1242: Muscle Building Secrets of Powerlifting With Dr. Jordan Shallow

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with good friend Dr. Jordan Shallow about the value of training for powerlifting.

Is powerlifting getting more mainstream in the fitness space? (2:49)
The strength building carryover benefits of powerlifting. (6:04)
Are deadlifts dangerous? (9:26)
The biggest myths surrounding powerlifting principles. (18:25)
- Practicing the skill and not training the output. (21:31)
- Defining what going to failure is. (26:17)
- Women and strength training. (30:18)
  - How to train a coach to cue the proper form. (39:30)
  - Conventional vs Sumo deadlift. (41:47)
- The prerequisite exercises for the big 4 lifts. (43:54)
  - The Squat. (45:10)
  - The Deadlift/Bench Press. (47:30)
    - Muscle function vs muscle action. (54:09)
  - The Overhead Press. (57:14)
- What does it look like to eat for performance vs strength? (1:00:23)
- How you become the shape of your sport. (1:05:36)
- Jordan’s favorite non-powerlifting movement. (1:07:48)
- The Mind Pump reach. (1:10:00)

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Jordan Shallow D.C (@the_muscle_doc) • Instagram
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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	Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts.
0:09.0	Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.
0:13.0	In this episode of Mind Pump, we talk all about the muscle building secrets of powerlifting
0:20.0	from one of our favorite powerlifter friends, Dr. Jordan Schallow, very, very smart dude.
0:26.0	By the way, we did a video series on our YouTube channel, Mind Pump TV, where he goes over
0:32.0	some really, really interesting techniques and things you should focus on with your training.
0:37.0	He also wrote an article for us in our blogs on Mind Pump Media.com.
0:41.0	So in this episode, we talk about building strength, the benefits of powerlifting techniques.
0:47.0	What are the things that you could learn or borrow from in powerlifting that can benefit you,
0:52.0	even if you don't powerlift. And then of course, if you are a powerlifting competitor or interested in competing,
0:57.0	you definitely don't want to miss this episode.
1:00.0	Now, you can find Jordan Schallow, again, one of the smartest dudes in the strength sports on his own podcast
1:07.0	called Rx Radio. You can also find them on Instagram at the underscore muscle underscore dock.
1:14.0	So the muscle dock, we love it. And then of course, his website is predash script.com.
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