1008: How to Improve the Mind to Muscle Connection, the Least Effective Exercises You Can Do, Exercising When Sick & MORE
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2019
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah, sponsored by MAPS Fitness Products (www.mapsfitnessproducts.com), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the most over-used, least effective movements in the gym, how to improve the mind to muscle connection, if when sick or getting sick it is better to push through and work out to boost the immune system or just take it easy, and Sal and Justin's #1 piece of advice regarding fatherhood for Adam.
- Mind Pump living the brand: How Sal uses cordyceps, from Four Sigmatic, for ultimate performance in the gym, which adaptogen to use for a given situation, unique ways to use the Organifi plant protein powder & MORE. (4:52)
- Arya Saffaie takes the sword! The guys talk about his latest first place win + the ultimate home security weapon. (10:16)
- The new pet at the Di Stefano household: Giving your child responsibility and purpose. (17:31)
- The importance of doing mobility to keep from feeling stiff and rigid. The amazing potential of the body to adapt. (23:47)
- The ‘space race’ between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. What should the average consumer look for and what challenges will they face in the future? (31:33)
- McDonald's $300 million tech deal, the future of automation and how minimum wage laws are terrible for the disenfranchised. (45:00)
- #Quah question #1 – What are the most over-used, least effective movements in the gym? (53:15)
- #Quah question #2 - How do you improve the mind to muscle connection? (1:06:54)
- #Quah question #3 – If you’re sick or getting sick it is better to push through and work out to boost the immune system or just take it easy? (1:15:38)
- #Quah question #4 – What is your #1 piece of advice regarding fatherhood for Adam? (1:23:51)
People Mentioned
- Arya Saffaie IFBB Pro Olympian (@arya_saffaie) Instagram
- Tero Isokauppia (@liamtero) Instagram
- Jason Khalipa (@jasonkhalipa) Instagram
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- April Promotion: MAPS Split ½ off!! Code “SPLIT50” at checkout
- Four Sigmatic **Code “mindpump” for 15% off**
- Organifi **Code “mindpump” for 20% off**
- MAPS Fitness Products
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | In this exciting episode of Mind Pump. |
| 0:17.0 | So exciting! |
| 0:18.0 | Look, we're going to talk all about fitness in this episode, but for the first 48 minutes, |
| 0:22.0 | we have a lot of fun just doing introductory conversation. |
| 0:25.0 | Here's what we talked about in that first portion of this episode. |
| 0:28.0 | We start out by talking about cordiceps. |
| 0:30.0 | I love cordiceps for athletic performance. |
| 0:32.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:33.0 | And all the mushrooms available from four sigmatic or all of our favorite ones, |
| 0:38.0 | the plethora of mushrooms. |
| 0:40.0 | Some of them boost your immune system. |
| 0:41.0 | They're adaptogenic. |
| 0:42.0 | They help your body handle stress, which means your body may adapt more efficiently, |
| 0:47.0 | for more body fat, build more muscle, and then of course, |
| 0:50.0 | cordiceps being my favorite for performance enhancement. |
| 0:52.0 | Now, four sigmatic is one of our sponsors. |
| 0:54.0 | They used a patented dual extraction process for their mushroom supplements. |
| 0:59.0 | If you go to four sigmatic F-O-U-R-S-I-G-M-A-T-I-C-D-C-D-C-D-C-D-C-D-C-D-MIND pump, |
| 1:06.0 | and you use the code Mind Pump, you'll get a big discount. |
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