2683: Weird workout hacks that Build Muscle Fast & More (Listener Coaching)
Sep 12, 2025
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer four Pump Head questions drawn from last Sunday’s Quah post on the @mindpumpmedia Instagram page.
- Mind Pump Fit Tip: Weird workout hacks that BUILD MUSCLE FAST! (2:03)
- Is there a link between eating meat and cancer risk? (23:48)
- GLP-1s and the obesity rate. (29:31)
- Ground beef vs soy for muscle protein synthesis. (35:46)
- Butcher Box has seasonings! (37:30)
- How there is a tradeoff between size and endurance. (39:35)
- The Rock’s DRASTIC physical transformation. (43:28)
- Ashwagandha to help reduce anxiety. (50:35)
- #Quah question #1 – How does a person with a full-time desk job and a family find time to get the appropriate amount of weights in for strength each week, the appropriate amount of movement each day (steps), the appropriate amount of cardio, and HIT cardio each week? (53:09)
- #Quah question #2 – If I’m not hungry at the end of the day but haven’t hit my caloric or protein goals for the day, should I still eat? (56:36)
- #Quah question #3 – What is your best advice for a former college athlete who is finding out that lifting after college is hard when the last four years were filled with team lifts written by the coaches? I love lifting and how great it makes me feel, but I’ve struggled with gym consistency after graduating from college and have gained some weight that I’d like to get rid of. (57:51)
- #Quah question #4 – How do you decide whether to keep fitness as a hobby or turn it into a career? (59:51)
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- Muscle Mommy Movement Quiz
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- Occlusion Training Tutorial- How to Increase Muscle Size Using Blood Flow Restriction – Mind Pump TV
- Animal protein not linked to higher mortality risk, study finds
- Ground beef or soy: Muscle-Building power comparison
- Diffusion and physical constraints limit oxidative capacity, capillary supply and size of muscle fibres in mice and humans
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- What Happened to Mark Kerr, Ex-UFC Champ Played by Dwayne Johnson in ‘The Smashing Machine’?
- Effects of Ashwagandha Supplements on Cortisol, Stress, and Anxiety Levels in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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