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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1691: How Isometrics Build Muscle, Why Working Out More Can Actually Slow Your Gains, the Benefits of Regular Vs. Hex Bar Deadlifts & More

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about how much more progress can be made with four vs. three full-body workouts a week, the difference between a regular deadlift and a hex bar deadlift, whether isometrics build muscle and their utility in training, and advice for someone who wants to start online coaching but has no experience.

  • Mind Pump Fit Tip: For fat loss, should you focus more on the calories you burn manually or choose forms of exercise that teach you how to burn more calories automatically? (5:07)
  • The pros and cons of continuous glucose monitors. (17:21)
  • New product alert from Organifi! (22:23)
  • Which will come first, augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR)? (27:50)
  • When Channing Tatum films in your backyard. (35:30)
  • So, you say you like “golden showers?” (37:18)
  • The concept of Universal Basic Mobility, defined. (40:07)
  • The guy’s take on companies dividing up to focus on different things. (48:54)
  • When will the real estate bubble burst? (56:11)
  • #Quah question #1 - How much more progress can be made with four gym sessions per week vs. three full-body workouts a week? (1:00:03)
  • #Quah question #2 – Is there a huge difference between a regular deadlift and a hex bar deadlift? (1:04:42)
  • #Quah question #3 – If isometrics don’t build muscle, what is their utility in training? (1:08:39)
  • #Quah question #4 – What is your advice for someone who wants to start online coaching but has no experience? (1:14:15)

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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, hop, mind, hop 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.

0:16.0

This is Mind Pump, right?

0:18.0

In today's episode, we answered some fitness and health questions that were asked by our audience.

0:22.0

By the way, if you ever want to ask us a question that we can answer on an episode like this,

0:26.0

go to the Mind Pump media Instagram page and post your question under the quah meme.

0:31.0

So it's Q-U-A-A.

0:33.0

Q-U-A.

0:34.0

Quah.

0:35.0

H.

0:36.0

Now the way we opened the episode was with an intro portion.

0:37.0

So that's what we talk about current events.

0:39.0

We bring up scientific studies.

0:41.0

We talk about our sponsors.

0:42.0

Today's intro was 54 minutes long.

0:44.0

Then we got to the fitness stuff.

0:46.0

So here's what went down in today's podcast.

0:49.0

We opened up by talking about fat loss.

0:52.0

Should you focus on the calories you're burning manually?

0:55.0

Or should you choose forms of exercise that teach you to burn more calories?

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