1466: Why Trainers Can’t Always Agree on Exercise Form, How to Perform the Pullover, the Benefits of Squatting Barefoot & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about why there is such a discrepancy between trainers on the proper form & mechanics of exercises, the pullover movement, the benefits of squatting barefoot, and the core disciplines that should be first established in oneself before being able to train others successfully.
- Justin is getting lean and not even trying. (4:51)
- What do the guy’s morning routines look like right now? (8:19)
- The best ways to dramatically increase ‘the pump’. (13:21)
- Keeping your coffee beans fresh with MIIR’s new coffee canister. (16:42)
- How getting poor sleep can affect your workouts. (23:17)
- Elon Musk is now the richest man in the world. (26:17)
- Bitcoin is on fire! (27:25)
- How social media affects your perception of reality. (28:42)
- #Quah question #1 - Why is there such a discrepancy between trainers on the proper form and mechanics of exercises? (41:26)
- #Quah question #2 – Can you please go over the pullover movement? There are so many angles to hit it from, resistance curves, and muscles involved depending on how you attack it. (47:34)
- #Quah question #3 – Can you go into the benefits of squatting barefoot? Is it better to go barefoot or just wear shoes like Converse? (50:22)
- #Quah question #4 – As someone interested in being a personal trainer, what core disciplines should be established in oneself first before they can train others successfully? (54:53)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you wanna pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mite, ob-mite, up with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | You are listening to the number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pump. |
| 0:18.0 | This is Mind Pump. |
| 0:19.0 | Today's episode, we answer fitness and health questions that are asked by people |
| 0:23.0 | who listen to the show and viewers, just like you. |
| 0:26.0 | But the way we open the episode is with an intro portion. |
| 0:29.0 | Today's intro portion was 40 minutes long. |
| 0:31.0 | We talked about current events, talked about scientific studies, |
| 0:34.0 | we mentioned our sponsors. |
| 0:35.0 | Here's the rundown of today's Mind Pump podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | We open up by talking about Justin getting leaner. |
| 0:42.0 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:43.0 | He's already so hot. |
| 0:45.0 | If he gets any hotter, it's not gonna be good. |
| 0:47.0 | Oh, just wait, there's more. |
| 0:48.0 | Then we talk about our morning routines and the pump. |
| 0:51.0 | What gives us better pumps? |
| 0:52.0 | And now we can get better pumps just his favorite subject. |
| 0:55.0 | Yeah, I know a lot about it. |
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