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Feb 2022
26m 18s

Ep. #864: Q&A: Squat Depth, Bitcoin, Mic...

MIKE MATTHEWS
About this episode

This podcast is a Q&A, but it’s a bit different from the kind you’ll typically find here on Muscle For Life.

In my usual Q&A episodes, I take a question from email or Instagram and then fully answer it in an episode of the podcast every week.

However, over onInstagram, I’ve started doing weekly Q&As in the stories, and it occurred to me that many podcast listeners might enjoy hearing these questions and my short answers. So, instead of talking about one thing in an episode, I’m going to cover a variety of questions. And keep in mind some of these questions are just for fun. :)

So if you want to ask me questions in my Instagram stories,follow me on Instagram (@muscleforlifefitness), and if I answer your question there, it might just make it onto an episode of the podcast!

If you like this type of episode, let me know. Send me an email (mike@muscleforlife.com) or direct message me on Instagram. And if you don’t like it, let me know that too or how you think it could be better.


Timestamps

0:00 - Try Pulse Blood Orange today! Go to https://buylegion.com/pulse and use coupon code MUSCLE to save 20% or get double reward points!

3:39 - Does microwaving have a negative effect on food?

4:44 - Are you worried about Omicron?

5:25 - Am I wrong for preferring 90 Degree squats over ass to grass?

6:32 - What are your thoughts on Bitcoin?

9:12 - What do you think about activity trackers like Apple Watch and Whoop?

14:47 - Any thoughts on the Liver King?

15:52 - Why did you do the dumbbell press before incline barbell press?

16:52 - How do you handle losing friends due to different views about the vaccine?

18:46 - If you have one piece of advice for a husband and wife about to start BLS and TLS,  what would it be?

19:07 - As the POTUS, your first task is to reduce obesity to 10% of the US population. How would you do it?

19:55 - Why don’t you build a massive home gym?

20:22 - How should I schedule training with sleep deprivation and a toddler?

22:20 - Any concerns with low testosterone during a cut phase?

23:36 - What do you think of Smolov training?

23:50 - Is Glutamine better pre or post-workout, or both?

24:43 - What are the most underrated exercises?

24:55 - Would you ever run for a political office?


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