1852: The 4 Worst Ways to Judge Your Workout Success
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover four popular ways to judge the effectiveness of a workout that are just plain wrong.
- The 4 Worst Ways to Judge Your Workout Success. (2:47)
- #1 – Soreness. (You should feel little to no soreness.) (8:10)
- #2 – Sweat. (Some of the best workouts don't make you sweat.) (17:10)
- #3 - How hard it was. (Hard is easy to produce.) (22:42)
- #4 - How exhausted do you feel afterward. (You should feel better, not worse after.) (26:55)
- Five Great Ways to Judge Your Workout.
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- #1 - You got stronger. (31:56)
- #2 - You gained stamina. (34:14)
- #3 - Your body composition improved. (34:44)
- #4 - You have improved energy. (36:57)
- #5 - You have better vitality. (39:22)
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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. |
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| 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 Pup, right? |
| 0:19.0 | In today's episode, we talk about the four worst ways to judge your workout effectiveness and success. |
| 0:25.0 | By the way, at the end of the episode, we actually give you great ways to judge your workout success. |
| 0:29.0 | We'll leave you with some good positives, some constructive positives. |
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