1623: How to Get Good at Dips, the Benefits of Elevating the Heels When Squatting, Exercises to Improve Knee Pain & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2021
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about ways to improve dips, benefits of elevating the heels in a squat, exercises that help improve knee pain and functionality, and whether occlusion training is a waste of time.
- The problems with processed foods, the Western Medicine approach to nutrition, and the selling point of corporate wellness. (5:55)
- The theory that you can be overweight and healthy. (19:02)
- What can go wrong when you give LSD to dolphins?! (20:43)
- That time Pepsi got sued for a $33m fighter jet. (21:50)
- The modern version of the ‘birds and the bees’ talk. (27:14)
- When is the right age for your child to get a phone? (29:26)
- Yes, there is going to be another Jackass movie. (38:02)
- The evolution of online training and the value of NCI for coaches. (40:57)
- How the guys have fully converted their household products to Public Goods. (46:38)
- Are more men growers or showers? (48:29)
- Fun Facts with Justin: A good time with ‘Zoomquilt’. (51:56)
- #Quah question #1 – What are some ways I can improve dips? (55:03)
- #Quah question #2 – What are the benefits of elevating the heels in a squat? (1:01:11)
- #Quah question #3 – What are exercises that help improve knee pain and functionality? (1:05:34)
- #Quah question #4 – Is occlusion training a waste of time? (1:13:33)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- August Promotion: MAPS Strong and MAPS Powerlift 50% off! **Promo code “AUGUSTSPECIAL” at checkout**
- Trends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018
- Are people with metabolically healthy obesity really healthy? A prospective cohort study of 381,363 UK Biobank participants - PubMed
- The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong
- The time Pepsi got sued for a $33m fighter jet
- Are red, yellow, and green Skittles all the same flavor? We find out the truth
- Jackass Forever | Official Website | October 22 2021
- NCI Certifications x Mind Pump
- Mind Pump #1492: Five Things To Look For In An Online Coach With Jason Phillips
- Visit Public Goods for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order with NO MINIMUM purchase**
- Grower or shower? Predictors of change in penile length from the flaccid to erect state
- Zoomquilt
- How to Build Muscle with Isometric Holds
- Rubberbanditz Resistance Band Set
- How To Goblet Squat – FREE Squat Like A PRO Guide – Mind Pump TV
- The BEST Way To Front Squat (QUAD BUILDER!) - Mind Pump TV
- Ankle Mobility Flow - Get Deeper In The Squat! - Mind Pump TV
- MAPS Prime Pro Webinar
- Mind Pump’s Occlusion Training Guide
- Occlusion Training Tutorial- How to Increase Muscle Size Using Blood Flow Restriction – Mind Pump TV
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
People Mentioned
- Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, DO (@drgabriellelyon) Instagram
- Enzo Coglitore (@enzocog) Instagram
- Jason Phillips (@jasonphillipsisnutrition) 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 | Mite, up, mite, up 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. |
| 0:17.0 | This is MindPump, right? In today's episode, we answered some health and fitness questions at the end of the episode. |
| 0:24.0 | But the way we opened the episode was with an intro portion. |
| 0:27.0 | Today's intro was 51 minutes long. We talked about current events. |
| 0:31.0 | We brought up scientific studies. We mentioned some of our sponsors. |
| 0:35.0 | So here's what went down in today's show. |
| 0:38.0 | We opened up by talking about the childhood processed food study. |
| 0:43.0 | Believe it or not, a majority of the food kids are eating in America is processed food. |
| 0:48.0 | Is garbage. |
| 0:49.0 | Then we talked about the study, the meta-analysis, testing out the theory that you can be overweight and healthy, |
| 0:56.0 | which let us talk about corporate wellness and the benefits of fitness that go beyond just the physical aspects. |
| 1:02.0 | Then we talked about an old study where they gave LSD to dolphins and then weird stuff happened. |
| 1:08.0 | I mean, it got real weird. |
| 1:09.0 | Adam got really weird. |
| 1:11.0 | Then Adam brought up the lawsuit that Pepsi had in 1996 for not giving somebody a fighter jet. |
| 1:18.0 | Believe it or not, somebody actually sued them for that. |
| 1:20.0 | Then Justin talked about the updated birds and bees talk that we're now having with our kids, |
| 1:27.0 | which let us talk about kids and technology. |
| 1:30.0 | Then we talked about the new Jackass movie, Jackass Geriatric, I think is what they're calling it. |
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