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2906: Should You Bulk or Cut First | The Answer That Actually Leads to Long Term Results

Release Date: 07/22/2026

2929: 5 "Health" Foods That Are Actually Sabotaging Your Diet

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In this episode the guys break down 5 health foods you should probably avoid — roasted nuts and why they're one of the only whole natural foods that's hyper palatable and calorie dense enough to blow your deficit without realizing it, smoothies and juices and how blending dramatically raises glycemic index and strips the fiber that makes whole fruit satisfying, granola and how it went from an endurance athlete energy food to a widely misunderstood sugar bomb, raw vegetables and why cooking actually makes nutrients more bioavailable not less, and raw fish and the parasite data that most...

2928: Being Fat and Fit Is Objectively Better Than Being Skinny and Unfit — Here's the Data

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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 why being fat and fit is objectively better than being skinny and unfit across every major health metric — longevity data, energy levels, pain and injury risk, and hormone health. They cover the research showing fit overweight individuals have similar or better mortality outcomes than normal weight but unfit people, why...

2927: Why 80% of Beginners Quit (And the 5 Things That Actually Fix It)

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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. Recommended combo for this episode: MAPS Starter + MAPS Anywhere — buy one get one free for $157. In this episode the guys break down exactly why 80-90% of beginners quit their fitness within a year and what actually fixes it. They cover the January gym rush and the predictable drop-off, why bad workout programming is the real enemy, and the five things a...

2926: 5 Fitness Secrets That Guarantee Long Term Success

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MAPS BOGO: 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 powerful fitness secrets that guarantee long term success — focusing on performance over leanness, health over aesthetics, discipline over motivation, grace over shame, and just having fun. They also get into Super Patch sleep patches and the measurable REM improvements Sal noticed after a camping trip, Adam's tour of the Atlanta Falcons training...

2925: How To Get Faster and More Powerful without Getting Hurt

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MAPS Bogo Sale: https://mapsbogo.com You just found the world's number one fitness, health, and entertainment podcast. And today, Sal, Adam, and Justin are calling out one of the biggest blind spots in traditional strength training: you can be genuinely strong, genuinely fit, and still tear your hamstring racing your teenage daughter or blow out your pec minor behind a wakeboard boat. That's not bad luck. That's a training problem, and this episode breaks down exactly why it happens and what to do about it. The guys get brutally honest about their own regrets. Sal shares how...

2924: The Best Machine for Every Body Part (Including Some You've Never Seen)

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In this episode the guys break down the best machines for every body part — the legendary Hammer Strength H Squat for legs, the old school Nautilus pullover for back, the Smith machine upright row and Viking press for shoulders, the FreeMotion multi-plane chest fly, the high elbow seated curl machine for biceps, the seated skull crusher machine for triceps, and the hip thrust machine for glutes. They also tell the wild true story of a Soviet doctor who performed his own appendectomy in Antarctica in 1961, get into the trainer-client event they hosted and why it was their most emotional one...

2923: The Exact Formula to Build the Most Muscle You've Ever Built in 90 Days

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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 the exact formula to build the most muscle you've ever built in a 90-day window. They cover dropping all superfluous isolation exercises to focus your energy on compound lifts, training your whole body three days a week with bench, squat and deadlift as the anchors, stopping two reps short of failure, rotating rep ranges every...

2922: 5 Things Nobody Tells Men About Losing Fat After 40

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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.vRecommended combo for this episode: MAPS 40 Plus + MAPS Powerlift In this episode the guys break down 5 things nobody tells men about losing fat after 40. They cover why it genuinely is harder and why the old methods stopped working, why accumulated stress is the real culprit (not just age), why building muscle is the single thing that changes everything for...

2921: Your FAT LOSS Stalled ! How Do You Fix it?

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MAPS BOGO SALE Buy Any MAPS Program and Get Another One Free https://www.mapsfitnessproducts.com Your fat loss was working until it stopped. In this episode, Sal, Adam, and Justin break down what causes fat loss plateaus and four strategies that can help get progress moving again without simply cutting calories or adding more cardio. They explain why a short mini bulk or reverse diet can be one of the most effective ways to break a plateau, when adding or reducing cardio can help, how carb cycling can be used as a tool, and why shifting your focus from fat loss to performance can...

The Story Behind the Skincare Brand That Changed What Men Put on Their Face | Mind Pump

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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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In this episode the guys break down whether you should build or cut first — covering what each actually involves, why cutting first almost always fails long term, how building first boosts your metabolic rate by 700-800 calories a day, and why 95% of people who lose weight gain it all back. They also discuss Sal's prediction that probiotics will be the next major performance supplement, the ditto dating app taking over college campuses by using AI instead of swiping, the new short king shoe brand giving guys a few extra inches of height, 80s and 90s movie reviews that did not hold up, and Sal using Kion amino acids daily since going back to jiu jitsu. Then they coach live callers submitted through mplivecaller.com.

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