1851: When Fasting is Making You Fat, Overcoming Back Pain When Deadlifting, How to Know When to Fire Your Trainer & More (Listener Live Coaching)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2022
⏱️ 113 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.
- Mind Pump Fit Tip: The good news is scientists keep getting closer to designing exercise in a pill. The bad news is you're not going to get nearly the same benefits you get from exercise! (3:33)
- The fascinating way people use the suicide hotline. (14:40)
- The power of saying NO. (16:50)
- How your body keeps the score. (18:29)
- The advantage of using tactical empathy. (21:40)
- The differences between basketball sneakers over the decades. (23:30)
- If I had Magic Spoon as a kid... (33:04)
- The unintended consequences of government mandates. (36:41)
- What is cannabis NOT good for?! (42:25)
- Raving over super athletes. (46:23)
- #ListenerLive question #1 - Does my body absorb and use all of the nutrients the same way it would if I were to eat 3-4 meals a day over an 8–10-hour window as opposed to what I'm doing now? (53:53)
- #ListenerLive question #2 - What are your opinions on different deadlift variations, specifically conventional, trap bar, or sumo? Is one form safer than the other, and will I get the same benefits from using one variation over the other? (1:07:39)
- #ListenerLive question #3 - Should I fire my trainer? She keeps adding weight to the bar and giving me heavy weights that I can't lift. (1:22:58)
- #ListenerLive question #4 - How important, as a trainer, is it to track your clients' workouts? (1:37:01)
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- Thinking, Fast and Slow – Book by Daniel Kahneman
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – Book by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
- Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- MindPump Co-Host Justin Andrews Talks High School Football Training w/ Joe D!
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- Visit Organifi for the exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code MINDPUMP at checkout**
- Mind Pump #1052: Why Fasting May Be Making You Fat
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- How Do I Choose The Right Weight? (LIFT RESPONSIBLY) - Mind Pump TV
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People Mentioned
- Tim Kennedy (@timkennedymma) Instagram
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- Joe DeFranco (@defrancosgym) Instagram
- Max Lugavere (@maxlugavere) Instagram
- Dr. Stephen Cabral (@stephencabral) Instagram
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. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pump, right? In today's episode, we answered live caller's questions |
| 0:21.0 | after a 50 minute introductory conversation, where we talked about current events, |
| 0:25.0 | studies, fitness, our lives, and much more. |
| 0:28.0 | By the way, you could check the show notes for timestamps if you want to fast forward to your favorite part. |
| 0:32.0 | Also, if you want to be on an episode like this live, or we answer your questions and help you out, |
| 0:36.0 | email them to live at mindpumpmedia.com. |
| 0:39.0 | This episode is brought to you by one of our sponsors, Magic Spoon. |
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| 0:45.0 | Okay, so it tastes like this cereal you grew up eating as a kid, like the tasty cereals, |
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| 0:53.0 | Except here's a difference. No sugar, it's grain-free, and hot. |
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| 1:05.0 | So it's like a supplement, but like a cereal that you ate when you were a kid, it tastes delicious. |
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