1547: The Hidden Benefits of Lifting Weights
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover the lesser known benefits of resistance training.
- The top attributes we connect with lifting weight too. (1:47)
- It’s about the journey, not the destination. (2:58)
- The Hidden Benefits of Lifting Weights. (4:32)
- #1 – Increases Androgen Receptor Density. (7:24)
- #2 – Balances out your hormones. (10:42)
- #3 – Boosts your libido. (17:40)
- #4 – Improves your mood. (19:25)
- #5 – Enhances your cognitive function/neuro-pathways. (23:40)
- #6 – Expands your mobility. (27:48)
- #7 – Improves the health of your heart. (32:07)
- #8 – Strengthens your bones. (34:36)
- #9 – Promotes better sleep. (39:38)
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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 | You just found the world number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pup, right? |
| 0:18.0 | In today's episode, we talk about lifting weights, strength training, resistance training. |
| 0:24.0 | But we don't talk about how it makes you stronger or speeds up your metabolism. |
| 0:27.0 | Those are all true. |
| 0:30.0 | What we talk about are they hidden secret benefits of doing these things. |
| 0:33.0 | So you're going to love this episode because I bet you don't know, resistance training did so much more than build muscle, burn body fat, make you look incredibly sexy. |
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