1696: Partial Reps Vs. Full Reps for Building Muscle, the Pros & Cons of Workout Partners, the Best Tools for Recovery & More
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2021
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about partial reps vs. full range of motion for hypertrophy, the pros and cons of having a workout partner, the benefit of massage guns, cold tubs, and saunas for recovery, and the value of Glutamine as a supplement.
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- #Quah question #1 – What are your thoughts on partial reps vs. full range of motion for hypertrophy? (59:08)
- #Quah question #2 – What are the pros and cons of having a workout partner? (1:08:06)
- #Quah question #3 – What are your thoughts on massage guns, cold tubs, and saunas for recovery? (1:18:16)
- #Quah question #4 – Is there any value in taking Glutamine as a supplement? (1:24:55)
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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, 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 | Now today's episode is a quad episode. |
| 0:21.0 | That's how you pronounce Q&A. |
| 0:23.0 | CWAAA! |
| 0:24.0 | This is where we answered some questions. |
| 0:25.0 | So at the end of this episode, or the back half, I should say, |
| 0:27.0 | we did four fitness and health questions that were asked by listeners, just like you. |
| 0:32.0 | But the way we opened the episode is with a 53-minute intro, |
| 0:35.0 | where we talked about current events, scientific studies, talked about our lives, |
| 0:39.0 | and we talked about some of our sponsors. |
| 0:41.0 | So here's what went down in today's episode. |
| 0:43.0 | We opened up by talking about more, not always being better. |
| 0:47.0 | This is one of the most difficult things to learn about working out. |
| 0:51.0 | More is not always better. |
| 0:53.0 | Then we talked about civil war among chimps. |
| 0:57.0 | Yeah, when some scientists actually observed a four-year civil war with chimpanzees, |
| 1:02.0 | that's kind of crazy. |
| 1:03.0 | Confederate chimps. |
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