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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1402: Good Stress Vs. Bad Stress & How to Know the Difference

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.811.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin break down different kinds of stress and how to become more resilient to the challenges life throws at us.

  • Why all stress is NOT bad. (2:35)
  • How we NEED stress to adapt and grow. (4:50)
  • The different categories of stress. (7:14)
  • Why balance is SO important. (9:18)
  • How good stress can become bad stress. (10:21)
  • Characteristics that describe “good” stress. (13:53)
  • The characteristics of “bad” stress. (21:11)
  • How our thoughts dictate our feelings. (26:42)
  • How to become aware of good versus bad stress and tips to increase your body’s resilient capacity. (28:07)
    • Are you adapting or getting better? (28:45)
    • Your life experiences. (33:12)
    • Have a strong support network. (36:31)
    • Get better sleep. (38:08)
    • Unplug and detach from your home environment. (39:28)
    • Get out in nature. (41:22)
    • Inject calm exercise and movement into your routine. (43:15)
    • Connect with people in real life. (44:17)
    • Learn to let loose. (45:58)
    • Have a regular mindfulness or spiritual practice. (49:38)

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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

Salta Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

In this episode of Mind Pump, the world's top ranked fitness health entertainment podcast,

0:18.0

we talk all about stress.

0:20.0

Now, did you know that stress could be bad, but it can also be good?

0:24.0

In this episode, we talk about how to tell the difference between good stress and bad stress

0:28.0

and why stress is necessary for health, for growth, for strength, fat loss,

0:35.0

and for basically anything that you want your body to improve upon requires a certain level of stress.

0:42.0

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0:46.0

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0:51.0

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0:57.0

to handle stress, thus giving you better results with your workouts, helping you sleep better,

1:04.0

and just feel better.

1:06.0

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1:08.0

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1:11.0

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1:14.0

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1:18.0

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1:22.0

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