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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

2665: Why “Science-Based” Lifting Is Killing Your Gains

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.811.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

Why “Science-Based” Lifting Is Killing Your Gains

  • Exercise is nuanced: don’t discount the experience of people who have been doing it for a long time. (1:10)

  • 7 Reasons “Science-Based” Lifting Is Killing Your Gains

  • #1 - The people in the studies aren’t like you. (6:32)

  • #2 – Studies aren’t run “forever.” (8:55)

  • #3 - They don’t consider human psychology. (13:54)

  • #4 - Great science-based programming may be inappropriate for you. (17:06)

  • #5 - The “winning” formula doesn’t tell the whole story. (19:43)

  • #6 - They don’t know what to test. (21:16)

  • #7 - They aren’t testing everything. (23:04)

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