2013: The Truth About Zero Calorie Foods, How to Build Impressive Abs, the Downside of Using Knee Sleeves to Squat & More

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer four Pump Head questions drawn from last Sunday’s Quah post on the @mindpumpmedia Instagram page. 

• Mind Pump Fit Tip: Are you experiencing cravings? Unexplained fat gain? Anxiety? Depression? It might be due to poor gut health. (2:02)

• In-law wars. (9:27)

• At what point does your kid have too many toys? (18:32)

• The latest Andrews’ entrepreneurial business. (25:57)

• Kids say the darndest things. (28:07)

• Traits your kids have that you wish they did not. (31:19)

• Get your Birthday Cake from Magic Spoon today! (33:54)

• This is how ridiculous TV is now. (36:21)

• Why do they fund studies like this?! (40:01)

• Fun Facts with Justin: The Montauk Project. (45:01)

• Shout out to Dr. Becky Campbell. (52:24)

• #Quah question #1 - You’ve been talking a lot about zero calorie foods and how this is not accurate. Does this mean sweeteners & diet beverages have calories? If they don’t have calories, what other foods and drinks are actually zero calories? (53:21)

• #Quah question #2 - If abs are made in the kitchen, how can you build thicker abs? Can you train them more frequently than other body parts? (1:00:04)

• #Quah question #3 - Is there anything I can do to begin to address imbalances that I am noticing in my upper body while in the middle of running a program? (1:03:01)

• #Quah question #4 - Can using knee sleeves to squat actually make you lose muscle over time? (1:09:20)

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