MindPump exposes the RAW TRUTH about health, fitness, nutrition and more... Hosts Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer & Justin Andrews pull back the curtain on the mythology, snake oil and pseudo-science that pervades the fitness industry and present science-backed solutions that result in increased muscular development and performance while simultaneously emphasizing health. No fitness institution or fitness "truth" is safe from their quick wit and over 40 years of combined experience in the fitness industry. Produced by Doug Egge. Find Mind Pump and the Mind Pump hosts on Instragram @mindpumpmedia, @mindpumpsal, @mindpumpadam, @mindpumpjustin & @mindpumpdoug and at mindpumppodcast.com. Get expertly programmed Mind Pump training protocols at mapsfitnessproducts.com
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291: Sleep & Adaptation, Best Time For Cardio, Gender Specific Training & MORE
Another Quah delivered to you hot! In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the best time to incorporate cardio for fat loss in MAPS Black, the role that sleep plays in adaptation, recommendations for a high level athlete (rather than the average person) and if males and females should train differently for fat loss. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
290: Ideal Number of Exercises, Ideal Diet, Importance of RMR & MORE
Quah time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about how many exercises per muscle group are sufficient for a full body workout, their ideal diet for longevity and health, the importance of RMR when building a program, forming Voltron using their best features and abilities, and ... go ahead and listen if you dare for this last one... Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
289: Tait Fletcher- The Full Interview
Tait Fletcher is a SAG award winning actor (Breaking Bad, Jurassic World, John Wick, The Equalizer, etc), an accomplished MMA fighter and BJJ Black Belt, host of the Pirate Life Radio Podcast AND a successful entrepreneur. He, along with Lacie Mackey (who joined Tait in the Mind Pump Studio) and Keith Jardine, founded Cave Man Coffee which produces superior coffee products made with hand picked, wet processed beans and roasted in small batches by a master coffee roaster. (www.cavemancoffeeco.com - use the discount code: mindpump for 12% off at checkout.) To say Tait is an accomplished and fascinating human being is an understatement. Not only has he been wildly successful in the sports, entertainment and business arenas he also embraces a philosophy and way of living that the Mind Pump Crew can get behind. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
288: Losing Muscle, Staying On Track, Training High & MORE
The THIRD Quah of the Week! Keep asking questions and Sal, Adam & Justin will keep answering them! In this Q&A they answer Pump Head questions about how to reduce muscle if you have too much (some would call that a quality problem), how to stay on track when knowing what to do and having the right tools isn’t cutting it, the benefits of training while high and the one thing they would change about themselves. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
287: Recovery Vs. Adaptation
What is the goal of exercise? To sweat? To break down the body? You would think the effectiveness of an exercise is dictated by how "HARD" you work out but in truth the benefit of exercise comes after it is over. What you are looking for is ADAPTATION... Becoming bigger, leaner, stronger, more athletic... whatever your goals are. Excessive exercise can actually STALL Adaptation. In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin give you the lowdown on how to ADAPT, not just recover. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
286: Correcting Squat, Needed Studies, Sales Success & MORE
Q&A time! In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about the most important sales skills, the research study they would most like to see, how to correct forward lean in the squat and whether or not they thought Mind Pump would be a success when they started. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
285: Calculating Macros & Calories, One Rep Max, Ethnic & Genetic Differences & MORE
The number of Quah questions coming in are increasing week by week so in order to answer as many questions as possible Sal, Adam and Justin recorded another episode on Friday. In this Quah, Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about how to figure macros/calories for someone just starting out, does ethnicity/genetics/heritage play a role in how you respond to food, books that changed their life as well as coaches they admire and coaches to avoid and their one rep max on the four big lifts. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
284: Time Under Tension (TUT), Body Fat & Hunger, Deathbed Wishes & MORE
Qui Quah! Q&A Time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about how body fat levels affect hunger, experiences they have had that have shifted their training philosophy/methods, Time Under Tension (TUT) and what they would leave each other from their deathbed. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
283: Gut Health
The gut is often called the “Second Brain.” In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin talk about why gut health is so important for your overall mental and physical health and the steps you can take to improve the health of your own gut. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
282: Best MAPS for Fat Loss, Healthy Poop, Building Self-Esteem & MORE
QUAH Time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about becoming a personal trainer in 30s and where to start, the best MAPS program for fat loss, converting fat into muscle, the signs of a healthy bowel movement and how to get someone with low self-esteem to stop comparing themselves to others. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
281: Optimal Muscle Firing
Not building the muscle you want? Perhaps it is time to look at, and correct, synergistic dominance. Synergistic Dominance is a pretty fancy way of saying your muscle are not firing in an ideal manner. and Sal, Adam & Justin let you know in layman's language how addressing this can improve your results in the gym. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
280: The Fitness Industry Is Cleaning House
Shredz is under fire, Devin Physique is apologizing to his fans for photoshopping his photos, PhDs being exposed as money grabbing frauds that have no real science backing their positions... the fitness industry is cleaning house! For too long the fitness industry has been hurting more people than it has been helping. This is the opposite of what it should be. Sal, Adam & Justin talk about how this is changing. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
279: Importance of Exercise Order, Healthy Relationship with Food, Gym of the Future & MORE
Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about what gyms will look like 50 years in the future, Adam’s contest prep now that he has talked crap about typical contest prep, the necessity of chiropractic care for strength athletes, knowing when you have a healthy relationship with food and the importance of exercise order. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
278: Pre-Workout Rituals
How do you get in the zone and put yourself in an optimal state of mind prior to your workout or to a lift? Sal, Adam & Justin share their tricks and tips to getting in the zone. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
277: Undertraining, Strengthening Neck, Correcting Lower Cross Syndrome & MORE
It’s Quah Time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about exercises or stretches to correct lower cross syndrome, strengthening the neck, how to know when you are under training, opinion on ideal dietary fat, & what they have noticed about the fitness truth movement. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.