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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1274: Straight Sets Vs. Circuits When Working Out at Home, the Benefits of Re-feeding When Cutting, Precautions When Starting Exercise During Pregnancy & More

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether it is better to do straight sets or circuits when stuck at home doing body-weight training, how much weight is too much weight to put on when bulking, the value of re-feed days when cutting, and whether it is safe for pregnant women, who were not exercising prior to becoming pregnant, to begin a workout routine while pregnant.

  • Arm measurements and body symmetry with Mind Pump. (6:42)
  • Everly Well has a test for that. (11:20)
  • Sal has a dark sense of humor. (14:33)
  • Gold’s Gym permanently closing gyms across America. (16:30)
  • The opportunity for trainers to complement what people are NOT doing virtually. (17:20)
  • The permanent changes gyms must make when they re-open. (23:02)
  • Exercise and its ability to prevent severe side effects of coronavirus. (28:51)
  • Why businesses who sell alcohol are considered essential. (31:05)
  • Churches suing the state of California, keeping the balance & MORE. (32:48)
  • The dangers of connecting money to self-worth. (40:38)
  • Fun Facts with Justin. (44:44)
  • #Quah question #1 - When stuck at home doing body-weight training, is it better to do straight sets or just to do it circuit style? (47:16)
  • #Quah question #2 - How much weight do you think is too much weight to put on when bulking? How do you know when to stop? (55:31)
  • #Quah question #3- Are re-feed days beneficial to a cutting diet when done properly? (1:02:34)
  • #Quah question #4 – Is it safe for pregnant women, who were not exercising before becoming pregnant, to begin a workout routine while pregnant? If so, then what type of program do you recommend? (1:08:20)

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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

Welcome to Mind Pump, the top fitness and health and entertainment podcast in the world.

0:19.0

This is a Q&A episode.

0:21.0

This is where we answer fitness and health questions asked by listeners like you.

0:25.0

But in the intro portion of this episode, we talk about current events.

0:29.0

Right now, you know what's going on, so we talk a little bit about that.

0:32.0

We talk about our lives.

0:33.0

We mentioned some of our sponsors.

0:35.0

So here's the breakdown.

0:36.0

Here's what went down in today's episode.

0:38.0

We started by talking about our measurements, measuring our arms and how big they are.

0:42.0

Because we got to be a little bit macho with that.

0:45.0

You found a way to talk about it.

0:46.0

Then Adam sneezed, and so that reminded me that,

0:49.0

that actually has an indoor outdoor allergy test.

0:53.0

So, everything is a company that has all of these medical tests that don't require prescription or a doctor,

1:00.0

that you can order and that will get delivered to your door.

1:04.0

So they have everything.

1:05.0

They have the allergy test.

1:06.0

They have hormone tests.

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