1621: The Ideal Range of Motion to Maximize Gains, How to Balance Bodybuilding With Playing Sports, Tips to Improve the Front Rack Position & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2021
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the proper full range of motion for a squat, ways to improve the front rack position, how much muscle imbalance is normal, and doing social level adult sports and bodybuilding at the same time
- Mind Pump’s first post-illness workouts and updates on their health. (4:46)
- The wonderful world of gymnastics. (8:56)
- A very Happy 90th Birthday to Sal’s grandfather. (17:18)
- Shout out to T-Nation! (22:23)
- What is CBD not good for? (29:07)
- Mind Pump Recommends, Fantastic Fungi on Netflix. (30:52)
- Reverse Recommendations with Sal: The Suicide Squad on HBO Max. (37:10)
- Are dating apps giving people TOO MANY options? (41:23)
- Pumpkin Spice Gold Juice from Organifi is BACK! (46:00)
- Disney’s unusual protocol. (47:16)
- Elon Musk’s plan to send humans to the moon. (52:09)
- #Quah question #1 – What is a proper full range of motion for a squat? Is it bad to lock out your knees? (56:32)
- #Quah question #2 – Can you provide recommendations to improve the front rack position? (1:03:53)
- #Quah question #3 – How much muscle imbalance is normal? (1:09:40)
- #Quah question #4 – Can you do social level adult sports and bodybuilding at the same time? (1:14:16)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- August Promotion: MAPS Strong and MAPS Powerlift 50% off! **Promo code “AUGUSTSPECIAL” at checkout**
- T-Nation Stuff We Like
- The Resistance Training Revolution – Book by Sal Di Stefano
- Cannabidiol Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication and Promotes the Host Innate Immune Response
- Visit NED for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners!
- Fantastic Fungi | Netflix
- The Suicide Squad | In Theaters and on HBO Max
- Indian Matchmaking | Netflix Official Site
- Visit Organifi for the exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code “mindpump” at checkout**
- Disney Has a Code and Procedure for Vacuuming Ashes
- Elon Musk plans to send humans to the moon before 2024
- Visit Oli Pop for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code “mindpump” at checkout for 15% off your first order**
- Mind Pump #1467: How To Squat For Your Body Type With Dr. Aaron Horschig
- Squat University
- How To Bulletproof Your Wrists – Mind Pump TV
- MAPS Prime Webinar
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
People Mentioned
- Mike O'Hearn (@mikeohearn) Instagram
- Joey Swoll (@joeyswoll) Instagram
- Dan Bilzerian (@danbilzerian) Instagram
- Max Schmarzo (ATC/CSCS/MS) (@strong_by_science) Instagram
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 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | This is Mind Pump. Alright, in today's episode, we answered some health and fitness questions, |
| 0:24.0 | but the way we open the episode is with an intro portion where we talk about current events. |
| 0:29.0 | We tell fun stories. We talk about our sponsors. |
| 0:32.0 | Yeah. Today's intro was 51 minutes long after that. We got to the question. |
| 0:37.0 | So here's what went down in today's episode. |
| 0:40.0 | We opened up by talking about the first post sickness workouts. |
| 0:45.0 | We're all pretty much healed. |
| 0:47.0 | So we're getting back to the gym. So we talked about what it's like to work out after being sick. |
| 0:52.0 | Then Justin talked about gymnastic culture. |
| 0:55.0 | He actually went to go watch his boys compete in a gymnastic event and noticed the culture. |
| 1:00.0 | It's different gymnast people. |
| 1:02.0 | Then I talked about my grandfather's 90th birthday that he had over the weekend. |
| 1:07.0 | Happy birthday, Nol-Nol. Then we talked about how T-Nation, one of the best places to get good fitness information. |
| 1:13.0 | We actually are fans of theirs, gave us a shout out and recommended the resistance training revolution. |
| 1:19.0 | That's the book that I wrote that is crushed right now. |
| 1:22.0 | Then I talked about CBD potentially being something studied for COVID treatment. |
| 1:29.0 | So they're doing more and more studies. It's kind of interesting. |
| 1:31.0 | By the way, one of the best places to get CBD is Ned Hemp Oil. |
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