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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1278: Techniques That Accelerate Muscle Growth, the Risks & Benefits of Working Out Barefoot, Correcting Knees That Cave in While Squatting & More

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about progressive overload vs. the mind-muscle connection, whether it is too much to do yoga, a hike and strength training in the same day, the benefit or drawback to working out barefoot vs flat shoes, and the cause of knees that cave in when squatting and how to correct it.

  • Mind Pump Confessions. (5:34)
  • The future of gyms and the massive opportunities out there. (15:00)
  • Adam’s Addictions. (26:47)
  • Jennifer Lopez is getting sued for posting a picture of herself? (30:37)
  • Facebook crossing a fine line, sifting through conflicting news & MORE. (31:23)
  • Weird diets in history. (36:08)
  • Is watching mindless TV the same as eating junk food? (40:38)
  • Mind Pump Recommends ‘The Last Dance’ on ESPN/Netflix. (43:11)
  • #Quah question #1 – I'm really confused. I hear on the show that you have to progressively overload to build muscle. Then in other episodes, I hear that weight is arbitrary and that mind-muscle connection is paramount in building muscle. Yet in other episodes, I hear that practicing movements with good technique sends more muscle-building signals. What’s the deal? Is it all true? (44:27)
  • #Quah question #2 – With all this extra time, I find myself trying to fill my day with activity. Is it too much to do yoga, long hikes, walks, and a strength training workout every day? (48:46)
  • #Quah question #3 – Given that most of us are working out from home now, is there any benefit or drawback to working out barefoot vs flat shoes or cross-trainers? (54:01)
  • #Quah question #4 – What causes your knees to cave in when you squat and how do you fix this problem? (58:50)

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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, MIND with your hosts.

0:09.0

Saldas Defano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

In this episode of Mind Pump, your favorite fitness health and entertainment podcast,

0:19.0

we answer fitness and health questions asked by listeners just like you.

0:24.0

And the way we open the episodes, we talk about current events,

0:27.0

we mention scientific studies, sometimes we mention our sponsors.

0:31.0

So what I'm going to do is I'm going to give you a breakdown of this entire episode.

0:34.0

So we open up the episode by talking about how we are currently in the absolute worst shape of our life.

0:40.0

We don't necessarily look glad we finally admitted it.

0:43.0

Yeah, we don't look like fitness and health podcast hosts at the moment.

0:47.0

And we are using, that can't talk properly too big hoses.

0:51.0

And we are using pre workouts much more frequently than we normally do.

0:55.0

Now, pre workout supplements are designed to give you a little boost of energy.

0:59.0

They typically contain caffeine.

1:01.0

And they typically have other performance enhancing agreements like ingredients like beta alamine or citrulline,

1:07.0

which is supposed to help with blood flow.

1:09.0

One of our favorite pre workout supplements is made by Legion.

1:13.0

Legion is a company that makes a lot of performance enhancing body building, muscle building and health supplements.

1:19.0

They have protein powders, they have bars, and they have pre workouts like pulse.

1:24.0

Now, of course, because you are a mind pump listener, you get a discount.

1:28.0

So here is your hookup.

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