1338: Strategies to Reduce Sugar Consumption, When to Add Box Squats to Your Workout, How to Improve Lagging Body Parts & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2020
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about tips and strategies for weak point improvement, the reason to add box squats into a program if the overall goal is improving leg definition and size, how to begin cutting sugar from your diet, and how to build up your maintenance calories if you’re already well accustomed to weight lifting and to want to lose fat.
- The UFC cashing in, all things interesting about Dubai & MORE. (5:29)
- Sal vs the large spider, the latest offerings from the Nutritional Coaching Institute (NCI) for aspiring trainers/coaches & MORE. (12:30)
- Will we start to see the black market explode amid the pandemic? (18:08)
- Safely improve progressive overload with form and technique. (24:00)
- Needing equipment for your home gym? PRx has got it! (27:48)
- Adam’s epiphany. (29:54)
- The perfect storm for conspiracy theories. (32:39)
- #Quah question #1 – What are your tips and strategies for weak point improvement? (46:30)
- #Quah question #2 – Do box squats hold traditional value over back squats and would there be a reason to add them into a program if the overall goal is improving leg definition and size? (51:20)
- #Quah question #3 – We are often told to cut sugar from our diet, but sugar seems to almost be in everything and is often hidden. Where do you begin? (55:43)
- #Quah question #4 - How do you go about building up your maintenance calories if you’re already well accustomed to weight lifting and want to lose fat? The task feels impossible half the time as a petite woman with very low BMR. (1:00:03)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- July Promotion: MAPS Strong ½ off!! **Promo code “STRONG50” at checkout**
- Join the Revolution in Nutrition Coaching - NCI
- California Gov. Newsom orders statewide closures, including indoor restaurant operations
- Visit PRx Performance for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Code “mindpump” at checkout**
- Bill Gates interview from 1997 about pandemic & world domination
- The Clintons, Laura Silsby, Haiti, Amber Alerts & Human Trafficking
- Black Lives Matter fundraising handled by group with convicted terrorist on its board
- How to Improve Weak and Stubborn Body Parts – Mind Pump Blog
- MAPS Fitness Prime - Mind Pump Media
- How to Box Squat to Improve Your Squat Form – Mind Pump TV
- Mind Pump #1247: The Dangers Of Eating Too Much Sugar
- Mind Pump #1027: 3 Steps To Speed Up Your Metabolism
- MAPS Fitness Products
- Mind Pump Podcast - YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
People Mentioned
- Jason Phillips (@jasonphillipsisnutrition) Instagram
- Paul Saladino, MD (@carnivoremd) Instagram
Eddie Bravo (@eddiebravo) Twitter
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. |
| 0:06.0 | MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | In this episode of Mind Pump, the World's Top Fitness, Health, and Entertainment Podcasts, |
| 0:19.0 | we answer fitness and health questions that are asked by listeners and viewers just like you. |
| 0:25.0 | Now, the way we open the episode is we do an introductory portions. |
| 0:28.0 | We talk about current events, scientific studies, talk about workouts. |
| 0:32.0 | Sometimes we mention our sponsors. |
| 0:34.0 | In today's episode, that lasted for about 40 minutes, and then we got into the questions. |
| 0:39.0 | Now, for the viewers, I got my notes up here. |
| 0:41.0 | So I'm going to let you know what happened in today's episode from beginning to end. |
| 0:46.0 | So we start out by talking about Dubai. |
| 0:49.0 | Why are we talking about Dubai? |
| 0:50.0 | Because they host the UFC, and they do a lot of that kind of stuff over there. |
| 0:54.0 | That's kind of cool. |
| 0:55.0 | Then we talk about my interview yesterday on a podcast when a big spider came down from the ceiling |
| 1:00.0 | and almost scared the pooping zadami. |
| 1:03.0 | Now, the person hosting that podcast was Jason Phillips, a good friend of ours. |
| 1:08.0 | He also owns the company NCI. |
| 1:11.0 | This is an online nutrition coaching certification company. |
| 1:15.0 | So if you're a trainer or you want to be an online coach, and right now that market is exploding |
| 1:20.0 | because gyms are shut down and people still need trainers. |
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