Synopsis
MindPump exposes the RAW TRUTH about health, fitness, nutrition and more... Hosts Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer & Justin Andrews pull back the curtain on the mythology, snake oil and pseudo-science that pervades the fitness industry and present science-backed solutions that result in increased muscular development and performance while simultaneously emphasizing health. No fitness institution or fitness "truth" is safe from their quick wit and over 40 years of combined experience in the fitness industry. Produced by Doug Egge. Find Mind Pump and the Mind Pump hosts on Instragram @mindpumpradio, @mindpumpsal, @mindpumpadam, @mindpumpjustin & @mindpumpdoug and on Facebook at mindpumpshow. Get expertly programmed Mind Pump training protocols at www.mindpumpmedia.com
Episodes
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300: 300th Episode Extravaganza!
27/05/2016 Duration: 53minMind Pump's first episode went live January 5th, 2015. In less than a year and a half 300 episodes have been released. In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin talk about the Mind Pump philosophy and go behind the scenes about what drives the show and the mission. Get the Mind Pump Discount Red, Green & Black Super Bundle at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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299: Lifting Weights- The ULTIMATE Form Of Exercise
26/05/2016 Duration: 39minIn this episode Sal, Adam and Justin discuss shoes, foot health, imbalances, corrective exercise and how resistance training can be used to correct a host of physical challenges. Get the Mind Pump Discount Red, Green & Black Super Bundle at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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298: Increasing Squat & Deadlift Strength, Correcting Shoulder Impingement, Worst Fitness Celebrities & MORE
25/05/2016 Duration: 55minSal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about tips and exercises to correct shoulder impingement, good exercises to help increase strength in squat and deadlift, calories and protein consumption, the worst people in the fitness industry causing the most problems with bogus advice and products and their best workout song. Get the Mind Pump Discount Red, Green & Black Super Bundle at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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297: Lifting To Failure- Good Or Bad?
23/05/2016 Duration: 45minHow important is lifting to failure when it comes to building muscle? Is it really in that last rep that contributes the most toward muscle growth? There is a lot of mythology surrounding this concept and in this episode Sal, Adam & Justin reveal the Raw Truth about going to failure. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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296: Alcohol & Gains, Resetting Hormones, Exercise Addiction & MORE
20/05/2016 Duration: 43minQui Quah! Q&A #2! In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin answer Instagram questions (@mindpumpradio) about the effect that alcohol has on recovery and muscle growth, training clients who are addicted to exercise, whether or not you can "reset" your hormones and the rank of strength training vs myofibrillar hypertrophy vs sarcoplasmic hypertrophy for muscle growth. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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295: These Supplements Are A Waste Of Money
19/05/2016 Duration: 45minThe deeper the Mind Pump Crew dives into the supplement industry the more it seems most supplements are only making one thing bigger... the wallets of the supplement companies. Does this mean there good supplements and good companies don't exist? No. However, if you are on a limited budget a little Raw Truth may save you a lot of money and help you focus on what REALLY matters when you want to build muscle and burn fat. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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294: Protein & Kidney Stones, Cardio Frequency, Sleep Position & Posture & MORE
18/05/2016 Duration: 01h01miniTunes Review Winners & QUAH! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about the role protein powder plays in forming kidney stones, how often you should do cardio, the effect sleeping position has on posture and the serendipitous growth of Mind Pump. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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293: Frequency for Muscle Growth
16/05/2016 Duration: 52minHow many times each week should you train a muscle? In the bodybuilding world there is a belief that intensity and recovery are key. This has led to the body part split where you blast a muscle group and then take days off from training that group to allow the muscle to recover. Studies are now confirming what Sal, Adam & Justin have been saying since the inception of Mind Pump, that more frequent stimulation of the muscle builds more muscle. In this episode they reveal why and what you need to know to successfully incorporate frequency into your workout regimen to increase your muscle growth. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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292: Pre-Intra-Post Workout Nutrition
13/05/2016 Duration: 47minWhat should you consume before, during and after your workout for maximum performance and muscle growth? Sal, Adam and Justin lay out what you need to know. Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
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291: Sleep & Adaptation, Best Time For Cardio, Gender Specific Training & MORE
12/05/2016 Duration: 37minAnother Quah delivered to you hot! In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the best time to incorporate cardio for fat loss in MAPS Black, the role that sleep plays in adaptation, recommendations for a high level athlete (rather than the average person) and if males and females should train differently for fat loss. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
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290: Ideal Number of Exercises, Ideal Diet, Importance of RMR & MORE
11/05/2016 Duration: 31minQuah time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about how many exercises per muscle group are sufficient for a full body workout, their ideal diet for longevity and health, the importance of RMR when building a program, forming Voltron using their best features and abilities, and ... go ahead and listen if you dare for this last one... Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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289: Tait Fletcher- The Full Interview
10/05/2016 Duration: 01h31minTait Fletcher is a SAG award winning actor (Breaking Bad, Jurassic World, John Wick, The Equalizer, etc), an accomplished MMA fighter and BJJ Black Belt, host of the Pirate Life Radio Podcast AND a successful entrepreneur. He, along with Lacie Mackey (who joined Tait in the Mind Pump Studio) and Keith Jardine, founded Cave Man Coffee which produces superior coffee products made with hand picked, wet processed beans and roasted in small batches by a master coffee roaster. (www.cavemancoffeeco.com - use the discount code: mindpump for 12% off at checkout.) To say Tait is an accomplished and fascinating human being is an understatement. Not only has he been wildly successful in the sports, entertainment and business arenas he also embraces a philosophy and way of living that the Mind Pump Crew can get behind. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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288: Losing Muscle, Staying On Track, Training High & MORE
06/05/2016 Duration: 46minThe THIRD Quah of the Week! Keep asking questions and Sal, Adam & Justin will keep answering them! In this Q&A they answer Pump Head questions about how to reduce muscle if you have too much (some would call that a quality problem), how to stay on track when knowing what to do and having the right tools isn’t cutting it, the benefits of training while high and the one thing they would change about themselves. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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287: Recovery Vs. Adaptation
05/05/2016 Duration: 47minWhat is the goal of exercise? To sweat? To break down the body? You would think the effectiveness of an exercise is dictated by how "HARD" you work out but in truth the benefit of exercise comes after it is over. What you are looking for is ADAPTATION... Becoming bigger, leaner, stronger, more athletic... whatever your goals are. Excessive exercise can actually STALL Adaptation. In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin give you the lowdown on how to ADAPT, not just recover. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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286: Correcting Squat, Needed Studies, Sales Success & MORE
04/05/2016 Duration: 01h02minQ&A time! In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about the most important sales skills, the research study they would most like to see, how to correct forward lean in the squat and whether or not they thought Mind Pump would be a success when they started. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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285: Calculating Macros & Calories, One Rep Max, Ethnic & Genetic Differences & MORE
02/05/2016 Duration: 58minThe number of Quah questions coming in are increasing week by week so in order to answer as many questions as possible Sal, Adam and Justin recorded another episode on Friday. In this Quah, Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about how to figure macros/calories for someone just starting out, does ethnicity/genetics/heritage play a role in how you respond to food, books that changed their life as well as coaches they admire and coaches to avoid and their one rep max on the four big lifts. Get MAPS Aesthetic NOW at www.mindpumpmedia.com Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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284: Time Under Tension (TUT), Body Fat & Hunger, Deathbed Wishes & MORE
29/04/2016 Duration: 48minQui Quah! Q&A Time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about how body fat levels affect hunger, experiences they have had that have shifted their training philosophy/methods, Time Under Tension (TUT) and what they would leave each other from their deathbed. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week the best reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com.
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283: Gut Health
28/04/2016 Duration: 32minThe gut is often called the “Second Brain.” In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin talk about why gut health is so important for your overall mental and physical health and the steps you can take to improve the health of your own gut. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
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282: Best MAPS for Fat Loss, Healthy Poop, Building Self-Esteem & MORE
27/04/2016 Duration: 44minQUAH Time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about becoming a personal trainer in 30s and where to start, the best MAPS program for fat loss, converting fat into muscle, the signs of a healthy bowel movement and how to get someone with low self-esteem to stop comparing themselves to others. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
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281: Optimal Muscle Firing
26/04/2016 Duration: 41minNot building the muscle you want? Perhaps it is time to look at, and correct, synergistic dominance. Synergistic Dominance is a pretty fancy way of saying your muscle are not firing in an ideal manner. and Sal, Adam & Justin let you know in layman's language how addressing this can improve your results in the gym. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Leave an awesome 5 star review and you may be announced on the show as a winner of a Mind Pump t-shirt! Winners announced weekly! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com