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May 2025
1h 11m

2603: Muscle-Building Showdown!…Barbells...

SAL DI STEFANO, ADAM SCHAFER, JUSTIN ANDREWS, DOUG EGGE
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  • Mind Pump Fit Tip: Muscle-building showdown…Barbells vs. dumbbells vs. machines. Which ones are best? Worst? (1:41)

  • The Shilajit market is EXPLODING on social media. (31:05)

  • Hungary’s answer to depopulation. (36:37)

  • Mind Pump Recommends: Untold: The Liver King on Netflix. (42:43)

  • Favorite LMNT sparkling flavors. (53:44)

  • #Quah question #1 – Is it possible to specifically target the individual heads of the triceps? I am seeing growth in the lateral heads, but very minimal in the long heads. (57:26)

  • #Quah question #2 – How do you stay motivated in a program when there is an exercise that you hate doing? For example, I despise Turkish Get Ups to the point that I don't even want to do MAPS 15 Minutes. (1:01:40)

  • #Quah question #3 – I've been told collagen is an incomplete protein. Does your body utilize it the same way it would whey or pea protein? Does it count towards your macros the same as a “whole” protein? (1:05:03)

  • #Quah question #4 – How do you train with osteopenia that is the result of overtraining and undereating? (1:07:16)

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