1640: Five Steps to Build Muscle Without Adding Fat
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover five things you must do if you want to add muscle and avoid adding fat in the process.
1640: Five Steps to Build Muscle Without Adding Fat
- Sal’s massive waste of time in pursuit of building muscle. (1:30)
- The challenges faced when trying to build muscle without adding body fat. (6:08)
- Five Steps to Build Muscle Without Adding Fat.
- #1 – You have to send the RIGHT signal to your body. (9:48)
- #2 – You must go into a small surplus. (21:57)
- #3 – Utilize mini periods of maintenance or cutting within a long bulking cycle. (31:40)
- #4 – Track your lean body mass. (38:53)
- #5 – Prioritize your sleep. (45:40)
- BONUS: Use cardio as a tool. (50:07)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
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- Visit Legion Athletics for the exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Code “mindpump” at checkout**
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- Mind Pump #1387: Turning Your Body Into A Fat-Burning Machine
- 5 Most Important Exercises for Muscle Growth in an Effective Routine – Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump #1612: Everything You Need To Know About Sets, Reps & Rest Periods
- MAPS Fitness Products
- How to Manipulate Macros for Building Muscle – Mind Pump Blog
- The Myth of Optimal Protein Intake – Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump #1345: 6 Ways To Optimize Sleep For Faster Muscle Gain And Fat Loss
- What is NEAT and Why Should You Care About it? - Mind Pump Blog
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- Mind Pump Podcast – 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. |
| 0:06.5 | Might, hop, might, hop with your hosts. |
| 0:09.4 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.4 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.7 | This is Mind Pump. |
| 0:18.7 | All right, you asked, and we listened. |
| 0:21.2 | We always get questions from people on how you can build muscle without gaining body fat. |
| 0:27.3 | So in this episode, we give you five important and imperative steps in order to do this magical |
| 0:34.7 | thing where you gain muscle without gaining body fat. |
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