2701: Lifting Heavy vs. Lifting Light, Which Is better? (Listener Live Coaching) - podcast episode cover

2701: Lifting Heavy vs. Lifting Light, Which Is better? (Listener Live Coaching)

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Oct 08, 2025•1 hr 45 min
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Episode description

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.

  • Mind Pump Fit Tip: What are the big differences between lifting heavy vs lighter? (2:35)
  • Training your CNS for change. (21:46)
  • The unliftable man. (28:24)
  • Leverage. (29:47)
  • Kids say the darndest things. (32:42)
  • Coaching your son. (33:52)
  • Learning how to lose. (35:45)
  • The science behind Brain.fm. (37:34)
  • Subliminal messaging. (42:58)
  • Social media platforms as weapons. (45:07)
  • The locus of control. (47:40)
  • Correlation of eating grass-fed meat and inflammation. (49:56)
  • #ListenerLive question #1 – How do I maintain a healthy relationship with food and fitness while dealing with SIBO? (55:13)
  • #ListenerLive question #2 – Do you think the root issue here is overtraining, compromising recovery, or more likely a neurological/sensory driver of these asymmetries? (1:05:11)
  • #ListenerLive question #3 – Should I increase calories even though I've been doing this for a year now and continue to bulk, or should I concentrate on cutting still to lose fat? (1:21:16)
  • #ListenerLive question #4 – How much of an impact could HRT (specifically estrogen and testosterone) have on my life, especially body composition and training/lifting goals? (1:30:54)

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