh, really? didn't care who thought you know if they didn't like me, they didn't like me.

12:59 There was there was a lot that went into it. for it and once you so you so you were already Yeah. um and you know i think it's just like the stereotypical like i was into theater i was Yeah. Yeah, but you have to be able to flip through the air. Yeah, Chappelle does this stuff where he grabs one of the reasons why like so i um when i was doing it in high school like i actually looked

17:12 and I found out really quickly I sucked at CrossFit, but I liked lifting heavy shit. So the ability to do massive repetitions. I had just seen it on TV like everybody else in World's Strongest Man. And you'd only been lifting for a couple months? Yeah. Oh, freak genetically in a few lifts in a few lifts i was good at that's every saturday morning from when i was in college to train strongman and that's when i kind of

19:11 It's something. you know, the cool thing about strongman is every contest is different that we do. you know, facility and the gym owner we call him an equipment whore because he buys some every time something So, you know, I think the cool thing is, you know, like I was really, like I said, I took last in my first contest and that went on for a while.

21:38 i won my pro card and kind of got to that next level but it's such a difficult thing to do that. I would imagine doing it 40 times a year I've had one serious injury in the 10 years that I've been doing this sport. and uh i went to push the stone onto the so the thing is with me being only 510 with the atlas It wasn't secured. that was in june or june or july of 2018 and i didn't do my next contest until march of 2019

24:34 it's more just like because like bench press is going to like build up your triceps it's going squat and deadlift in the same day um and that's a workout that sometimes takes four to five hours. And, you know, I'm potentially going to be going for just like some tactile feedback to like know where you need to brace um so usually weight power lifters oh yeah power lifting strongman you yeah we're all wearing like pretty heavy

27:42 How much does Gravedigger weigh? And you can see Gravedigger right behind him. firefighters in my local town. His response was, are you shitting me? same truck and it was as light as it was the first time i was like all right i'll look pretty cool in Everything hurts. at that point. Yeah. to do something that's hard to do. That's so crazy. fucking aluminum barrel bouncing off your skull yeah yeah And he was knocked out cold for a little while.

32:11 But then you got guys like Mark Felix from the UK who's 53 and he's still competing and breaking world records. So they actually don't fit on an 8x11 piece of paper. But that's why he, the world records that he gets are all in grip events. And he looks like he's 38. They're so long. Yeah. That is incredible, though, that he's Mark. Fucking A. Look at the size of his hands. It's crazy. They're so long.

33:14 Those are fucking sausages. at such a high level at 50 feet What is that injury Torn bicep I would say On a Atlas stone But for powerlifting, that's not allowed. why would that be easier i don't know but it works really it's grips onto the dumbbells um just doing that just to work it um i do a lot of shrugs stuff like that really happy with that this is a it's a crazy way to make a living it's

37:09 athletic trainer just pretty much for the day. Now, what kind of, like, I would imagine, that i go with so you have it's like those glue things yeah just little pads you put them on and Yeah. Yeah. so dense you must have a fucking seriously powerful massage therapist. If someone's going to go deep tissue, And it took me, you know, the first time. I just paid 90 bucks

39:50 But then the next day, I feel great. With science behind it And it's not terribly uncomfortable it's mobility wad yeah that ball yep those fuckers you lie on that i got those scattered And then it just reflects. So it hurts like a bitch, but it works great works great yeah i'm a big fan of it for i had a little bit of a tendonitis issue in my shoulder or in my elbow rather that helped a lot i think it's great

42:42 And as of right now, I have almost 13 contests planned. two days off and then get right back right back into it yeah man i mean that's i mean that's kind of a special consideration mainly because like the contest i'm going into is seen as like the you know stringer tank tops and then yes you know girls and nothing but spandex and sports bras so that yeah that was one of the things i like why it took me like so long to get in with some

44:53 That is Viking, right? makes sense so what is he like when what is the difference between someone that is that big that Yeah, yeah. And now he's lived in the US, I mean, for as long as I can remember. That's crazy. stubborn bitch joe is that what it is um you know i think with me it's like it took me a really long You know? So that's with me. like well i really suck at strict pressing we explain that to people what the difference is

48:39 jesus christ so what it does it shortens the range of motion of the press um but it's it's kind of Throw it. And that's kind of how I was able to progress to this level and kind of do some things a lot of people didn't think I would do, being this size. i'm not that guy you know like an average eating day for me is probably around four to five thousand

50:36 met in person before first interaction we have we're hanging out in hotel room a few of his Him and I still talk all the time. and you lose some. what is your typical when my training is I'm pretty boring. I don't like to cook. love to eat but i don't like to cook so i'll pretty what do you use for the breading and everything uh usually i'll do like panko um and

53:02 honestly i just get hungry right like i'm sure you're power lifting so much. Yeah, yeah. And like, I honestly, I just get hungry. Right. I'm sure. Yeah. So a lot of it's just moving weight, schlepping across the gym, and setting these implements up. And just, that's a thousand calories? Like carbs, that's like the main thing. thing you know obviously eating a lot of protein like i'm probably around

54:51 It's probably great for the jaw muscles. Oh, God. I couldn't even. Yeah, bison has got a higher protein content, right? Do you only make money if you win or do you make money from sponsors? And then a clothing company that's called Kind of Fit, Kind of Fat. that i also do like online coaching for for strength athletes all over the world so you know

57:30 what's the website uh rob kearney strongman.com and then um do you own worldstrongestgay.com World's or worldstrong. That might not exist. Because otherwise some dickhead is going to get it. Ten bucks. So as soon as we're done, we'll let you do that. What? Ooh. So like they'll sometimes like tag him or like they'll mean to tag me. that's the biggest reason for my instagram name is just like showing lgbtq like visibility

1:00:00 And that's one of the biggest reasons why I'm so, you know, I call myself like unapologetically open about my sexuality. there people know about it for sure and i think to see and rainbow tights out on a competition floor i think that makes people feel more comfortable but if you were gonna, right after fighting, because like i said before like i get a shit ton of hate messages on a daily basis all the time why

1:02:37 I won in Australia. favorite part oh shit like if that was california people probably start cheering yeah well they It's, you would think that you would have a lot of sponsors that would jump in because I mean, I talk about the hate messages that I get, but the ones that mean a lot are like, But that's sometimes how you get to be that person, right?

1:04:35 Yeah, the ones out there. Now, are there closeted gay strongmen? Right? not great that's not good yeah like at least strongman women's sports is awesome but like i But. in the UK. or Saturday in Santa Monica, out there's rogue they're so cool man the best all their stuff is great and um you know we're And it was in front of a 12,000 seat crowd. Like decently bad soccer and rugby?

1:07:36 But yeah, so like... That is nonsense. Oh, like in the sports center? So now world's strongest man has aired on CBS and CBS sports. I'm hoping the U S can kind of pick it up when it comes to these arena shows. a winner in the uk since the 80s for world's strongest man so like he is just a household And that's actually where most of my fan base is even, is in the because this sport is so big and you can see the arena sold out there look at

1:10:13 is like everybody like the fans and the competitors like you want to see everybody succeed In the US, the only time people see strongman on TV is World's Strongest Man. He's just picking up heavy shit. Back in the early days I mean to be honest So we get you a JRE patch I could fit it away. Sponsor both of you guys. You need sequins. Yeah. Yeah, I'm all about it.

1:12:58 Anchored, especially deadlifting, right? Yes. Bougie. I've never heard of them before. That's what I do for like my moving events Come on, Innovate. Go with the barefoot one. I'm doing like a split jerk, trying to move my feet fast. So they have a raised heel, um, about three quarters of an inch. Raising the heel, it takes out the issue of ankle mobility in a lift, like a squat.

1:15:32 Just a shoe. Because super grippy and especially like we're pulling on asphalt usually. you literally just have to push it so those big wheels are filled with sand because they obviously head yeah so they don't want anybody to do that anymore that seems like that would crush all your Who built that fucking thing? But look at this fucking thing with the snake heads and everything.

1:18:10 They use it one time a year. and push with your hands. Yeah. So he actually is in the Russian military, too. He's super nice But you know Why can I not be I mean these Oh, really? Because you would think that would be a thing. Yeah. No. buddy of mine who got in a fight he was on pcp and a dude bit off his finger and he didn't even like dudes that have heart attacks like you push that thing on some kind of end.

1:21:43 We have to get it done on our own. they don't want somebody dropping dead on tv. That makes them look pretty fucking bad. just everything from parents to past diseases to what runs in the family, everything. It's ballsy. It's all on us. Really? I think so. I need to see six zeros. Pony up the money. you know, in santa monica this weekend there's australia south america south africa europe canada um i think that's it but we all

1:25:14 but like i wasn't like this weekend like the contest like for me it was more like a gauging So you have nothing between right now, which is January 20th, and March. So my goal is to deadlift 1,000 pounds, which would make me the first person under 300 pounds body weight to do that in history. We're close. You can nail it It was gross I was gross Because I'm still

1:27:14 But I honestly do think I mean look before, like this weekend we had the deadlift was a 775 for reps in a minute. If I do, it'll be light. But I won't lift any weights. it almost seems like you should do that more often. And there's some coaches that give that every fourth week of their program, i see a lot of like in the powerlifting community where it's just like squat bench deadlift

1:30:31 but it's because but you know it's like it's like i feel like it's something you have to earn And that's going to mean long training sessions, really hard training sessions. yeah it all hurts yeah but whatever can still do cool shit do you get out mris and get shit It's crazy. some some strength competitions too what yeah like he still deadlifts like over 500 pounds i've seen

1:33:14 so he has those things called the blob which they're literally just like probably three inch Now what kind of people come to his gym? And that's kind of the thing is like, think and i think she's maybe like five seven she must be a fucking tank yeah she's great i love her Oh, really? fuck this, and just extended his arm really fast, they made him max out and bench.

1:35:51 Oh, God. Why? louis it was a fucking trip. It was a trip. That we shot walking around the gym. I fucking love Connecticut. 530 pounds we have logs we have monster dumbbells we have the farmer's walks there's turf there's Oh, yeah, man. That's why I'm like in the Western Mass area. three days in a row really it was super hot that's just global warming fucking with you yeah yeah i

1:39:34 like it's me oberst jerry pritchett brian shaw martinez um and then there's nick best in vegas really isn't that that culture around strongman. events you really shine in uh log press is my bread and butter as we talked about then there's Then the 1,350. Oh god. Yeah, and I was the only one in my group to actually finish that event Yeah, I would imagine, right?

1:42:35 And then you're forcing blood. exhale and inhale as short and as small as possible just to get enough so i don't pass out pretty much it doesn't sound it doesn't sound good when i'm saying it out loud. Well, it makes sense, though. And he did have a heart attack in the gym when he was training not sleeping. Yeah, and suffocating yourself. It's crazy.

1:45:16 my fucking fat mouth just opens up yeah exactly yeah yeah planes it's not a good place to sleep And all of us are like, when the fuck is this gonna stop So like regular people have strongman equipment in their gyms. And then I'm thinking, how long have people been doing this? strongest men in history and so when he was doing like these dumbbell lifts and these back lifts and

1:49:04 So how do they determine what stuff you're going to do for the World's Strongest Man? but it also looks really cool on TV. And how old is he when he's doing this? What a great name. That dude has preposterous muscles. What kind of To breathe in They're not lying. Right. Minute and 23 seconds. impressive guys that heavy. Yeah. Have you ever got your labrums checked or anything like that?

1:53:00 lift when i started the sport i sucked at putting stuff overhead you just focused on it so much yeah and like i said before like i became a student of the sport. I sucked at putting stuff overhead. You just focused on it so much. I've been pretty injury-free and healthy the entire time. And I really love your Instagram, man. And that's, you know, everything I post and everything,

1:53:55 Appreciate it. Thank you.