2012: Building the Perfect Workout Program to Hit Your Goals

In this episode Sal, Adam, Justin & Doug cover the birth and philosophy of MAPS Anabolic on its ten year anniversary.

• How the idea came for MAPS Anabolic. (2:04)

• Trusting the process. (6:46)

• How athletes trained before steroids. (7:53)

• Signaling to the body to build muscle. (12:27)

• Breaking the trends and getting back to basics. (15:32)

• How money and marketing bastardized the fitness industry. (23:32)

• A PSA to all trainers and coaches. (29:51)

• The BIG challenge with selling the program. (32:22)

• The idea behind the philosophy of MAPS. (41:13)

• The next level to being a great trainer. (44:52)

Related Links/Products Mentioned

• For Mind Pump Listeners on February 20th, the Nutritional Coaching Institute is hosting their iMPACT and iNCOME Bootcamp. To learn more and sign up, visit here.

• February Promotion: MAPS Performance, MAPS Aesthetic, and MAPS HIIT are all 50% off! **Code FEB50 at checkout**

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People Mentioned

• Layne Norton, Ph.D. (@biolayne) Instagram