1671: The Top 3 Muscle Building Factors, the Ideal Amount of Water to Drink Daily, Building More Muscle By Taking Time Off & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2021
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the top 3 training techniques for building muscle, how much water to drink daily, whether a week without training is beneficial, and if knee sleeves are necessary.
- The underrated benefits of the sled drive. (6:13)
- Eugene Teo stirring up controversy once again. (9:29)
- Shout out to the #Strongwomendeadlift participants. (19:26)
- Donald Trump is launching his new social media platform. (21:41)
- Ned has knocked it out of the park with their new destress blend. (28:31)
- The top social media app for in-app purchases may surprise you. (31:12)
- Tonal is partnering with LeBron James. (33:51)
- Ben Greenfield is NOT a shit talker. (37:52)
- Hot new product alert from Caldera. (40:43)
- You can still get in on the Mind Pump x NCI Mentorship Coaching calls. (43:47)
- What is going on with Belcampo? (50:39)
- Fun Facts with Justin: The theory surrounding the Garden of Eden. (54:23)
- Astrological signs and vaccines, yes, they are connected. (58:04)
- #Quah question #1 – What are the top 3 training techniques for building muscle? (1:02:07)
- #Quah question #2 - How much water should you drink daily? (1:07:19)
- #Quah question #3 – Is a week without training beneficial, or will I lose muscle? (1:13:50)
- #Quah question #4 – Are knee sleeves necessary for powerlifting? (1:16:02)
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- How To Do The Sled Push The RIGHT Way! (AVOID MISTAKES!) – Mind Pump TV
- Joe Defranco’s Top 5 Ways To Develop Explosive Power
- Mind Pump Store
- Donald Trump launching new social media platform, TRUTH Social - ABC News
- Visit NED for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners!
- Muscle Building Myths Busted: What Works & What Doesn’t For Lifelong Muscle, What Fitness Trends Actually Work, Desert Island Workout Routines & More With Mind Pump’s Sal Di Stefano.
- Tonal Announces LeBron James as an Investor and Brand Partner
- Mind Pump #1572: Is Tonal Worth The Money? With Aly Orady
- Visit Caldera Lab for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Code “mindpump” at checkout for the discount**
- Mind Pump x NCI Mentorship Coaching
- Bay Area based Belcampo shutters all its California restaurants
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- Leos are most likely to get vaccinated, say Utah officials. Is it written in the stars?
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- Exercise dosing to retain resistance training adaptations in young and older adults
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
People Mentioned
- Joe DeFranco (@defrancosgym) Instagram
- Eugene Teo (@coacheugeneteo) Instagram
- Ben Greenfield Fitness (@bengreenfieldfitness) Instagram
- Jason Phillips (@jasonphillipsisnutrition) Instagram
- Jordan Shallow D.C (@the_muscle_doc) Instagram
- Max Schmarzo (@strong_by_science) Instagram
- Cory Schlesinger (@schlesstrength) Instagram
- Layne Norton, PhD (@biolayne) 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 | Salta 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. |
| 0:19.0 | Alright, in today's episode, we answered some fitness and health questions |
| 0:22.0 | that were asked by listeners just like you. |
| 0:24.0 | But the way we opened the episode was with an intro portion, |
| 0:27.0 | where we talk about fitness and studies on nutrition, current events. |
| 0:31.0 | We brought up some of our sponsors. |
| 0:33.0 | Today's intro was 52 minutes long. |
| 0:36.0 | After that, we got to answering the fitness question. |
| 0:38.0 | So here's what went down in today's show. |
| 0:40.0 | We opened up by talking about sled drives, |
| 0:43.0 | how beneficial they are for lower body muscular development and performance, |
| 0:47.0 | and they're so underrated. |
| 0:49.0 | And we talked about why they're underrated and why they shouldn't be. |
| 0:52.0 | Then we talked about our good friend Eugene Tao. |
| 0:55.0 | He's posting more great information on social media. |
| 0:58.0 | He's listening right now. |
| 1:00.0 | We need to counter a little bit sometimes, |
| 1:02.0 | but he's a lot of fun, real smart guy. |
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