2718: Should You Train Like an Athlete?
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 71 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.
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Mind Pump Fit Tip: Does everyone need to train like an athlete? (1:51)
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How a father's fitness habits impact their sperm. (24:32)
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We live in such a broken world. (26:45)
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A barrier to 'doom-scrolling'. (35:28)
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Will smoking cigarettes become cool again? (37:12)
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It's sweater weather with Vuori. (44:35)
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Neck size correlation to hidden heart risks. (47:22)
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Making meal prep easier with Butcher Box. (48:55)
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Processed foods' effect on the brain. (51:03)
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Stay authentic and swear. (53:46)
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#Quah question #1 – What are the 3 most important things you've learned about the world/or people by working in this industry? (58:50)
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#Quah question #2 – If you are still progressing in the program, should you still go to the next phase or stay in the same phase until you hit a plateau? (1:04:46)
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#Quah question #3 – What is a good workout routine for a 36-year-old female to help with osteopenia? (1:07:23)
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#Quah question #4 – What are the best stretches for sciatic issues? (1:08:56)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- Visit Vuori Clothing for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! ** No code to receive 20% off your first order. **
- Visit Butcher Box for this month's exclusive Mind Pump offer! ** New users receive their choice of a whole turkey in their first box, a ham in their first box, or ground beef in every box for the lifetime of their subscription. **
- October Special: MAPS GLP-1 50% off! ** Code GLP50 at checkout. **
- Mind Pump Store
- Mind Pump #2280: Why Everyone Should Train Like an Athlete
- Paternal exercise confers endurance capacity to offspring through sperm microRNAs
- This 6-pound phone case wants to cure your screen addiction — with pain
- The Hidden Healing Power of Nicotine - Psychology Today
- Breakthrough from REMspace: First Ever Communication Between People in Dreams
- DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
- This simple neck measurement might reveal hidden heart risks
- Eating ultra-processed foods may rewire the brain and drive overeating
- Mind Pump #2437: What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Ultra-Processed Foods for 30 Days
- Why NOT to mind your language: People who swear more often are more honest than those who don't
- Visit Seed for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code 25MINDPUMP at checkout for 25% off your first month's supply of Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic**
- Mind Pump #1897: Why Phasing Your Workouts Is So Important & How to Properly Switch It Up
- Mind Pump #2712: The 5 Biggest Fitness Mistakes Middle-Aged Women Make that Destroy Progress
- UNLOCK Tight Hips With This Hip Flexor Stretch!
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
People Mentioned
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Joe DeFranco (@defrancosgym) Instagram
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. |
| 0:16.5 | This is Mind Pump. |
| 0:17.6 | Today's episode. |
| 0:18.4 | We answered listeners questions. |
| 0:19.7 | People went to Instagram. |
| 0:37.7 | Mind Pump Media posts some questions and we picked four of them, but this was after the intro. The intro today was 58 minutes long. That's where we talk about fat loss and muscle gain. We talk about current events, family life. It's a good time. By the way, this episode is brought to you by some sponsors. The first one is Viori. They make the best F leisure wear you'll find anywhere. Go check them out and get a discount. Go to Viori Clothing.com |
| 0:42.5 | forward slash mind pump. That link will get you at 20% off. This episode is also brought to you by |
| 0:47.7 | Butcher Box. They deliver high quality meats to your door, grass fed meat,-free pork and chicken, wild caught fish to your door |
| 0:56.8 | at great prices. Go check them out. Go to butcherbox.com forward slash mind pump. New users will |
| 1:02.7 | get their choice of a whole turkey in their first box or a ham in their first box or ground |
| 1:07.9 | beef in every box for the lifetime of their subscription. |
| 1:11.0 | Again, it's butcherbox.com forward slash mind pump. |
| 1:14.0 | Also, two days left for the 50% off sale of MAPS GLP1. |
| 1:18.4 | This is a workout program with diet advice, supplement advice, and lifestyle advice |
| 1:22.4 | for people who are using ozempic, Wagovi, some agglutide, terseptide. |
| 1:26.7 | If you're using a GLP1, you want to get the most fat loss, but you want to keep your muscle. Go to Maps, gLP1.com, use the code GOPbP50 to get it for half off. 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 mindpumpstor.com. |
| 1:44.8 | I'm talking right now. Hit pause. Head on over to mindpumpstor.com. That's it. |
| 1:49.6 | Enjoy the rest of the show. |
| 1:51.6 | All right. Exercise. It's good for you. Builds muscle. Burns body fat. It definitely |
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