Kimera-Quah! iTunes Review Winners! In this episode of Quah, sponsored by Kimera Koffee (kimerakoffee.com, code "mindpump" for 10% off), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about avoiding overtraining, using fat grips to improve grip strength, training people who lose motivation and how to get them back on track and current favorite fitness trends and some of the worst fitness trends they have ever seen. Get our newest program, Kettlebells 4 Aesthetics (KB4A), which provides full expert workout programming to sculpt and shape your body using kettlebells. Only $7 at www.mindpumpmedia.com! Get MAPS Prime, MAPS Anywhere, MAPS Anabolic, MAPS Performance, MAPS Aesthetic, the Butt Builder Blueprint, the Sexy Athlete Mod AND KB4A (The MAPS Super Bundle) packaged together at a substantial DISCOUNT at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Make EVERY workout better with our newest program, MAPS Prime, the only pre-workout you need… it is now available at mindpumpmedia.com Have Sal, Adam & Justin personally train you via video instruction on our YouTube channel, Mind Pump TV. Be sure to Subscribe for updates. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week our favorite reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Have questions for Mind Pump? Each Monday on Instagram (@mindpumpradio) look for the QUAH post and input your question there. (Sal, Adam & Justin will answer as many questions as they can)

• Calling a woman a “girl” discussion (1:59)

  o Identity politics

  o Sensitivity / being offended

  o Being manipulated

• Quah Question #1 – You guys are preaching not running your body into the ground and not over-training, so why the insanity in MAPS Aesthetic: Phase 3 (MAPS Black)? (16:49)

  o More experienced

  o Higher volume

  o Listening to your body and modifying

  o Run down vs Challenging

• Quah Question #2 – What is your take on FAT grips for strengthening grip? (28:00)

  o Isolating strength in that range of motion

  o Different hand positions / adaptation

• Quah Question #3 – Have you ever trained someone who has lost motivation for training? How to do counter this and get them back into fitness? (39:00)

  o Coaching method

  o Give people options

  o Laying out expectations

• Quah Question #4 - What are your worst/favorite fitness trends? (47:43)

  o Stability equipment as replacement for big lifts

  o Introduction of circuit training

  o Vanity

  o Men’s/Women's Bodybuilding/Physique competitions

  o Functional patterns

  o Mobility trends

  o Functional / Holistic practices

Related Links/Products Mentioned

• “Sick of people calling women girls” (Article)
• The silent epidemic of male suicide (Medical Journal article)
• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (study)
• Wim Hof Method Certification (Mind Pump Media)
• Sal Di Stefano (Instagram) – “A Healthy Brain is Essential for a Healthy Mind” (post from April 10, 2017)