1273: How to Stay Consistent With Your At-home Workouts, Ways to Maintain & Improve Mobility While Sheltering in Place, the Truth About Deep Squats & More

Published: April 17, 2020, midnight

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In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether going \\u201cass to grass\\u201d on squats has benefits physically or aesthetically, ways to stay disciplined and motivated to work out at home, tips for not seizing up and maintaining or improving mobility while sheltering in place, and uncommon stretches that work great for stretching the IT band.

  • How the guys read to their kids. (5:35)
  • Mind Pump recommends Chris D\\u2019Elia: No Pain on Netflix. (9:27)
  • Sal makes funny faces. (11:18)
  • Trump doing Trump things. (12:33)
  • The importance of saving your money and how Mind Pump\\u2019s purchasing habits have changed. (16:01)
  • Justin\\u2019s theory on serial killers. (19:12)
  • How things become hardwired from childhood, becoming self-aware & MORE. (22:05)
  • Generations are remembered by how they handled adversity. (31:45)
  • How \\u201cteeny-boppers\\u201d are messing with the Netflix algorithm. (34:03)
  • Sleep and COVID-19. (36:05)
  • Blue-light blocking glasses and their value when your kids are home from school. (37:00)
  • NCI and Jason Phillips want to teach you how to build an online coaching business. (39:19)
  • Be mindful and do your research. (41:13)
  • China is censoring COVID-19 research. (43:30)
  • #Quah question #1 \\u2013 I recently came upon a post where a trainer said you should never go \\u201cass to grass\\u201d on squats or even 90 degrees and that it has no benefit physically or aesthetically. What are your thoughts on this claim? (44:35)
  • #Quah question #2 \\u2013 What are some things I can do to stay disciplined and motivated to work out at home? I have gotten so bad that my husband started calling it #NapsAnywhere. (52:24)
  • #Quah question #3 \\u2013 I am currently averaging about 3,000 steps during the lockdown. How would you recommend not seizing up and maintaining or improving mobility during this time? (1:01:00)
  • #Quah question #4 \\u2013 I frequently have issues with tight IT bands, but other than foam rolling I can\\u2019t seem to find any relief. Are there any uncommon stretches that work great for stretching them? I have seen some of the traditional stretches and have tried them, but they don\\u2019t seem to be very effective. (1:03:33)\\xa0

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