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1594: Periodized Training for Special Ops Service Members, Ways to Correct Imbalances Without Creating New Ones, How to Work Out Pre, During & Post Pregnancy & More (Listener Live Coaching)

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Release Date: 07/09/2021

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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

The guys break down six weird signs you're overtraining — the ones most people miss until it's too late. Beyond the obvious soreness and fatigue, they cover broken sleep, increased cravings for comfort foods, irritability, low libido, low mood, and repeated injury. Sal shares how he experienced overtraining firsthand during a double-split routine in his 20s — with zero soreness — and why that made it so hard to catch. They also cover why fitness fanatics are actually more at risk than beginners, how hormones like testosterone drop when you push too hard, and why a scheduled week off can...

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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

The guys break down the top 5 data-backed reasons people actually stay consistent with fitness, and why aesthetics (the most common motivation) is actually the weakest long-term motivator. They also cover why exercise outperforms antidepressants and talk therapy for depression and anxiety, a study on which professions age people's faces fastest, and an income-vs-attractiveness study showing women are 1,000x more sensitive to a man's earnings when rating attraction. Plus: Adam's Catrina gets mistaken for a much younger woman at the gym, Justin's son wins his gymnastics competition after seeing...

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MAPS 15 special deal (BOGO): https://maps15bogo.com/ LMNT: drinklmnt.com/mindpump (Get a free sample pack of most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase). After 25 years of writing workout programs… Sal, Adam, and Justin are pulling back the curtain on the single biggest breakthrough they've had in over a decade. And it's not what you think. It's not more volume, more intensity, or more time in the gym. It's actually the OPPOSITE. The guys break down why 15 minutes a day of focused strength training is outperforming hour-long sessions for the vast majority of people… and the science...

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Are deadlifts dangerous? Are certain exercises just too risky for the average person? The guys are fired up today and they are coming straight for the fitness media narrative that keeps telling YOU to avoid some of the most valuable movements in existence... The truth is, exercises don't hurt you. YOUR inability to perform them does. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down a recent narrative review that reignited the deadlift debate, why experts like Dr. Stuart McGill argue against it for general populations, and why the guys think that reasoning is a dangerous slippery slope. If you follow that...

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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal presents the actual data on what extends your life — and daily movement (not your workouts) tops the list at a staggering 47–70% lower all-cause mortality. The guys break down cardio, strength, diet, and stress by the numbers, plus why community might be the multiplier nobody's tracking. Q&A: priming vs. stretching, post-pregnancy programming, and ACL rehab for the knees. Intro includes HBO's "Neighbors," gut-health fart sensors, dead scientists, and one of Adam's best worst parenting moments.   MAPS PPL mapsppl.com Code for 40% off is: PPL   Vuori   ...

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Dr. Stephen Meyer ; Cambridge PhD, New York Times bestselling author, and the world's leading voice for intelligent design joins Mind Pump to lay out the scientific case for God. Not from faith, not from scripture, but from the hard data of physics, cosmology, and molecular biology. 👤  ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Stephen C. Meyer is Director of the Center for Science and Culture, at Discovery Institute, in Seattle, Washington and founder of the Whewell Centre for Science and Natural Theology in Cambridge, England. He received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of...

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You want results. Real, lasting, life-changing results. And the guys are breaking down the ONE investment that actually delivers... hiring a great personal trainer. But here's the thing... most people quit. Sal, Adam, and Justin go through the top six reasons why people stop working with their trainers, and they pull zero punches doing it. From the cost objection to boring workouts to scheduling excuses, they expose what's really going on AND whether AI can step in and fill the gap. Spoiler alert... AI is NOT the answer. Not because information isn't valuable, but because information was...

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Sponsors: Rho Nutrition: rhonutrition.com/discount/mindpump MAPS PPL: mapsppl.com  Full body or Push Pull Legs... which one actually wins? You are going to walk away knowing exactly which style of training fits YOUR goals, YOUR lifestyle, and YOUR experience level.  If you have ever wondered why you are not getting the pump you want from full body training... or why your split routine keeps falling apart because you keep skipping leg day... this episode is going to hit different. Adam breaks down how he personally evolved from full body training all the way to a double PPL split...

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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Women can lose up to 20% of their bone density during menopause. Men lose 20–30% over their lifetime. Most people are told to take calcium or medication — but there's a proven formula that not only stops this process, it reverses it. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down a randomized controlled trial where 65-year-old women gained 3% bone density in 8 months just by lifting weights, share the story of a client who reversed osteoporosis so dramatically her doctor insisted on redoing the test, and explain the most common mistake active people make: training consistently while eating too little,...

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If you've been lifting for years and your gains have stalled, there's a hack that recreates the rapid strength gains you had as a beginner, and it works even 15 years into your training career. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down the neuroscience behind newbie gains, share the specific exercises that unlocked a whole new level of growth for each of them, and explain the most common mistake lifters make when trying to apply this (using the new exercise as an accessory instead of making it the priority). Then: a 45% acne reduction from red light therapy in 4 weeks, a chimp civil war in Uganda...

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In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer five Pump Head questions via Zoom.

  • The high school football update with Justin Andrews. (3:53)
  • Have you hit your peak neuroplasticity? (13:54)
  • A study highlighting the complexity and weirdness of the placebo effect. (22:28)
  • Will we see Mind Pump on OnlyFans? (27:16)
  • Mind Pump, continuing to change the conversation around fitness. (31:08)
  • San Francisco residents want out. (34:42)
  • Homelessness and organized crime ravaging San Francisco. (37:25)
  • The world’s most successful squatter. (39:26)
  • The power of quantum computing. (41:51)
  • Adam gets creative with the various ways he eats Magic Spoon cereal. (47:57)
  • #Quah question #1 – Can I still make physical progress while in the third trimester or should I focus on feeling good? What program would you recommend post-baby? (55:32)
  • #Quah question #2 – As a trainer, how do you program and periodize training for special operations service members? (1:02:44)
  • #Quah question #3 – What program would benefit my passion for shot putting? (1:20:08)
  • #Quah question #4 – How do I address my imbalances without creating new issues in the process? (1:27:52)
  • #Quah question #5 – What programming should I focus on if I suffer from Crohn’s disease and colitis? (1:37:07)

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