2743: The Trainer-Approved Way to Eat Carbs for the Best Results
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 78 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.
Through Dec. 6th, 50% off a Reverse Dieting Strategy call with a Mind Pump coach. Visit: http://www.reversedietcall.com/ ** Code DECEMBER50 at checkout **
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Mind Pump Fit Tip: How to use carbs for the gains! (2:24)
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The importance of being aware of how much protein you can handle at one sitting. (21:46)
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The mortality of pro bodybuilders. (29:50)
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The red-light "pump." (37:22)
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Cats vs Dogs. (41:40)
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Odds of success going into a rehab facility vs. doing it on your own. (45:59)
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Human safaris. (48:06)
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The plugged vs. the unplugged. (50:45)
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#Quah question #1 – How to scale back on cardio when you've done intense endurance for 15 years? (1:05:59)
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#Quah question #2 – How can we train our Central Nervous System to keep up a little better? Is there anything that can be done immediately after realizing we went a little too hard? (1:09:48)
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#Quah question #3 – How do I know if I'm getting stronger or if it's just my central nervous system adapting? Especially if I've been training for 10+ years? (1:11:44)
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#Quah question #4 – How do you feel about posture correctors? My son has bad forward shoulders, and he's been doing some exercises to correct them. He brought up this posture corrector, and I'm curious about your guys' thoughts. (1:13:30)
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- Through Dec. 6th, 50% off a Reverse Dieting Strategy call with a Mind Pump coach. Visit: http://www.reversedietcall.com/ ** Code DECEMBER50 at checkout **
- Mind Pump Store
- Mind Pump #2644: Eight Best Carbs for Bodybuilding & More (Listener Live Coaching)
- Carb Cycling: A Good Way To Lose Fat? – Mind Pump Blog
- The Benefits Of Carb Cycling – Mind Pump Show
- Peter Attia IG clip
- Mortality in male bodybuilding athletes - Oxford Academic
- Dog Ownership Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Dementia
- The truth behind sick 'human safari' killings
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- Mind Pump #2312: Five Steps to Bounce Back From Overtraining
- 7-Day Overtraining Rescue Guide | Free by Mind Pump Media
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
- People Mentioned
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Zach Bitter (@zachbitter) Instagram
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Paul Saladino, MD (@paulsaladinomd) Instagram
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Peter Attia, M.D. (@peterattiamd) Instagram
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Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) Instagram
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Dave Asprey (@dave.asprey) Instagram
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Thomas Conrad (@realrecoverytalktom) Instagram
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Ben Bueno (@realrecoverytalkben) 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. |
| 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. |
| 0:18.0 | Today's episode, we answered listeners questions. People wrote in to Mind Pump Media on Instagram. We picked some questions. But this was after the intro. Today's intro was 64 minutes long, but we talk about fitness and fat loss and muscle gain. Current events, family life. It's a good time. Again, if you want to post a question that we can pick, go to Mind Pump Media on Instagram. |
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