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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1701: The Dangers of Sugar Vs. Artificial Sweeteners, Comparing Sumo Vs. Conventional Deadlifts, When to Prioritize Static Stretches & More

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 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 the superiority of sumo vs. conventional deadlifts, how to adjust macros to fit what’s right for the body, the distinction between mobility and the traditional end range, passive and static stretches, and the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners on our body.

  • Mind Pump Fit Tip: For faster fat loss, rather than being in a calorie deficit, try to have an undulating approach. (4:30)
  • Fun Facts with Justin: The Huaorani Tribe of Ecuador and their evolutional advantage of having an extra digit. (19:28)
  • The allure of King Ranch. (24:49)
  • Mr. Beast’s Squid Game in real life. (30:35)
  • How Sal is sneaking Organifi Protein Powder into his daughter’s meals. (34:50)
  • Mind Pump loves butter. (36:40)
  • Dad life updates with the guys. (38:50)
  • Why Sal is obsessed with the De-Stress Blend by Ned. (44:37)
  • What’s the deal with Omicron? (49:00)
  • #Quah question #1 – What type of deadlift is better, sumo or conventional? (1:00:43)
  • #Quah question #2 - Do macro split ratios matter? If so, how do I adjust my macros to fit what’s right for me? (1:05:03)
  • #Quah question #3 – You often make the distinction between mobility and the traditional end range passive and static stretches. Do you see any benefit in static stretches? When would they be prescribed over mobility work? (1:08:39)
  • #Quah question #4 – What's the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners in our body? (1:14:09)

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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.

0:16.0

Here we go!

0:17.0

This is Mind Pump, right?

0:19.0

Today's episode we answered some fitness and health questions that were asked by listeners just like you.

0:24.0

But the way we open the episode is with an intro portions where we talk about current events and scientific studies.

0:29.0

We tell stories, mention our sponsors.

0:32.0

Today's intro was 56 minutes long.

0:35.0

After that is when we got to the answering the listener questions.

0:39.0

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

0:41.0

We opened up with a fitness tip comparing being in a consistent caloric deficit versus underlating your calories up and down.

0:50.0

Which one helps you burn more body fat?

0:53.0

Which one helps you preserve more muscle?

0:56.0

We reveal the study and our opinions in that part of the episode.

0:59.0

Then we talk about a tribe and Ecuador that has a lot of people with six fingers and six toes.

1:07.0

Really weird.

1:09.0

Really weird.

1:10.0

It's strange.

1:11.0

Then we talked about King Ranch.

1:13.0

Adam brought up an interesting fact.

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