The average workout program that is being sold today is no more than a bunch of exercises thrown together to make you FEEL like something is happening without producing any results. Then to add insult to injury, these crap program purveyors pitch you on expensive supplements that they claim make the difference between success and failure in the gym. Here's the fact: Your workout (combined with a healthy diet and sufficient rest) is the KEY factor that determines if you will build any significant muscle or not. Supplements, in spite of all the hype and attention, play a very small role (possibly unmeasurable) in how your body adapts and builds. So why all this focus on supplements? Because they are a huge money maker and play into peoples' frustration and desire for the quick fix. If you want gains you must put your focus on how your workouts are designed and executed, not on supplements. Excellent workout design, also known as workout programming, is not an easy task and requires a very high degree of expertise and experience. Sal, Adam & Justin are often asked what makes an expertly programmed workout and why the MAPS programs work so well. You will soon learn why this is not a simple question to answer. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
This week's Quah will take your breath away! Sal, Adam & Justin answer your questions about transitioning from physical therapist to personal trainer. fitness trends to follow to be successful in the industry, the need for a nice physique to build a fitness clientele and how your avocation affects the calories/macros you consume throughout the day.
The fitness industry is dominated by misinformation and money-extracting products and programming that do little to help unsuspecting people reach their fitness goals. Sal, Adam & Justin continue to expose the fitness establishment for what it is and offer you practical advice that you can use to improve your fitness and health today. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
Quah, Quah, Quaaaaaaah! Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the Glycemic Index/Load, training for athletes mid-season, ideal rotation to change up foods to maintain a healthy gut, importance of daily vs. weekly caloric intake and getting started as a personal trainer. Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Learn more about Mind Pump at www.mindpumpmedia.com
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