Episode 187: Dr. Andy Galpin - Life, Fibre Typing, and Sport Science

This episodes guest is Dr. Andy Galpin. Andy is a tenured Professor in the Center for Sport Performance at CSU Fullerton. Andy has a degree in Exercise Science, a Masters degrees in Human Movement Sciences, and a PhD  Human Bioenergetics. 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. On this episode Andy and I discuss: Andy's background & Influences  Andy and I discuss having perspective and context in life What are the good and not so good things that Andy currently see's with the physical preparation and sport science professions, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things he is seeing I ask Andy what are the biggest myths that he consistently hears within Sport Science I ask Andy to discuss everything around Fibre typing Andy and I discussed experience vs expertise I ask Andy about Fibre type transition  I ask Andy - what have been the biggest lessons he has learned so far in his life I ask Andy - How does his learn? I ask Andy for his top resource I ask Andy for his top life advice I ask Andy for his top and current book recommendations I ask Andy if he only had 1 year left on Planet Earth - how would he spend that year and why? I ask Andy if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Website - andygalpin.com Facebook - Andy Galpin Twitter - @DrAndyGalpin  Instagram - drandygalpin YouTube - Andy Galpin   Books Mentioned: Demon Haunted World Mindset Barbell Buddha People and Resources Mentioned: Eric Cressey Ben Bruno Mike Robertson Bret Contreras Mike Boyle Brad Schoenfeld Greg Nuckols Mike Israetel Carl Sagan Carol Dweck Shrugged Collective Chris Moore Doug Larson Mike Bledsoe Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Education   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon