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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1727: Ten Traits of Successful Lifters

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover ten common traits shared by successful lifters.

  • Ten Traits of Successful Lifters. (2:36)
  • #1 – Prioritize technique and form. (3:33)
  • #2 – Practice foundational lifts and PRACTICE them often. (7:14)
  • #3 – Know how to apply and manipulate intensity. (11:08)
  • #4 – Aim to optimize efficiency. (16:01)
  • #5 – Love the journey. (20:47)
  • #6 – They are disciplined, NOT motivated. (24:32)
  • #7 – Don't take unnecessary risks. (29:28)
  • #8 – If something hurts, they do NOT avoid it. They FIX it. (34:00)
  • #9 – Look at food in terms of performance. (38:38)
  • #10 – Don’t fall into the comparison trap. (41:26)

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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

Alright, in today's episode we talk about successful lifters.

0:22.0

People who've been working out for a long time, who get great results, who don't hurt themselves often.

0:26.0

They look good, they feel good.

0:29.0

They're successful by all stretches of the imagination.

0:32.0

And so we talk about the 10 traits that they have that make them successful.

0:36.0

There's great things to aim for that will help you with your fitness journey.

0:40.0

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