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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1166: Using Body Weight Training to Build Muscle & Strength, Hidden Barriers that Make Fat Loss Difficult, Cutting & Bulking for Beginners & MORE

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2019

⏱️ 79 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the significance of bodyweight training when strength training, whether a beginner should focus on bulking or cutting first, why people have such a hard time losing fat, and knowing when to become a personal trainer.

  • How the modern domesticated dog wouldn’t survive a second in the wild. (5:23)
  • Adam shares his most recent set back in his training. (6:17)
  • That one-time Sal couldn’t get off the floor after an injury. (11:40)
  • Why adults always have lessons to learn. (14:20)
  • Mind Pump recommends The Mandalorian on Disney+. (16:54)
  • Sal’s daughter turns 10! (22:28)
  • Public Service Announcement: If you have symptoms of malaise, there are at-home tests available for you. (26:12)
  • Why brands like Felix Gray are ahead of the curve. (32:25)
  • Why humans need physical touch to thrive. (35:34)
  • How today’s obesity epidemic has been caused by ultra-processed food. (39:47)
  • Is CrossFit heading in a new direction? (42:58)
  • Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 Billion: What does it mean for the consumer? (47:25)
  • #Quah question #1 - What is the significance of bodyweight training when strength training? Can it replace higher rep ranges with weights? (50:21)
  • #Quah question #2 – Should someone who is a beginner focus on bulking or cutting first? How do you know which to do first? (54:35)
  • #Quah question #3 – Why do you guys think people have such a hard time losing fat in this day and age? What are the physical or phycological barriers you see most people have? How have you guided people in the right direction on starting their journey? (1:00:37)
  • #Quah question #4 – How do you know when you should become a personal trainer? What makes you fit to become a personal trainer? (1:08:48)

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0:00.0

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0:10.6

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0:28.8

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:35.2

Mind, mind, up with your hosts. Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:42.5

In this episode of Mind Pump, we answer questions that are asked by listeners like you.

0:49.7

They go to our Instagram page Mind Pump Media. They post the question under the

0:53.9

Quas meme in our comments section. We pick the best ones and then we answer them.

0:58.0

And the way we open this episode is with fun conversation. We talk about current events,

1:03.1

fun, fun, studies, and our lives. So here's what we talked about in this episode.

1:08.4

We open it up by talking about Adam's injury. Damn it. This guy's always hurting

1:13.9

himself all the time. Is it because he's too strong or is it because he's old?

1:18.5

Then we talk to him. Then we talk about the show Mandalorian on Disney Plus.

1:23.4

We're all loving it. I talked about my daughter's 10th birthday, Holy Cow, they grow fast.

1:30.1

Double digits. Yep. It's getting scary. I talked about heavy metal, not the music.

1:34.5

Yeah. But heavy metal toxicity. It's kind of hard to test for that. Doctors typically won't

1:40.4

test you for heavy metal toxicity. But you can do at home testing for that. And other things,

1:46.9

our favorite company is Everly Well. They have hormone tests. They can test your vitamin D levels,

1:52.8

for example, men and women's tests. And they also have a heavy metal toxicity test.

1:59.4

Now right now you can get 25% off all of their tests now through December 31st.

2:05.5

Here's what you do. Go to EverlyWell.com and use the code Mind Pump. Then we talked about blue

2:12.2

light and its effect on melatonin and the anti-cancer effects of melatonin. Believe it or not,

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