1471: The Truth About German Volume Training, the Dangers of Sweating for the Wedding, What to Do If One Side of Your Body Is Tighter Than the Other & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer four Pump Head questions about German Volume Training methods, “sweating for the wedding,” whether it is normal to want to sleep 30-60 minutes after a workout, and if it is common for one side’s leg muscles and hip flexor to be tighter than the other.
- Sal’s COVID scare. (6:54)
- The fascinating science behind the COVID-19 vaccine. (10:21)
- The strange ways humans try to treat themselves. (14:01)
- The bodybuilder with the greatest genetics of all-time. (19:33)
- How the various fighting organizations are faring during the pandemic. (21:53)
- Conor McGregor’s ‘fantasy land’ inside a watch. (23:37)
- Oli Pop is blowing up! (28:32)
- Mind Pump’s predictions on the future of the economy. (30:11)
- Can the Government please take notes on the Barstool Fund?! (32:17)
- Did the Simpsons write EVERY scenario for what has happened? (35:48)
- The difficulties of not overtraining when you are on an energy high. (37:58)
- Adam shares an update on his hormone replacement therapy test numbers. (40:37)
- Public Goods, the future of direct-to-consumer shopping. (43:14)
- #Quah question #1 – Thoughts on German Volume Training methods? (47:50)
- #Quah question #2 – What's your take on the catchphrase, “sweating for the wedding,” as seen on social media? What is the alternative strategy, or mindset, for people who are preparing for a big event? (53:01)
- #Quah question #3 - Is it normal to want to sleep for 30-60 minutes after a workout? (59:08)
- #Quah question #4 - Is it common for one side’s leg muscles and hip flexor to be tighter than the other? (1:03:06)
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People Mentioned
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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 | Congratulations, you're listening to the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | You won! You're listening to Mind Pump. |
| 0:20.0 | Now, today's episode, we answered four health and fitness questions, |
| 0:24.0 | but the way we answered the episode, or excuse me, started the episode, |
| 0:27.0 | was with a introductory portion. It's a 40 minutes long, |
| 0:30.0 | so we're talking about current events. We mentioned our sponsors. |
| 0:33.0 | We have a lot of fun. After that 40 minute intro, |
| 0:36.0 | we get into answering the fitness and health questions. |
| 0:38.0 | Here's what happened in today's podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | We opened up by talking about my COVID scare. |
| 0:43.0 | Of all people, of course, it was me that thought that maybe he had COVID. |
| 0:47.0 | Then we talked about the science behind the COVID vaccine, pretty fascinating stuff, |
| 0:51.0 | which led Justin to remember a story he read about a man who injected himself |
| 0:56.0 | with magic mushrooms. Yeah, not a great idea. |
| 0:59.0 | Now, then we talked about a bodybuilder of the 90s, |
| 1:01.0 | who a lot of people believe to have the best genetics of all time, Victor Richards. |
| 1:05.0 | I talked about a couple new fighters in MMA. |
| 1:08.0 | One is a wrestler from Senegal. Skye is a monster. |
| 1:12.0 | Then we talked about Condor McGregor and his brand new watch, |
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