I can just picture Uncle Chael back in the day coming out for the HS wrestling tournaments. His opponent is standing there waiting, then everything goes dark and quiet and you hear: "He's been running the streets for years..."
CHAEL this a great segue into a TITO STORY!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell us ALL about that dual meet VS Tito!! We would love to know all the details.. How important was that Meet? It was such an awesome match!! Thanks Chael
I totally agree with that entire statement. Same here, except I didn't learn until my senior year. The first match for me was always the scale. Once I quit that game, I had more energy, was hydrated, and did better in school. Also, it was amazing how much different practice was, when it was about working on technique and not worrying about sweat. Senior year I was 2 under on day three of weigh ins. All I had to worry about was my wrestling. Phenomenal decision. Love when you talk collegiate wrestling. I used to drive from Gresham to Canby every Wednesday to do a second practice with you and Kevin. Some of the best memories. Keep it up.
I was thinking Geoff because of power and if he can close the distance. It’s a smaller cage as well so wonder boy may change up his style after the first couple round of it makes it that far. Attacking the lead leg of WB is key, but I see Geoff trying to get inside more. But you can’t sleep in a vet. He is the wonder boy for a reason. I’m excited for the match up and see it to a few rounds. I don’t think Geoff will get inside that early without WB recovering. But I can definitely see around 2/3 KO if not the distance.
Chael, I am a psychologist. I used to be an outside linebacker. This story really caused me to respect you. Losing out at 177 and having the fortitude to keep it together and really hustle. Outstanding. Oh, I was a 185lb linebacker, and I tried to gain weight and always had about 4% body fat. I didn't get over 200 until I had a Master's degree.
I weighed 235 in the 285 division in college. While everyone else on the team is starving and running the night before weigh ins, coach is making me eat multiple steaks and baked potatoes. I tried to convince my teammates I was in as much misery as they were, they didn't buy it.
I was 150 lbs. my whole life and liked to party with my friends. Eventually I wanted to body build and started eating 8,000 calories a day and eventually got to 240 natty. Then I got very sick after a dentist visit. Eat Whole Foods mostly vegetables and just work out. Stay healthy
@@kelainefes I was a rock solid bodybuilder that went to the dentist got injected into my salivary glands and then my whole side of my face swelled. I developed lumps that spread all over my body. I couldn’t digest any food anymore. I was in pain. White balls started coming out of my salivary glands.
Back in the day, I wrestled a little in college but also ran track. Going into the conference track tournament, which started early in the day the coach had us eat a large steak breakfast in the early AM. I was leading the race at the half way point, but ended up in last place. Never ate a breakfast like that again.
I agree that this story is interesting. In the video, it was said that it would be easy to cut 8 pounds. Could you do a video on how Professional wrestlers/MMA fighters cut weight? The general person on the street struggles to lose weight, so how do those who have to weigh a certain amount lose weight to make the required weight?
...the fighter would shed some weight in the weeks leading up to the fight, but the bulk of the weight they cut right before the fight is just water weight Chael is talking about just sweating it out from sauna or exercise But the fighters also “water load “, which involves drinking tons of water for a few days , then your body will be able to dispel a large amount of water from your system, in rebuke almost. So the fighter times that for the day they need to weigh in, their body will have expelled as much water as possible, reducing their body weight But it’s not sustainable for weight loss for the average person. After the fighter weighs in, they replenish their fluids and gain most of that weight back, that was lost from water being expelled
Ill buy my 1st ppv when weight cutting is no longer a part of the sport. Until then its a joke. 2 guys start at 185lbs, kill themselves to get onna scale at 155 just to fight at 180. Mind bogglingly stupid. Weigh ins on the day of fight.
Based on what you said, and my own experience with cutting weight as a fighter, the moment you consciously acknowledged that you were going to be eating less, and working out more, in order to get down to 185, your body switch its metabolism, and began to store excess pounds. My question to you is this, how hard was the first weight cut to 185?
If you need an AI on TRT you're either taking too much T or you need to find out why you're aromatizing so much. Could be that you drink too much, could be that you need to loose some fat, could be something else, you need to find out.
And as far as your thesis , Chael. Youre right. Its like a "forbidden fruit fallacy". You always want what you dont have. Its like a balancing act that people naturally do. You think food is scarce, so you subconsciously eat more. Or the opposite; you think you have 6 ensures and unlimited fried steak, so you dont want to eat as much because you have a surplus of food and its not going anywhere. Its like if you were walking in the desert, if you had a bottle of water, you would be fine. But if you DIDNT have any water, you would immediately be thirsty because you know there's a NEED for water and you dont have it or it is scarce.
I didn't cut much weight to wrestle, a pound or two. I thought it was dumb. I was skinny. Why loose weight? Didn't come close to being a champ. But I didn't starve either.
Now I know for sure you pronounce Breakfast “Breakfrast” I bring this to you because originally thought you just made an error a few episodes back hahahhaa
College wrestling from what I have seen, is the most physically and mentally taxing sport in collegiate sports. You’re cutting weight, you are wrestling every week sometimes multiples in a week, depending where you’re wrestling you’ll go against athletic freaks and child prodigies, and additionally your position isn’t guaranteed because your wrestling partner wants your job.
im 160lb at 20 and i was 136 for the longest time and I can tell u gaining weight is just as hard if not harder than losing it particularly if your trying to do it cleanly, in the last year of weight gaining through reasonable means I think I've gained like maybe 8lb
Never lost a round, never cut a pound.
Bahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
Never had to. GOAT
Chael at 7 years old talking to his mom and dad:
“I bring this to you because”
I can just picture Uncle Chael back in the day coming out for the HS wrestling tournaments. His opponent is standing there waiting, then everything goes dark and quiet and you hear: "He's been running the streets for years..."
I'm convinced that Chael Sonnen can make any topic interesting.
it’s because it’s absolutely true
Chael: "Rankings don't matter"
Chael: "i was ranked number 3"
undefeated, undisputed, never lost a pound
Genius
Chaels scales
Damn, I should have thought of that one!
Chael “I bring this to you” Sonnen
*"I only bring this to you"
"It's just one of these things"
Chael didn't run to a different weight class to avoid someone, he did it so he didn't have to commit murder
Chael is a great story teller.
The best lol
It’s truly legendary stuff.
The only man to beat Jones, Fedor and Anderson! And he did it clean as a whistle, no peds...Just twisted steel and sex appeal.
that's colby's line u nerd.
@@30yovegan34 you’re joking right?
@@30yovegan34 it’s actually a decades old pro wrestling line genius.
If Uncle Chael is refusing to cut 1 pound, i'm refusing to cut ANY pound!
🙌🙌 i respect that!
Never lost a round, never lost a pound
Udisputed...Undefeated!
And one more for the bad guy !
Goated responses fellas
Bahahahahahaha
Women: 2 months of strict dieting...loses 0.5 lbs.
Chael: *shrug* yeah I can lose 8lbs in a hour
Thats water weight though, doesn't stay off. When I boxed i had to drop 20lbs in 2weeks and 8/10 of that was the night before weigh in
@@Stephen-N Dude, we know that. Morg was just making a joke out of it.
@@Stephen-N or.... 4/5.....
@@d.medford6589 or ....16/20
@@DKRYMMA or .......32/40
CHAEL this a great segue into a TITO STORY!!!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell us ALL about that dual meet VS Tito!!
We would love to know all the details.. How important was that Meet?
It was such an awesome match!! Thanks Chael
Chael makes you believe his videos are edited. I can’t believe how a man can talk so precisely in every single video without any cuts
If you watch close every once in a while you can see the edit
@@moto-fl3rd - they’re not edits; that’s just his big arms causing a glitch in reality.
@@tberry79 ah!...I feel dumb right now. How could I forget Chael's ability to bend reality!? His biggest superpower!
Theres at least a half dozen i cant let you get close jokes to pull from this.
177:
Chael: I can't let you get close.
7:14 I agree with you
(Every person ever having a conversation with Chael) "Hey man you mind if I grab a camera? This is fascinating."
I totally agree with that entire statement. Same here, except I didn't learn until my senior year. The first match for me was always the scale. Once I quit that game, I had more energy, was hydrated, and did better in school. Also, it was amazing how much different practice was, when it was about working on technique and not worrying about sweat. Senior year I was 2 under on day three of weigh ins. All I had to worry about was my wrestling. Phenomenal decision. Love when you talk collegiate wrestling. I used to drive from Gresham to Canby every Wednesday to do a second practice with you and Kevin. Some of the best memories. Keep it up.
Chael brings it to you, guys
These are the best videos!
Chael Sonnen. The man has never lost a fight. Never lost a round. And god damnit, he did not cut one pound.
Chaels scales tapped
Love the back stories, very interesting, it's a great insight as to how and why, would be more than happy to hear more 👍🏻
A rare return for "Breakfrest"
Could literally listen to Chaeltalk about anything lol. Great story teller.
💯
Eating cereal in the car. Red light. Had to breakfast.
If wonderboy loses then 2020 will officially be the worst year ever
Really during war time 17 year old men forced into war during the draft thousands would die....You life is during peacetime be thankful
Have a feeling Geoff gets it done early
I was thinking Geoff because of power and if he can close the distance. It’s a smaller cage as well so wonder boy may change up his style after the first couple round of it makes it that far. Attacking the lead leg of WB is key, but I see Geoff trying to get inside more. But you can’t sleep in a vet. He is the wonder boy for a reason. I’m excited for the match up and see it to a few rounds. I don’t think Geoff will get inside that early without WB recovering. But I can definitely see around 2/3 KO if not the distance.
One of my favorite stories I ever hear u tell. Good reflection! Like it better than fight news. That's what I think
Ariel vs Schmo is interesting fight to make.
This needs to be top comment. We need Ariel Vs Schmo
Ariel is ducking the Schmo
Schmo would reconfigure Ariel's nose.
Both are bullshit guys
Bump
This explains why he tried a run at *heavyweight!*
Chael, I am a psychologist. I used to be an outside linebacker. This story really caused me to respect you. Losing out at 177 and having the fortitude to keep it together and really hustle. Outstanding. Oh, I was a 185lb linebacker, and I tried to gain weight and always had about 4% body fat. I didn't get over 200 until I had a Master's degree.
I love these stories
Yeah man, it's just one of those things ya know... I'm an all-american collegiate wrestler.... Happens to me all the time.
Master class in story telling. Still want Chael in a van or as Uber driver.
I want to hear more stories like this!!!
That’s fantastic. Great story from the greatest storyteller.
I weighed 235 in the 285 division in college. While everyone else on the team is starving and running the night before weigh ins, coach is making me eat multiple steaks and baked potatoes. I tried to convince my teammates I was in as much misery as they were, they didn't buy it.
I was 150 lbs. my whole life and liked to party with my friends. Eventually I wanted to body build and started eating 8,000 calories a day and eventually got to 240 natty. Then I got very sick after a dentist visit. Eat Whole Foods mostly vegetables and just work out. Stay healthy
Why did you get sick?
Why did you get sick after a dentist what did the dentist do to you
Overeats to gain 90lbs, then blames the dentist for getting sick.
@@kelainefes I was a rock solid bodybuilder that went to the dentist got injected into my salivary glands and then my whole side of my face swelled. I developed lumps that spread all over my body. I couldn’t digest any food anymore. I was in pain. White balls started coming out of my salivary glands.
@@tuttosalve8352 cancer, blood sugar
Good story, I'm ready for more!
More personal stories please!? Insights are fun, cheers
Hi from Greece.Hi everyone in the comments.Still...undefeated..undisputed!
I WAS THE GUY AT 136!!!
Hi from Scotland!! Shout out! Undisputed 💪💪💪💪
@@NicolaMaxwell Hi my friend from Greece.Stay strong Nicola!
@@lggb3588 you too!! Stay strong, stay free and blessings to you🙏
Back in the day, I wrestled a little in college but also ran track. Going into the conference track tournament, which started early in the day the coach had us eat a large steak breakfast in the early AM. I was leading the race at the half way point, but ended up in last place. Never ate a breakfast like that again.
More stories please Uncle Chael
Vision Quest: one of the best movies I ever watched a lot growing up
dont let this distract you from the fact that tito tapped
YOU ARE KILLING ME!!!
This was so interesting I don’t know how I haven’t heard this before
Where are those all important timestamps?
That question still remains.....
If Uncle Chael says he’s not cutting an extra pound, you better raise the weight class by 1 pound.
No other option...
Besides that I like the way you present your mind. God bless
You should have done the Mega Mass 2000 Chael. The Ensure was for Grandmas lol
Trenbolone
Ensure is is nasty as it gets!
If mega mass 2000 came in a syringe, chael would have used it
Should have used that old school Joe Weider Weight Gainer
I agree that this story is interesting. In the video, it was said that it would be easy to cut 8 pounds.
Could you do a video on how Professional wrestlers/MMA fighters cut weight?
The general person on the street struggles to lose weight, so how do those who have to weigh a certain amount lose weight to make the required weight?
...the fighter would shed some weight in the weeks leading up to the fight, but the bulk of the weight they cut right before the fight is just water weight
Chael is talking about just sweating it out from sauna or exercise
But the fighters also “water load “, which involves drinking tons of water for a few days , then your body will be able to dispel a large amount of water from your system, in rebuke almost. So the fighter times that for the day they need to weigh in, their body will have expelled as much water as possible, reducing their body weight
But it’s not sustainable for weight loss for the average person. After the fighter weighs in, they replenish their fluids and gain most of that weight back, that was lost from water being expelled
Weighs in at 173 for a 173-185 weight class
Chael: Ok, great.
Very interesting, I only cut weight once in my life for Judo, my natural weight was always about 1kg under the limit, I was fortunate I guess.
Chael “I could have” Sonnen
whats going on with chael's camera lately?
It took me nearly 2 years to go up from 135 to 170. It’s just difficult for some people to put on anything no matter what you’re doing.
Chael doesn’t make weight, weight makes Chael
That fight against Babalu was classic, Chael was way undersized and got caught in a nasty ankle lock Chael showed a lot of heart.
Chael “I just do better with bigger guys” Sonnen
Fck. Deleting my comment now, thought i was original
"Between you and I, are you naked?"
Everybody should listen to chael he's the god
🤦🏻♂️
Of war. Forgot that part buddy.
We’re all god
You said the same thing about Donald Trump
Unk transcends petty human obsessions like God.
That pound cut itself, he knew better, because it’s one of these things
Wow, (5:56), I never realized Chael was friends with Buddy Ryan!!
Uncle Chael for president !
Ill buy my 1st ppv when weight cutting is no longer a part of the sport. Until then its a joke. 2 guys start at 185lbs, kill themselves to get onna scale at 155 just to fight at 180. Mind bogglingly stupid. Weigh ins on the day of fight.
I agree. except I still won't buy ppv lol
@@typhon6087 hahahaha
Undefeated, undisputed.
"There was a weight called 172..." Gee I wonder how much you had to weigh in that division
This guy is awesome with his story telling 💪🏾
And thus, a new weight class was born.
Based on what you said, and my own experience with cutting weight as a fighter, the moment you consciously acknowledged that you were going to be eating less, and working out more, in order to get down to 185, your body switch its metabolism, and began to store excess pounds. My question to you is this, how hard was the first weight cut to 185?
The one thing I wish Scotland had was a wrestling programme. I always thought it looks awesome.
Anybody else notice "breakfrist"?
childish gambino says this too... guessing its an american thing?
Always 😂😂😂
I'm American and that's the first time I heard of that lol
1:31 Who cares about rankings? Evidently Chael does........sometimes.
If you go back and actually see what he said it said the rankings doesn’t mean anything with the UFC but it does with amateur sports
David Petruic
Just making a little joke after several videos raging on rankings....
Chaels undefeated
2:11 for that gust of wind you just felt
Brilliant
I could be wrong, but I believe he got 2nd in state as a sophomore. I saw it in an Oregon state finalist doc.
Chicken fried steak with gravy? Breakfast! U are the man!
Chael “Shining my own wheels” Sonnen
😂😂😂😂😂 i found that hilarious!!!!
Uncle Chael reminding me of Quint from Jaws with that story. “I’ll never cut weight again...”
How can i gain to the 235 pound belt?
Ensures are what helped me grow through childhood lol
Very interesting.👌
Chael what’s your advice on E2 control while on TRT, yay or nay?
If you need an AI on TRT you're either taking too much T or you need to find out why you're aromatizing so much. Could be that you drink too much, could be that you need to loose some fat, could be something else, you need to find out.
i bring that to you lol
Hell yeah
This was the best thing ever.
UNCLE CHAEL 2024 🇺🇸
And as far as your thesis , Chael. Youre right. Its like a "forbidden fruit fallacy". You always want what you dont have. Its like a balancing act that people naturally do. You think food is scarce, so you subconsciously eat more. Or the opposite; you think you have 6 ensures and unlimited fried steak, so you dont want to eat as much because you have a surplus of food and its not going anywhere. Its like if you were walking in the desert, if you had a bottle of water, you would be fine. But if you DIDNT have any water, you would immediately be thirsty because you know there's a NEED for water and you dont have it or it is scarce.
Breakfrast again. Love it.
Chael is now 300 lbs
Chael's definately trolling us with "breakfrast" after all these years!😂
Ya I really like Hearing you cutting weight and gaining weight love the stories about that
I didn't cut much weight to wrestle, a pound or two. I thought it was dumb. I was skinny. Why loose weight? Didn't come close to being a champ. But I didn't starve either.
This one was great :)
Very interesting story. I wonder if you feel better going into a fight after weight cutting vs weight adding.
Now I know for sure you pronounce Breakfast “Breakfrast” I bring this to you because originally thought you just made an error a few episodes back hahahhaa
Another great example of why MMA should #BanWeightCutting!
Chuck Norris was wrestling in Oregon at 136 pounds during Chael’s sophomore year. Coincidence? You be the judge...
Batman and Chael ever been seen in the same room?
😏
College wrestling from what I have seen, is the most physically and mentally taxing sport in collegiate sports. You’re cutting weight, you are wrestling every week sometimes multiples in a week, depending where you’re wrestling you’ll go against athletic freaks and child prodigies, and additionally your position isn’t guaranteed because your wrestling partner wants your job.
Very hard, the level of competition is pretty high even in high school. I wrestled at 185lbs and there were some really tough kids.
"It's just one of these things!"
im 160lb at 20 and i was 136 for the longest time and I can tell u gaining weight is just as hard if not harder than losing it particularly if your trying to do it cleanly, in the last year of weight gaining through reasonable means I think I've gained like maybe 8lb
Lmfao just crank it on I literally added 25lbs in 5 months. Mind you I added 40lbs then hit cardio routines super hard and cut the other 15lbs