#851 - Chris Bumstead - Discipline, Motivation & The Champion’s Mindset

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

Chris Bumstead is a professional bodybuilder, 5x Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title holder, and a business owner. Ask any of the greats what it takes to win, and they’ll tell you the same thing: greatness comes at a cost. So, what is the price to becoming the best? What lessons are there to discover from a world champion who is prioritising his mental health above his sport? Expect to learn Chris’ reflections on his prep for his 6th Olympia Championship, Chris’ message to his younger self, how to balance the sacrifices it takes to become elite, how becoming a dad changed Chris as a person, what life will be like after retirement, how to stop being less harsh on yourself and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is just very important to the
0:02.4	Olympia.
0:03.4	What do you hope happened yesterday?
0:06.4	Well, I certainly hope I won.
0:08.4	Definitely.
0:09.4	Easiest answer to give.
0:11.0	This year is just very important to me to really want to bring my
0:14.3	best package, you know? It sounds cheesy to say, but I've been working hard going
0:18.5	through a lot of adversities and challenges over the years and every year has
0:21.9	something kind of like get in my way and felt like
0:25.4	it was holding me back. This year's had a few earlier on in the year but at this
0:29.8	point I'm feeling pretty good, feeling pretty set so I just want to to be able to stride into this one, I want to be able to get off stage,
0:38.0	kiss my wife, hold my baby, know that I became the best in the world and maintained a beautiful relationship through it.
0:46.0	How important is it to share the success with somebody else as opposed to just doing it for yourself? It's hard to say how important it is because I haven't had the success without her, but I can't
0:58.2	imagine it in any other way.
0:59.4	I think, you know, in the meaning we find in life it's beautiful to do hard things and to accomplish things
1:04.3	But if you were to do it alone it's just not the same as being able to share it with someone I think there's a level of
1:10.4	You know co-dependence and regulation that can be healthy and can help you push
1:14.7	through be more present not have to shut off and numb so much you know I think a
1:18.9	lot of people who going through hard things are on accomplish really big
1:21.4	levels of success numb a lot to get there.
1:24.8	And I think being able to have a partner in which you can regulate yourself with and share and
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