- Joe Rogan discusses the positive effects of abstaining from alcohol for 5 days, including improved blood pressure and reduced inflammation.
- He shares a story about being gassy after stopping drinking and being approached by homeless people for his food.
- Joe talks about his health concerns, including acid reflux and weight loss, and his experience with a concierge doctor.
- The doctor advises Joe not to work out due to his high risk of stroke and heart attack, but Joe disagrees and continues to exercise.
- Joe discusses his intense workouts and the benefits of being high while exercising.
- He mentions his hot yoga studio and the idea of doing yoga while high.

Taken from JRE #1879 Sober October 4:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6P6ISBkgCTrsd50825Beyt?si=22cc2e1cb21a43df

The Joe Rogan Experience I want to go back because we glossed over that we came back when we're in the green room you were talking about Your blood pressure you were talking about your inflammation, and how good you feel just 5 days off of booze What a difference it's made

Yeah, I feel phenomenal my blood pressure dropped immediately into perfect blood pressure like it's 140 over

if I'm partying hard and then 2 days after drinking.

I mean my stomach my stomach starts making noises Like really aggressive like

yeah, it super inflamed, and then it just goes to 1

I Was farting so aggressively the first day not drinking I was at the store and I was trying to have a conversation or someone about this golf and I was had my ass in the main room towards the bathroom and I was ripping farts that were like just coming like all this I think my inflammation so bad it kind of blocks up my stomach and I was gassy as fucking shit but I don't

think You account for how much you like when you drink normal bird drinking which is a lot.

wild I don't eat bad last night I grabbed those tacos in the bell pepper

I gave it some brought John man's and my assistant Peter.

Multiple homeless people said hey, are you eating that food and you go?

So you were walking around and homeless people were asking you for your food.

I just walked outside the Vulcan and there was a plethora of homeless people going, hey, can I get that food from you?

Well, at first I took it because I hadn't eaten all day.

Then you brought it back and decided not to eat it.

Here's 1 of the things that happened a little bit.

When I went to, I got this full metabolic blood panel, full comprehensive, concierge doctor visit.

And the guy said, We were talking about changing my lifestyle.

And there was a period of time, Tom knows this, where I was throwing up while I slept and breathing in my lungs.

And it was fucking, it was giving me hardcore acid reflux.

And I went to the doctor and the doctor said listen man.

This is gonna fuck affect your career You're not gonna be able to talk to you I was losing my voice like crazy he goes you got to stop eating before you go to bed And I stopped entirely I stopped eating before I went to bed because because I saw direct like reflection in my career.

I could do it and so then 1 with this other doctor He's like you need to lose weight And he's like here's why I think you can do that because you did it with the eating before you went to bed So you can change your lifestyle.

It's it's possible so last night when I went home I brought the food Because that's my impulse set it down called man's and Peter they came up to my room They ate it and I went I'll be throwing this up in my throat all fucking night all night.

I didn't eat any of it I didn't eat any of

So did not it couldn't even tell you what was in the tacos couldn't even tell you

Have you ever have you already weighed differently?

night I have to keep switching arms from the push-ups I can't I can't hold a phone to my to my head for like 2 minutes.

I'm looking at you I'll send you a picture of me shirtless.

your picture was I hope you're not real and it's Unreal like I wanted to leak it.

Yeah, I'm on testosterone unlike the liver King.

the Be honest be honest is that a good picture no Yeah, good cock My shoulders and chest though, not bad, right?

I walked by the mirror and I was like, I look good.

I was like, I'm going to take a picture of something for Leann.

I'll fluff myself alone in a hotel room to walk by the mirror just to see myself.

No, just to feel like, oh, that's normal.

all together all together Yeah, the package is

They used to have Speedos that had cock rings in them that we shove your shit And you look awesome

So you you go to this concierge service you get all this of this blood panel done Yeah, and what is the guy what kind of advice is he giving

you well first of all he thought I was a liar Like when we sat down he was like much like Ari.

He goes, You are high risk to literally have a stroke a heart attack and I went actually and by the way we did a quarter-hearted artery scans on my on my neck did a Cal

everything did everything and He's like and we haven't gotten the results yet.

I said I actually go to cardiologists every 6 months.

It's kind of my thing is I wake up, I party and then I wake up and then I work out hard as fuck.

He goes, trust me, what you're telling me, if you work out, You'll have a stroke and you're gonna die

actually probably cuz any spot telling you that cuz most people would

Yeah, but is he telling you this based on the volume of alcohol

based on just a Conversation an interview of like how much you drink?

Yeah, and so I told him I said hey, man I'm not gonna change anything I'll wait and if you want to have that conversation when we get my blood work back and all my tests, that's fine.

But I said, I don't think you're going to find any blockage anywhere because I've already had all these.

But I mean, just usually I go until I work out pretty fucking hard.

And so Bloodwork comes back like 2 days later 3 days later, and he's like I don't know what to tell you He's like I none of it makes sense He's like you have no blockage you have from what you're telling me either.

Well, I think you're You're a very unusual specimen and Tom And I were talking about this like if you didn't drink and party and you just like worked out all the time I think you'd be like a freak athlete.

I really do I really do I think if you were I think you're 1 of those guys that if you just like Didn't party At all and hit the gym and like trained your whole life.


Speaker 0: The Joe Rogan Experience I want to go back because we glossed over that we came back when we're in the green room you were talking about Your blood pressure you were talking about your inflammation, and how good you feel just 5 days off of booze What a difference it's made

Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel phenomenal my blood pressure dropped immediately into perfect blood pressure like it's 140 over

Speaker 0: 90

Speaker 1: if I'm partying hard and then 2 days after drinking. It's 120 over

Speaker 0: 70

Speaker 2: 2 days

Speaker 1: yeah, my blood pressure drops. I mean my stomach my stomach starts making noises Like really aggressive like

Speaker 3: didn't it inflame at first

Speaker 1: yeah, it super inflamed, and then it just goes to 1

Speaker 2: Like there's that's pretty fucking good.

Speaker 0: It's a

Speaker 2: good impression of whatever

Speaker 1: I Was farting so aggressively the first day not drinking I was at the store and I was trying to have a conversation or someone about this golf and I was had my ass in the main room towards the bathroom and I was ripping farts that were like just coming like all this I think my inflammation so bad it kind of blocks up my stomach and I was gassy as fucking shit but I don't

Speaker 3: think You account for how much you like when you drink normal bird drinking which is a lot.

Speaker 1: Yeah,

Speaker 3: you also eat crazy Crazy

Speaker 1: wild I don't eat bad last night I grabbed those tacos in the bell pepper

Speaker 3: brought it

Speaker 1: home, and I went I don't want this

Speaker 2: bullshit.

Speaker 1: I Call it. I gave it some brought John man's and my assistant Peter. They don't

Speaker 0: aggressive bullshit. Are

Speaker 1: you you want to call him right now?

Speaker 2: I don't believe

Speaker 1: you you're I don't believe you

Speaker 2: Multiple homeless people said hey, are you eating that food and you go? Yeah, I took it to eat it.

Speaker 1: Yeah, I wanted to but I got home

Speaker 0: So you were walking around and homeless people were asking you for your food. Yeah Austin Joe Where are you walking? We're homeless people from

Speaker 2: the Vulcan

Speaker 1: from the Vulcan. Hey, so

Speaker 0: you walked all the way to no no,

Speaker 1: I just walked outside the Vulcan and there was a plethora of homeless people going, hey, can I get that food from you?

Speaker 2: Is that a doggie bag? Can I

Speaker 0: have it? Why don't

Speaker 2: you just give him the food then? Because I- And you took it to eat it.

Speaker 1: Well, at first I took it because I hadn't eaten all day.

Speaker 0: Right. Then you brought it back and decided not to eat it.

Speaker 1: I got home. Here's 1 of the things that happened a little bit. When I went to, I got this full metabolic blood panel, full comprehensive, concierge doctor visit. And the guy said, We were talking about changing my lifestyle. And there was a period of time, Tom knows this, where I was throwing up while I slept and breathing in my lungs.

It's called aspirating. And it was fucking, it was giving me hardcore acid reflux. And I went to the doctor and the doctor said listen man. This is gonna fuck affect your career You're not gonna be able to talk to you I was losing my voice like crazy he goes you got to stop eating before you go to bed And I stopped entirely I stopped eating before I went to bed because because I saw direct like reflection in my career. I could do it and so then 1 with this other doctor He's like you need to lose weight And he's like here's why I think you can do that because you did it with the eating before you went to bed So you can change your lifestyle.

It's it's possible so last night when I went home I brought the food Because that's my impulse set it down called man's and Peter they came up to my room They ate it and I went I'll be throwing this up in my throat all fucking night all night. I won't sleep I won't feel rested. I'll go into the podcast feel like shit. I didn't eat any of it I didn't eat any of

Speaker 2: it good for you.

Speaker 1: Yeah, but it's a great story

Speaker 2: It's a tall tale

Speaker 1: So did not it couldn't even tell you what was in the tacos couldn't even tell you

Speaker 3: those talkers are good.

Speaker 0: That's a CM smokehouse.

Speaker 3: It's 6 days. We're 6 days

Speaker 2: I'm eating there.

Speaker 3: Have you ever have you already weighed differently?

Speaker 1: Lost like 8 pounds.

Speaker 0: How's your tits in your arm? Ari could barely hold the mic last

Speaker 2: night I have to keep switching arms from the push-ups I can't I can't hold a phone to my to my head for like 2 minutes. I have to switch arms.

Speaker 1: I look amazing Do you

Speaker 0: do

Speaker 1: I'll show you a picture right now

Speaker 0: right now. I'm looking at you I'll send you a picture of me shirtless. Shut the fuck up

Speaker 1: your picture was I hope you're not real and it's Unreal like I wanted to leak it.

Speaker 0: Yeah, I'm on testosterone unlike the liver King. I'll tell you the truth

Speaker 1: the Be honest be honest is that a good picture no Yeah, good cock My shoulders and chest though, not bad, right? Yeah, but

Speaker 0: your cock is a good solid cock.

Speaker 1: Thank you,

Speaker 0: thank you. Especially limp.

Speaker 1: Yeah, thank you. Well, I fluffed it.

Speaker 3: Did you fluff a little?

Speaker 1: I fluffed it. I got it hard.

Speaker 3: It hangs.

Speaker 1: Yeah. I walked by the mirror and I was like, I look good. I was like, I'm going to take a picture of something for Leann.

Speaker 3: I'm going to look better. I'll fluff myself alone in a hotel room to walk by the mirror just to see myself. Just to see your max potential? No, just to feel like, oh, that's normal. You ever put a rubber band

Speaker 0: around your dick and balls like the

Speaker 3: whole shirt.

Speaker 0: Yeah, just keep it

Speaker 3: all together all together Yeah, the package is

Speaker 0: fucking keep that blood in there.

Speaker 1: They used to have Speedos that had cock rings in them that we shove your shit And you look awesome

Speaker 0: So you you go to this concierge service you get all this of this blood panel done Yeah, and what is the guy what kind of advice is he giving

Speaker 1: you well first of all he thought I was a liar Like when we sat down he was like much like Ari. He goes how much you drink. You're honest I tell him everything. And he goes, don't work out. And I said, excuse me?

He goes, do not work out. I don't want you in a gym. I don't want you doing anything. He goes, You are high risk to literally have a stroke a heart attack and I went actually and by the way we did a quarter-hearted artery scans on my on my neck did a Cal

Speaker 3: KG and

Speaker 1: everything did everything and He's like and we haven't gotten the results yet. I said I actually go to cardiologists every 6 months. I work out pretty fucking hard. I'm not gonna stop working out. It's kind of my thing is I wake up, I party and then I wake up and then I work out hard as fuck.

I think I'm fine. He goes, trust me, what you're telling me, if you work out, You'll have a stroke and you're gonna die

Speaker 3: actually probably cuz any spot telling you that cuz most people would

Speaker 0: Yeah, but is he telling you this based on the volume of alcohol

Speaker 1: based on just a Conversation an interview of like how much you drink?

Speaker 3: Yeah, cuz

Speaker 1: my weight my most people who would drink

Speaker 0: Oh, yeah,

Speaker 3: like those drinks would not be active.

Speaker 2: It did. Yeah.

Speaker 1: Yeah, and so I told him I said hey, man I'm not gonna change anything I'll wait and if you want to have that conversation when we get my blood work back and all my tests, that's fine. But I said, I don't think you're going to find any blockage anywhere because I've already had all these. I'm already on medication. I'm on blood thinners. I think I'm going to be fine.

I'm going to continue to work out. I'll scale it back a titch, but

Speaker 0: A titch.

Speaker 1: But I mean, just usually I go until I work out pretty fucking hard. And so Yeah, I worked out with

Speaker 0: you at Onnit Gym.

Speaker 1: You do.

Speaker 3: You get after it.

Speaker 1: And so Bloodwork comes back like 2 days later 3 days later, and he's like I don't know what to tell you He's like I none of it makes sense He's like you have no blockage you have from what you're telling me either. You're lying to me or He's

Speaker 2: got a test for the mantle gene

Speaker 0: Well, I think you're You're a very unusual specimen and Tom And I were talking about this like if you didn't drink and party and you just like worked out all the time I think you'd be like a freak athlete. I really do I really do I think if you were I think you're 1 of those guys that if you just like Didn't party At all and hit the gym and like trained your whole life. You'd be a fucking freak.

Speaker 1: I

Speaker 0: really think that

Speaker 3: yeah I don't disagree.

Speaker 1: Yeah, I Really enjoy I really enjoy working out. Yeah, I do enjoy it and I work out really hard Working out sober hard. I don't think I've ever worked out this hard sober with direction.

Speaker 2: You work out, you get drunk and then work out?

Speaker 1: I have, yeah.

Speaker 0: Wow. He drinks wine on the treadmill.

Speaker 2: It's my favorite thing

Speaker 0: in the world.

Speaker 1: Have you ever done it? It's so much fun. No, no one's done it. Oh, it's the fucking best. No.

Oh, it's the best.

Speaker 0: I like to get high and work out. Yeah. Oh my god I like to get really high like so high. I'm scared.

Speaker 3: I shoot hoops is fun

Speaker 2: Hi, I am

Speaker 0: a pool. Yeah, just get know where the balls going like you feel it more high

Speaker 2: and poker I see through people Yeah,

Speaker 0: you see the lies

Speaker 2: yeah, I just go right. I just like I know what everybody's holding.

Speaker 0: It's great. Wow. Edibles or smoking?

Speaker 2: Weed, weed. And then every break, you gotta run back to your car, smoke a bunch, and come back. Get more power.

Speaker 3: Get more power. More power.

Speaker 0: But that's why I was saying edibles. Would edibles give you the same result

Speaker 2: I don't know it might be too good like to curse your turn to play

Speaker 0: Yeah, it's about getting high and lifting weights, man You just fucking you feel like Every fiber of your muscles, like when you're doing chin-ups when you're high, it's like you feel like, you feel it all, like you feel like all the fibers working together, like stretching when you're high. It's like, everything's like pop, pop, pop.

Speaker 3: So yoga would be dope.

Speaker 2: Yoga is a

Speaker 0: great high.

Speaker 3: Yoga is an amazing high.

Speaker 1: I bet yoga high would be fucking hot. Yoga high.

Speaker 0: Yoga is an amazing high. Yeah, well, in India a lot of the yogis. They'll they smoke chillums. They do hashish Oh, and they then they do yoga

Speaker 2: about hot box yoga and just fill that room up with weed smoke?

Speaker 0: Yeah, like 1 of them smoke machines. Yeah, just keep pumping

Speaker 2: it in.

Speaker 1: Dude, I know a guy with a hot yoga studio in his office.

Speaker 0: Yeah, me. That's what I was

Speaker 3: going to say. It's right here.

Speaker 2: Let's do it. You're the guy.

Speaker 0: It's right here.

Speaker 2: Wait, you crank up the heat in there?

Speaker 0: No, I have a hot yoga studio in 1 of my- you didn't see it? I didn't show it to you?

Speaker 2: I don't

Speaker 1: remember. It's in the South Wing.

Speaker 0: Yeah, I have a hot yoga room. So you can turn

Speaker 2: it up to whatever you can

Speaker 1: get it in. Yeah, it's bigger than this

Speaker 0: room and it has its own heating system. And so it's completely isolated from the rest of the gym, so

Speaker 1: you can

Speaker 0: crank it up to 105, whatever the fuck you want. You want to get crazy, you

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