1641: How to Get a Bigger Bench Press, the Pros & Cons of Eating Rice Crispy Treats Pre-Workout, the Dangers of Rounded Back Deadlifts & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2021
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about putting on muscle without putting on a lot of fat, eating a rice crispy treat before a workout to get a good pump, whether it is bad to deadlift with a rounded back, and ways to get stronger after hitting a plateau on the flat bench press.
- Are we getting closer to resistance training being the number one form of exercise? (4:58)
- The high school football update with Justin. (9:30)
- It’s tomato sauce season with the Di Stefano’s! (13:49)
- What is Mind Pump’s go-to Ned product? (17:20)
- Be careful of the scams out there. (20:56)
- Things in Australia are getting scary. (26:45)
- The Navy’s new weapon actually stops you from talking! (30:50)
- Escaping the fires in California and the downstream effects. (36:16)
- Justin, the goat farmer?! (39:37)
- Why all exercises are good for you if you can perform with proper form and stability. (42:35)
- Mind Pump Investments: The guys speculate on Bitcoin being used as legal tender. (46:32)
- How Caldera is helping with Sal’s baby son’s dry skin. (57:03)
- #Quah question #1 – How do I put on muscle without putting on a lot of fat? (1:00:16)
- #Quah question #2 – Does eating a rice crispy treat before a workout give you a good pump? (1:07:30)
- #Quah question #3 - Is it bad to deadlift with a rounded back? (1:14:08)
- #Quah question #4 – What do you recommend to get stronger after hitting a plateau on the flat bench press? (1:19:00)
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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. |
| 0:13.0 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pump. |
| 0:18.0 | Alright, in today's episode, we answered four fitness and health questions that were asked by viewers and listeners, |
| 0:24.0 | just like you. |
| 0:25.0 | But the way we opened the episode was with an intro portion. This is where we talk about current events. |
| 0:30.0 | We bring up scientific studies and we mention our sponsors. |
| 0:33.0 | So today's intro portion was 53 minutes long after that we got to the fitness questions. |
| 0:38.0 | Here's what went down in today's episode. |
| 0:41.0 | We opened up by talking about another study comparing resistance training to cardio for fat loss. |
| 0:47.0 | If you think you know the results, you're probably right. One of them is superior to the other. |
| 0:53.0 | Then we talked about the football program that Justin's running right now and some updates on that. |
| 0:58.0 | Then I brought up how over the weekend my family and I made tomato sauce for the entire year. |
| 1:03.0 | Oh, it's a good stuff. |
| 1:04.0 | It's a the sauce. |
| 1:05.0 | Also, I brought up how my parents, both my parents now, are using Ned hemp oil for pain and anxiety. |
| 1:12.0 | It's really cool to get my parents set up with that stuff. They actually love it quite a bit. |
| 1:16.0 | By the way, Ned makes full spectrum hemp oil extracts that you actually feel. |
| 1:22.0 | So if you've tried CBD products in the past and not really notice a difference, try Ned. |
| 1:27.0 | There's a huge difference in what you feel. |
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