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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1409: How Skipping Isolation Exercises Can Build More Muscle, the Best Sources of Carbs, Learning from Failure & More

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In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about doing only compound exercises and skipping isolation exercises to build muscle, the best sources of carbs, overweight professional athletes, and the times they failed as a personal trainer or leader. 

  • Justin’s collagen legs. (4:28)
  • Sal’s big scare. (5:09)
  • Was Adam’s shadow banned on Instagram? (7:39)
  • Social media is in hot water. (11:21)
  • Updates on baby Di Stefano. (16:04)
  • Adam is bulking on Magic Spoon. (18:47)
  • Sal is thiccc. (22:47)
  • The Iranian Hulk and other anomalies of strength. (24:04)
  • Behind the scenes of the #DILF video series. (32:36)
  • Doug’s Zbiotics story for the ages. (36:30)
  • Argentina becomes the first nation to approve GMO wheat. (39:40)
  • #Quah question #1 – Is it ok to only do compound exercises like bent over rows, chest press, squats, etc.? And leave out isolation exercises like bicep curls, tricep extensions, etc.? (44:10)
  • #Quah question #2 – What are the best sources of carbs? (48:43)
  • #Quah question #3 – I see a lot of professional athletes, mostly baseball players, that are overweight. Would those players be able to increase their athletic abilities by dropping body fat or is there an advantage to packing on extra weight? (53:52)
  • #Quah question #4 – Was there ever a time you felt you failed as a personal trainer or as a leader? What did you learn from it, and how did your life change? (1:01:56)

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