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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

2776: Good Nutrition Without Tracking Macros (What It REALLY Looks Like)

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 120 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.

  • Mind Pump Fit Tip: Not Tracking Macros? Here's What 'Good Nutrition' Actually Looks Like. (2:47)

  • Relationship with satiety over the years. (22:27)

  • Destroying the old sodium propaganda with LMNT. (26:54)

  • The detrimental effects of pornography on the brain. (32:16)

  • Speculating on the future of personal training. (41:40)

  • Smart, tiny robots. (46:11)

  • Mind Pump Recommends Eternity on Prime Video. (47:27)

  • Cardio bunny or Muscle mommy? (49:36)

  • The beauty of chasing strength for young girls. (51:18)

  • Wrestling with the inherited traits you see in your children. (55:44)

  • An effective supplement for mental performance. (1:02:14)

  • #ListenerCoaching call #1 – I'm struggling to get past the ex-athlete mentality. (1:06:33)

  • #ListenerCoaching call #2 – Can I use your plans and simply swap out the exercises with the gym ring equivalent? (1:20:06)

  • #ListenerCoaching call #3 – Why am I not gaining muscle despite being consistent with workouts and diet? (1:31:16)

  • #ListenerCoaching call #4 – Realistic expectations, tracking progress, and mindset during muscle building bulks and cuts. (1:39:58)

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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.

0:16.7

This is Mind Pump.

0:18.1

In today's episode, callers called in.

0:20.3

We got to coach people, real people on air. This was after the intro. Today's intro was 63 minutes long. Now, in the intro, we talk about fat loss and muscle gain and fitness and family life. Always a good time. By the way, if you want to be on an episode like this, send us your question. Send it to MPifecaller.com. Now, this episode is brought to you

0:39.2

by some sponsors. The first one is Element. This is an electrolyte powder. You can add your water.

0:45.1

No sugar, no artificial sweeteners. It's got a thousand milligrams of sodium per serving.

0:48.6

In other words, it makes a difference. You need sodium when you work out, especially if you

0:52.8

eat a whole food-based diet.

0:57.4

It makes a difference in your pumps and your recovery.

0:58.8

Makes you feel better.

1:00.0

Go check them out.

1:03.8

Go to drinklmnt.com forward slash mind pump on that link.

1:08.1

You can get a free sample pack of their most popular drink mixed flavors with any purchase.

1:10.7

This episode is also brought to by ketone IQ. These are exogenous ketones. Okay, so what are ketones? A preferred source of energy by the body, especially the brain. Now, normally you've got to go on a ketogenic diet to make this happen. Zero carbs for like two or three days before this kicks in. Well, with ketone IQ, it doesn't matter. Eat your carbs.

1:27.8

Doesn't make a difference. Take ketone IQ 15 to 30 minutes later. Boom, ketosis, you get those

1:33.8

brain boosting benefits. Go check them out. Go to ketone.com. That's ketone.com forward

1:41.8

slash mind pump. You can get 30% off your subscription

1:44.9

plus a free gift with your second shipment on that link.

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