Ep. 574 - Dr. Andy Galpin on Muscle Fibers and Hypertrophy

Andy is a tenured Professor in the Center for Sport Performance at CSU Fullerton. He was born and raised in Rochester, WA and is a die-hard Seahawks, Huskies, & Mariner fan. As a youth, Andy played every sport at his disposal, excelling at Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track & Field. While not playing, he worked at grocery stores, gas stations, hay fields, blueberry farms, and in the road construction business. It was during this time he discovered Strength & Conditioning. He now focuses his attention on teaching classes (Sports Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, Designing Exercise Programs, Applied Strength and Conditioning, Athlete Assessment and Measurement, etc.) and running the BMEP lab (which studies the acute responses and chronic adaptations of human skeletal muscle in response to high force/velocity/power and fatiguing exercise from the whole body, down to the individual muscle fiber and even into the individual DNA. The team does this by taking muscle biopsies from non-athletes and elite athletes from different backgrounds (e.g. normal college student, MMA fighter, Boxer, Weightlifter, etc.) and use highly sophisticated laboratory techniques and equipment to address questions about single fiber "type", size, function, protein quantity, diameter, mitochondria, and myonuclear function. You can get all of our published research HERE.  At heart, Andy is simply a story-teller and teacher.  Check out his instagram HERE and his youtube, HERE. ---- Timestamps: 4:02 - Andy’s background 8:42 - What peaked Andy’s interest in doing research 14:15 - Different kinds of fiber / speculation of changes 22:55 - What you thoughts getting into research and how your mind has changed 24:28 - How much of a role genetics plays compared to training. 26:48 - How specific do you get when training athletes 30:15 - How has research changed your mind about hypertrophy training 33:05 - Training different muscle groups in different rep ranges 40:40 - How regular people determine muscle fiber dominance 45:20 - Re-sensitizing your muscles 52:10 - Where you can find Andy and all of his content ---- Join The Tailored Trainer (TCM's Membership Site) to gain full access to daily programming and a private coaching forum for guidance. Learn more at: https://tailoredtrainer.net Head over to http://buylegion.com/boomboom enter code boom boom at checkout to save 20%, start earning loyalty points, and supplementing with the top supplement company on the market. Apply for our World Renowned Coaching Program, RIGHT HERE. Remember to join our private FB community, RIGHT HERE. ASK CODY YOUR QUESTION HERE As Featured on: Huffington Post, Bodybuilding.com, The PTDC, Dr. John Rusin, Muscle For Life, HLHL, iN3, OPEX Fitness and More… ---- Apply For Coaching: bit.ly/Coaching-App Get Your Free Copy of The Nutrition Hierarchy, HERE Learn How We Coach: Read This Case Study Article Top 4 Episodes: -