2510: Building Fitness Habits That Actually Stick in 2025
Release Date: 01/13/2025
2967: Dr. Mike Israetel on His Dissertation Controversy — Here Is What Actually Happened
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
My Maps Program: https://mymapsprogram.com $297 for a fully customized MAPS program. Answer 20 questions, get a program built for your specific goals and equipment, plus a 1-on-1 call with a trainer to review it. Dr. Mike Israetel — co-founder of RP Strength, sport science PhD and competitive bodybuilder — joins the guys in person for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from vanity and body image to AI, GLP-1, UFOs and the future of humanity. Mike shares the thesis of his new book on vanity — that caring about your appearance is not inherently bad, that most people...
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2966: Harder Is Not Better — The Fitness Advice That Is Destroying Your Progress
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
My Maps Program: https://mymapsprogram.com $297 for a fully customized MAPS program. Answer 20 questions, get a program built for your specific goals and equipment, plus a 1-on-1 call with a trainer to review it. In this episode the guys break down the worst fitness lies that are quietly holding people back — harder is not always better and sometimes kills your progress, more is not better when the stress bucket is already full, walking absolutely counts and dramatically improves longevity at 8 to 10,000 steps a day, soreness does not mean your workout was effective and the opposite...
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2965: Should You Work Out Every Day? | Why 7 Days a Week Is Hurting Your Results
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
My Maps Program: https://mymapsprogram.com $297 for a fully customized MAPS program. Answer 20 questions, get a program built for your specific goals and equipment, plus a 1-on-1 call with a trainer to review it. In this episode the guys break down why working out seven days a week is counterproductive for almost everyone. They cover the critical difference between a workout (aiming for a specific adaptation like strength, stamina or mobility) and activity (simply moving), why workouts are a physical stress on the body with a limited capacity, why recovery and adaptation are two...
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2964: Why You're Still Fat Even Though You Work Out (The Honest Answer)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
My Maps Program: https://mymapsprogram.com $297 for a fully customized MAPS program. Answer 20 questions, get a program built for your specific goals and equipment, plus a 1-on-1 call with a trainer to review it. In this episode the guys break down why you are still carrying body fat even though you work out consistently — eating out regularly adds 1,200 to 1,400 hidden calories per meal, processed foods are engineered to make you eat 600 more calories before feeling satisfied, not prioritizing protein leaves you naturally hungrier all day, eating while distracted adds 10 to 15% more...
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2963: Online Coach Red Flags | Most Online Coaches Are Using AI to Reply to You and Not Telling You
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
My Maps Program: $297 for a fully customized MAPS program. Answer 20 questions, get a program built for your specific goals and equipment, plus a 1-on-1 call with a trainer to review it. In this episode the guys break down the red flags to watch for when hiring an online fitness coach. They cover why 100+ clients per coach is a massive red flag, why you need to ask specifically how AI is being used (most coaching software now auto-responds to clients with AI without disclosing it), how often you will actually be in contact with a real human, and what the right answer is when you ask a coach...
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2962: The Best Kind Of Workout Programming For You Specifically !
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
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2961: 5 Things Research Gets Wrong About Building Muscle
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
MAPS Abs and Butt: https://mapsabsandbutt.com Code: LAUNCH for 40% off. Includes Butt Building Diet Guide, Women's Supplement Guide, at-home dumbbell version and a free second program at checkout (Muscle Mommy or Muscle Mommy 15). In this episode the guys break down five common hypertrophy study findings that do not hold up in the real world — why 15-20 sets per body part per week works in 8-12 week studies but burns out real people within months, why light weight and heavy weight producing the same results ignores how fatigue affects the big compound lifts, why training close to failure...
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2960: How Three Personal Trainers Built the Most Downloaded Fitness Podcast in History — The Origin Story
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
MAPS Sale:Code: SCARY40 for 40% off everything sitewide for 3 days only. Also: MAPS Abs and Butt at — Code: LAUNCH for 40% off. In this episode the guys sit down and tell the full origin story of how they each got into fitness and the personal training industry. Sal shares starting at 13 with plastic sand-filled dumbbells, spotting his dad benching 300 pounds, getting his first job at 24 Hour Fitness at 18 with zero certification, and selling $6,000 of personal training on his first day without knowing what it cost. Adam shares falling into fitness accidentally, the moment money sold him on...
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2959: The Secrets for Training in a Calorie Deficit (Most People Get This Completely Wrong)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
MAPS Abs and Butt: https://mapsabsandbutt.com Code: LAUNCH for 40% off. Includes Butt Building Diet Guide, Women's Supplement Guide, at-home dumbbell version and a free second program at checkout (Muscle Mommy or Muscle Mommy 15). In this episode the guys break down the secrets for training in a calorie deficit — why bodyweight lifts are psychologically and physically the best choice when cutting, what it actually feels like to train depleted and why anticipating it helps you push through, why low reps beat high reps in a deficit because they preserve muscle with far less stress on the body,...
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2958: The Best Cardio for Fat Loss Endurance and Athleticism (They Are All Different)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
MAPS Abs and Butt: https://mapsabsandbutt.com Code: LAUNCH for 40% off. Includes Butt Building Diet Guide, Women's Supplement Guide, at-home dumbbell version and a free second program at checkout (Muscle Mommy or Muscle Mommy 15). In this episode the guys break down the best forms of cardio for fat loss, endurance and athleticism. They cover why walking is the best cardio for fat loss, why steady state is best for building endurance, why HIIT develops the kind of explosive stamina that sports actually require, and why playing a sport or just going out and having fun is the most...
info_outlineBuilding Fitness Habits that Actually Stick in 2025
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Shaming is a TERRIBLE way to get anybody to stay consistent. (1:21)
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The data around why people fail to reach their fitness goals. (3:30)
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Big reasons people fail:
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Too much too soon. (8:15)
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Not strength training. (17:06)
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Using exhaustion, soreness, and intensity as gauges of a good workout. (25:21)
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Focusing on the scale (instead of performance). (33:18)
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Not having a plan. (36:23)
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Questions:
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How should I start with strength training? (39:23)
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What about cardio? (40:57)
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What supplements should I take? (42:25)
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Mind Pump #1522: How To Stay Consistent With Your Diet & Workout
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Workout Because You Love Yourself Not Because You Hate Yourself – Mind Pump Blog
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Mind Pump #2162: The Best Supplements You Can Take for Building Muscle, Performance & Health
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Mind Pump #2497: The Amazing & Weird Side Effects of Creatine