# 2834: 5 Fitness Influencers Worth Following (And Why Most of Everyone Else is Lying to You) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-pump-raw-fitness-truth-320363/2834-5-fitness-influencers-worth-following-and-why-most-of-everyone-else-is-lying-to-you Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-pump-raw-fitness-truth-320363/2834-5-fitness-influencers-worth-following-and-why-most-of-everyone-else-is-lying-to-you.md Podcast: [Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-pump-raw-fitness-truth-320363) Published: 2026-04-11T00:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mindpump.libsyn.com/2834-5-fitness-influencers-worth-following-and-why-most-of-everyone-else-is-lying-to-you Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mindpump/2834_Final.mp3?dest-id=248504 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mind-pump-raw-fitness-truth-320363/episodes/2834-5-fitness-influencers-worth-following-and-why-most-of-everyone-else-is-lying-to-you Duration seconds: 6125 ## Resource Sal, Adam, and Justin name five fitness influencers they actually trust β€” 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. Sponsors & Links πŸ”— Kion β€” Pure creatine monohydrate, EAAs, powder or capsule: getKion.com/mindpump β€” 20% off no code needed πŸ”— Crisp Power β€” 28g protein, high fiber pretzels: crisppower.com/mindpump β€” use code MINDPUMP10 for 10% off at www.crisppower.com/mindpump πŸ”— MAPS Push Pull Legs (NEW) β€” Men & women's versions, includes at-home dumbbell option. 40% off at mapsppl.com with code PPL πŸ”— Seed Probiotics: seed.com/mindpump β€” use code 20PUMP for a discount πŸ”— Mind Pump Fitness Coaching β€” 1.9 CEUs with NASM certification: mindpumpfitnesscoaching.com Submit a Question Want to be coached live on the show? Submit your question at mplivecaller.com 00:02:19 Top 5 Fitness Influencers Worth Following 00:04:14 Breaking Down Each Influencer: Joe DeFranco 00:08:17 Brett Contreras: Science Meets Real-World Training 00:10:09 Ben Bruno: The Trainer's Trainer 00:13:24 Jordan Syatt & Don Saladino 00:17:03 Why Most Fitness Influencers Are Garbage 00:22:30 Creatine for Anxiety & Depression β€” New Study 00:27:53 BPC-157 Human Study: One Injection, Six Months of Pain Relief 00:29:49 Gray Market Peptides & Supplement Quality Warning 00:33:59 Niacin Flush Stories & Supplement Experiments 00:38:03 Homeschooling vs. Public School: Data & Discussion 00:47:02 Values, Classroom Contro… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mind-pump-raw-fitness-truth-320363/episodes/2834-5-fitness-influencers-worth-following-and-why-most-of-everyone-else-is-lying-to-you/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-pump-raw-fitness-truth-320363/2834-5-fitness-influencers-worth-following-and-why-most-of-everyone-else-is-lying-to-you.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.