#2280 - Peter Berg

Joe Rogan (0:03)

The Joe Rogan Experience.

Jamie (0:06)

Trained by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day.

Joe Rogan (0:15)

Are we up? All right, we're rolling. Those are a lot.

Peter Berg (0:18)

Is this too much? They're delicious. Am I making a rookie mistake?

Joe Rogan (0:21)

No, I love them. They're too good, though. There's a lot of sugar in them. They're trying to make one with no sugar. They're pretty close.

But right now, that's got a ton of sugar in it. But damn, it's good.

Peter Berg (0:31)

Yeah, they taste good.

Joe Rogan (0:33)

We did the full thing today, dude.

Peter Berg (0:35)

Thanks for the workout. My pleasure. It was fun. Thanks for the work. You're a beast. For anyone that doesn't know, you are a fucking beast. And I suspected you would be. That's why I wanted to work out. And I was smart enough. And I told you right away, I'm not going to keep up with you. But man, you go hard.

Joe Rogan (0:53)

You did a lot of the things, though. You did all the stuff, you know, like in stuff that you had never done before, like windmills and...

Peter Berg (0:59)

Yeah, those windmills were like... You could really get in trouble with the windmill.

Joe Rogan (1:03)

Yeah.

Peter Berg (1:03)

For people that don't know what that is.

Joe Rogan (1:05)

You certainly can with heavy weight. Yeah. It's something... But all those things, like the push-ups and bodyweight squats, it's all just a gift to build to it.

Peter Berg (1:13)

I love the way you warm up, you know, because I'm the same way. I do a long warm up every day. And my buddy Ari got me into it.

And just try and stretch absolutely everything.

And I was telling you, I got thrown off a horse in Africa a month ago. And when I was in the process of getting thrown off, and I was like, in the middle of the air, and I'm about to come down, and I'm like, oh shit, this is going to be a problem. And I thought about those warm ups, and I landed and rolled and didn't hurt myself. So I think those are really smart.

Joe Rogan (1:45)

Yeah, if we could just appreciate when your body works well without having to be injured, it would be so nice.

Peter Berg (1:51)

Right?

Joe Rogan (1:51)

Because you really only think about your body, oh god, I hope my body heals when you get injured. If you get fucked up, then you think, god, I can't wait to get healthy again. But if you just appreciate, and the best way to appreciate your body working well is to keep it working well.

Peter Berg (2:06)

Yeah, man.

Joe Rogan (2:06)

Just to work on it. Like stretch out, work out, lift weights, get some cardio in, do those stuff that's uncomfortable, like stretching. I like that you started off your workout with a nice long stretch.

Peter Berg (2:18)

We had a good stretch and a good ice bath, man. Yours is colder than mine.

Joe Rogan (2:23)

That blue cube is brutal because it's always running. That's like a flowing river. That's hard.

Peter Berg (2:29)

Great. It was a great way to start. Appreciate it.

Joe Rogan (2:31)

It gets you fired up, man. And also, like we're saying, your workout's done. Your day can, you're free. You don't have to think about doing it. Just get it out of the way early, you're good.

Peter Berg (2:41)

Well, in the sauna and the way you approach, the way I think you approach all of it is kind of a meditation. And I know that that's probably really an important part of your creative process. It is a mind when I'm writing or directing to be able to have that time alone.

And it's a moving meditation. And I think one of the secrets to your success, in my opinion, is that you know how to take that time for yourself. Lock in, focus, get mentally and physically ready, because it's not easy to do what you do every day, and to be this present. So I respect it so much.

Joe Rogan (3:18)

Well, thank you very much. Well, obviously, I'm a huge fan of what you do. And fucking American Primeval is so good, dude.

Peter Berg (3:25)

Thank you, man.

Joe Rogan (3:26)

I feel like you made it just for me. I've been waiting for a realistic Wild West series like that forever. And that is, I'll just say it right now, that's the best one that's ever been made.

Peter Berg (3:38)