Podcast

2546: Five Weird Hacks to Speed Up Recovery & More (Listener Live Coaching)

Mar 05, 2025

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.

• Mind Pump Fit Tip: Five weird & proven hacks to SPEED up recovery. (2:46)

• Why you MUST have high standards when it comes to your supplements. (14:55)

• Muscle dysmorphia. (20:55)

• The Cola Wars saga. (24:47)

• Any guesses on how Sal injured his hamstring? (27:00)

• Surprising foods that contain red dyes. (31:25)

• An alarming recent study on long COVID. (35:38)

• Kids say and do the darndest things. (38:03)

• Shout out to the Whole-Brain Child book. (39:42)

• #ListenerLive question #1 – Is there a way to bridge this ‘sleep debt’ gap to push through a training plateau? (53:26)

• #ListenerLive question #2 – What can I do to minimize forearm pain without sacrificing my workout progress? (1:04:43)

• #ListenerLive question #3 – Any advice on injury management, powerlifting, mobility, and where to go from here from an SI joint injury? (1:10:01)

• #ListenerLive question #4 – I went for my annual checkup and my PCP said my creatinine levels were slightly elevated so I should stop taking creatine. Any thoughts on this? (1:21:19)

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People Mentioned

• Joe De Sena (@realjoedesena) Instagram