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2894: 6 Fitness Truths That 95% of People Still Get Dead Wrong & They're Quietly Sabotaging Your Results

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Release Date: 07/04/2026

2947: How to Build Glutes | Hip Thrust vs Squats What Bret Contreras Says Actually Works show art 2947: How to Build Glutes | Hip Thrust vs Squats What Bret Contreras Says Actually Works

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). Bret Contreras — the man who invented the barbell hip thrust — joins the guys to talk glute building, training longevity and why genetics matter more than most trainers will admit. They also get into his rotating periodization system, the new research on upper vs. lower glute targeting, and why hip thrust beats squats for most people. Plus Bret opens up about...

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2946: 5 Things Bodybuilders Figured Out Before Everyone Else (That Everyone Should Know) show art 2946: 5 Things Bodybuilders Figured Out Before Everyone Else (That Everyone Should Know)

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 5 lessons from bodybuilders that everyone should learn — mind muscle connection and why feeling the target muscle is a learnable skill that changes everything, the pump as a signal for hydration, recovery and muscle connection rather than just an ego boost, Lee Haney's principle of stimulate don't annihilate and why bodybuilders...

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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

use code LAUNCH for 40% off BONUS: If you buy MAPS Abs & Butt - on the next page you get to pick Muscle Mommy 15 or Muscle Mommy for free. Your Choice. INCLUDED: The Butt Building Diet Guide & Women's Supplement Guide & At-Home Version (Dumbbells only) You want round, full glutes and a tight waist. So why is what you're currently doing making neither happen? In this episode of Mind Pump Show, Sal, Adam, and Justin tear apart the most common mistakes women make when trying to build their glutes, starting with the big one: eating 1,200 calories and calling it a fitness plan....

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2944: Low Reps vs. High Reps — Which Actually Builds More Muscle? (The Answer Surprised Us) show art 2944: Low Reps vs. High Reps — Which Actually Builds More Muscle? (The Answer Surprised Us)

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 low reps vs. high reps debate — covering why both build muscle equally when intensity is matched, why low reps build maximal strength better and high reps build strength endurance, why low reps are easier to recover from, and why doing both in phases produces the best long term results. They also get into Sal starting...

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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 signs that your bulk or reverse diet is not working — losing weight on the scale, still feeling hungry, strength not going up, energy not improving, and sleep not getting better. They cover why strength is the single best metric to track during a bulk, why under eating during a supposed surplus leads to binge cycles on...

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Maps Abs and Butt 40% off, a free Muscle Mommy or Muscle Mommy 15 program, a build your butt diet guide, and a supplement guide. Find everything at htpps://mapsabsandbutt.com with code Launch. You cannot shrink yourself into a better body. You have to build it first, then reveal it. That's the whole thesis of this Mind Pump Show episode, and the guys spend every minute proving it with real client stories, hard science, and the kind of blunt coaching most trainers are too scared to deliver. The Guys break down exactly why starting with a cut is the most common, most damaging mistake people...

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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 real dangers of artificial sweeteners — why they are unlikely to be physically dangerous despite all the scaremongering, why they simply do not work for weight loss in real life outside of controlled settings, how they change your perception of palatability so that water and whole foods start to taste bland, and why...

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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 real reason most women never build the butt they want — and it has nothing to do with effort or genetics. They cover why you cannot shrink your way to a bigger butt, why high rep burn workouts and kickbacks produce almost no results, why the exercises that feel the best in your glutes are often the worst for building...

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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 why the cross-bench dumbbell pullover is one of the most forgotten and underrated exercises in the gym — covering how it trains a fundamental human movement pattern tied to throwing mechanics, why it fixes shoulder problems that nothing else touches, how it builds like a compound lift despite being an isolation movement,...

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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 right and wrong reasons to use fasting — not for body composition, not for anyone with a history of restricting, but specifically for spiritual purposes, breaking food attachment, gut health issues, autoimmune conditions like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, and before or during chemotherapy. They also cover a...

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In this episode the guys break down six fitness truths that 95% of people still get dead wrong — you don't need to train 5-6 days a week to build muscle, cardio is not the best way to lose fat long term, your metabolism isn't broken your habits are, protein timing matters far less than total daily intake, flexibility without strength is useless, and the real fountain of youth is the weight room. They also discuss the five luxury purchases that actually matter according to 80-plus millionaire and billionaire founders — buying back your time, hiring a personal trainer, investing in a dream home for connection, experiences over things, and flying private or business class. Plus Caldera Lab hydro layer reviews, Bill Kazmaier getting banned from strongman for being too dominant, Wilt Chamberlain forcing the goaltending rule change, and a deep dive into high school basketball uniforms from the 1950s and 60s. Then they coach live callers submitted through mplivecaller.com.

 

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0:00 - Intro

2:11 - 6 fitness truths 95% of people still get dead wrong

2:33 - Truth #1: You don't need to train 5-6 days a week to build muscle

8:53 - Truth #2: Cardio is not the best way to lose fat long term

11:44 - Truth #3: Your metabolism isn't broken — your habits are

16:27 - Truth #4: Protein timing matters way less than total daily intake

18:01 - Truth #5: Flexibility without strength is useless and injury prone

22:19 - Truth #6: The real fountain of youth is the weight room

23:39 - Caldera Lab hydro layer — Adam and Doug both just started using it

30:33 - 5 luxury purchases that are actually worth it according to 80+ millionaires and billionaires

48:39 - Bill Kazmaier banned from strongman for being too dominant in 1982

52:39 - Wilt Chamberlain forced the goaltending rule change — was he the most dominant basketball player ever?

1:03:08 - Zbiotics midroll

1:03:50 - Caller: Philip (Ontario) — bulging disc at L5-S1, 6 days a week for 3 years, chronic hip pain

1:25:47 - Caller: Ferron (Ontario) — 60 day check-in on Muscle Mommy, glutes up an inch, son called her strong

1:42:32 - Caller: Ben (New Hampshire) — skinny kid bulked to 230, first ever cut, eating out too much

1:50:30 - Caller: Liz (New York) — trying to get pregnant, running 20 miles a week, 20,000 steps, 6 HIIT classes