1627: Eight Stupid & Dangerous Fitness Lies
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 β’ 12.6K Ratings
ποΈ 26 August 2021
β±οΈ 58 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover eight fitness myths that will slow your progress and in some cases even put your health at risk.
- The myths keep coming and Mind Pump is here to keep them in check! (1:49)
- Eight Stupid & Dangerous Fitness Lies.
- #1 β When it comes to exercise, if some is good, more is better. (3:55)
- #2 β Cutting your reps short, or locking out, causes you to lose tension on the muscle. (12:51)
- #3 β High reps are great for getting lean and low reps are great for building size. (17:45)
- #4 β Cardio is BEST for burning fat. (24:58)
- #5 β Squats and deadlifts are NOT fundamental human movements. (33:36)
- #6 β Doing something is better than doing nothing. (41:26)
- #7 β Meat is bad for you. (46:36)
- #8 β Health at every size movement. (51:57)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- August Promotion: MAPS Strong and MAPS Powerlift 50% off! **Promo code βAUGUSTSPECIALβ at checkout**
- Visit ZBiotics for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners!
- What is Metabolic Adaptation? - Mind Pump Blog
- Muscle Adaptation vs. Muscle Recovery β Mind Pump Blog
- Is Nutrition More Important than Exercising for Fat Loss? - Mind Pump Blog
- The Resistance Training Revolution β Book by Sal Di Stefano
- We Burn as Many Calories as Hunter-Gatherers, So What Makes Us Fat?
- Which Is Better: Low Reps Or High Reps? - Mind Pump Blog
- Why You Need to Mix Rep Ranges After Periods of Training β Mind Pump Blog
- Cardio Sucks for Fat Loss β Mind Pump Blog
- Why Resistance Training is the Best Form of Exercise β Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump #1382: Why Everyone Should Squat
- Mind Pump #1430: Why Everyone Should Deadlift
- Are Group Fitness Classes Just A Trend? - Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump #1475: Eating Meat Is Good For The Climate With Robb Wolf
- How Much Is Too Much Red Meat? - Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump #1465: The Truth About Health At Every Size
- Mind Pump Podcast β YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
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, MIND with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.2 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.9 | This is Mind Pup, right? |
| 0:19.2 | In today's episode, we tackled some fitness myths, some lies that are keeping you and others |
| 0:26.5 | from achieving their fitness goals. In many cases, may actually be dangerous. |
| 0:31.3 | We have a lot of fun when we make these episodes because we love nothing more than to dispel myths. |
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| 1:47.9 | Hey, I think it's time. Every once in a while we do these episodes. I think we need to |
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