Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
2593: Six Weird Lifts That Make You Strong AF & More (Listener Coaching)
Fri, 09 May 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: Six Weird Lifts That Make You Strong AF!(1:39) The importance of a good night’s sleep. (18:31) Creatine to improve brain function. (24:59) A check-in with Mark who was a former winner of the Rock Recovery Center scholarship. (26:21) Calling out poor trainers in the space and the importance of building your business the RIGHT way. (39:03) Social media does NOT reflect reality. (44:33) Adam’s ribs are the best. (47:02) What makes a trainer or coach effective. (49:51) Crazy stats with Adam. (55:09) We are heading towards an existential crisis. (57:01) Like father, like son. (58:55) #Quah question #1 – How can I work on getting deeper into the squat position? (1:00:45) #Quah question #2 – As a trainer, are you still learning something new every day? If so, what? (1:03:40) #Quah question #3 – How do you transition to a healthy relationship with food, after counting macros and being regimented a long time? (1:07:08) #Quah question #4 – Tips on coming back from being sick. I've been out with double sinus and ear infections since 4/17. No lifting, no anything for 12 days. Lost 5lbs and feeling weak. What do I do, same workout, lower weights? Lower weights, lower reps? (1:10:36) Related Links/Products Mentioned Visit Butcher Box for this month’s exclusive Mind Pump offer! ** New users that sign up will receive 2 grassfed and finished filet mignons in every box for a year + $20 off! ** Visit Rock Recovery Center for the exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! ** Ben and Tom know firsthand the struggles of addiction and alcoholism. With years of experience helping thousands of individuals, they offer a free consultation call to discuss your situation. Whether you’re personally battling addiction or have a loved one in need of help, they’re here to guide you toward the support you need. By filling out the form and scheduling your call, you’ll also be entered for a chance to win a free 60-day scholarship at Rock Recovery Center, their premier treatment center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Don’t wait—take the first step today. ** May Special: MAPS 15 Performance or RGB Bundle 50% off! ** Code MAY50 at checkout ** Mind Pump TV - YouTube The effect of acute sleep deprivation on skeletal muscle protein synthesis and the hormonal environment Single dose creatine improves cognitive performance and induces changes in cerebral high energy phosphates during sleep deprivation Mind Pump # 2392: Steps to Overcoming Addiction with Tom Conrad & Ben Bueno Reach out to Mark via email: [email protected] Real Recovery Talk Podcast - Mark Took a Chance… and It Changed His Life Andy Elliot IG post Mind Pump # 2217: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson Ask Mind Pump Visit Brain.fm for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners. ** Get 30 days of free access to science-backed music. ** MAPS Prime Webinar MAPS Prime Pro Webinar Intuitive Nutrition Guide | MAPS Fitness Products Mind Pump # 1397: 5 Ways to Maintain Muscle When You’re Sick or Injured Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube Mind Pump Free Resources People Mentioned Thomas Conrad (@realrecoverytalktom) Instagram Ben Bueno (@realrecoverytalkben) Instagram Andy Elliott (@officialandyelliott) Instagram Jordan B. Peterson (@JordanBPeterson) X/Twitter Jordan Syatt (@syattfitness) Instagram Joe DeFranco (@defrancosgym) Instagram Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) Instagram Justin Brink DC (@dr.justinbrink) Instagram Jordan Jiunta (@redwiteandjordan) Instagram
Chapter 1: What are the six weird lifts that make you strong?
I didn't say it. So, no, let's start by saying there are definitely lifts that I think elicit respect when you're strong at them. And then there's other lifts like, oh, cool, you can standing calf raise the whole stat. Nobody cares. Yeah. Oh, cool. Smith machine anything. Yeah, does it make sense to nobody?
Everybody knows the bench squat deadlift, right? Overhead press. Well, those are like the main powerlifting. Yeah, that's right. And they compete, which is why, I mean, aside from that they have incredible value and we talk about that. But I love this topic because these are ones that, people wouldn't assume that I think we agree have tremendous value and should be focused on getting strong.
And you don't see it in the gym.
No, most of these are super rare to see in the gym, yet getting strong in them have incredible overall benefits.
It should be a focus. I would add, if I saw somebody doing any one of these lifts, with good weight and control, I would consider that person just strong. Like just overall strong. Like you know that that person has incredible, just overall impressive strength. And again, Adam, you picked the common ones. Like you see someone deadlifting and squatting a lot.
maybe over pressing a lot or benching a lot. Like, like, you know, that person's strong more than if they were using a machine to do something. Right. Right. Uh, these lifts that we put down here, like if you get good at these, you're just a strong human being and it means a lot for your entire body. In fact, what you'll see is carry over, uh, into other lifts by getting good at these lifts.
And they're weird because nobody does them, although I think people should do them. And they are very challenging to do. Yeah.
I mean, that's the thing is it takes a lot of stability and mobility to even get into the position for a lot of these movements. And it takes you outside of that condition. I work at a desk job. Everything is kind of fixed. And so to move outside of that takes a lot of actual work just to get into that.
And a lot of these are really old-time movements. At one time, they were a popular thing or they were something that people would do to show impressive strength.
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Chapter 2: How important is a good night’s sleep for fitness?
Oh, so that was consistently almost daily early on. I felt better and better every day. I mean, it was bad physically. I mean, I couldn't even really eat early on. It was bad because it hurt. I was poisoning myself every single day. It got to the point where my body was rejecting stuff that it needed. So early on, that was the big stuff, being able to eat normal again.
just the difference of uh being hydrated again was a huge difference um and then uh the like mentally uh emotionally spiritually that kind of stuff that that happened over a course of months I mean honestly I don't I don't think that's done yet I feel like I'm still hitting milestones uh just as far as how I feel in all those other aspects physically I'm doing great right now but um
But, yeah, I'm regularly noticing that there's differences. It's good.
I feel good. That's so awesome. What was the final straw? What was it that made you make the decision finally to go to – because we know you chose Rock Recovery because you heard about them through us. But what was it that made you go, like, I need to get some help?
I – had a moment of clarity. I really looked at my situation and the direction I was going. And it occurred to me that, um, that was, that was going to be it there. I was either going to end up quitting on my own. I was going to end up in prison or I was going to end up in the ground. And that, those were the, those were the only finish lines I could see. And, um, it, it, It was scary.
That was a really, really scary realization to have. And even then, that wasn't enough. I mean, I listened to the episode where you had Ben and Tom on probably four or five times. I emailed Rock Recovery and heard back from them. I was offered the slot here. And even then, it took my family, it took four or five really close friends of mine to...
Give me the push I needed to commit to it even after that realization because it's a big step. It's a scary thing. It requires humility to get to the point where you can openly admit that you need help and that you can't handle your situation anymore.
Is there a way, if somebody's watching right now, let's say there's somebody that was like you, They're struggling with addiction. For somebody on the outside, when they look in, they see somebody who's destroying their life, destroying their body. They're in this crazy cycle, and yet they don't want to leave it because they're scared. What is that? What is that fear?
What is it that holds you in that makes it so scary to leave that situation, even though on the outside it looks like the obvious thing is to stop? What do you think it is that holds you in that?
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