+John Wick Tiger Woods was caught cheating with several other women a couple of years ago. He even openly apoligized for it, it became a whole media thing back then and everyone was making jokes about it on the internet so that's what GSP was reffering to.
GSP has stated that Sakuraba is on his Top 5 Favorite Fighters list, and you can really understand why when listening to this interview. Saku's entire game plan was literally "move more efficiently than the other guy and use your skills to neutralize him," it's really cool to hear GSP talk about this since he doesn't speak much about his influences.
This aged amazingly. he ended up going to middleweight and becoming the champion and he is absolutely the GOAT of mma. You did it Gsp you absolute legend 💪👊
@@themanstan0785like who? The only one who could be ahead of GSP is JBJ and that’s controversial imo due to him cheating (PEDs and intentional eye pokes)
is ridiculous to assume gsp ever used steroids, he was never caught doing it. so i don't think is fair to point the finger and say he did. there is a good chance that he dint, since he has mentioned multiple times that the only way he would return is, if the testing was done by an independent organization to guarantee that no one was cheating. from here you could say he is just saying that so he can look innocent, but that kind of conspiracy theory mentality takes you no where, and makes you look like an irrational/illogical douche bag.
Deadlygangsta i dont know shit about basketball, but i think the sentence "michael jordan was overrated" is not only controversial since i think most people would disagree, but very much debatable. i dont know if gsp is the goat, but he definitely is an icon of the sport and a hall of famer.
+Jay Haych Not true Jay...He trained down the street from us and he has been doing Strength and Conditioning there since 2008. He may say it's only for "looks" but that's silly. Strength and Conditioning is definitely beneficial to MMA athletes as it was for GSP.
06rtm yeah but that is a form of strength and conditioning. Not sport specific movements, for example improving muay thai strikes, grappling, mit work.
I think he is a tremendously brave athlete for admitting he feels fear in the octagon - most athletes are too 'macho' arrogant to admit it what about nate diaz - i don't think he feels fear in the octagon - dude is crazy
Once you've lost you realise, there's really nothing to fear. You lose everyday in training, you lose everyday in life, you lose everyday so why is fighting any different? Accept fear, use fear and you'll find you begin to lose it.
+Artur Bond Funny enough. Just wanted to make exactly same comment :) I think it will be impossible for Conor to go back to the featherweight division without damaging his health... but its also very possible that Conor already knows that
I've seen GSP do S&C work with Jonathan Chaimberg in 2008/2009 you can find it on youtube yourself. He does numerous strength work coupled with power endurance.
George is such a class act. An incredible world class athlete but never full of himself. Hopefully he has been smart with the money he has made and can leave the octagon with his health and mental facilities in good working order.
GSP is actually right,as far as fighting is concerned,the only thing matter is whether or not you have good strength to bodyweight ratio for your weight class and good stamina and conditioning,lifting weights are not as much necessary,aso,if you are fighting and sparring hard everyday for an year,that and heavy bag hitting alone conditions you to the max,the most important thing is how well can you fight and how good are your fight specific skills,aggression,quickness,striking skills and reflexes.
TheAlexmercer360 As a boxer I stopped hitting bags because of impact injuries. I moved to only sparring once a week and all my training efforts were focused on dynamic styled training that was very similar to fighting. All of my strength and conditioning came from my general training. I also cross trained with cycling, sprinting, swimming, tennis, Yoga and hill walking. While all of my club mates done the routine sparring everyday, running for miles and miles, lots of weights, tonnes of bag work and their routine circuits. Guess what I rarely got injuries and my recovery time post fight was very rapid were I could almost go to full training straight after a fight. I could even train on the day of a fight without any effect to my performance.
efficiency is important but strenght and cardio aren't expressed in just 0 and 1, both are gradable characteristics. And having them on elite level can never hurt you
He does olympic rings. I saw a video on one of his losses, he focused on body recomposition and built a lot of muscle. Olympic rings are more functional than regular barbell/dumbell training. Just look at the shoulders and chest of any olympian who works with olympic rings.
It's fine if he doesn't subscribe to the "traditional" tenets of fitness routines, everyone does their own thing, and the results speak for themselves. Within the confines of professional competition and the rules and goals that entails, the man's an undeniable pro and knows what he's doing and how to do it. I simply think this may have been somewhat lost in phrasing / intent is all; I would be _very_ surprised if GSP honestly believed that strength training had no meaningful impact on strength output (under certain circumstances, of course), or that cardio and condition training regimes had no meaningful impact on longevity and efficiency over prolonged physical exertion. Hell, he might do those things purely for cosmetic purposes, but look at the guy, he's not exactly sitting his ass on the couch all week. What I do _really_ appreciate is the man's focus on efficiency of self and maintaining his health, and I would think that a number of athletes in high-demand sport performances (looking at you, NFL) could respect that when they start hitting their 30s, and especially their 40s, never mind their 50s when their knees and spines are blasted. Peak human outputs are _phenomenal_ to witness, and they truly inspire the imagination and can encourage others to better themselves to try and reach such a goal, but past the PR, past the "no limits" slogans and bravado, understanding that the human machine has its breaking points that, while they can be tempered and pushed and even bent, will eventually break without proper care and understanding. Ideally, you would have it all: precise exercise to maintain and improve sport-relevant activities, maintaining sharp senses and intelligence and precision to apply that strength, the physical and mental condition and fortitude to persist through a full session _and_ respecting the limitations of what your body in its current condition is capable of withstanding. Easier said than done, sure, but take an "efficient" MMA fighter who _never_ tempers, let alone maintains their strength output and pit them against another "efficient" MMO fighter who has strength training, whether a specific exercise or an adequate substitute, as part of his complete pre-fight routine, while there's a _chance_ the no-strength fighter can stick it, he's fighting at a serious disadvantage.
You don't necessarily need strength & conditioning, if you train day in & day out your body will adapt. I don't do strength & conditioning & I'm fine when I spar or even fight
Well honestly, I may have agreed to what you said but I just can't go against GSP. The guy definitely knows what he's talking about. The greatest welterweight ever, easily a candidate for UFC goat status.
GSP was spot on when you gain alot of weight and move up a weight class your reaction time dwindles for example look at mcgregor at 170 he was alot slower and flat footed his reactions where also slower but at 145 and 155 he slides in and out effortlessly and he's on point it makes a huge difference with that extra weight !!!!!
After Georges' knee injury, I think he started doing a lot more strength and conditioning. When he came back and fought Condit, he looked like he put on 5-10 pounds of lean muscle.
This makes no sense. I understand what he was saying about efficiency but to say that doing strength and conditioning doesn't matter is bogus. Its been proven of how a fighter can be highly talented but if they're strength and/or conditioning isn't together its the cause of their loss. BJ Penn comes to mind. He was such a talented fighter but his cardio and conditioning was usually off. However, when he worked on his cardio and conditioning he was on top of his game.
Dan Zena I think what he is trying to say is that efficiency dictates the focus of your training. There is a maximum level of strength & conditioning necessary to compete at the highest level, but beyond that there are diminishing returns. Some fighters may focus more on the athleticism aspect, hoping that their physicality will overcome their opponents tactics & martial skill. GSP is in the other camp, believing that a greater focus on technique and martial art training is the deciding factor. I think the important thing to take away for both ideologies is to find a balance between the two in the beginning, but to gravitate more to the martial arts training over time as your body & mind mature into the sport.
+Dan Zena Oh there are different kinds of conditioning for different things. I guarantee you that if you made an Olympic marathon runner try to race against an Olympic swimmer in a 2 mile swim, the runner would look foolish. The same is true in the reverse case scenario too. Both athletes have great cardio, but the muscle movements and usage are totally different. You can definitely make yourself more efficient at different physical activities. I have seen elite college wrestlers completely gas themselves hitting thai pads for like, 2 rounds while my 45 year old muay thai coach is still just as fresh as can be. Its just a different animal. I don't think that GSP is saying that strength and conditioning "doesn't matter". I think he is trying to say that weight based strength training doesn't make you a great fighter, and he only lifts weights to look cut. Whether GSP realizes it or not, he does train is strength and conditioning just by sparring and throwing his partners to the ground. I think he is saying that being more efficient in your fighting movements and breathing is also very important. BJ Penn was an odd case. He was talented enough to even fight with Lyoto Machida who was much bigger than him. I think he just got cozy and lazy in Hawaii. I heard that he barely went on any runs in training. His last fight with Edgar was just depressing.
+Dan Zena McGreggor has a similar opinion on conditioning as GSP, I think there may be truth to this. McGreggor talks about how he puts more importance on how he moves (efficiency) and how you only really need to tap the chin at the right angles to knock someone out. Brute force barely comes into play when he throws a punch. It's also very obvious when you see him move in the ring, he looks different than most fighters
+Dan Zena Nah i agree with Georges, you have a base line amount due to training for rounds or training till the timer sounds off, there is conditioning in your work outs. BUT when you go into a fight fresh with that endurance, its up to you how comfortable and relaxed you are, how much energy youre putting into every punch. I train with guys who can go for rounds and not breath heavy but its because theyre barely using any energy because theyve been there done that and know when theyre safe and know how to stay comfortable under pressure. Its when you lose yourself and your body starts overreacting that you start to gas out. Also you can overreact without even moving and lose the maximum amount of energy almost doing nothing at all just because youre in that fight or flight "im in danger" anxiety state.
While I agree his accent is pretty fun, you look to me like the type of brah whom has heard the accent of a one Lui Marco, George's Quebec countryman only with the additional accent of arabic and Italian slapped on.
Everybody knows fear, because it's a defense mechanism programmed within every sentient being, but it's about how much it affects you or rather, how much you let it affect yourself and your actions. In a fight you have to hit without getting hit, and you have to be ferocious and ignore pain. It's your job to ignore fear and get shit done. And how do you become fearless or rather attain the power to not let fear affect you? By facing fear over and over again, or in this case, engaging in mortal combat on a daily basis, getting hit and koed on a daily basis and hone your fighting skills THROUGH fear and pain, learning how to utilize your skills when you are getting punched in the eye and kicked in the ribs. That's how you conquer fear, by facing it and ignoring it.
A more accurate meaning is he doesnt do the typical strength & conditioning. But obviously he improves his strength and his conditioning through workouts. He just doesnt do typical workouts that other fighters use.
He is a very honest fighter. He is not afraid to say that he is afraid. That what makes a good to an excellent fighter. He don't tell you how good is. He shows you how good he is.
Firas: "GSP has natural VO2 max of a pro athlete without conditioning so we didn't focus on it." GSP: "No need for conditioning it's a waste of time!" Everyone with knowledge: "0_0"
Yeah I met a guy like this once. He was the junior Muay Thai Eurepean champion. This guy could sit on a couch for 10 years and he'd still have better cardio than a regular person training 3-4x/week. The gap is really that huge. :o
Weight training may not help with your technique, but at the very least, it helps decrease injury risk. Strong muscles/tendons/joints = uninjured muscles/tendons/joints.
Strength and condition is very important. Look at RDA, after Curson's strength and conditioning routine, he became so much faster and stronger, and has an insane tank. What Conor does is not conditioning. That's touch-butt.
I can appreciate this story. I played soccer (football) with a man and he drank a lot and smoked a lot but get him on the pitch. He could run the 100 meters on grass in 11 seconds and was solid. If you went shoulder to shoulder with him you lost .... regardless of sized.. his balance and burst of pace was ridiculous.
Wise words.. spending time 'doing' martial arts, is strength and conditioning. Too many spend their time on gruelling regimes, when that time could be better spent on practice. Making u a better fighter and probably not much less conditioned. Prince naseem hamed never ran in training but was super fit and very skilled and efficient. I train with much younger/ fit guys but always come off better because of my skills and efficient style. They're are always fatigued and think I'm super fit, when in reality I'm only of similar fitness. It's all about longevity..
Gymnastic Strength Training, Skill Training and Track & Field should be the baseline; integrate Olympic Lifts after a solid foundation of connective tissue strength and mobility have been built. This is the future of physical preperation for Mixed Martial Arts.
I have great respect for GSP! He's an intelligent and high character person who makes the sport so much better! I also like the fact he tries to avoid damage to himself and others while fighting, that in itself is amazing.
***** No. He's quite clear that he doesn't do weightlifting. Marcelo Garcia (BJJ world champion) says exactly the same thing. For every hour you spend lifting weights, you're losing an hour from getting better at fighting. Every time you tire yourself out lifting weights, you're wasting energy you could be using to improve your fighting. The efficiency he's talking about is the efficiency of fighty movements. The more skilled you are at throwing a kick, the more efficient you are and so the better you are. So why waste time lifting weights when it won't help your efficiency?! Instead you should spend your time becoming more efficient at fighting. Simple.
theres loads of videos of George doing strength and conditioning work... He was talking shit but still has a very intelligent approach to the game, That's why he's walking away in perfect mental condition even if it did get boring. Fair play to the man he's a legend
I don't think he said he doesn't do Cardio or Strength & Conditioning. He said he doesn't lift weights and implies that he doesn't go on a treadmill. I don't think he really knows what strength and conditioning is because I've seen him doing it in training footage, he probably just thought joe meant straight weight lifting.
He's absolutely right on all his points and especially the one about strength conditioning. Efficiency is a lot more important when it comes to fighting. And besides for him if you look at the way Anderson Silva fought in his prime his efficiency was off the charts.
+Arm Collector wasn't speaking of GSP. And if he isn't an athlete, what is he? Fighting is a sport, albeit a bad ass one that takes an enormous mental aspect
i do have to dissagree with some parts you look at rodtang, his edurance and toughness is off the charts bcuz of his strength and condition, you look conor, he have beautiful striking but he's missing conditioning he could only endure about 5-6 kicks from dustin while dustin was eating loads of leg kicks from justin geathje who arguably kicks harder than dustin the whole fight.
Am I missing something, or is it in fact the case when GSP walks into the cage he is indeed 185 if not more, so the speed thing would be out the window? He is known for handling bigger opponents in sparring and friendly challenges in the gym with people from all walks of life. Imagine what he could've done to Anderson Silva when you see what Nick was able to do and Nick is at best half the athlete fighter that GSP is. He is worth so much to the UFC that whatever they are denying him in terms of negotiations we all know he is worth twice that amount and respect. GSP fighting before this year is over would be awesome for all involved.
sychophantt lol clown GSP paid 20k from his own pocket to get random olympic style testing from an independant agency and prove that he was drug free. Ironically enough his opponent pussied out of the testing after being on record verbally agreeing to it.
Joe Rogan s great interviewer. Nothing extra just good questions and let the guest talk... seems simple but a lot of people can't do it. And gsp is and always be a class act
He doesn't do strength and conditioning? Reminds me of the stories with models taking selfies of them with a cheeseburger and fries.....which they never eat. Complete bs.
+xpat73 not necessarily, GSP is completely clean, no alcohol, no drugs, no extra sugars or fats, plus he is a natural athlete, you combine those things and you have an amazing fighter, that's why many fighters now don't have the best body type in the world, cormier is chubby, but is still a good fighter, same with Mark hunt, physical training can help, but is not necessary, and depending on who you are, it may not affect you at all
Guys u misunderstood him. Of course he does strength and conditioning but he just always trains as he wants he doesn't believe that doing some extra exercises help he just thinks that training as you always do is better
