1658: How Cardio Limits Muscle Gain, When to Use Supersets, Following a Workout Program Vs. Training Instinctively & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2021
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether cardio kills muscle gains, the benefits of supersets, the importance of following a program rather than improvising or instinctively training, and why fitness isn’t selfish.
- Yes, Butcher Box has packages to celebrate National Taco Day! (4:05)
- A professor explains marketing to MBA students. (6:51)
- The guys share their most impactful teachers growing up. (9:08)
- Improving your quality of life by optimizing your hormones. (14:24)
- Bob Munden, the fastest draw in the world. (21:25)
- What is going on with Facebook, and should the Government regulators get involved? (25:18)
- The conspiracy theory surrounding Patent W02020606. (33:02)
- Getting caught by your kids. (38:44)
- The latest arms race between the US and Russia is frightening. (45:40)
- Caldera is one amazing product! (48:00)
- #Quah question #1 – Does cardio kill muscle gains? (55:37)
- #Quah question #2 – Besides saving time, what are the benefits of supersets? (1:02:15)
- #Quah question #3 – How important is it to follow a program? (1:05:16)
- #Quah question #4 – Can you speak to how fitness isn’t selfish? (1:09:41)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- October Promotion: MAPS Anabolic and NO BS 6-Pack Formula – Get Both for $59.99!
- Visit Butcher Box for this month’s exclusive Mind Pump offer!
- A professor explains marketing to MBA Students
- Munk Debates
- MP Hormones
- Mind Pump #1607: How To Optimize Your Hormones With Dr. Rand McClain
- Bad Bob Munden is a Human Anomaly | Inverse
- Facebook outage: what went wrong and why did it take so long to fix after social platform went down?
- Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, accuses the platform of a ‘betrayal of democracy’
- Cryptocurrency system using body activity data
- Foundation | Apple TV+
- Hypersonic missiles: the alarming must-have in military tech
- Visit Caldera Lab for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Code “mindpump” at checkout for the discount**
- Visit Serenity Kids for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code “MP20” at checkout**
- Are There Negative Side Effects of Doing Too Much Cardio? - Mind Pump Blog
- Cardio Sucks for Fat Loss – Mind Pump Blog
- How To Use Supersets For Maximum Muscle Gain – Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump #1512: The Value Of Following A Workout Program
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
People Mentioned
- Dr. Gad Saad (@doctorgadsaad) Instagram
- Paul Saladino (@carnivoremd2.0) 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, op, mite, op 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, today's episode was a Q&A episode, so we answered fitness and health questions that were asked by our audience, |
| 0:24.0 | but that was the back half of the episode. The first 50 minutes is an intro where we talk about current events. |
| 0:30.0 | We bring up scientific studies, we have a lot of fun, and we talk about our sponsors. |
| 0:34.0 | So here's what went down in today's episode. |
| 0:36.0 | We opened up my talk about National Taco Day. |
| 0:39.0 | Adam is really excited because of the Tuesday. |
| 0:41.0 | Tacos. By the way, butcher box has a taco special, where you can order some ground beef and some pork for really, really good price. |
| 0:50.0 | butcher box is a company that delivers healthy meats to your door. Grass fed, meats, heritage pork, meats, and other types of products to your door. |
| 0:59.0 | They take out the middle man, so the prices are really, really good. |
| 1:01.0 | Go check them out. And by the way, there's an exclusive Mind Pump offer. |
| 1:05.0 | So if you go to butcherbox.com forward slash Mind Pump, you can actually get free ground beef for life. |
| 1:12.0 | Really crazy. It's a fiesta. |
| 1:13.0 | Then we talked about impactful teachers that we had growing up. |
| 1:17.0 | Then we talked about hormone balancing. I actually brought up one of my friends who went to MP hormones.com scheduled himself an appointment with Dr. Rand and his team. |
| 1:27.0 | It is now getting great results. If you think you would like an assessment of your hormones and your health, or if you just like to get on hormone replacement therapy or testosterone replacement therapy, this is the only place that we advocate for. |
| 1:39.0 | Again, it's mphormones.com. That led us to talking about testosterone and how the kind of car you drive can actually raise or lower your testosterone. |
| 1:48.0 | That's pretty cool. Then we talked about a guy who, back in the past, he was the fastest draw. |
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