1034: Conventional Deadlifts vs. Trap Bar Deadlifts, How a Physical Job Affects Muscle Growth, the Impact of Pre-Workouts on Fat Loss & MORE
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2019
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah, sponsored by Organifi (organifi.com/mindpump, code "mindpump" for 20% off), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the traditional deadlift vs. a trap bar deadlift, LISS at work and maintaining an anabolic state, pre-workout's affect on the fat burning process and Doug's health and wellness journey.
- The nostalgia of 80s movies: Good and bad. (4:37)
- Sal recaps the 2nd day of the handgun training course. (10:12)
- How Sal uses Brain.fm to fall asleep after a rough day. (14:35)
- Recipe for a great weekend: Adam’s new Traeger Grill and the ‘Ultimate BBQ Bundle’ from Butcher Box. (17:50)
- The rise of the ‘sober bar’ + how Justin is lowering his alcohol intake. (23:18)
- How Mind Pump will be changing the format to their next live event. (28:10)
- Why it’s not enough about the information, but the behavior to create change. (30:50)
- Burger King continuing their brilliant marketing: The company to test delivery in terrible traffic jams. (36:00)
- How people are profiting over hysteria: EMF shielding garments are on the rise. (39:09)
- #Quah question #1 – What are your thoughts on the traditional deadlift vs. the trap bar deadlift? As I get older, should I switch to the trap bar to save my back? (43:35)
- #Quah question #2 – For people who get extra LISS at work (for example in construction), what effect does that have on maintaining an anabolic state? (54:44)
- #Quah question #3 – Does pre-workout affect the fat burning process? If it gives you energy, does that mean the body doesn’t feel the need to burn fat? (1:02:12)
- #Quah question #4 – When will we get to hear Doug's story? What has his health and wellness journey been like? What does Doug think about anything and everything? (1:13:45)
People Mentioned
- Jessica Rothenberg (@thetraininghour) Instagram
- Mark Manson (@markmansonnet) Instagram
- Luke Storey (@lukestorey) Instagram
- Rich Gaspari (@richgaspari) Instagram
- Mike Matthews (@muscleforlifefitness) Instagram
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- May Promotion: MAPS HIIT ½ off!! **Code “HIIT50” at checkout**
- Visit Brain.fm for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners.
- Visit Butcher Box for this month’s exclusive Mind Pump offer!
- Check out Mind Pump Live to get tickets for their next live event!
- Visit Legion Athletics for a special offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Code “mindpump” at checkout**
- The Rise of the Sober Bar
- Burger King tests delivery in terrible traffic jams
- MAPS Fitness Prime Pro | Muscle Adaptation Programming - Mind Pump
- Mind Pump 892: Rich Gaspari
- Mind Pump Free Resources
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. |
| 0:06.1 | Might, uh, might, up with your hosts. |
| 0:08.8 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.1 | In this episode of The Mind, Pump, for the first 38 minutes, we sit here and have fun. |
| 0:19.0 | We have some fun conversation. It's the introductory part of this episode. |
| 0:23.0 | We always have fun, so... |
| 0:24.6 | Before we get into the fitness stuff, here's what we talked about. |
| 0:26.7 | We brought up some 80s movies, some of our favorites, and how some of them were awesome back then. |
| 0:32.3 | And then we watched them down. They suck. |
| 0:33.8 | Uh, we talked about my gun shooting lessons last night. |
| 0:38.4 | That was my second class, trying to be safe. |
| 0:41.5 | And my high intensity interval training workout, actually followed one of the maps, |
| 0:47.4 | hit workout, barbell complexes, in my garage. |
| 0:51.5 | It was 20 minutes of pure calorie burning. |
| 0:54.5 | Hell, ass kicker. |
| 0:55.8 | I got to get in shape for that. |
| 0:57.2 | Um, had trouble sleeping, and then I used brain.fm. |
| 1:01.3 | Brain FM plays sounds that will help you sleep, focus, or relax. |
| 1:06.7 | I'm not joking. It's creepy how effective the technology is. |
| 1:10.5 | Anyway, if you go to brain.fm, forward slash mind pump, you'll get a fat 20% off. |
| 1:15.8 | Then Adam talked about his new trigger grill, and the ultimate barbecue bundle from butcher box, |
| 1:23.2 | which includes two pounds of ground beef, baby back ribs, and two New York strip steaks. |
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