5 Fitness Influencers Worth Following (And Why Everyone Else is Lying to You) | Mind Pump 2834

5 Fitness Influencers Worth Following (And Why Everyone Else is Lying to You) | Mind Pump 2834

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Sal, Adam, and Justin name five fitness influencers they actually trust — and explain exactly why the rest of the space is mostly noise. Then they break down a compelling new study on creatine and anxiety/depression, share the latest on BPC-157 coming back, and go deep on the gray market peptide problem. Plus: a surprisingly heated debate on homeschooling vs. public school, family life tangents, and three live coaching calls covering lower body definition, post-brain-surgery recovery training, and vegan protein quality.

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00:00:00 Top 5 Fitness Influencers Worth Following
00:02:13 Breaking Down Each Influencer: Joe DeFranco
00:06:16 Brett Contreras: Science Meets Real-World Training
00:08:08 Ben Bruno: The Trainer's Trainer
00:11:23 Jordan Syatt & Don Saladino
00:15:02 Why Most Fitness Influencers Are Garbage
00:20:29 Creatine for Anxiety & Depression — New Study
00:25:52 BPC-157 Human Study: One Injection, Six Months of Pain Relief
00:27:48 Gray Market Peptides & Supplement Quality Warning
00:31:58 Niacin Flush Stories & Supplement Experiments
00:36:02 Homeschooling vs. Public School: Data & Discussion
00:45:01 Values, Classroom Controversy & Family Life
00:46:46 Holiday Decorating & Fun Family Stories
00:53:36 Crisp Power Pretzels, 7-Eleven Slurpees & Childhood Snacks
01:00:09 Caller #1 — Jennifer: Pear-Shaped & Seeking Lower Body Definition
01:18:03 Caller #2 — Roger: Son's Recovery from Brain Surgery & Getting Back to Baseball Lifting
01:30:07 Caller #3 — Evan: Vegan Protein Quality & Hitting 210g/Day

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