1643: The Best Way to Build Triceps, the Benefit of Heavy Bicep Training, Pump Your Shoulders With the Z Press & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2021
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the best way to work out your triceps, training biceps with heavier loads and lower rep ranges, barbell Z presses as an alternative to overhead presses, and what makes MAPS Anabolic so effective.
- Can a mathematical model predict the best way to build muscle? (4:17)
- Dad life with the guys. (7:06)
- The guys give their initial reactions to the new Matrix film. (10:31)
- Amazon displaying once again how competitive markets are. (15:07)
- Public Goods doing good for the environment. (17:45)
- Airbnb to offer free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees. (19:29)
- What is the next big industry to get disrupted? (21:09)
- Access to information, the future, and the importance of protecting your mental health. (30:20)
- Justin doesn’t know how to chill. (39:49)
- Shout out to Squat University! (45:14)
- #Quah question #1 – What is the best way to work out your triceps? (47:01)
- #Quah question #2 – Is it worthwhile to train biceps with heavier loads and lower rep ranges? (54:50)
- #Quah question #3 – What are your thoughts on barbell Z presses as an alternative to overhead presses? (59:49)
- #Quah question #4 - What makes MAPS Anabolic so effective? (1:03:29)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- September Promotion: MAPS Performance and MAPS Suspension 50% off! **Promo code “SEPTEMBER50” at checkout**
- Mathematical model predicts best way to build muscle
- The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - IMDb
- Amazon offers to pay college tuition for most US workers - CNN
- Visit Public Goods for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order with NO MINIMUM purchase**
- Airbnb plans to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees
- Henry Ford, Innovation, and That "Faster Horse" Quote
- EU regulators investigating Google's plan to buy Fitbit
- Studies Show Normal Children Today Report More Anxiety than Child Psychiatric Patients in the 1950's
- Visit ZBiotics for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners!
- Amazon.com: Dr. Aaron Horschig: Books
- Visit MASSZYMES by biOptimizers for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code “MINDPUMP10” at checkout**
- Build Your Triceps with Angles – Mind Pump TV
- How To Do Chest Dips For A BIG Chest! - Mind Pump TV
- Pump your Triceps with this Tricep Tri-Set – Mind Pump TV
- Get BIG Biceps By Doing Chin-Ups! (SECRET WEAPON) - Mind Pump TV
- Z Press to take Your Shoulder Development to the Next Level – Mind Pump TV
- MAPS Fitness Anabolic | Muscle Adaptation Programming System
- The Most Overlooked Muscle Building Principle
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
People Mentioned
- Squat University (@squat_university) 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, 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 | You guessed it, this is Mind Pump. |
| 0:19.0 | Hey, here we are! |
| 0:20.0 | So in today's episode, we answered fitness and health questions. |
| 0:23.0 | We actually did four of them, but before we got into that, we did an intro portion |
| 0:27.0 | where we talk about current events. We bring up scientific studies. |
| 0:31.0 | We have fun conversation. We talk about our sponsors. |
| 0:33.0 | Today's intro was 42 minutes long after that is when we got to the fitness questions. |
| 0:38.0 | So we opened up by talking about a study at of Cambridge University |
| 0:42.0 | where they came up with a math model to most accurately predict muscle growth |
| 0:48.0 | with the perfect workout. Have they solved all of our problems? |
| 0:51.0 | I don't know, listen to the podcast to find out. |
| 0:54.0 | They're a little late to the party. Then I tell some stories about my kids, |
| 0:58.0 | in particular, my daughter. She's turning 12 soon, so it's getting real fun. |
| 1:02.0 | Then we talked about the new Matrix movie that's coming out. |
| 1:06.0 | I'm so excited. I haven't been this excited for a movie in a long time. |
| 1:09.0 | Then we talked about Amazon, now offering to pay tuition for some of their hourly employees. |
| 1:15.0 | That's really cool. Then we talked about our sponsor, Public Goods, |
| 1:20.0 | and their Reforestation project. So they are carbon neutral, |
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