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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1740: Do These Exercises Hurt? Do These Instead!

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 β€’ 12.6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin provide solutions to those who are unable to do the most effective exercises.

  • How every exercise is valuable when applied appropriately. (3:04)
  • Do These Exercises Hurt? Do These Instead! (6:39)
  • #1 – Deadlift. (13:19)
    • If this exercise hurts you, do a single-leg deadlift instead. (16:45)
    • What mobility exercises should I focus on? (19:36)
  • #2 – Squat. (21:35)
    • If this exercise hurts you, do a split stance exercise instead. (22:03)
    • Mobility exercises to focus on. (26:16)
  • #3 – Overhead Press. (29:20)
    • If this exercise hurts you, do an overhead or a rack carry instead. (29:50)
    • Mobility exercises to focus on. (34:36)
  • #4 – Bench Press. (36:22)
    • If this exercise hurts you, do an incline dumbbell press instead. (37:14)
    • Mobility exercises to focus on. (39:11)
  • #5 – Dips. (40:04)
    • If this exercise hurts you, do a close-grip bench or incline press instead. (41:16)
    • Mobility exercises to focus on. (41:44)

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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, right?

0:19.0

In today's episode, we talk about some of the best exercises you can do,

0:23.0

but you know, maybe you can't do them because they hurt you.

0:26.0

They hurt your shoulders or your back or your knees.

0:29.0

We talk about common, popular, super effective exercises like dead lifts and squats and overhead presses, bench presses.

0:36.0

What if you can't do them because you hurt?

0:38.0

Is there something you can replace them with that will give you similar progress and gains?

0:43.0

And also, what can you do so you can finally do those great exercises?

0:47.0

That's basically what today's episode is about.

0:49.0

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0:53.0

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0:56.0

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1:01.0

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1:08.0

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1:12.0

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1:23.0

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1:26.0

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