2774: Midlife Cholesterol Problems EXPLAINED (Do These Lifestyle Fixes)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 104 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.
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Mind Pump Fit Tip: Why Cholesterol Often Goes Up in Midlife (And the Lifestyle Fixes That Work). (2:03)
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The BIG differences with the updated food pyramid dietary recommendations. (22:09)
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The problems with Fitness Pharisees. (26:27)
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Your trainer sucks! (32:43)
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The crazy/scary technology we don't know about. (36:03)
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Get your squatter removed today! (39:49)
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AI wars. (42:03)
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The amazing health benefits of probiotics. (45:26)
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The value of a parasite cleanse. (47:16)
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Get the Build Your Butt Masterclass today, and learn about the problem with competition coaches. (51:45)
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#ListenerCoaching call #1 – Does the amount of weight I am lifting truly matter if the current level feels good to me? (1:01:39)
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#ListenerCoaching call #2 – Can testosterone be fixed in women the same way it is in men? (1:10:02)
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#ListenerCoaching call #3 – How best to raise two boys who are built differently and maximize puberty? (1:22:14)
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#ListenerCoaching call #4 – Following up on why more volume isn't always better and where to go from here. (1:37:00)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
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Get Coached by Mind Pump, live! Visit https://www.mplivecaller.com
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Visit Butcher Box for this month's exclusive Mind Pump offer! ** New users receive their choice of NY Strip, Ribeye, or Filet Mignon in every box for a year. **
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Visit Seed for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! ** Code 20MINDPUMP for 20% off your first month of Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic. **
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January Promotion: Code NEWYEAR50 at checkout for 50% off the following programs: MAPS Starter, Transform, Anabolic, and Performance!
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Mind Pump # 2761: 5 Ways to Predict Mortality (NO BLOOD TEST REQUIRED)
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US used sonic weapon on Venezuelan troops, report shared by Leavitt claims
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Visit Manukora for the exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! ** Use code MINDPUMP and save up to 31% plus $25 worth of free gifts with the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! **
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Mind Pump # 2382: The 5 Biggest Challenges With Cutting & Bulking
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Mind Pump # 2547: Stop Trying to Get Your Kids in Shape! Do This Instead!
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Mind Pump # 2572: Only 15 Minutes a Day to Build Muscle & Burn Fat
People Mentioned
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Dr. Gabrielle Lyon (@drgabriellelyon) Instagram
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Ben Bruno (@benbrunotraining) Instagram
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Joe DeFranco (@defrancosgym) Instagram
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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. |
| 0:16.7 | This is mind pump. |
| 0:18.2 | In today's episode, we had live callers call in. |
| 0:20.7 | We got to coach them on air, but this was after the intro, today's intro, 59 minutes long. In the intro, we talk about fitness and fat loss, muscle gain, diet, current events, always a good time. By the way, if you want to be on an episode like this, send us your question, send it to mp.com. Now, this episode is |
| 0:38.9 | brought to you by some sponsors. The first one is Butcherbox. Butcherbox delivers quality |
| 0:43.9 | meats to your door. Grass fed, grass finished red meat, heritage pork, wildcaught fish, and more |
| 0:52.0 | at great prices. You like meat, like protein, you want the healthy stuff, and you like to save money. |
| 0:57.3 | Go to butcherbox.com forward slash mind pump. |
| 0:59.7 | By the way, new users will get their choice between filet mignon, New York strip, or chicken |
| 1:04.8 | breast, which they'll include for free in your box for an entire year on that link. |
| 1:10.0 | This episode is also brought to by Seed. |
| 1:11.8 | This is the world's best probiotics. |
| 1:14.5 | So probiotics help with digestion. |
| 1:16.4 | They help with your skin. |
| 1:17.6 | Mental health. |
| 1:18.9 | Recovery from exercise is all backed by data. |
| 1:22.1 | Probotics are great for you. |
| 1:23.5 | Seeds the best. |
| 1:24.2 | There is nobody even close. |
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