Episode 459: Mind Pump Men: How to Spot a Bad Trainer and Why Most Fitness Trends Are Dangerous

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen and Habit Nest

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Are you wasting money on trainers who spend more time on their phones than coaching you? In this episode of the Habits and Hustle podcast, I sit down with the Mind Pump team—Sal, Adam, and Justin—who reveal the red flags that expose terrible trainers. We explore why weighted vests are causing injuries in middle-aged women and why the ripped trainer might be your worst choice. The guys share their simple five-exercise formula that transforms bodies, explain why training like a powerlifter gets women lean, and debunk protein myths flooding social media. Mind Pump is a top fitness podcast hosted by Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, and Justin Andrews—former personal trainers with over 60 combined years of experience. They've built a fitness empire through their evidence-based approach, creating the MAPS program series that sells 240 copies daily worldwide while training clients who stay consistent for life. What We Discuss: (08:26) Indicators of a Good Personal Trainer (19:55) Core Values in Business (25:56) Building a Strong Fitness Business (33:20) Strength Training for Women (38:13) Effective Strength Training for Bodies (49:23) Effective Ab Training Strategies (54:46) Ineffective Exercise Trends and Weighted Vests (01:06:06) Protein vs. Whole Foods Debate …and more! Thank you to our sponsors: Momentous: Shop this link and use code Jen for 20% off Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off TruNiagen: Head over to truniagen.com and use code HUSTLE20 to get $20 off any purchase over $100. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Bio.me: Link to daily prebiotic fiber here, code Jennifer20 for 20% off. David: Buy 4, get the 5th free at davidprotein.com/habitsandhustle. Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Mind Pump: Podcast: https://mindpumppodcast.com/ Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/mindpumpmedia/

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0:00.0	Hi, guys. It's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.
0:06.7	Before we dive into today's episode, I first want to thank our sponsor, Therasage. Their tri-light panel has become my favorite biohacking thing for healing my body. It's a portable red light panel that I simply cannot live without. I literally
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1:33.3	Okay, so what I love about this is I'm doing my podcast in the Mind Pump Studio.
1:33.8	Yeah.
1:35.3	So it looks so profesh.
1:37.4	Like, look a professional it looks now.
1:42.5	Everything I have Doug who's doing the sound and the everything and the on air.
1:44.4	Can I use your studio all the time?
1:45.0	Whenever you want. If you want.
1:45.7	Really?
1:46.3	Yeah, yeah.
1:46.6	Whenever you want.
1:47.1	God, it's just, you just saved me a whole lot of money.
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