2577: Should Women Train & Diet Differently From Men?

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Should Women Train and Diet Differently from Men?

What makes women physically different than men? (1:19)
What are some of the considerations you take when training a female? (4:26)
Should Women Train and Diet Differently from Men?
Diet. (6:59)
Training. (12:58)
Aesthetics. (16:22)
Supplements. (20:45)
Special considerations. (22:45)
Individual variance trumps everything. (25:16)
Questions:
Should I train differently based on my cycle? (29:22)
Should I take more calcium for osteoporosis risk? (31:53)
Best way to exercise while pregnant? (34:14)

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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.
0:06.3	Mind Pump.
0:07.1	Mind Pump with your hosts.
0:09.2	Sal DeStefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.
0:13.4	You just found the most downloaded fitness health and entertainment podcast.
0:17.1	This is Mind Pump.
0:18.6	Today's episode, should women train and diet differently for men?
0:23.2	Does it make a difference to do things different based on your sex?
0:27.6	We talk about that in today's episode.
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