2936: If You Love Working Out, You Probably Need to Hear This
Sep 02, 2026
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In this episode the guys break down 5 signs that fitness fanatics specifically need to eat more and move less — feeling chronically worn out, sacrificing more important things for workouts and diet, staying super lean all the time with no flexibility, not improving any objective performance metric in a long time, and workouts no longer being joyful. They also get into Adam’s new solo cooking ritual using Our Place pans and why it turned from a chore into something he looks forward to, Corinne’s update as a top Mind Pump trainer who has finally committed to adding muscle after years of staying chronically lean, Justin’s incredible weekend experience at a multi-day program, Adam getting back together with Katrina after a rough week of stress and house prep, Justin’s son Everett watching the Odyssey movie and losing his mind over it, and Sal having another ghost experience at home. Then they coach live callers submitted through mplivecaller.com.
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SPOTIFY TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
2:10 – 5 signs fitness fanatics need to eat more and move less
3:51 – Sign 1: You are chronically worn out and never fully recovering
9:28 – Sign 2: You sacrifice more important things for workouts and diet
15:43 – Sign 3: You are super lean all the time with zero flexibility
19:02 – Sign 4: You have not improved objective performance in a long time
21:28 – Sign 5: Your workouts are no longer joyful — it is a grind
23:59 – Adam’s solo cooking ritual with Our Place pans — how a chore became something he loves
28:29 – Corinne’s update — top Mind Pump trainer finally committing to building muscle after years of staying too lean
33:53 – Justin’s incredible multi-day weekend program experience and the inflammation difference it made
41:13 – Adam and Katrina’s stressful week, house back on the market and getting back on the same page
45:14 – Justin’s son Everett watches the Odyssey and loses his mind — the hidden gem movie debate
47:37 – Sal has another ghost experience at home
1:05:45 – Caller: Paul (Ontario) — fitness fanatic, overtrained, needs to dial back and trust the process
1:14:48 – Caller: Ryan (Ohio) — 36-year-old getting married in July, wants fat loss, needs a strength-first approach
1:37:35 – Caller: Melissa (Nebraska) — 43-year-old returning to fitness, metabolism needs rebuilding, gets reverse diet strategy
1:53:54 – Caller: Meredith (Texas) — long time listener, complex history, gets individualized programming advice
