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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1422: How to Build a Sexy Dad Bod

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the popularity of the "dad bod" and how to build a great one.

  • Mind Pump discusses the popularity of the ‘dad bod’ and the stigma behind being ‘jacked’. (4:23)
  • The science behind the ultimate attractive body type. (7:04)
  • What defines a ‘dad bod’? (12:35)
  • The positives of aiming for a ‘dad bod’. (14:40)
  • The mirror versus performance, Mind Pump standards & MORE. (18:12)
  • Why Mind Pump discourages striving for the “magazine look.” (24:17)
  • How to Build a Sexy Dad Bod. (25:25)
  • #1 – Build muscle. (25:42)
  • #2 – Diet strategy. (32:31)
  • #3 – Don't obsess. (39:34)
  • #4 – Play and do stuff. (44:54)

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0:00.0

I can have a meal or two here and there that is, you know, I'm totally eating it just because

0:05.9

I want to enjoy it as nothing to do with it's probably best for my body.

0:09.4

With a remainder of the time when I have like a craving or want something, I don't just

0:13.0

say, okay, I can have that because I'm okay with a dad bod.

0:15.3

I still need to keep my diet and check.

0:18.2

It's just not as strict.

0:19.6

We are out on a weekend.

0:20.6

We're all hanging together, have some drinks.

0:22.6

I'm okay with that because that's not going to hurt me that much.

0:25.2

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:33.9

Might, might, up with your hosts.

0:36.6

Salta Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:41.0

You are listening to Mind Pump the World's number one fitness health and entertainment

0:45.0

podcast.

0:46.0

Now, in this episode, we talk about how to build a dad bod.

0:50.6

Now, a lot of surveys have been done recently where women are asked, what kind of body they

0:55.7

find most attractive in men?

0:58.0

And to many people in the fitness industries surprise, it was a dad bod.

1:03.4

It wasn't the super shredded body.

1:05.2

It was a guy that was around, I don't know, 12, 13% body fat with good strength and good

1:11.3

muscle.

1:12.3

And here's the good news.

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