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Nov 2023
1h 49m

2196: How to Get Better at Pull-Ups, the...

SAL DI STEFANO, ADAM SCHAFER, JUSTIN ANDREWS, DOUG EGGE
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In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.

  • Mind Pump Fit Tip: Physical health is mental health. (2:25)

  • How education might need to make a U-turn. (15:55)

  • How it’s been for Sal having a kid in college. (18:54)

  • The division of labor/team approach to healthy relationships. (21:16)

  • Discipline = freedom. (34:36)

  • Kids say the darndest things. (37:14)

  • Adam’s brilliant side hustle idea. (40:40)

  • A telltale sign that you or a business are crushing. (44:43)

  • Want to stay at a Netflix house? (49:34)

  • Predictions on the impact of student loans being turned back on the economy and internet regulations on free speech. (52:55)

  • Shout out to Jim Kwik. (57:14)

  • #ListenerLive question #1 - What are the best ways to increase the width of the sides of my quads, as well as the density and protrusion of my hamstrings? (58:52)

  • #ListenerLive question #2 - What would you suggest I do to gain muscle, but also lose body fat? (1:12:13)

  • #ListenerLive question #3 - How can I get better at pull-ups? (1:27:17)

  • #ListenerLive question #4 - Is there vocational space in the fitness & gym industry right now for a mental health professional like me? (1:33:00)

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