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2943: Your Bulk Is Not Working! Here Are the 5 Signs You Are Doing It Wrong

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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
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Sep 11, 2026
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Summary

MAPS Abs and Butt: ⁠ https://mapsabsandbutt.com⁠ Code: LAUNCH for 40% off. Includes Butt Building Diet Guide, Women's Supplement Guide, at-home dumbbell version and a free second program at checkout (Muscle Mommy or Muscle Mommy 15). In this episode the guys break down the signs that your bulk or reverse diet is not working — losing weight on the scale, still feeling hungry, strength not going up, energy not improving, and sleep not getting better. They cover why strength is the single best metric to track during a bulk, why under eating during a supposed surplus leads to binge cycles on garbage food, and why women especially resist the scale going up even when building muscle is the goal. They also get into why old gym machines from the 90s with their heavier stacks were built for bodybuilders and how modern machines are designed for ease and safety, Paleo Valley bone broth protein in coffee that Sal's uncle has been doing for months without knowing it was a protein supplement, a new dating app exclusively for people who were never vaccinated for Covid, TBPN and how AI companies are buying podcasts to control public narrative — plus the William Hearst and cannabis prohibition parallel showing this is a 200-year-old game, pheromone maxing and the viral trend of guys skipping showers before dates, Arthur Brooks on the happiness data showing kids reduce daily enjoyment but dramatically increase meaning, and Vuori now making pickleball paddles as pickleball hit 479% growth and 24 million players in 5 years. Then they answer questions from Instagram. SPONSORS Paleo Valley (bone broth protein): ⁠ https://paleovalley.com/mindpump⁠ 15% off automatically applied at checkout. Vuori: ⁠ https://vuoriclothing.com/mindpump⁠ 20% off first order, no code needed. Dose for Your Liver:…