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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1017: Max Schmarzo- Strong by Science

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2019

⏱️ 115 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin speak with Max Schmarzo of Strong by Science.

  • Mind Pump recommends The Jordan Harbinger Show with Mike Posner. (2:43)
  • Nothing will check your ego harder than hearing yourself talk for the first time. How everyone starts somewhere. (4:54)
  • The losing battle of the scarcity mindset. (7:11)
  • The two schools of thought when it comes to force production. (16:21)
  • The aesthetics of movement: The concept of motor unit synchronization. (22:05)
  • How it’s not the sport that matters, it’s the movement that matters. (26:16)
  • Does Lebron James really perform poor squats?? How general fitness is not the same as athletic fitness. (31:59)
  • The power of big data is in the granularity. (35:35)
  • How it’s about making things applicable. (43:30)
  • Why ideas are stupid, actions are awesome. (47:25)
  • The importance of data to cater to your athletes. (50:07)
  • The concept of percentage of drop off. (53:01)
  • What are some effective ways to maximize/improve your length-tension relationship? (1:06:25)
  • Breaking the myths behind isometric training. (1:17:57)
  • What protocol does he recommend for a given athlete to improve their glute development? (1:23:21)
  • The act of being ‘engaged’ when you perform an athletic movement. (1:27:07)
  • The role of the CNS to your performance and overall wellness. How your coach acts as your ‘check engine light’. (1:29:45)
  • The science behind why our body crumbles from too much excess high intensity training. (1:41:04)
  • Why there is no such thing as biohacking. (1:47:25)

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0:00.0

Streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:03.0

Strip us!

0:04.0

He's not doing it.

0:05.0

What do you think?

0:06.0

After 25 years, the full Monty crew are back.

0:10.0

This is gonna be the greatest comeback of me, Strings.

0:14.0

In a new original series.

0:16.0

I call anybody along me?

0:18.0

They're older.

0:20.0

Shocker the Sanctuary.

0:21.0

And number-wiseer.

0:22.0

Not me, mate.

0:23.0

Ooh.

0:24.0

The full Monty, streaming due 14 exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:29.0

18 Plus subscription, required a T-Sync Z-Supi.

0:59.0

The only thing that I've been diving into personally is the importance of that in your training.

1:17.0

This is a really good episode.

1:19.0

I had a lot of fun talking to him.

1:21.0

I would definitely rank this at a higher level of learning.

1:25.0

So for maybe like the average listener, it's like I think that we were speaking on a different level of training than we normally would.

1:33.0

I think the personal trainers are gonna love this.

1:35.0

I think trainers are gonna eat it up.

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