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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1765: Bodybuilding Vs. Powerlifting With Ben Pollack

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with powerlifter turned bodybuilder, Ben Pollack about the differences between the two sports.

  • Why did he switch from powerlifting to the sport of bodybuilding? (2:47)
  • What was the attraction to bodybuilding? (5:37)
  • Bodybuilding is objective, right? (6:24)
  • The mental challenge of switching focus in training. (8:42)
  • The differences in the physique between the two lifters. (16:36)
  • Did he feel he had a head start switching sports? (22:32)
  • Do the stereotypes hold for bodybuilders? (24:32)
  • Why MOST bodybuilders should be deadlifting. (27:06)
  • What exercises, from bodybuilding, will he continue to incorporate into his training? (29:46)
  • The contrast in nutrition transitioning from powerlifting to bodybuilding. (33:27)
  • What did his PRs look like at his lowest and highest weight? (40:44)
  • Why he loves the Smith Machine for chest work. (42:00)
  • What can powerlifters learn from bodybuilders and vice versa? (44:21)
  • The differences in drug use between the two sports. (46:20)
  • Does he have any favorite anabolics? Least favorites? (51:14)
  • The importance of monitoring your health. (54:35)
  • Has the weight gain affected his sleep? (56:31)
  • Has this change made an impact on his business? Any hate? (59:49)
  • Which training style would be more conducive for longevity? (1:01:13)
  • What does the future look like for Ben? (1:06:19)
  • Becoming more open-minded, the benefits of sled training, and isometrics. (1:08:04)

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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 MindPump, right?

0:19.0

Today's episode we have a special guest, Ben Pollock,

0:22.0

one of our favorite people. He's a powerlifter, turned bodybuilder.

0:25.0

So today's episode is about bodybuilding versus powerlifting.

0:29.0

Like all the differences, the pros, the cons, the carryovers.

0:33.0

What did he learn from bodybuilding? What could bodybuilders learn from powerlifters?

0:37.0

How they're complimentary, how oftentimes or sometimes they end up opposing each other.

0:42.0

Really, really good episode. A lot of fun.

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