2664: Why Gaining Body Fat May be the Key to Getting the Results You Want & 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

🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 106 minutes

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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: Some of You NEED to Gain Body Fat if You Want to See Improvements. (1:47)
Comparing the effects of red-light therapy to minoxidil for hair loss. (23:48)
Dissecting the Joey Swoll drama, celebrity worship, and staying authentic. (27:15)
Being liked and seeking fame. (44:20)
Money, honor, power, and pleasure exercise. (48:38)
Exercise and sobriety. (56:17)
#ListenerLive question #1 – Should I put this cut off until life evens out a bit, or any advice you can offer to help keep the calories down? I want to cut down to around 15% body fat just to see if I can do it and what I’ll look like. (59:07)
#ListenerLive question #2 – Are there signs I should be looking for to guide the timing or size of the increases when it comes to reverse dieting? What’s the best way to improve my grip strength so I can keep progressing in my lifts? (1:11:35)
#ListenerLive question #3 – What would you prioritize nutritionally and in training to improve metabolic health without furthering my gut issues? (1:21:37)
#ListenerLive question #4 – How long would you recommend that it takes to reach muscle growth goals? (1:34:08)

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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.
0:06.3	Mind Pump, 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.
0:16.6	This is Mind Pump in today's episode.
0:19.2	Callers called in, people called in.
0:20.7	We got to coach them and help them with their fitness on air. But this was after the intro. Today's intro is 56 minutes long. In the intro, we talk about fat loss, muscle gain, diet, current events, fun stuff. It's a good time. By the way, if you want to be on an episode like this where you can call in, email us
0:38.5	your question at live at mindpumpmedia.com.
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0:45.8	We talked about how it helps regrow hair as effective as mendoxidil or you can combine
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1:04.7	Forward slash mind pump.
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1:08.2	This episode is also brought to by Rock Recovery Center.
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