The Russell Brunson Show
What Wrestling Taught Me About Pain, Purpose & Pushing Through | #Success - Ep. 21
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I take you behind the scenes of my annual return to the wrestling mat… A ritual that’s become one of the most important parts of my life! You’ll hear the entire journey leading up to this year’s tournament: the late-night practices, the 25-pound weight cut, the broken sauna, the two dislocated arms, and yes… the back-to-back bicep tears (both arms!). It’s crazy. It’s painful. And I’d do it all over again. Because this isn’t just about wrestling, it’s about doing the thing that makes you feel alive. Whether that’s building funnels, writing books, or chasing down a long-lost passion from your youth… This episode is a reminder to stop waiting, stop playing it safe, and start living. Key Highlights: Why I wrestle every year (and how it impacts every part of my life) The brutal (and hilarious) reality of cutting 25 pounds in 5 days What two torn biceps taught me about pain, purpose, and joy How I used mindset to show up in Hawaii as a better husband and dad — even while suffering in silence Why the risk of getting hurt shouldn’t stop you from doing the thing you love This one’s not about marketing. It’s about meaning! If you’ve ever felt stuck, bored, or burned out, this episode might just be the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed. https://sellingonline.com/podcast https://clickfunnels.com/podcast Special thanks to our sponsors: NordVPN: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal https://nordvpn.com/secrets Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Northwest Registered Agent: Go to northwestregisteredagent.com/russell to start your business with Northwest Registered Agent. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions: Get a $100 credit on your next campaign at LinkedIn.com/CLICKS Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster at RocketMoney.com/RUSSELL Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/clicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: How did Russell Brunson's podcast evolve over time?
I'm like, Oh no. So I called one of my friends, Ty Ogata, who lives in the neighbor next to me. He's like, he's a chiropractor. He's awesome. And he raced over and he's like, dude, your ulna popped out of your elbow or whatever or something like that. And so he goes and he snaps it back in. Oh, and it was hurt. But then like the muscles looked weird. My arm looked deformed.
I was like, what's happening? He's like, your muscles are all freaking out because, you know, the bone moved. And so he spent like an hour like massaging my form to get it back to like, so it looked like a normal arm. And then I started doing some basic pressure. I pressured my hand over, up, and then as soon as I put some pressure up, my ulna popped out again. And I'm like, oh no.
So he had to reset it back in there. And I was like, dang it. And so Chloe was so happy. She's like, all right, you know, cancel wrestling. You're going to come. And I'm like, don't cancel yet because maybe there's a way we can heal. And so then in true Russell Brunson fashion, I was like, all right, how do we solve this problem? There's got to be a way.
So I'm calling everyone I know, trying to figure out the right things, right? So the guy who does my... Doug Grant, who does my blood work and does my supplements, I tell him. So he's like, okay, there's these peptides. It's called the Wolverine Protocol. So he ships me out, overnights me. These peptides, they're supposed to make you heal super fast.
So twice a day, I'm giving myself peptide shots directly into my arm, right? I do all sorts of stuff, try to get this thing healed as fast as I can. And it just hurts. Every time I try to do anything, it hurts. And so I was about to spot where I was going to give up and then Ty, my chiropractor, came over and he's like, I have an idea. So he went and he taped my wrist really tight on that side.
He taped about three inches
deep on my wrist and by taping it it kept the two bones together closer it's like actually my wrist I'm like oh my gosh like it still hurts but not like I think I could actually wrestle this way and so I was like I'm gonna test tomorrow morning I called uh Mike Vanbrill who's my one of my wrestling partners I was like hey come out tomorrow let's wrestle I want to see if I can do it so we came out the next morning and it wrestled and yeah it hurt a lot but I was able to I was able to do a whole wrestling practice I'm like okay I'm back in told my wife I was like sorry Colette I'm gonna go wrestle she's like what you like you literally like
dislocated your arm like two days ago I'm like I know I'm gonna do it anyway and so I committed to doing it again right um at this point some guys are like Russell's insane um and remember I posted on social something because everyone's like oh sorry you're gonna miss your wrestling I was like I don't think you guys understand I was like if I was missing a leg I would still go to wrestling like this has nothing to do with like oh I'm healthy or am I healthy like like this is something I committed to that I'm gonna do um every year till I die like I'm going to this tournament um
And so that was kind of planned. So then fast forward now a couple of days. Now it's like, okay, now as I get close to the tournament, there's two weight classes. And in old guy wrestling, the weight classes are bigger gap, right? When you're competing as a younger guy, like every eight to 10 pounds are different weight class. So you're kind of in there. But with my age group, there's like a...
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Chapter 2: Why does Russell Brunson compete in wrestling tournaments annually?
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