#167: The Problem With Optimization
Arnold's Pump Club
Arnold's Pump Club
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
For five decades, Arnold has been answering questions about fitness and nutrition. But in the age of social media, everything is different. The algorithms drive content that engages -- not necessarily the advice that is most effective. So if you're feeling stuck with your health, Arnold has some advice that might make you rethink trying to optimize everything.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club. |
| 0:03.6 | Today I want to look back so that you can have a better plan moving forward. |
| 0:10.0 | I'll always remember the first time someone asked me questions in the gym. |
| 0:14.0 | It was about their legs. |
| 0:16.0 | They said they couldn't grow and they wanted to know which exercises |
| 0:21.0 | to add to their routine to hit the thighs. |
| 0:25.0 | First, I said, let's see your squat. |
| 0:28.0 | And they said, my squats are fantastic. |
| 0:31.0 | I can squat 405 pounds they got the weight on the back and lowered approximately two inches and came back up |
| 0:39.3 | That's when I learned that people have a habit of looking for the next big thing when they haven't |
| 0:44.6 | spent any time mastering the simple thing in front of them. |
| 0:48.4 | So let's talk basics. |
| 0:50.7 | When you have an app with tens of thousands of members in the newsletter with almost a |
| 0:56.7 | million subscribers. You get a lot of questions. I love it. The Pump app hasn't just |
| 1:02.2 | helped tens of thousands of people with workouts and habits. |
| 1:07.0 | It's helped me better understand why you get stuck. |
| 1:10.0 | Because I can interact with people directly and your questions show me what you are worried about, |
| 1:15.0 | we can answer the biggest questions you have because we have our ears to the ground. |
| 1:21.0 | We are in the trenches with you. But I've said this before and I need to say it again. |
| 1:25.4 | A lot of you are missing the forest for the trees. You're majoring in the miner. You're |
| 1:30.9 | getting in the weeds and that's okay. I've seen it all over my six decades in |
| 1:37.0 | fitness. If it seems like I've always been here for people who want help in the gym. |
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