Pure Ambition

187. Understanding Metabolic Health, Strength Training vs. Cardio for Health, and the Profound Impact of Finding God with Sal DiStefano


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Sal Di Stefano is a co-founder of Mind Pump Media and co-host of Mind Pump, an online radio show/podcast that is dedicated to providing truthful fitness and health information, and author of The Resistance Training Revolution. He has over 20+ years of personal training experience and has helped thousands of people achieve thriving health.

Key Points:

  • Raw fitness truths learned through 20+ years of personal training
  • How MindPump became the #1 fitness and entertainment podcast
  • Why training full body 3 days per week may be the best overall split
  • How to send more muscle building signals to your body with less training
  • Tips to recover faster and see more adaptations
  • Sal’s inspiration for writing “The Resistance Training Revolution”
  • Why resistance training is better than cardio for health and longevity
  • What your metabolism is and how to optimize metabolic health
  • Why you want a fast metabolism and how to speed yours up
  • The main problem driving obesity
  • Importance of eating a high-protein diet
  • When the right time is to go into a calorie deficit (lose body fat)
  • The importance of having a ‘why’ with your health and how to make a healthy lifestyle sustainable
  • Unique instances when having unhealthy food and drinks could actually benefit your health
  • The truth about red meat and saturated fat
  • Health benefits of raw dairy
  • The profound impact that finding God has had on Sal’s life
  • Sal’s definition of Pure Ambition

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