Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth 2184: Ways to Modify Your Workout to Focus on Weak Body Parts, How to Make the Switch from a Split to a Full Body Workout, the Most Essential Exercises & More (Listener Live Coaching)
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Oct 14, 2023 Discover the secrets to modifying workouts to target weak body parts and the crucial role of rest periods in strength training. Explore the pitfalls of diet culture and the significance of muscle preservation during calorie cuts. Dive into the pressing regulatory challenges in peptide therapy and their impacts on health substances versus big pharma. Uncover personal anecdotes about homeschooling, spooky Halloween tales, and practical advice for optimizing nutrition and workouts for better strength and stability.
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Rest for Strength Training
- Prioritize rest periods in strength training to build strength and muscle.
- Without sufficient rest, you're doing cardio, not strength training, regardless of weights used.
The Science of Rest
- Rest periods are crucial for strength training because they allow the body to use anaerobic energy, which builds muscle.
- Without rest, the body shifts to aerobic energy, similar to cardio, hindering muscle growth.
Body Pump Example
- Sal DiStefano recalls how "body pump" classes, despite using weights, were essentially cardio due to lack of rest.
- This illustrates how weights alone don't define strength training; rest periods are key.