1982: Why You Need to Prioritize Lifting Weights in 2023
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin why lifting weights is the number one activity to focus on in 2023.
- Why strength training is the superior form of exercise. (1:49)
- Why do people struggle with consistency? (4:45)
- Be realistic about how often you can consistently exercise for the rest of your life. (8:37)
- The problems with goal setting. (10:40)
- The most important factor to consider is how your workout tells your body to adapt. (16:42)
- The Main Adaptations of Lifting.
- #1- Lift weights and burn more calories. (23:20)
- #2 - Build a better hormone profile. (27:03)
- #3 - Get your caloric maintenance up by strength training. (28:45)
- #4 – Best for the modern lifestyle. (30:27)
- #5 - Requires less time in the gym. (32:54)
- #6 - Easier to maintain. (35:27)
- #7 - Brain and heart protection. (37:34)
- #8 - Muscle memory. (38:48)
- The best exercises, rep ranges, and intensity levels. (42:08)
- Where to start for each fitness level. (48:28)
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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 | This is Mind Pup, right? |
| 0:19.0 | In today's episode, we talk about why you need to prioritize lifting weights in 2023. |
| 0:24.0 | Why that is the best form of exercise for fat loss, health, consistency, |
| 0:29.0 | you name it, we break it down and explain it to you why it's such a great form of exercise. |
| 0:34.0 | By the way, in this episode, you're just talking about sets and wraps and exercises and why. |
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