1543: The Importance of Squeezing & Stretching the Muscle for Growth, How to Quickly Increase the Number of Pull-Ups You Can Perform, When to Use Muscle Finishers & More

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the whether the muscle squeeze or the stretch is more important for hypertrophy, the benefit of doing pull-ups everyday to increase proficiency, when “muscle finishers” should be used and how much daily cardio is enough.

• Adam divulges his new diet. (3:08)
• How Mind Pump is working on their creative flow. (7:47)
• When a gender reveal party causes an earthquake! (11:01)
• The guy's recap UFC 261 and the Jake Paul/Dana White beef. (12:47)
• LeBron James is really annoying off the court. (21:33)
• Why Biden’s proposed climate change policy is not feasible. (24:35)
• Mind Pump Workouts: How improved mobility leads to building more muscle. (28:15)
• Sal gets roasted on social media. (35:30)
• Mind Pump Recommends, WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn on Hulu. (42:26)
• Mind Pump Debates: Does Tesla own the electric vehicle market? (49:45)
• #Quah question #1 - Is the muscle squeeze or the stretch more important for hypertrophy? (1:00:37)
• #Quah question #2 - Could doing pull-ups every day increase my proficiency? (1:04:31)
• #Quah question #3 – When should “muscle finishers” be used and how important are they? (1:09:00)
• #Quah question #4 - How much daily cardio is enough? (1:13:06)

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People Mentioned

• Dana White (@danawhite) Instagram
• Jake Paul (@jakepaul) Instagram
• Brendan Schaub (@brendanschaub) Instagram
• LeBron James (@kingjames) Instagram
• Mind Pump Memes (@mindpump_memes) Instagram
• Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Twitter
• Ben Pakulski (@bpakfitness) Instagram