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• Signs the guys are getting older / Staying up on new trends (1:03)

• Quah Question #1: Postnatal recovery tips once clear for exercise? (15:39)

  o Focusing on core stability / Reactivation of muscles

  o Isometric work / Focus on tension and reconnection

  o Listen to your body

  o Pre-phase MAPS Anabolic / MAPS Anywhere without AMP sessions

• Quah Question #2 – Best deadlift grips? (29:32)

  o Hook grip – Pro/Cons

  o Wrist wraps – Pro/Cons

  o Over/Under – Pro/Cons

  o Over/Over – Pro/Cons

• Quah Question #3 – Biggest mistake they see new trainers making? / Their biggest mistakes? (39:23)

  o Intensity driven

  o High turnover rate

  o Don’t believe in their own value

• Quah Question #4 – What is the key to being happy? (51:27)

  o Do things that are easy

  o Emotional / Mental component

  o Meaning / Purpose

  o Perspective / Silver lining / Battling ego

Related Links/Products Mentioned

• Deactivation of hip flexors / Stomach vacuums videos (MPTv on YouTube)
• What is a doula?
• Odd’s you need a C-section (article)
• Risk of children born through C-section (study)
• Using wrist wraps causes recruitment patterns (article)
• Wim Hof Method Certification Signup (Mind Pump Media Center)
• Men who are married live longer than men who are single (Harvard study)
• Blue zone’s: Friends Nourish the Mind and Body (article)

People Mentioned:

• Layne Norton - @biolayne (Instagram)

  Build a stronger grip for the better deadlift and stronger hands (article)

• Wim Hoff - @iceman_hof (Instagram)

  Wim Hof Method (website)

• Justin Wren – @TheBigPygmy (Instagram)

  Redemption Shot: Justin Wren’s path from drug addict to the Congo (article)