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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1857: Are Squats Overrated?: A Debate With Eugene Teo

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 106 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Eugene Teo.

  • Why he takes issue with the emphasis on the barbell back squat. (2:28)
  • How people have a hard time separating their emotions from logical reason. (5:47)
  • Individual variance matters! (10:07)
  • Are split stance exercises superior to bilateral lower body exercises? (13:49)
  • Functional versus hypertrophy. What does he lead towards? (17:06)
  • Understanding there are so many different paths people can go on when it comes to training. (19:31)
  • The difficulty of catering to your audience on social media. (24:31)
  • When is anecdote valuable? (31:16)
  • The problems with being science-based versus science-bound. (35:46)
  • Addressing his post on correctional exercise and being a waste of time. (41:11)
  • Is a deadlift a good back hypertrophy exercise? (59:17)
  • The systemic effects of novelty. (1:02:48)
  • The most underrated training style. (1:12:45)
  • Biggest training paradigm-shattering moments. (1:14:47)
  • Favorite forms of conditioning. (1:18:09)
  • Is he pro-full-body or body-part split? (1:24:37)
  • What currently makes him roll his eyes in the fitness space? (1:26:44)
  • Paralysis by analysis and podcasting. (1:28:39)
  • What is his main source of business? (1:35:53)
  • Will Mind Pump visit Australia? (1:37:38)
  • Who are his favorite fitness influencers in Australia? (1:39:57)
  • Women CAN lift! (1:42:14)

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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

You guessed it. This is Mind Pump, right?

0:19.0

In today's episode, oh, we got a fun one for you today.

0:21.0

Eugene Tail on the show, hope I said that right.

0:24.0

Tail, Tail, did I say that right?

0:26.0

Close enough.

0:27.0

Great guy, love him, love to debate with a guy on social media.

0:31.0

Smart, very smart dude, very objective.

0:33.0

So we actually got into some great conversations here on the podcast like Squats, are they overrated?

0:39.0

Can you correct your posture with exercise?

0:42.0

What about pain?

0:43.0

Is that something that you should monitor or is that super subjective and much more?

0:48.0

So this was actually one of the longer interviews we did because it was so enthralling.

0:52.0

We had a great discussion.

0:53.0

I know you're going to enjoy this episode.

0:55.0

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0:59.0

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1:09.0

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