1727: Ten Traits of Successful Lifters
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K 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. |
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