“I Carried Cement Bags”- Years Before $200M Spotify Contract, Joe Rogan Pours His Heart Out on His MMA Struggling Days

It is a known fact that Joe Rogan is one of the most distinguished personalities in UFC. His career as a commentator and podcaster has garnered him a lot of wealth. The color commentator, Joe Rogan stands as one of the pillars that have made UFC and MMA famous across the world. No one can deny the fact that Rogan is currently at the peak of his career. However, things were not as easy for Rogan as they may seem.

British comedian, writer, and actor Jimmy Carr recently joined Joe Rogan on his podcast ‘Jre Experience’ #2045. During the podcast, they delved into the topic surrounding the need for hard work in their early years. Rogan in the middle of it shared his early year experience.

Joe Rogan shares about his early hardworking days

The conversation began with Jimmy Carr discussing his career and explaining why he chose to write a book instead of starting a podcast. To this, Rogan remarked that he used to do much more work in his early years rather than now. Rogan added, “I’ve done a lot of day’s work, which is one of the things that makes me appreciate it.”

Carr was quick to respond to Rogan, he added “ “It’s interesting that the thing I worked on until I was maybe 25, advertising and marketing or whatever, and I do still think that it’s a very valuable thing.”. Carr later emphasized that his experiences helped him in his growth.

In the middle of the hubbub, Rogan shared an instance of his early years before he obtained fame and wealth. He added “It is because it makes you realize what you don’t want to do. I did a lot of construction jobs when I was a kid, and that will wake you up to what real hard work is, you know? I spent an entire summer building a wheelchair ramp at a night of Columbus Hall.”

He further added that he used to work in construction and his days used to start off with work and end up in the gym. he added ” So the entire summer, I carried cement bags and pressure-treated lumber, and it was in the hot sun in the summer. And I would get out of there, and I’d go to the gym at night.”

Rogan’s struggle and the quest for a better path

In the conversation, Rogan, down on his luck, added that the exhaustion from constant physical labor didn’t help at all as it was hampering his training. Carr took a humorous approach to the information and added, “That feels like a training sequence from Rocky 3. Is that the one with the Russian? He’s training in high tech. You’ve gone back to the logs.”

Rogan disagreed with the British and added “ It wasn’t making me stronger. It was making my resolve to not work stronger, It was making me realize that there’s got to be a better way to make money. I can’t do this because this was physically exhausting”

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Diamonds are indeed formed under pressure! But maybe not voluntarily. What’s your opinion on Joe Rogan’s early days? What’s your favorite part about this podcast? Do tell us in the comments below.

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