2701: Lifting Heavy vs. Lifting Light, Which Is better? (Listener Live Coaching)
Release Date: 10/08/2025
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info_outlineIn this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.
- Mind Pump Fit Tip: What are the big differences between lifting heavy vs lighter? (2:35)
- Training your CNS for change. (21:46)
- The unliftable man. (28:24)
- Leverage. (29:47)
- Kids say the darndest things. (32:42)
- Coaching your son. (33:52)
- Learning how to lose. (35:45)
- The science behind Brain.fm. (37:34)
- Subliminal messaging. (42:58)
- Social media platforms as weapons. (45:07)
- The locus of control. (47:40)
- Correlation of eating grass-fed meat and inflammation. (49:56)
- #ListenerLive question #1 – How do I maintain a healthy relationship with food and fitness while dealing with SIBO? (55:13)
- #ListenerLive question #2 – Do you think the root issue here is overtraining, compromising recovery, or more likely a neurological/sensory driver of these asymmetries? (1:05:11)
- #ListenerLive question #3 – Should I increase calories even though I’ve been doing this for a year now and continue to bulk, or should I concentrate on cutting still to lose fat? (1:21:16)
- #ListenerLive question #4 – How much of an impact could HRT (specifically estrogen and testosterone) have on my life, especially body composition and training/lifting goals? (1:30:54)
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People Mentioned
- Bret Contreras PhD (@bretcontreras1) Instagram
- Denis Roberts (@denis_kokushi) Instagram
- Jordan Shallow D.C (@the_muscle_doc) Instagram
- Justin Brink DC (@dr.justinbrink) Instagram
- LAUREN FITZ, M.D. (@drlaurenfitz) Instagram