Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
What’s more dangerous: Surviving the gauntlet of fighters in the UFC and still living in your mother’s house or sustaining a rattlesnake bite in your backyard?
Kyle Kingsbury (UFC) and Paul (rattlesnake) trade survival tactics and share practices that will help you break the habit of being yourself this week on Spirit Gym.
Check out Kyle and his work on his community page at kylekingsbury.kit.com/community and his Kingsbu website at kingsbu.com and on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/kylekingsbu and Twitter/X at https://x.com/Kingsbu .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Learn more about Kyle’s newest venture — The Rising Retreat at therisingretreat.com — and save $500 by using the promo code CHEK10 when you sign up! (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
2:55 Paul’s very close encounter with a rattlesnake in his water charger.
11:58 Kyle’s participation in a class-action lawsuit against the UFC.
25:35 What Kyle learned while working with Aubrey Marcus on the Fit For Service program.
43:48 Learning practices that will help you break the habit of being yourself.
1:00:17 “Give me a sign…”
1:11:03 The connection piece.
1:22:02 The book that changed everything for Kyle.
1:39:08 “The function of a broken heart is to let your love pour out…”
Listen to Paul's conversation with Kyle Kingsbury and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/355-a-rattlesnake-bite-or-the-ufc-which-one-is-more-deadly-with-kyle-kingsbury
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
What’s more dangerous: Surviving the gauntlet of fighters in the UFC and still living in your mother’s house or sustaining a rattlesnake bite in your backyard?
Kyle Kingsbury (UFC) and Paul (rattlesnake) trade survival tactics and share practices that will help you break the habit of being yourself this week on Spirit Gym.
Check out Kyle and his work on his community page at kylekingsbury.kit.com/community and his Kingsbu website at kingsbu.com and on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/kylekingsbu and Twitter/X at https://x.com/Kingsbu .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Learn more about Kyle’s newest venture — The Rising Retreat at therisingretreat.com — and save $500 by using the promo code CHEK10 when you sign up! (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
2:55 Paul’s very close encounter with a rattlesnake in his water charger.
11:58 Kyle’s participation in a class-action lawsuit against the UFC.
25:35 What Kyle learned while working with Aubrey Marcus on the Fit For Service program.
43:48 Learning practices that will help you break the habit of being yourself.
1:00:17 “Give me a sign…”
1:11:03 The connection piece.
1:22:02 The book that changed everything for Kyle.
1:39:08 “The function of a broken heart is to let your love pour out…”
Listen to Paul's conversation with Kyle Kingsbury and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/355-a-rattlesnake-bite-or-the-ufc-which-one-is-more-deadly-with-kyle-kingsbury
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• CHEK Institute/CHEK Academy https://chek.group/chekacademy (Submit your application for the CHEK Academy TODAY!) https://chek.group/chekacademy
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (check out the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus that helps you burn fat, supports smooth energy without being overstimulated and keeps you hydrated)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
