Podcasts Health & Fitness Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth 1363: The Truth About Muscle Confusion & Muscle Growth, How to Adjust Training When Pregnant, the Benefit of Wearing a Weighted Vest During Cardio & More

1363: The Truth About Muscle Confusion & Muscle Growth, How to Adjust Training When Pregnant, the Benefit of Wearing a Weighted Vest During Cardio & More

Published: Aug. 21, 2020, midnight

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about whether wearing a weighted vest or a hoodie during cardio makes a difference in the amount of calories burned, difference between introducing new exercises for the sake of stimulating versus confusing, whether pregnant women need to change the way they lift, and the first thing they will do when the pandemic is finally over.

  • Mind Pump\u2019s goal for the world. (4:33)
  • The healthy supplement trends. (22:55)
  • Mind Pump\u2019s conflicted feelings surrounding Magic Spoon cereal. (24:52)
  • Mind Pump Recommends, (Un)Well on Netflix. (28:50)
  • Adam\u2019s sauna prank on Justin. (36:25)
  • Cardi B interviews Joe Biden. What world are we living in?! (39:45)
  • California is burning. (44:43)
  • Google can now predict earthquakes. (45:25)
  • #Quah question #1 \u2013 Does wearing a weighted vest or a hoodie during cardio really make a difference in the number of calories burned? Or is it like the oxygen restriction masks and just to perceive difficulty? (48:52)
  • #Quah question #2 \u2013 In a recent episode you talked about the importance of introducing new exercises to elicit a new stimulus and to work muscles in a novel way. In previous episodes, you have mentioned that there is no need to confuse muscles and that progressive overload is the principle that will stimulate muscle growth. Can you elaborate and clarify the difference between introducing new exercises for the sake of stimulating versus confusing? (53:33)
  • #Quah question #3 \u2013 Do pregnant women need to change the way they lift? (59:30
  • #Quah question #4 \u2013 When the pandemic is finally over, what will be the first thing that you will do that you haven\u2019t been able to do? (1:10:15)

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