2475: Calling Out the Fakes in Fitness With Goob
Release Date: 11/25/2024
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2513: Our Top 5 Favorite Fitness Snacks (Listener Coaching)
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Mind Pump Fit Tip: Our top 5 favorite fitness snacks. (1:58) The health risks of loneliness. (15:05) Take a walk with Brain.fm. (22:38) Mind Pump Book Club: The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government. (26:43) How effective isometrics are for strengthening tendons. (30:53) This is a sad new makeup trend. (32:03) A painting touch-up gone wrong. (34:48) When it’s fun to be a cop. (36:39) If it’s predictable it’s preventable. (40:15) Firefighting drones. (41:25) Worst school photos. (43:33) The guy’s Caldera favorites....
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2512: How to Raise Healthy & Resilient Children with Erica Komisar
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2511: How Do You Know You Are Doing Fitness the Right Way? (Listener Live Coaching)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: How do you know you are doing fitness the right way? You can tell by the fruits it produces. (2:03) This is a reminder of how terribly abused caffeine is in modern society. (19:01) When the joke goes too far. (22:54) A HUGE milestone for Mind Pump Fitness Coaching. (28:12) Husbands want peace, wives want safety. (32:31) How your blood sugar affects your mood. (42:02) Cannabinoids have a positive effect on insulin sensitivity. (43:06) The censorship pendulum is swinging...
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2510: Building Fitness Habits That Actually Stick in 2025
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2509: Don’t Make These 5 Nutrition Mistakes in 2025 (Listener Live Coaching)
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2508: The Best Eggs to Eat for Building Muscle & Losing Fat (Listener Coaching)
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2507: Six Steps to a 315 Pound Bench Press
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2506: Measuring Your Progress With the Mirror or Scale Is a FAILING Strategy (Listener Live Coaching)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
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info_outlineCalling Out the Fakes in Fitness with Goob
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Where the nickname ‘Goob’ came from. (1:55)
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How he got into strength training. (3:40)
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35 Eggs a Day: A Basic Guide to Fitness. (6:42)
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When he fell in love with fitness. (9:57)
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How he fell into personal training. (11:20)
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What triggered him to go after fitness frauds? The driving force behind it? (15:33)
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The art of digging into a story. (19:21)
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Does he give people a second chance? Worry about retaliation? (23:02)
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How does he balance his page yet make money? (28:53)
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Safety measures around getting banned on social media. (29:35)
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Doing this for a purpose. (30:26)
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His strategy behind what stories he decides to dig into. (33:04)
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His charitable drive. (34:20)
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Does he have an endgame? (37:55)
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Coping and dealing with a traumatic childhood. (38:25)
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Dealing with the hand you’ve been dealt. (44:03)
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Coming from privilege is a disadvantage. (46:11)
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What does he want his big contribution to be? (54:46)
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His journey of meeting other fitness professionals. (55:53)
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His unique relationship with Andy Frisella and 1st Phorm. (58:22)
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BIG watch guy. (1:07:22)
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Why he chooses to stay away from addictive tendencies. (1:09:50)
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Goob x Mind Pump toy drive collab. (1:13:30)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
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Featured Guest/People Mentioned
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John Dorsey (@goob_u2) Instagram
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Layne Norton, Ph.D. (@biolayne) Instagram
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Jon Call (@jujimufu) Instagram
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Andy Frisella (@andyfrisella) Instagram