2698: Why Everyone Should Try Bulking (Even You!)

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer four Pump Head questions drawn from last Sunday’s Quah post on the @mindpumpmedia Instagram page.

Mind Pump Fit Tip: Everyone needs to try BULKING! (2:20)
Feel healthier with Green Juice. (24:20)
The Mind Pump dead hang challenge. (26:36)
Hate losing or winning more? (30:05)
Strongwoman showcase: Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton. (34:48)
One of the greatest weightlifting legends of ALL-TIME! (37:22)
The excitement surrounding the UFC White House card. (39:48)
Cocaine shrimp. (44:31)
Rock Recovery cares. (46:06)
How exercise can open amazing paths of conversation. (47:55)
Navigating the different stages of parenthood. (50:01)
Unlocking the value of deep tissue massage. (55:38)
#Quah question #1 – What should your training look like while on a cut? Heavy weight, low volume? Low weight, high volume? Slow down tempo, etc.? I know you don't build on a cut, but I want to do the best I can to maintain the muscle I already have. (58:41)
#Quah question #2 – I want to do the top 8 exercises for 6 weeks. I have 5 days a week and 30 minutes a day. How would you go about programming it? (1:03:53)
#Quah question #3 – Is it ok to exercise daily, as a 59-year-old woman, if I vary my workouts (different muscle groups for strength 4-5 days per week, and cardio 2-3 days per week)? (1:05:18)
#Quah question #4 – How do you combat high hematocrit and high hemoglobin on TRT? (1:06:52)

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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.
0:07.0	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.
0:18.3	In today's episode, we answered listeners questions. People went to Instagram at Mind Pump Media. They posted some questions. We picked four of them, but this was after the intro. Today's intro is 53 minutes long. In the intro, we talk about fat loss and muscle gain, nutrition, current events in family life. It's good time. By the way, again, if you want to post the question that we can pick, go to Instagram at Mind Pump Media. Now, this episode is brought to you by some
0:41.8	sponsors. The first one is Organify Organic supplements for health, performance, muscle gain, and fat loss.
0:48.8	Today I talked about their green juice. It's one of our top selling supplements. I take it daily.
0:53.2	I notice a difference for sure when I take it.
0:55.9	I just feel better vitality.
0:58.0	Go check them out.
0:58.7	Go to organify.com forward slash mind pump.
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1:05.2	Use the code mind pump and get 20% off.
1:07.5	This episode is also brought you by Rock Recovery.
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1:13.2	If you or a friend or a family member or someone you know needs rehab, this is what you got to do.
1:18.9	Go to rock recovery center.com forward slash mind pump.
1:22.7	Every so often, they give away a scholarship, a $60,000 scholarship to somebody to go get treatment.
1:28.9	But every single person does get some help when they go to that site.
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