Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

It seems that the fitness industry has it's priorities a bit mixed up. Go to a fitness show and what dominates?... Supplements! You would think that supplements are the key to success in the gym but in truth few have any proven value, most are worthless and some are actually harmful. Why has the fitness industry strayed so far from what REALLY matters...namely workout programming and diet? Because supplements make money, LOTS of money. In this episode Sal, Adam & Just take a closer look at the fitness establishment and their perpetual push to extract dollars selling impotent solutions. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

It's Quah Time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about the safety of personal hygiene & beauty products, the percentage of body fat needed to see abs, difficulty living in the moment, going back in time and giving advice to their younger selves and adding HIIT to a 3x/week full body workout. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

What are the most "functional" exercises you can do and what is the value of "functional" flexibility? Sal, Adam & Justin discuss how you can improve performance and build more muscle by focusing on specific movements in the gym. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

There is probably no other industry that passes off pseudo-science as science more than the fitness industry. More often than not this is done to build authority and to earn a profit. Of course, most fitness enthusiasts are hungry for results and are NOT scientists so they have to take the “experts” word on it, even if they are being fed pure BS. It is Mind Pump’s mission to call out this BS and to expose the massive misinformation for profit mindset that seems to pervade the Fitness Establishment. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Whether you like bodybuilding or not it has strongly influenced and shaped the fitness world. Sal, Adam & Justin discuss how bodybuilding and bodybuilders, through trial and error and sometimes downright dangerous experimentation, have evolved how everyone trains. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

QUAAAAAAH! Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about what to do when calories haven't changed but hunger is getting progressively worse, if weight training & dieting guidelines apply to men (and women) over 40, pros & cons of opening a gym and gym coops. their thoughts on the presidential election and who they would choose from the Mind Pump Crew to live with when they were 20 (and why not the others). Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

The Mind Pump Crew has been experimenting with the ketogenic diet and are intrigued. Although there seems to be many benefits to eating this way it is important to know that the ketogenic diet is NOT the officially recommended diet of Mind Pump. In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin explore the ins and outs of eating this way. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

It's Q&A time once again! Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about integrating mobility into a workout, the goal of doing a physique/bodybuilding type show just once for the experience, dealing with a client's or their own anxiety and depression, what made them outstanding trainers & becoming a living organ donor. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Would you like to increase your libido? Studies have shown listening to Mind Pump will make your hornier (studies paid for by Mind Pump and may be biased). All joking aside, there are proven ways to increase your libido and Sal, Adam & Justin tell you how! Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about the best rate to gain/lose weight as you bulk/cut, whether women’s training & diet should change throughout the month as hormones change, whether to work strong & tight glutes or skip training them, if they see a place in the future where entheogens are used for fitness and what citizenship they would choose other than a U.S. one. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Craig Capurso is back with the Mind Pump Crew! A lot has transpired since the last time Craig was on Mind Pump. Sal, Adam & Justin talk to Craig about fatherhood, the upcoming Men's Classics competition and Metron, Craig's company that uses data to mazimize training results. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Sal, Adam & Justin offer up the second Quah of the week! They answer Pump Head questions about eating 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, short-term benefits and long-term detriments of cardio, the prevalence of sick fitness people, cardio leading up to a fitness show & the biggest things that stop muscle growth dead in its tracks. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

In this age of social media anyone can hold themselves up as an expert. A ripped body and/or a fancy title goes a long way towards establishing "authority" in the marketplace. Just because someone looks good or has a PhD does not automatically mean they 1. know what they are doing or 2. can help you achieve your goals. How do you distinguish the charlatans from the sages? It begins by questioning everything. Sal, Adam & Justin dive into this topic and provide some guidance in navigating this murky world. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Quah time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about the health effects of extremely low bodyfat, chin ups vs. pull ups. meditation, putting feet in the air when benching, Mind Pump music festival headliners. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

It turns out IIFYM (If it fits your macros) is a very emotional topic for some people. One of the ideas that is being sold is that IIFYM promotes a healthy relationship with food, but is that really the case? Sal, Adam & Justin are all for balance and that includes eating less than ideal foods on occasion. However, in this episode they go into detail why IIFYM is being promoted in a way that may, in fact, be creating an unhealthy relationship with food. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Care for an extra serving of Quah? Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about the problems women face when wearing high heels and they can prevent issues, the benefits of “Superfoods,” whether pausing mid-set is good, bad or inconsequential, building muscle in and out of a surplus and who would win a 100 yard sprint. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

It has been 2 months and dozens of you have been requesting the 3rd installment of the Joe Donnelly interview. During the recording of the interview things had started to become a bit unhinged so for full disclosure, parts of the interview have been removed. It is still wildly entertaining & at times educational. Enjoy! Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Sal, Adam & Justin take on 5 more Pump Head questions about training when over 40/50 years of age, whether it is better to take time off from working out or just to cut intensity if suffering from chronic aches and pains, how to increase speed, acceleration & agility for a sport like rugby, tips for an ectomorph trying to build muscle and how to develop more shoulder mobility to improve form with the standing military press. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

What is the best body part split? In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin answer this question once and for all. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com

Sal, Adam & Justin take on more of your questions. Included in this episode: how to know when you have achieved perfect squat & deadlift form, using muscle stim for MAPS Trigger Sessions, using gym implements such as straps, wraps, belts, etc., and how to push boundaries in the gym without injuring yourself. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com