2015 is winding down and 2016 will be the year that millions resolve to "get into shape" and then fail. Sal, Adam & Justin break down what it takes to successfully achieve your fitness goals in this coming year. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
This week Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the dos and don'ts of opening a gym, the beastly qualities of Craig Capurso vs. Joe Donnelly, best foods & supplements to support adrenal health, how to breathe when lifting, starting a new sales job with no experience and how to maintain a fitness routine after having a child. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
What makes a good leader? What are some of the costliest mistakes leaders make? Sal, Adam & Justin discuss leadership and how to become a leader that A players are motivated to follow. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
It is Christmas 2015 and many of us will indulge in a variety of foods that we may or may not normally eat. Calories DO count but something that is often overlooked is the profound influence the kind of food we eat has on our weight and our health. Sal, Adam & Justin go beyond calories and macro-nutrients and look at the hidden power of food. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
The topic of CrossFit comes up fairly frequently on Mind Pump. What's with all the attention that Sal, Adam & Justin give them? Are they really secret admirers? Well, they do acknowledge their masterful job of marketing, creating community and making squats and deadlifts popular once again. However, personal experience and concern for the health and safety of fitness minded people has compelled them to reveal the downside of this type of training. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
The Mind Pump Studio is empty this week but the shows keep coming! Sal, Adam & Justin answer more questions from last weeks Instagram post about what to eat before and after workouts if you don't want to take supplements, how a 16 year should train for powerlifting, the supplement HMB for muscle growth and performance & choosing the perfect piece of exercise equipment for sex. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
The long awaited second installment of Sal, Adam & Justin's interview with Joe Donnelly is finally here! Joe does a "wizard-off" with Adam and discusses steroids, the fitness business, training and more. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
First off, Mind Pump does not advocate or encourage the use of anabolic steroids or illegal drugs. OK, now that's out of the way, the reality is steroid use is widespread and ignorance to the reality of steroids and their use can have harmful and even deadly effects. So, with this in mind, Sal, Adam & Justin lay out what to watch out for and what to keep in mind when using anabolic steroids. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Sal, Adam & Justin interview fitness celebrity, WBFF pro and Optimum Nutrition Athlete, Nick Cheadle. Learn how Nick trains and why he is one of the few fitness professionals that Mind Pump can get behind. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Q&A time! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about sipping BCAAs throughout the day, the benefits of desiccated liver, the next thing that will shatter their fitness paradigm, great kettle bell strength and conditioning movements and what to do when you are spinning your wheels and not progressing. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Poor Adam. He has been sick for a week and no new episodes have been recorded since last Monday. Time to dip into the Mind Pump vault and pull out an unaired episode. In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin discuss Halloween, vasectomies and chivalry. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Episode 200! Thank you everyone for listening to and sharing Mind Pump! In this episode Sal, Adam and Justin discuss how to train as you age. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Ancient warriors and athletes, as well as late 19th/early 20th century strongmen did not do body part splits or take protein powder but they were incredibly strong and impressively built. Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the importance of adding functional/performance based training to the mix to prevent injury and build real world strength. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about arching the back while performing the bench press, taking aspirin & Tylenol and gains, MAPS Anabolic Triggering Sessions, fitness celebrities with brutal workouts who post inspirational quotes, opinion on Rippetoe's the overhead press being better than bench, what the MP Crew would take if they had to evacuate their house and also their opinion on Onnit. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
While you are building your body it is wise to build yourself as a human being. It is not always easy but how you approach it makes all the difference in the world. Sal, Adam & Justin share the struggles that have been part of their growth process. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Another forgotten and underused technique to improve strength and build muscle is tempo. Sal, Adam and Justin reveal how to vary your tempo to accelerate your gains. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Old time strongmen and bodybuilders did it, Bruce Lee did it, but today, most muscle builders have completely forgotten about this strength and performance tool that builds up the central nervous system and leads to rock hard muscle. Sal, Adam & Justin reveal and break down how to use this tool in this episode.
As usual, a lot of great questions this week from the Mind Pump Posse! This week's Q&A included questions about the best caffeine dosage for pre-workout, writing down client activity while training, why Sal knows so many studies, glucose disposal agents, arginine and dinner with famous guests. Keep the questions coming! Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
If you have muscle imbalances you are setting yourself up for injury. It also contributes to posture that will make your body less aesthetically pleasing to other. Sal, Adam & Justin cover what causes muscle imbalances and how to correct them. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Sal, Adam & Justin interview Jack Cooney and Creig Nakano of trainingslate.com Training Slate is a turnkey platform to help trainers build their brand, expand their reach and train their clients. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
It is Thanksgiving in the United States, a day many people celebrate by massively overeating. Whether you overeat on Thanksgiving or have other celebrations that lead you to overindulge, Sal, Adam & Justin provide some tips to getting back on track with healthy eating as quickly as possible. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Question time again! Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about cravings & deficiencies, Zercher squats, arm placement for front squats, mental v. physical failure, eating before bed & fat gain, reflexes and the actor they would choose to play them in their biographical film. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
There is a change sweeping the fitness industry. It has been slowly building and this change has the been a major focus of the Mind Pump Revolution. It is the melding of fitness and wellness. Sal, Adam & Justin dive into the new era of fitness and necessity to embrace the new paradigm for health, performance & longevity. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
How strong are you? How does your strength stack up against other people's? How important is strength for building muscle? What can you do right now to become stronger instantaneously? In this episode Sal, Adam and Justin tackle these topics. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com
Veganism, is it the healthiest way to eat? Are all forms of animal products bad for you as some vegans suggest? If you are a meat eater are you destined for ill health and an early death? What does the science say? This conversation can stir up emotions, especially when extreme points of view are proselytized. The same kind of emotions that are stirred by religious zealotry. The same kind of emotions that some will experience when they read the extreme title of this episode! The Mind Pump position is that extremism (and being offended) in any form is rarely warranted. In this episode Sal, Adam and Justin set emotion aside (almost all, anyway) and look to science to reveal the RAW TRUTH about veganism. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpradio.com