One Of The Most EFFECTIVE Ways To Improve Mental Health | Mind Pump 2166

[@gaz7978]

6 months sober (alcohol)and stopped my medication for my mental health ,I've been going to the gym for 5 months now and my mental health and physical health has really improved. Love your channel, thanks guys. (UK)

[@macmclark65]

The studies are in. Mind pump improves your mental and physical health tremendously! Thanks for everything 👏

[@vypham1674]

Your consistency in uploading these tips is unmatched. As a busy teacher, I used to struggle to find times to go to the gym. I now find the time and routine that works for my lifestyle. Thank you for making it seems possible for everyone to be healthy. Come for the health and fitness, stay for the authenticity. 🎉

[@aliaub75]

Listening to Sal, Adam and Justin is my therapy 😎

[@robino941]

I cannot reiterate enough how much exercise helps me reduce anxiety. I would be a wreck if I wasn't exercising every day.

[@ExpertAceWTM]

I've been working with my wife to become stronger and challenge her to get stronger after a former trainer had her cut below 1500 calories, we've brought her to 2100 since. It's been great in just a month to see not only her lifts improve, but to see some welcome increases in her mindset and self-confidence. Thanks for all the MIND PUMP crew does for the community!

[@soniak2269]

I’ve had pretty significant depression and anxiety for decades. I Had it badly after both my pregnancies. After years of being on an antidepressant, I felt it wasn’t helping me as much as it was numbing me. I weaned off of it after being on one for 15 plus years and focused on meditation, eating well, drinking adequate water, and doing some sort of movement every day, with three days of strength training. I have not felt this good in years. I will never give up exercise, it is my number one resource in my mental health tool box. 🏋️‍♀️

[@jakubchrobry3701]

Maybe you were not suffering from clinical depression. What you've done shouldn't have significant impact on real depression. Congratulations on feeling better after changing your poor lifestyle.

[@soniak2269]

@@jakubchrobry3701 yes I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I have been on medication, I’ve seen psychiatrists and also have a psychologist whom I speak to every 2-3 weeks. Medication did help me initially but I was on it for over a decade and for me personally after many many years, I felt it was not working for me. My medication was switched and I still did not see much improvement. I’m not saying I don’t have days where I still struggle, I do. But I work VERY hard with non medical interventions and this is how I personally see the biggest improvement. It’s not always sunshine and rainbows, but I’m much better.

[@Tony-k7v]

Microdosing psilocybin has changed my life dramatically! And the aesthetic side of fitness is truly just a side effect! The real deal is the healing inside the brain!!!

[@MindPumpShow]

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[@cesarjaramillo9455]

I've been hospitalized with acute anxiety and can say that in my case, it was not caused by thinking about the future. But when I'm excersing or training, all my anxiety goes away. As soon as I walk out of the gym, it returns. It's been a long recovery.

[@harleedeluca]

Lifting helps my depression. Yoga helps my anxiety. 🖤

[@ZenobiaRice]

I had a coworker tell me today that I seem very different. We are at the end of a project and I am usually pretty cranky and tired from the mad rush that always happens. The only thing that has changed is that I’ve been consistently eating well and working out for the past 3 months. Makes a huge difference!

[@tabithasantos9809]

I can appreciate when someone owns their mistakes 🙌🏽

[@ponyopancake]

Today was Day 1 for me getting back into strength training after months of inactivity and fighting through depression. Really appreciate this episode on the benefits of strength training for mental health.

[@karinaglz0220]

Thanks for being very honest with listener #3, I’m sure that this resonated with a lot of women out there! Thanks guys!

[@MindPumpShow]

Thanks for listening!

[@lc80808]

As a Kansas born farm girl, I love your comment about the strongest football players coming from Kansas/Nebraska!😂 Love you guys and love your content! Thanks for all you do!

[@MindPumpShow]

Love that!

[@Maniak-e8b]

this episode could not have come at a better time, myself diagnosed with PTSD and listening to your podcasts pushed me to start lifting for the first time in my life and i already feel great/ thank you!!!

[@Mrs_wsmith88]

Y’all are reading my mind! Every episode in the last few weeks has been timely!!

[@ShanitaMontgomery]

Yes let's go ...and first day back to the gym in a month.. As a mommy of 4 planning a wedding for next year. You guys live in my head❤❤BEST SHOW EVER. Thank you all for all that you do

[@MindPumpShow]

You're awesome

[@ShanitaMontgomery]

Not more than you guys ❤

[@Giomamaearth91]

As someone who has been diagnosed with adhd, bipolar, depression, anxiety and have been hospitalized because of it….exercise has been an amazing coping outlet in addition to my meds.

[@AlexanderBrow]

Good stuff here 🤚

[@pbmustard1830]

❤️ mind pump!

[@randyshaw81]

I have been forgetting to make a comment for so long. I need all this right now. My mental help is something I get a lot of help with. I appreciate everyone around me.

[@jositjoseph6412]

🎉🎉Kudos to you guys for consistently highlighting the transformative power of strength training and exercise on our health. Mental fitness is as important as physical health and it's crucial that we prioritize and support it. Your advocacy inspires us all to prioritize our well-being and discover the profound benefits of a healthy body and mind connection. 💪🧠Let's break the stigma and encourage open conversations to ensure everyone's well-being. ❤

[@SergeJrTraining]

Always a good time when a mind pump episode drops!

[@aliaub75]

Best time

[@MindPumpShow]

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[@SergeJrTraining]

@@MindPumpShowoh shoot! Thanks a lot will do! Truly appreciate y’all and the work you guys continue to do

[@briannapeterson7294]

I love these inspirational music intros 😂 I feel like I'm watching the climax of a really good comeback story movie.

[@Road2the50s]

Weight training is the ultimate drug to kick mental illness. I just got off the phone with a friend and advised him to wean off of sleeping meds and start working out. And now I am sharing this with him to show the proof.

[@amybrooke45]

I listen to your show on my phone when I walk my dogs, volume up in my back pocket. I 100% know every guy I pass must think I’m the dopest chick around. 😂 Knowing this greatly benefits my mental health.

[@Alex44081]

We love the Great Wolf Lodge. Garden Grove, CA baby!!

[@taranjotkaur588]

Win win win 🏆

[@jimmyvillanueva1252]

Exercise has definitely helped me out in times of feeling down on myself. I don't feel those anymore since being more active.

[@aprilsimoncini7679]

This episode really hit home. Sharing this with my loved ones who could benefit from this information. Appreciate you guys!

[@feliciaffox]

I have been loving the direction of the episodes in the past year, I look forward to your uploads and find great benefit in each episode. Thank you fam 💛

[@cladgreenhero5576]

Great Wolf Lodge is a chain in the Midwest, glad to see you guys are enjoying it! The Midwest is the best at precisely one thing, and it’s amusement parks 😂

[@mailorlee2]

The last ranking comment about all your hands being soft is too funny🤣. What a great way to wrap up the show. Update us on the handshake🤝😂.

[@Szilvia_Szilvia]

In my experience as a trainer, the biggest thing people get from exercise is self-respect. Everything else is a ripple effect of that.

[@davidbeherns9007]

I love listening to you guys talk a little shit!! Hilarious to me!!

[@Stonetapt]

Working out is truly my happy time, and it definitely helps get through the day. 💪

[@amosdeanludwig3135]

As someone who deals with severe anxiety and depression, fitness is definitely a great tool in my toolkit but without SSRIs I’d be dead

[@theyreeatingthedoggs]

I’m in the same boat.

[@jayphive2468]

The first 47 was all I needed

[@fluffybunny2984]

I started cracking up up when sal started talking about crocs on sports mode and Logan Paul fight😂 I can tell who’s the cool dad!

[@heaz32]

I work as a rehab chiropractor. Much different from a medical doctor, but we each work with humans the experience stress, anxiety, depression, and pain. The reason the advice isn’t given isn’t because the practitioners aren’t aware of it. It’s because of compliance, bad messaging, and lack of insurance coverage for the proper referrals like personal training, health coaching, and nutritional counseling. That doctor can’t be held accountable to fill all those rules. Proper referrals must be made and people need to hear the truth.

[@NutriNinjaTv]

Your mental health is like a journey, not a destination. There will be ups and downs along the way, but it's important to keep moving forward. Pack your bags with self-care tools and coping mechanisms. Make sure to stop and smell the roses along the way. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Enjoy the journey, even on the difficult days.

[@janfauzt]

100% agree that the best way to improve mental health is to Exercise. This is the #1 reason I work out. You guys had my dying at the "Crocs Sports Mode" and "Gaze Detection"! 🤣

[@Lorraine152]

Sometimes exercise just makes depression worse especially when you feel irritated at having to work out

[@stormrhode2330]

I'm with you guys: working out in the elements is the best. Also, I live pretty close to Venice Beach, so I've been to Muscle Beach many times. 😎 Never worked out at the gym there, though. Haha

[@huckjunoy]

There is a thin line between consider exercise as a therapy or as an addiction. In the past I was a cardio addicted now weightlifting together with listen Mind Pump is my therapy! 🙏

[@atimkoknits]

Hardest part, for me, of getting started on strength training when stuck in anxiety and depression is finding where to start that is something reasonable. "Influencers" and MLMs in this industry have made everything such a mess. People arguing over the minutiae of fitness makes just getting started feel overwhelming and still failing. Finding you all has been life changing and life saving.

[@taranjotkaur588]

Very useful information given by you guys!! I am glad you cover such diverse aspects associated with exercise and give a lot of perspective around exercise and general health benefits. Most important, how convincing you all are!! That makes a huge difference 🫶

[@bigz5262]

One of the best ways I’ve noticed is going carnivore

[@freightking1757]

I do all these things, diet, strength training, cardio and I still have bouts of anxiety. I've tried meds, can't stand them, bit I believe diet is the #1 thing that Helps anxiety.

[@JohnnyHinojosa007]

Hey guys. Thank you for this one. I appreciate it. I’ve been waiting for you dudes to make this a topic to speak about

[@alternatephysique9940]

For a good 2 years my power rack and weights were outback on our concrete slab. It sucked a Lil in the winter but oh boy those summer days i was fired up and getting that money. Now all my equipment is in my basement gym and honestly i don't get as hyped up to lift as i used too outside.

[@cherylking3666]

Exercising has definitely been great for my mental health. My first love was running (and I used to absolutely hate running), there would be days I'd go out there running and crying at the same time and it would always turn my mood around. Its the reason I continue with it. I also do bodyweight and barbell strength training which I do enjoy. Its silly but I always felt like a deer or horse being set free when I run.

[@aliaub75]

Boooom!

[@Szilvia_Szilvia]

03:58 if waiting for top-down change, then no! But a bottom-up approach can create a huge change over time. That's why it is so great & important what you guys do! Keep it up! 👍🔥

[@RabbiGlick]

I’m a huge believer in meds as “a bridge” like Sal suggests. Like for anxiety, CBT has excellent long-term efficacy for major depression without the side effects of meds, but people with major depression can sometimes be just too stuck to engage in CBT effectively, and meds can be very helpful to get people to a place where they are able to engage in CBT and then can become able to wean off the meds and have long term benefits of CBT without the side effects of meds.

[@victorbigstone8178]

👍👍👍

[@MoeSharrif]

Totally agree that exercise improves our overall mental health plus partner it with healthy diet. I'm also taking nootropics like Dihexa and Bromantane from nextchems as it helps me with mental endurance and manage my anxiety.

[@martine5716]

Oooh, Justin, you just reminded me about the cheese. It may just be the lack of cheese that's making you cranky, depending on how much you used to eat of course. Cheese, especially Parmesan, contains l-tyrosine which is a precursor to dopamine. It also contains tryptophan, the precursor to serotonin 😃

[@evelynloat2352]

Super love your show! And your MAPS programs! I thought I had my best gains already doing Anabolic, but Performance changed my mind! Im now doing Powerlift, and holy shit! My gains on the big lifts; went thru the roof. Now, I cant even decide if asked what’s my favorite MAPS Program. 😅

[@pranaysharma535]

Ive just started as a personal trainer and ive found my journey to be on the right foot from all the awesome information you guys give out , hoping to win one of your giveaways which will improve my journey even more

[@artocain]

Loved this episode. Listening to 1:09:18 #ListenerLive question #2 - Do naps count towards your 7-8 hours of required sleep for your best health and recovery? hit home for me. Must remember not to overtrain.

[@JeanelDarity]

Agree with this. Weight training is the best however when training for competition or even worse off season when building the anxiety kicks in about body morphology! Love this talk👍🏼

[@ikeacha4153]

Yeah, I discovered "sports mode" with crocs as a summer camp counselor. And as a middle school teacher, it's definitely THE footwear right now. They wear them with socks, though, which I think is so dumb honestly.

[@stinkyham9050]

As far as the cool dad conversation goes. I heard James Hetfield interviewed on Howard Stern saying how his kids were embarrassed by him. If the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Metallica isn't cool to his kids, then the rest of us have no chance of being a cool dad.

[@jacoblogmet]

Boom

[@Racing_Society]

It’s definitely a benefit to mental health but idk Sal I get pretty happy when I look at myself and notice my muscles are growing. It’s so rewarding to physically see the progress. But overall I’m not happier because I have muscle now but I do feel strong and confident.

[@ara912]

Sal is right .. I know people who are sick and in medication and they don’t change their lifestyle and it is frustrating they rather take a pill Let’s not forget the fact that Drs are trained to be reactive not proactive .. they learn to cure but not to prevent that’s why holistic doesn’t triumph over medicine because people want remedies when is too late rather than using holistic methods to prevent rather than curing sickness

[@chadwhitt6936]

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[@MatildaMcdonald]

What are your thoughts on improving sleep quality through the use of nootropics? From my personal experience, waking up in the morning has become significantly easier, and I feel recharged and ready to tackle the day. Normotim has played a vital role, and I'm grateful for its effects.

[@gkmaz4030]

And lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

[@MindPumpShow]

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[@michaelschiller9570]

I'm staring down my 47th birthday and feel better than I ever did in my 20s mentally. Physically... ehhhh.. I just started back on Anabolic again so ask me that again in a week after I acclimate to the new modality. Lol.

[@jonathanseigle3747]

Who do you guys get peptides from and are they well studied. Love the show

[@speedyburns1969]

Anyone else unlucky taking meds, excercising, eating healthy and still feel awful?

[@Rebelwellnesslmt]

I feel thus one hard core. I had a pretty bad work injury, mid June. Took me off my competition training plan, 3 surgeries, maybe more to come. My mental health is, let's say a landfill that's on fire... I miss the gym. I muss how I felt. I've gained 32 lbs. (Hey, thyroid cancer here). Any input would be great! I'm on a non weight bearing order for my ankle surgery. Told I'll eventually need a knee replacement. What I need is to peel off thus extra weight! Any input? What program would be good to start after a 6 is month maybe longer doc order- no working out.??? And the guy who runs... could he be dealing with a psoas muscle issue???

[@randyshaw81]

Now I’m down a pack of smokes and $50! 😂

[@RBW8774]

Not me stalking this channel to comment in the first 24 😂 Thanks for the content guys! As always love it!

[@Beckifit]

“ Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.” -Elle Woods 😂

[@eduenas1999]

Great episode once again! I love the wide variety of topics to keep the show new and always entertaining. I’ve bought 7 programs that were super effective and increased my strength drastically! But I wonder if you guys have a program that will get me really STRONG🤔😉

[@Peter_McKenna587]

What was that Trust app you guys mentioned in a recent episode?

[@Tim_is_a_hooligan]

I wonder why we don't see someone like rogue or Peloton don't fund these studies and use it to promote their products

[@davidcaruso6025]

BPC is banned in ufc I know

[@king-nick2023]

Her dad didn’t milk 🥛 no 400 cows 🐄 twice a day.

[@9spartan40]

Gayyyyyyzzzz perception 🤣🤣 56:28

[@therehastobesomethingmoore]

Unless it makes a doctor money, it is not taught. Ask your Doc how many nutrition class they had….almost zero. If everyone exercises daily and eats a whole food plan based diet, how much money is lost to healthcare facilities ? Sorry, a bit jaded…

[@MindPumpShow]

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[@Rebel-Rallycom]

My husband has big old ape 🖐️ ! And that’s why I married him 😊 ❤- 30 years next month - he grew up on a ranch- worked in mills and is an Industrial Electrician. I was very picky about hands as mine are large and Im small - 5’4” - 125 lbs- its my Viking Blood! 😁 my hands are as large as most men!

[@aliaub75]

Listening to Sal, Adam and Justin is my therapy 😎

[@KirinFire96]

I don't get why they made MAPS Aesthetic if everytime someone asks them about Aesthetic, they steer the caller away from Aesthetic and puts them on Anabolic. Sure if you are new to lifting, you don't need much volume to grow. But putting everyone on Anabolic (even the experienced ones) defeats the purpose of it. If your recovery is good and you are strong then there's nothing wrong with more volume.

[@veenurse777]

Sadly, some of these medical professionals have poor health and are overweight themselves due to the pressure of work. So to advise one to exercise is probably down on the list for them or unlikely if they have not achieved it themselves. I am 44 years old and I do not recall having a GP that is good shape. Thank God I rarely see my doctors.

[@stephanienewton6618]

It’s also possible people are trying strength training for mental health and getting injured, set back, feel hopeless, which feeds into mental health issues.

[@ismaileee]

As a former clinician let me add in my two cents - it all has to do with the incentive/reimbursement model, telling people to do physical activity for mental wellness doesnt pay as well as prescription quotas

[@ara912]

I think they are not prescribing this because lack of knowledge for one , also people most are not going to follow but I believe they should mention it regardless there might be some that will do it … maybe if they tell pariente that the pill will only help if they lift weight 🤔

[@K4R3N]

25:44 I hate crowds. Hate sports stadiums. I like small venues

[@nabeeltarique]

One day i hope fitness trainers can make as much as an onlyfans “model”

[@SteveK-ys2nl]

Always look forward to these, so much great info and perspective

[@mojob356]

I fully agree with this personally. I feel so much better after a good workout and being present

[@scottbennett3765]

It’s that time again. Boom! 💥💥💥

[@jamierae5417]

My doctor just told me today that if I’m not gonna take anything for my anxiety (prescription wise) then she wants me working out pretty much everyday to burn off some of that anxiety and to change my diet soooo here we go! 🤌🏻💪🏻🙌🏻