1738: HIIT Vs. Traditional Cardio, How to Speed Up Recovery, Best Pre-Workout Meals & More
Release Date: 01/28/2022
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
In this episode the guys sit down with Jared Pobre, founder and CEO of Caldera Lab, to tell the full origin story of how he created a new category of skincare for men. Jared shares how moving to Jackson Hole at 40 with a new baby wrecked his skin and led him to use his wife's products — and why that sparked the idea to build a premium natural skincare line specifically formulated for men's thicker, oilier, testosterone-managed skin. He breaks down the product development process including wild harvesting survivor plants from the Wyoming wilderness, running clinical trials before launching,...
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MAPS BOGO: https://mapsbogo.com Buy one get one free — mix and match any of the top 10 most popular programs (Anabolic, Aesthetic, Performance, 15 Minutes, Anywhere, Symmetry, Starter, Muscle Mommy, Powerlift, 40+) for $157. In this episode the guys break down exactly how women over 30 can lose fat and build the body they actually want. They cover why the methods that worked in your 20s are no longer effective, why life stress is actually the biggest enemy (not age), and why building muscle and getting stronger is the single thing that changes everything. They walk through the three...
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MAPS BOGO: https://mapsbogo.com Buy one get one free — mix and match any of the top 10 most popular programs (Anabolic, Aesthetic, Performance, 15 Minutes, Anywhere, Symmetry, Starter, Muscle Mommy, Powerlift, 40+) for $157. In this episode the guys break down 5 tips for bigger arms — full range of motion and why going lighter beats stopping short, always including a stretch exercise like incline curls or overhead tricep extensions, why elbow angles completely change which part of the muscle you target, using compound lifts like close-grip bench and chin-ups as the foundation, and...
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In this episode the guys break down 5 easy ways to fix obesity that are sustainable long term — injecting more movement into your daily life in small ways, avoiding hyper-palatable drug-like processed foods, lifting weights occasionally (even just once or twice a week is enough), connecting through activity with friends and community, and turning off social media an hour before bed. They also discuss the obesity epidemic now hitting Italian kids as processed food arrived, the milkshake study on how belief changes physical response, Adam's internal battle between ego and caution while...
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MAPS BOGO: https://mapsbogo.com Buy one get one free — mix and match any of the top 10 most popular programs (Anabolic, Aesthetic, Performance, 15 Minutes, Anywhere, Symmetry, Starter, Muscle Mommy, Powerlift, 40+) for $157. In this episode the guys break down exactly how strong you should actually be — covering the real strength benchmarks for men and women across bench press, squat, and deadlift from decent to good to great to advanced, why strength is one of the single best predictors of longevity and all-cause mortality, why we are in a muscle weakness epidemic, why mainstream workouts...
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MAPS BOGO: https://mapsbogo.com Buy one get one free on any of the top 10 most popular programs (Anabolic, Aesthetic, Performance, 15 Minutes, Anywhere, Symmetry, Starter, Muscle Mommy, Powerlift, 40+) for $157. In this episode the guys break down 5 non-workout shortcuts to fitness gains — post-workout sauna and its 32% improvement in run time to exhaustion in just 3 weeks with competitive runners, visualization producing nearly identical skill gains to physical practice, music and its measurable effect on pain perception and exhaustion, caffeine as the most consistently supported...
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Buy one get one free, pick your combo: One of the most common questions the guys is also one of the simplest: what program should I run next? It matters more than most people think. Stack the wrong two programs back to back and you leave gains on the table. Stack the right two and you buy yourself six months of near zero plateaus, real strength PRs, and a body that keeps changing every week. In this episode, Sal, Adam, and Justin stop making you guess and lay out the definitive MAPS program pairings for every major goal. They cover advanced muscle gain, pure strength, fat loss...
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In this episode the guys break down the five rules for building a lagging body part — train it longer, train it more often, train it first in the workout, take volume away from the rest of the body to fuel it, and eat in a calorie surplus. They also get into calf insertions and how high versus low insertions determine whether you're built for speed or strength , Adam microdosing GLP-1 for inflammation and knuckle swelling, Justin's KLOW and cognitive peptide stack from Vita Bella. Then they coach live callers submitted through mplivecaller.com. MAPS Upper Lower:...
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In this episode the guys break down five fitness rules that quietly kill your progress — why consistency beats the perfect program every time, the 80/20 rule for intensity that even elite athletes follow, why play is a legitimate and underrated form of training, why walking is the single most underrated activity, and the only two diet rules most people will ever need. They also cover Sal walking into the women's bathroom at a pool club and his wife watching from the food counter as a staff member called it out, Adam's ongoing GLP-1 microdosing experiment and what it's doing to his...
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In this episode the guys sit down with IFBB pro bodybuilder and science-driven performance coach Ben Pakulski for a wide-ranging conversation on peptides, performance, identity and the hard lessons of a 20-year bodybuilding career. Ben breaks down the peptide landscape — why he's optimistic about the science but deeply cautious about sourcing (90%+ of research peptides come from China with no quality guarantees), the most exciting peptides he's currently working with including SS-31 for mitochondrial repair, and myostatin inhibition and where the science actually stands. They also cover...
info_outlineIn this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about which is better, HIIT or traditional cardio, good pre-workout meals, how to recover more quickly from extremely high intensity squatting, and something that they preach but struggle to practice when it comes to fitness.
- Mind Pump Fit Tip: Do you want to make some of the fastest gains in your lower body? Use the sled! (4:04)
- Mind Pump on the most used and unused pieces of equipment in their studio. (10:13)
- The Mind Pump sleep connection. (18:10)
- Cold weather and kids, where do you stand? (22:14)
- A new California bill proposal would allow preteens to get vaccinated without parental consent. (27:58)
- KFC, stop pretending like you’re healthy. (31:08)
- Organifi Pure is magic! (37:47)
- The NFT market is bananas! (38:18)
- YES! There are differences between daytime and nighttime blue-blocking glasses. (45:02)
- #Quah question #1 - Which is better, HIIT or traditional cardio? (48:34)
- #Quah question #2 – What is a good pre-workout meal? (57:00)
- #Quah question #3 - How can I recover more quickly from extremely high-intensity squatting? (1:01:28)
- #Quah question #4 – What is something all of you preach, but struggle to practice when it comes to fitness? (1:04:50)
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- HIIT vs. LISS Cardio - Which is Better For Fat Loss? - Mind Pump Blog
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People Mentioned
- Ben Patrick (@kneesovertoesguy) Instagram
- Kyle And Natasha Kingsbury (@livingwiththekingsburys) Instagram
- Dana White (@danawhite) Instagram
- Brendan Schaub (@brendanschaub) Instagram