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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

2609: Five Times It’s Better to NOT Add Weight to the Bar & More (Listener Live Coaching)

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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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: 5 times it’s better to NOT add weight to the bar. (2:03)

  • The cognitive benefits of taking a break from smartphones. (17:24)

  • A promising new trend for touring bands. (32:07)

  • Effect of polyphenols on cognitive function. (33:44)

  • Digital Drew. (35:04)

  • Shout out to Mind Pump Josh! (44:17)

  • The PB&J divide. (45:19)

  • Kids say the darndest things. (48:40)

  • Letting your kid win. (51:23)

  • Good vibes at Mind Pump HQ. (54:47)

  • #ListenerLive question #1 – What is the key to long-term success, stick to powerlifting year-round or upgrade every part of the “car?” (56:36)

  • #ListenerLive question #2 – What is your take on this EMS studio trend? (1:10:48)

  • #ListenerLive question #3 – What order and how frequently should I be using tools to maximize recovery? (1:19:40)

  • #ListenerLive question #4 – How does one know when they’re ready to ramp up training volume? (1:29:24)

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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.

0:17.0

This is Mind Pump.

0:18.5

Right, in today's episode, we had live callers call in.

0:20.7

We got to coach them on air, but this was after an intro.

0:23.7

Today's intro was 54 minutes long.

0:25.9

In the intro, we talk about fitness, science, fat loss, muscle gain, health,

0:30.0

and we talk about current events and family stuff.

0:32.3

It's a good time.

0:32.9

By the way, if you want to be on an episode like this where you can call in and we can help you, email us your question at live at mindpmedia.com.

0:40.3

This episode is brought to you by some sponsors.

0:43.0

The first one is Organified.

0:44.5

Today we talked about their green juice.

0:46.5

I brought up a study on polyphenols and how they boost BDNF in the brain.

0:51.1

It's good for your brain to have 600 milligrams of polyphenols daily. Well, Organify has a

0:57.1

green juice that is packed full of polyphenols. Go check them out. That's Organify.com

1:02.0

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1:06.8

mind pump for 20% off. This episode is also brought to by mind pump group coaching.

1:11.6

We have two groups that we are now currently going to start coaching. One is for fat loss.

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