In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: Flat vs incline bench. Which is better for chest development? (2:28) How sauna use affects all-cause mortality. (12:49) Shocking rehab statistics. (23:24) 17-year tradition. (27:10) The nostalgia factor of photo albums. (29:05) Will TikTok get banned? (32:36) Going down the third rail with Mind Pump. (34:58) Kids and understanding their relationship with technology. (37:52) Who brings out the w...
Jan 22, 2025•2 hr 43 min
Become a Successful Trainer in 2025 Statistics to illustrate the potential of becoming a trainer. (1:13) Built in purpose. (8:55) Personal growth. (11:03) Learn to maximize your opportunities and efforts. (12:05) 5 Steps to Become a Successful Trainer in 2025. #1 - Know your numbers. (13:09) #2 - Learn SALES. (21:41) #3 - Educate yourself. (27:22) #4 - Find a mentor. (32:11) #5 - Build a network. (37:57) Questions: What are the best certifications? (41:52) Is a degree necessary or valuable? (43:...
Jan 20, 2025•50 min
Mind Pump Fit Tip: It’s not the feelings, it’s the BEHAVIOR. Don’t deny, bury, or avoid feelings. Embrace them. (2:14) The number one challenge with breakfast. (22:41) Boy energy. (26:03) The history of Nerf. (29:18) The best peptides to raise growth hormone. (33:23) Justin recaps Everett’s first basketball game. (36:56) Mind Pump Recommends Wesley Huff on The Joe Rogan Experience. (43:10) Is peak Oprah viewership smaller than Joe Rogan’s? (48:32) Doug updates the audience on his Joymode experie...
Jan 18, 2025•2 hr 1 min
Mind Pump Fit Tip: Our top 5 favorite fitness snacks. (1:58) The health risks of loneliness. (15:05) Take a walk with Brain.fm. (22:38) Mind Pump Book Club: The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government. (26:43) How effective isometrics are for strengthening tendons. (30:53) This is a sad new makeup trend. (32:03) A painting touch-up gone wrong. (34:48) When it’s fun to be a cop. (36:39) If it’s predictable it’s preventable. (40:15) Firefighting drone...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 12 min
How to Raise Healthy & Resilient Children with Erica Komisar What inspired her to write her book ‘Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters’. (1:54) The first 3 years are the first CRITICAL period of brain development. (4:52) Various attachment disorders. (10:33) Defining ‘learned helplessness’. (13:35) The myths that children need daycare. (15:15) Sleep with your children. (18:18) Why little boys are more sensitive. (21:07) Social-emotional development has to pro...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 21 min
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: How do you know you are doing fitness the right way? You can tell by the fruits it produces. (2:03) This is a reminder of how terribly abused caffeine is in modern society. (19:01) When the joke goes too far. (22:54) A HUGE milestone for Mind Pump Fitness Coaching. (28:12) Husbands want peace, wives want safety. (32:31) How your blood sugar affects your mood. (42:02) Cannabinoids have a positiv...
Jan 15, 2025•2 hr 44 min
Building Fitness Habits that Actually Stick in 2025 Shaming is a TERRIBLE way to get anybody to stay consistent. (1:21) The data around why people fail to reach their fitness goals. (3:30) Big reasons people fail: Too much too soon. (8:15) Not strength training. (17:06) Using exhaustion, soreness, and intensity as gauges of a good workout. (25:21) Focusing on the scale (instead of performance). (33:18) Not having a plan. (36:23) Questions: How should I start with strength training? (39:23) What ...
Jan 13, 2025•46 min
Mind Pump Fit Tip: The top 5 nutrition mistakes of 2025. (2:12) Probiotics and skin health. (27:10) Growing pains. (30:35) The spark of life. (34:03) The body keeps the score. (36:50) Exercise and its effect on your mortality rate. (42:39) Remaining positive on the GLP-1 craze. (46:48) The newest Ozempic trend. (48:36) Rotten Tomatoes gauge for a good movie. (49:55) #ListenerLive question #1 – Is my lifting workout enough activity for the day or do I need to add cardio? (59:40) #ListenerLive que...
Jan 11, 2025•2 hr 40 min
Mind Pump Fit Tip: Which eggs are best? (1:38) Fat but powerful paradox. (12:45) DON’T follow the world, be weird. (32:42) So good, it’s hard to believe there is NO sugar! (37:44) Justin’s next BIG thing. (39:25) When you are at THAT age. (43:19) Amazing Christmas gifts. (46:57) What all the cool kids are wearing. (51:04) Shout out to Stiff Lip Supplements™. (53:51) #Quah question #1 – What is the best exercise to REALLY target my rear delts without the upper back taking over? (55:29) #Quah ques...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Six Steps to a 315-Pound Bench It’s a pretty awesome goal to go after, but MOST will not hit it. (2:12) The value and history of the bench press. (3:13) Six Steps to a 315-Pound Bench #1 - Master the technique (strong arch, activate lats, squeeze bar, elbows slightly tucked, use leg drive). (5:23) #2 - Bench 2 days a week (heavy and speed days). (14:20) #3 - Do shoulder mobility daily. (17:34) #4 - Eat in a surplus. (23:06) #5 - Don’t neglect back work. (24:05) #6 - Use isometric pauses. (26:03)...
Jan 09, 2025•35 min
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: Are you measuring your progress with the mirror and scale? You WILL fail! DO THIS instead. (2:26) The strength benefits of dietary cholesterol. (18:15) Addressing the egg shortage. (22:17) The GLP-1 phenomenon continues to explode. (28:55) The illusion of freedom. (32:14) Being proactive vs reactive when it comes to a cold. (36:45) Terrible health trends of the past. (40:22) Prenatal nutrition ...
Jan 08, 2025•2 hr 50 min
10 Year Anniversary Did you think we’d get here? (2:06) How it all started, and first impressions of each other. (6:27) The ‘Splinter’, Doug Egge. (24:12) Do they believe they’d make it today? (27:30) When did they decide MAPS Anabolic would be the ‘baby’? (31:48) Punching up. (33:18) New listeners vs. old listeners. (39:40) Deciding to start the YouTube channel. (41:12) Early financial highlights. (42:38) The creation of MAPS programs. (44:55) First notable interviews. (47:26) Sal’s greatest st...
Jan 06, 2025•2 hr 9 min
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach three Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: For the best pumps of your life, DO THIS! (1:31) Caldera Lab is making its way on the small screen. (22:41) What do you consider to be old? (25:27) When does the age gap become weird? (30:27) Research your pre-natal supplements. (36:08) Processed foods impact on muscle quality. (38:52) When your science fiction brain goes crazy. (44:06) NIL is changing the dynamics of college sports. (50:11) Q...
Jan 04, 2025•2 hr 33 min
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: If you workout the same way all the time you’re killing your gains…it’s not always about changing exercises. (1:45) The fascination with probiotic/microbiome research. (15:09) Going down the AI rabbit hole. (22:34) Cat Debacle: Part II. (26:48) Car experience fails. (31:48) Sal’s garage workout with his son. (33:49) Sunris...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Hormone Therapy for Aesthetics for Women Dr. Lauren Fitzgerald Why she believes you should go on hormone therapy once you are past a certain age. (1:26) Normal does NOT mean optimal. (2:56) The difference between BHRT and HRT. (3:47) Her journey of becoming an MD, a Beachbody coach, and how she got into functional medicine. (7:51) How is she different from traditional functional medicine doctors? (16:02) Why hormones place a MASSIVE role on your progress. (17:44) Her experience with GLP-1s and b...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 9 min
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: Three BIG dietary lies the government has told you. (1:51) Exercise and how it affects your nerves. (18:40) Charity vs evolutionary theory. (23:57) Slowing down time as a parent. (38:14) Previewing the next Train the Trainer webinar series. (46:28) It’s Organifi Gold Juice season. (54:06) Mind Pump Recommends Landman on Paramount Plus. (55:24) #ListenerLive question #1 – I can’t shake the feeli...
Jan 01, 2025•2 hr 56 min
Jay Campbell Should you be concerned about your mitochondrial health? (1:05) Is NAD supplementing a waste of time? (3:58) The REAL benefits of creatine. (9:59) The truth behind ‘exercise in a bottle’. (13:08) Why Retatrutide will Forever Change Society. (21:40) The importance of having a trainer while on a GLP-1. (29:15) Why the genie is out of the bottle with peptides and bio-regulators. (33:01) The differences between peptides and pharmaceuticals. (39:50) What things can people take to heal th...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Mind Pump Fit Tip: If you AREN’T doing the following six movement patterns you will NOT get the body you want. (1:42) PSA for trainers who want to be more effective with their clients. (23:15) Exercise can boost your mood and memory. (26:08) Medjugorje Miracle. (34:19) Society is so behind what technology is capable of. (38:19) Doug’s testosterone results before and after Joymode. (50:33) Kids say the darndest things. (52:16) #ListenerLive question #1 – Is there any way to mitigate the negative ...
Dec 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min
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: Three reasons to EAT MORE to get LEANER. (1:30) How much of an impact the layout of your city has on your activity. (20:01) Two-faced mustache. (29:04) When the smack-talk thread backfires. (30:34) Blood flow in the brain: FMRI studies. (33:55) AI in fitness. (37:22) Mind Pump Recommends Later Daters on Netflix. (39:52) Jo...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 13 min
The Amazing & Weird Side Effects of Creatine Why MOST people should be taking creatine. (0:58) The Amazing & Weird Side Effects of Creatine #1 - Builds muscle and strength. (8:17) #2 - Prevents injury. (14:40) #3 - Improved cognition. (15:49) #4 - Anti-depressant. (18:21) #5 - Anti-anxiety. (19:33) #6 - Helps with sleep. (22:24) #7 - Bone health. (24:00) #8 - Promotes skin health. (26:39) #9 - Fat burning. (27:45) Questions: #1 - How much creatine should I take every day? (31:02) #2 - Does it ma...
Dec 26, 2024•38 min
Mind Pump Fit Tip: Machines are better for THESE three things. (2:25) How FIT you are is a better predictor than your BMI. (18:25) This is an important tip if you are taking thyroid medication. (24:21) The drone conspiracy. (26:28) If you have hormonal imbalances or PMS symptoms, listen up. (34:42) Tornadoes in California? (37:13) Funny pranks. (42:06) Family time at church. (45:25) The benefits of grass-fed ground beef vs. grain-fed. (48:58) Starbucks drive-thru does it again. (51:13) Californi...
Dec 25, 2024•2 hr 37 min
Chalene Johnson What is going on with Beachbody? (1:54) Why you MUST have more than one stream of income. (12:03) Biggest business learning lessons. (15:16) Changing the conversation around perimenopause/menopause. (20:29) Her relationship with traditional strength training. (31:13) The 5 pillars of health. (33:23) Breaking the fear of cutting cardio. (34:40) The power of changing your algorithm. (36:58) Use your intuition! (38:00) The major disservice of giving a sex assignment to hormones. (41...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 26 min
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: Three reasons why staying in shape is easier than getting into shape. (2:09) The first lesson in understanding women. (21:27) The cost of temptation and fame. (23:20) Challenging carbon dating. (35:13) One of the BIGGEST investments in improving your sleep. (40:21) Free advertising. (41:37) The dangerous sides of conservatism. (45:00) Give the gift of health this holiday season. (50:24) Shout o...
Dec 21, 2024•2 hr 51 min
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: Add 30 minutes of THIS for better gains! (2:10) An update on Sal’s CPAP machine. (9:28) Playing for each other and not for themselves. (15:36) The growing trend of restricting teenage access to fitness videos. (22:51) A classic bodybuilder steroid cycle. (29:01) Life expectancy is projected to stall out by 2050. (31:36) Pr...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 25 min
How Probiotics Affect Fat Loss, Muscle Building & Cognition with Dr. Zain Kassam Dr. Kassam’s background in the space. (1:42) How important is our relationship with our microbiome? (7:01) The connection between our microbiome and the explosion of autoimmune disorders. (8:47) Are these problems inherited? (11:56) Two pathways to consider why obese mice get skinny when getting the right microbes. (13:02) How are they using AI? (16:31) Why does the gut influence our brain? (18:40) Can our microbiom...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 3 min
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Mind Pump Fit Tip: Work out once a week and get results, but ONLY if you focus on this. (2:57) Ragging on Sal. (15:06) Xtreme Xperiences. (16:08) Viagra increases muscle protein synthesis. (21:32) How NIL is reshaping collegiate sports. (24:20) The difference between Christmas, X-Mas, and Happy Holidays. (30:13) Kids say the darndest things. (32:11) How do you know if a CBD product is worth it? (33:45) Justin’s f...
Dec 18, 2024•2 hr 42 min
MAPS 15 Performance Launch YES! You can get fit, lean, strong, and fast in only 15 minutes a day. (1:49) Short daily workouts vs. traditional. (5:53) Why this is our most popular methodology. (9:34) The best program for athletes who are in season. (22:55) Makes you feel good. (23:53) Floor and ceiling metaphor. (24:38) Introducing MAPS 15 Performance: An overview and what’s included. (25:47) Related Links/Products Mentioned Limited Launch Promotion: MAPS 15 Performance public launch price: $87! ...
Dec 16, 2024•29 min
Mind Pump Fit Tip: Walking protocol to get healthy and lean. (1:40) Someone living amongst you. (13:58) Manufacturing adversity. (18:58) High-quality athleisure wear. (24:07) Visceral fat’s connection to Alzheimer’s. (25:40) The CPAP black market. (33:00) Hidden food intolerances and the value of tracking. (37:48) The home gym market is exploding! (45:41) Pursuing what you love and going all in! (48:39) Shout out to Dry Creek Wrangler. (1:00:43) #ListenerLive question #1 – How can I make mobilit...
Dec 14, 2024•2 hr 34 min
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: If you’re not building muscle, this is why. (1:39) Kids say the sweetest things. (10:11) The more you give, the more you get. (10:54) The direct correlation between your wife’s happiness and bedtime schedule with your partner. (22:29) Is having a child easier than having a dog? (25:19) The benefits of grass-fed meat for at...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Brad Jensen The origin of @thesoberbodybuilder. (1:39) Making amends to those he had harmed. (40:33) At what point did he start believing in himself? (43:34) The importance of his spiritual connection. (45:33) Filling a strong pull to share his story. (49:34) The missing link for most people is to overcome addiction. (53:00) Most people underestimate how much their spiritual health can affect their physical health. (56:15) How becoming sober has made him a better coach. (1:01:55) How his son has...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 29 min
