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2940: The Real Reason Your Butt Won't Grow (It Is Not Your Genetics)

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Release Date: 09/07/2026

2964: Why You're Still Fat Even Though You Work Out (The Honest Answer) show art 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 show art 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 ! show art 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 show art 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 show art 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) show art 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) show art 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...

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2957: Cardio Rebranded | Why Every New Fitness Trend Is Just the Same Old Cardio show art 2957: Cardio Rebranded | Why Every New Fitness Trend Is Just the Same Old Cardio

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

MAPS Abs and Butt: 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 how cardio keeps getting rebranded with new names and logos while staying the same activity underneath. They cover cozy cardio, Japanese walking, the 666 walk, the 3-2-8 method, the fart walk, retro walking, zone two, rucking, High Rocks, Orange Theory and F45, the hot girl walk and the 8000 steps data — explaining what each one is, who it is actually good...

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2956: Is It Normal to Feel Hungry When Dieting | Why Hunger Is Actually a Good Sign show art 2956: Is It Normal to Feel Hungry When Dieting | Why Hunger Is Actually a Good Sign

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 fat loss diet myths — why feeling hungry during a cut is normal and expected (and why reframing it is the key), why no food actually burns body fat, why a calorie is not just a calorie when it comes to behavior and palatability, why neither carbs nor fat are the enemy, and why treating food as just fuel is a...

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2955: Training Glutes and Abs From Home (No Gym Required) show art 2955: Training Glutes and Abs From Home (No Gym Required)

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MAPS Abs & Butt is still 40% off:   If your goal is a stronger, rounder butt and visible abs, this episode gives you the programming logic, the exercise selection, the rep ranges, the rest periods, and the mindset shift you need to actually make it happen.   In this episode: • Rest periods are what make strength training strength training: resting two to four minutes between hard sets trains the energy system tied to muscle growth, while cutting rest short shifts you into aerobic, stamina-based work that does NOT build the butt • A study in the Journal of Applied Physiology...

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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 them, how much protein you actually need (and why it feels like force-feeding at first), why building muscle first makes getting lean dramatically easier, and why strength in the squat, hip thrust and deadlift is the only metric that actually tells you it's working. Sal shares the story of a client who went from 1900 to 2900 calories, built significant muscle, and then leaned out effortlessly without going nearly as low as before.

 

MAPS Abs and Butt: https://mapsabsandbutt.com

Code: LAUNCH for 40% off. Nine-week program focused on abs and glutes. Includes free second program (Muscle Mommy or Muscle Mommy 15), Butt Building Diet Guide and Women's Supplement Guide.

 

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0:00 - Intro

2:26 - The real reason your butt won't grow — and it has nothing to do with effort

4:27 - Why toning is not real and why you have to stop being afraid of building

7:35 - Why the exercises that feel the best in your glutes are often the worst for building them

10:00 - Five sets of heavy barbell squats beats 90 minutes of burn class — every time

11:14 - The diet truth: you cannot build a bigger butt while staying in a deficit

13:03 - How much protein you actually need — and why it feels like force feeding at first

17:36 - Why your body needs a reason to build muscle and what that reason has to be

20:45 - The best butt building exercises and why programming matters as much as the exercises

25:08 - Strength is the most important metric — if you are getting stronger your butt is growing

26:06 - Build first then reveal — why getting lean first is completely backwards

28:47 - Give yourself nine weeks minimum and what to expect in the mirror