2189: How Much Muscle You Can Build Over the Age of 50, the Pros & Cons of Squatting Deep With a Heavy Load, the Risk of Perpetually Pursuing More Strength as an Advanced Lifter & More (Listener Live Coaching)
Guests include Aleksandr Karelin, known for his raw strength, and Sasquatch. Interesting topics include muscle growth over the age of 50, squatting deep with heavy loads, the risk of constantly pursuing more strength, and misconceptions about social media fame and good business.
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Quick takeaways
Building muscle involves more than just physiological changes; it leads to behavioral and psychological shifts.
Seed Probiotic uses Via Cap technology to ensure live bacteria reaches target sites at a higher rate.
The Halloween mask worn by Michael Myers originated from a modified Captain Kirk death mask.
Focus on positive changes and body composition rather than relying on the scale for progress tracking.
Gradually increase calorie intake and assess body fat percentage for sustainable muscle growth.
Deep dives
The Unique Capsule Delivery Technology of Seed Probiotic
Seed Probiotic uses a patented capsule-in-capsule technology called Via Cap, where the inner capsule houses the live bacteria and the outer capsule contains the prebiotic formula. This ensures that the live bacteria reach the target sites at a rate 50 times greater than the industry standard.
The Behavioral and Psychological Impact of Adding Muscle
Building muscle involves more than just physiological changes. It often leads to behavioral and psychological shifts in individuals, such as increased discipline, motivation, and positive mood. These changes can have a significant impact on someone's ability to achieve their health and fitness goals.
Summaries of the Main Points
Summaries of the main points are not available for this episode.
The Origins of the Michael Myers Mask in Halloween
The mask worn by the character Michael Myers in the Halloween movies was originally a modified Captain Kirk death mask from Star Trek. The filmmakers borrowed the mask and found it to be eerie and lifeless, making it perfect for the horror film. This connection between the iconic mask and William Shatner's face is a little known fact about the franchise.
Focus on Strength Training and Building Muscle
The caller has recently transitioned from cardio-based workouts to strength training and is seeing significant strength gains. Despite feeling fantastic and experiencing improvements in gut health, sleep, and performance, the caller is concerned about feeling bulkier and noticing a slight increase in weight on the scale. The advice from the hosts is to stop weighing herself as the scale can play mind games. Instead, she should focus on the positive changes she's experiencing, such as improved energy and strength. The hosts praise the caller's progress and suggest continuing to slowly increase calorie intake while stair-stepping her steps and assessing body composition changes rather than relying on the scale alone.
Addressing Body Image Concerns
The hosts empathize with the caller's body image concerns and highlight the negative influence of media and advertising in making women question themselves. They reiterate that the caller is doing everything right and encourage her to focus on how she feels, her energy levels, strength gains, and overall well-being rather than solely relying on the scale or the fit of her clothes. They advise her to throw away the scale and continue trusting the process.
Suggested Nutrition and New Program
The hosts commend the caller on her nutrition interventions and recommend gradually increasing calories to provide her body with the necessary energy to build muscle and support her strength gains. They propose scaling back volume after completing the current program to allow the body to continue progressing. Suggestions for the next program include MAPS Performance or MAPS Symmetry, which provide variety in movement patterns and challenges to stimulate further muscle growth.
Tips for Progressing Calorie Intake
The hosts discuss the importance of gradually increasing calorie intake to provide flexibility and sustainability. They suggest periodically assessing body fat percentage, keeping in mind the importance of trends rather than solely relying on the scale. They also propose incorporating more movement throughout the day and stair-stepping calories based on activity levels.
Encouragement and Assurance
The hosts reassure the caller that she is doing a great job with her fitness journey and highlight the positive changes she has experienced. They praise her for her hard work and encourage her to continue trusting the process and focusing on her overall well-being rather than solely relying on the scale or external validation.
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom. Email live@mindpumpmedia.com if you want to be considered to ask your question on the show.
Mind Pump Fit Tip: The MAGIC you are looking for is in the work you are AVOIDING. (2:02)
The raw strength of Aleksandr Karelin aka The Russian Bear. (17:12)
Mind Pump is heading back to Olympia! (19:41)
Sasquatch is back! (23:25)
Why Seed works differently than other probiotics. (27:03)
A case study concerning Dynasty. (29:30)
How a pound of muscle is NOT always a pound of muscle. (33:09)
Fun Facts with Justin: The origins of Michael Myer’s ‘Halloween’ mask. (46:05)
The misconception around social media fame and good business. (56:08)
Shout out to Christopher Maznaritz. (57:45)
#ListenerLive question #1 - How can I continue making progress without risking injuries? (59:21)
#ListenerLive question #2 - What can someone over 50 realistically expect regarding muscle growth? (1:11:50)
#ListenerLive question #3 - Can you squat ass to grass with heavy loads? (1:24:22)
#ListenerLive question #4 - How far can I continue pushing calories and not feel like I’m putting on weight? (1:36:24)
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