Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

By Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

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MindPump exposes the RAW TRUTH about health, fitness, nutrition and more... Hosts Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer & Justin Andrews pull back the curtain on the mythology, snake oil and pseudo-science that pervades the fitness industry. No fitness institution or fitness "truth" is safe from their quick wit and over 40 years of combined experience in the fitness industry. Produced by Doug Egge.

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1305: Five Steps to Intuiti...

06.01.2020

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin cover 5 steps that a person can take to learn how to eat intuitively. How our emotions drive our eating behaviors. (1:56) What is healthy? (5:00) Why are people killing themselves over food? ...

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06.01.2020 1305: Five Steps to Intuitive Eating In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin cover 5 steps that a person can take to learn how to eat intuitively. How our emotions drive our eating behaviors. (1:56) What is healthy? (5:00) Why are people killing themselves over food? ...
05.30.2020 1304: Ways to Determine If Your Workout Is Ideal for You, How to Cut & Bulk Without Counting Calories, the Pros & Cons of the Ab Wheel, & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether the ab wheel is a gimmick or essential, how to know if you’re getting results because of what you’re doing or in ...
05.29.2020 1303: The Best Way to Accelerate Growth in an Unresponsive Muscle, the Difference Between Stretching & Priming, the Best Minimal Equipment Hamstring Exercises & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the best way to build a lagging body part, the best hamstring hypertrophy exercises that uses minimal equipment, what differentiates priming movements from ...
05.28.2020 1302 How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss ins and outs of maintaining muscle while losing body fat. Mind Pump Shout Outs. (3:17) Understanding the difference between weight loss and fat loss. (6:03) Why do we lose muscle when we ...
05.27.2020 1301: Ways to Mimic Sled Pushes at Home, Correcting Pain Associated With Wearing High Heels, Tips for Dealing With Relationship Stress While Quarantined & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about ways to mimic the action of sled pushes at home, why heels aggravate knees and what to do about it, ways to deal ...
05.25.2020 1300- Upgrade Your Brain With Jim Kwik In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak once again with renowned brain coach, Jim Kwik. Jim provides actionable advice on how to develop the right mindset to excel in these uncertain times. How loneliness is an epidemic. (3:50) Life ...
05.23.2020 1299: Compound Sets Vs. Supersets, the Benefits of Daily Pushups & Pullups, the Meaning of Soreness When Doing Mobility Work & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the effectiveness of supersets working the same muscle group vs. opposing muscle groups, the value of daily pushups and pull-ups, the meaning of ...
05.22.2020 1298: The Ideal Caloric Surplus to Put on Muscle & Weight, Joint Pain Remedies, Must Have At-home Exercise Equipment & More The Mind Pump Truckee garage workout. (6:25) The latest updates on gyms reopening. (12:48) Joe Rogan x Spotify. What this means for the podcast medium. (14:07) The big news over at TikTok. (20:23) Fun Facts with Justin. (23:35) Weird Science ...
05.21.2020 1297: 3 Ways to Know If Your Workout Is Not Right for You In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss three different ways to identify if your workout is no longer serving you and what to do about it. How to figure out if the workout you are doing is RIGHT for ...
05.20.2020 1296: How to Maintain Performance While Cutting, the Non-training Benefits of Creatine, Key Things to Look for When Assessing a New Client & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about maintaining performance while cutting, the primary items to look at for new client assessments, whether there is any point in taking creatine when ...
05.18.2020 1295: Four Ways to Get a Stubborn Body Part to Improve In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the frustration of stubborn body parts that just won't improve and techniques that can be employed to create visible change. What a stubborn body part is and why they are so frustrating. ...
05.16.2020 1294: How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle, the Difference Between Flexibility & Mobility, the Truth About Casein Protein Supplements & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about how to lose fat without losing muscle, credible online nutrition programs, the differences between flexibility and mobility drills, and whether casein really provides ...
05.15.2020 1293: The Risks of Locking Out Your Joints When Lifting, The Pros & Cons of Straps & Grips, How to Eliminate Shin Splints & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether you should lockout on exercises like a bench press, how to make shin splints go away, the benefits and detriments with using ...
05.14.2020 1292: The 7 Minute Warm-up That Accelerates Muscle Growth & Fat Loss In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the importance of "warming-up" properly and the impact it can have on the success of your workout. The under-valued aspect of the warm-up. (4:56) The warm-up has to send the RIGHT signal ...
05.13.2020 1291: The Ideal Way to Reach Your Daily Step Count, the Truth About BCAAs and EAAs, Lessons from Mom & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether getting 10,000 steps in one shot is better or worse than getting those 10,000 steps throughout the day, the value of EAAs ...
05.11.2020 1290: The Homeless Crisis With Dr. Drew In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Dr. Drew Pinskey about the homelessness crisis and the coronavirus. How bad is the homeless issue in California? (3:31) What are the harms that we are seeing from this epidemic? (7:33) ...
05.09.2020 1289: The Amazing Benefits of the Farmer’s Walk, Getting Results With One or Two Workouts a Week, Learning Strategies & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about how to train someone that only wants to commit to 1-2 workouts a week, whether the Farmer’s Walk is valuable even though most ...
05.08.2020 1288: The Best Way to Transition Between Workout Programs, How to Move Your Focus from Just Looking Good to Feeling Great, the Effects of Alcohol on Weight Training & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about alcohol’s effect on weight training, transitioning from MAPS Anabolic to MAPS Aesthetic, how to change focus from how you look to how you ...
05.07.2020 1287: Why the Stability Ball Belongs in Your Workout Routine In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss history of the stability ball (AKA Swiss Ball, Physio Ball), it's rise and fall in popularity, and why it is a valuable tool that everyone can benefit from when used appropriately. Making ...
05.06.2020 1286: How to choose a 1-5 Rep Weight After Completing a High Rep Phase, Using Bodybuilding Poses to Accelerate Mobility & Muscle Gains, the Pros & Cons of Squatting With Feet Angled Slightly Outward & In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about how to choose a 1-5 rep weight after completing a much higher rep phase, mobility movements that are beneficial for a bodybuilding competitor, ...
05.04.2020 1285: The Ultimate At-home Ab & Core Workout In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss what it takes to build an impressive midsection. The origin story of the NO BS 6-Pack Abs Formula. (4:00) Understanding the function of the abs and the common mistakes people make. (10:07) ...
05.02.2020 1284: The Strength & Muscle Building Secrets of Elite Gymnasts, the Long-term Advantage of Hex Bar Vs Barbell Deadlifts, Training & Eating for Your Body Type & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about how elite gymnasts get so strong and perform so well despite such a high training frequency, whether you should train & eat differently ...
05.01.2020 1283: Building Muscle While Losing Fat, Best Oblique Training Exercises, How to Fix Duck Feet & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the best exercises for training obliques, fixing duck feet, gaining weight yet having clothes fit better, and how much NEAT is too much. ...
04.30.2020 1282: The #1 Key to Consistently Building Muscle & Strength (Avoid Plateaus!) In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin go over nine different ways to manipulate your workouts to avoid plateaus and keep building muscle and strength. Understanding all the different types of ways that you can progressively overload the body. (2:31) ...
04.29.2020 1281: Techniques to Bring Up Lagging Body Parts, Tips to Maximize Ab Development, Front Squats vs. Back Squats & MORE In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the benefit of doing extra reps on a smaller, less developed body part, relying on compound lifts like deadlifts and squats to work ...
04.27.2020 1280: COVID-19 - The Death of the Gym Industry? In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the future of the gym industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Will it survive? This episode features the perspective of leaders in the gym industry, from the owner of a ...
04.25.2020 1279: How to Activate Your Glutes During Lifts, the Correct Way to Add Plyometrics to Your Workouts, the Ideal Number of Sets Per Workout & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about squeezing the glutes at the top of deadlifts and squats, programming plyometrics in conjunction with resistance training, the necessity of keeping workouts under ...
04.24.2020 1278: Techniques That Accelerate Muscle Growth, the Risks & Benefits of Working Out Barefoot, Correcting Knees That Cave in While Squatting & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about progressive overload vs. the mind-muscle connection, whether it is too much to do yoga, a hike and strength training in the same day, ...
04.23.2020 1277: How to Eliminate Pain (Low Back, Shoulder, Knee & More) In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss how to identify the true source of chronic pain and then eliminate it. The most valuable thing you can do as a trainer. (3:58) The differences between acute pain from an injury ...
04.22.2020 1276: Proper Breathing When Lifting, Dropping Body Fat Percentage Without Losing Fat, Maintaining the Ability to Squat & Deadlift as We Age & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the best way to breathe during heavy lifts, how to balance cardio and running with the MAPS Anywhere program, whether body fat percentage ...
04.20.2020 1275: The Best At-home Workout That No One is Sharing In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss two exercise techniques that are ignored or unknown to most people that can take an at-home workout to the next level. At the end of the episode they provide a full workout ...
04.18.2020 1274: Straight Sets Vs. Circuits When Working Out at Home, the Benefits of Re-feeding When Cutting, Precautions When Starting Exercise During Pregnancy & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether it is better to do straight sets or circuits when stuck at home doing body-weight training, how much weight is too much ...
04.17.2020 1273: How to Stay Consistent With Your At-home Workouts, Ways to Maintain & Improve Mobility While Sheltering in Place, the Truth About Deep Squats & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether going “ass to grass” on squats has benefits physically or aesthetically, ways to stay disciplined and motivated to work out at home, ...
04.16.2020 1272: COVID-19 & How to Cope with Fear & Anxiety COVID-19 has everyone on edge and in this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin discuss fear and anxiety and how to manage it through this crisis. How do we mentally prepare to reemerge back into society? (4:16) How fear can drive ...
04.15.2020 1271: How to Get Back Into Weight Lifting After an Injury, the Link Between the Microbiome and Anxiety & Depression, Ways to Fix Hip Shift & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about fixing hip-shift, transitioning into weightlifting after an injury, how the microbiome is linked to anxiety and depression, and things they’ve taken for granted ...
04.13.2020 1270: Peter Schiff on the Post COVID-19 Economy & How to Thrive In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin talk with well-known economist and author, Peter Schiff, on the likely long-term effect of COVID-19 on the economy. How the medicine may be worse than the disease. (4:21) The difference between money and ...
04.11.2020 1269: The Best Overall Cardio Machine, How to Workout With Kids at Home, the Best Measure of Physical Fitness & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the most beneficial cardio machine for workouts, how to help a loved one correct their form without discouraging them, adjustments to MAPS Anywhere ...
04.10.2020 1268: How to Program Effective Workouts, Building Muscle Without Heavy Weights, Progressing Your Workouts During an Extended Shelter in Place Period & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about rules of thumb for programming workouts, how quickly you lose muscle mass when no longer working out with heavy weights, the best way ...
04.09.2020 1267: When Eating Junk Food & Being Lazy is Healthy In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss why sometimes eating less than ideal food and not being productive actually serves your overall health. Mind Pump gets controversial. (4:01) What being “healthy” actually means. (8:05) Breaking down the 4 known ...
04.08.2020 1266: How to Build Muscle With Isometric Holds, the Benefits of Blood Flow Restriction Training, the Type of Person Who Adjusts Quickly to At-home Workouts & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the type of lifter that is having the easiest time adjusting to at-home workouts, whether blood flow restriction is safe during strength training, ...
04.06.2020 1265: How to Develop a Winning Mindset In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss how anyone can train their mindset to improve their life. How you do anything is how you do everything. (4:45) The driver of self-hate vs the driver of self-care. (14:30) Differences between ...
04.04.2020 1264: How to Improve Your Overhead Press, Strength & Mobility Moves for the Rotator Cuff, When to Change up Exercises & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the best accessory lifts to increase the overhead press, good strength or mobility moves for the rotator cuff, how long to stick with ...
04.03.2020 1263: Ways Building Muscle Speeds up Your Metabolism, How to Spot a Good vs. a Crappy At-home Workout, Healthy Alternatives to Unhealthy Foods & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about how having more muscle speeds up your metabolism, how to spot a good at-home workout plan versus a poorly planned one, favorite healthy ...
04.02.2020 1262: Why Fitness Assessments are Important In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss why fitness assessments are important if you want to reach your fitness goals, how to perform them and exercises to fix less than ideal movement patterns. The value of a good assessment ...
04.01.2020 1261: Must-Dos to Maintain Your Physique During Quarantine, Ways to Stay Mentally Fit, Small Daily Activities to Improve Your Life & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the absolute MUST-DOs to maintain your physique during a quarantine, what to do on a daily basis for general body maintenance, ways stay ...
03.30.2020 1260: 7 Male Fitness Myths That Slow Your Gains In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss seven common beliefs that men have about fitness that are impeding their success. Challenging and explaining the 7 biggest male fitness myths. (4:35) #1 – You must lift heavy to get big. ...
03.28.2020 1259: How to Properly Use Full Range of Motion When Lifting, Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthy, the Pros & Cons of Artificial Sweeteners & MORE 1259: How to Properly Use Full Range of Motion When Lifting, Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthy, the Pros & Cons of Artificial Sweeteners & MORE Breaking down what the stimulus package means for you. (4:50) What would you ...
03.27.2020 1258 Eating Based on Activity, Pyramid & Reverse Pyramid Sets, the Benefit of Working Out in High Temperatures & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about changing nutrition to account for being much more sedentary, the advantages of increasing or decreasing weight, the benefits to doing workouts in higher ...
03.26.2020 1257: The Best At-Home Exercises for Your Entire Body In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the best at-home exercises for all parts of the body. Why working out without equipment doesn’t mean you have to have bad workouts. (2:46) The biggest challenges of at-home workouts. (4:33) The ...
03.25.2020 1256: Staying Motivated When Working Out at Home, the Value of Splitting up at Home Workouts, the Difference Between Going to Fatigue & Going to Failure & More In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about what to do if less motivated to workout at home vs. going to the gym, the best way to implement an at home ...

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