2713: Why It's So Hard to Stay Fit (and What to Do About It)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 73 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: Why is it so hard to be fit and healthy? Find the solution for yourself. (2:08)
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The value of daydreaming. (24:48)
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Outsourcing thinking. (26:21)
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When will every household have a robot? (33:20)
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Why doing a little more exercise for the average person is better. (37:47)
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High-quality protein makes a difference. (40:43)
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Having too much choice is a problem. (44:01)
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Feel-good product. (49:32)
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The satiety effects of protein. (50:30)
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Dance party. (52:44)
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#Quah question #1 – What is the best way to make sure your form is good when you have no mirrors, no spotter, or trainer to help you? (55:32)
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#Quah question #2 – What should I look for when choosing a personal trainer? (58:34)
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#Quah question #3 – What are your top 3 recommended rotational moves for someone who mostly does bodybuilder-type training? (1:01:50)
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#Quah question #4 – Is fitness a viable career in today's climate, or are you forced to be an influencer if you want any remote clients? (1:06:00)
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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. |
| 0:16.6 | This is Mind Pump today's episode. |
| 0:18.9 | We picked questions off of Instagram at Mind Pump Media. That's where you could post them. And we answered them. But this was after our intro. Today's intro is 53 minutes long. Now in the intro, we talk about muscle gain and fat loss. We talk about diet, nutrition, family life. It's a great time. Again, if you want to post a question, go to Mind Pump Media. Do it under the |
| 0:39.0 | quah meme. That's Q-U-A-H. This episode is brought to you by some sponsors. The first one is |
| 0:43.6 | Legion. Today we talked about their egg white protein powder. So if you can't have dairy, |
| 0:50.3 | go with egg white protein. It's just as high quality. Great for building muscle, great for satiety. |
| 2:20.0 | Go check them out. Go to buylegin.com. That's B-Y-L-E-G-I-O-N.com forward slash mind pump. Use the code mine pump and get a discount. This episode is also brought to you by Organify. Today we talked about their green juice. This is micronutrients with greens that are ground down to taste delicious and to be bioavailable. It's a feel-good green powder you take daily. Go check them out. Get yourself 20% off. Go to organify.com forward slash mind pump. That's or G-A-N-I-F-I-com forward slash mind pump. code mind-pump to get 20% off. Our sale this month is MAPS GLP-1. This is a workout program with nutrition advice, supplement advice, lifestyle advice, all of it. For people who are on a GLP-1, like Terseptit, Samaglutide, O-Zempic, Wagovi, maximize fat loss, keep the muscle. Don't lose muscle on a GLP1 with this program. Go check it out. Go to Maps, gLP1.com. Use the code GLP 50 for the discount. All right, real quick, if you love us like we love you, why not show it by rocking one of our shirts, hats, mugs, or training gear over at mindpumpstore.com? I'm talking right now. Hit pause. Head on over to mindpumpstor.com. That's it. Enjoy the rest of the show. In modern societies, the default is poor health. Obesity is the norm. Bad health is the norm. Immobility is the norm. Why is it so hard? Why is it so difficult to be fit and healthy? We're going to break down the reasons why this is so challenging and maybe |
| 2:25.1 | you'll find the solution for yourself. Why sell? I know. It sounds like, yeah. I can't wait to |
| 2:31.2 | hear what you're going to propose. The reason. Well, think of some of the reasons why it's so prevalent, why poor health is so prevalent, why it's the more common thing. |
| 2:41.3 | Like being fit and healthy, you stand out because, well, precisely because it's not common. |
| 2:46.6 | You're looking for cultural, environmental factors, all of it. |
| 2:50.3 | It takes work, effort, discipline, sacrifice, all things that are challenging for people. Yeah, I would say, I mean, it's easier. It's easier to be sick, lazy, obese. I mean, it's easier. Well, I think we can. I mean, it's not easier long term. Yeah. But in the, in the short term, it's easier. Well, in the intro, I kind of said it, right, it's the default. And like, I'll point to one thing, right? We've innovated so well at reducing activity. So much innovation goes into, uh, reducing the amount of movement that you need to do. I'll use a very simple modern example, |
| 3:26.5 | like a very recent example, |
| 3:28.3 | food delivery services. |
| 3:30.1 | Food delivery services now eliminate the need, |
| 3:33.1 | the need to actually get up, walk to your car, |
| 3:36.5 | and drive somewhere where you can have anything |
| 3:38.3 | to buy now button on Amazon. |
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