The Brutal Truth About Fitness Optimization | Dr. Andy Galpin

Dr. Andy Galpin is a professor and human performance scientist with a PhD in Human Bioenergetics and more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and presentations. For over 20 years, he has worked with elite athletes across the NFL, NBA, MLB, UFC, Olympics, boxing, military special forces, and more, and he also hosts Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin. Today on the show we discuss why over-optimizing your health can actually backfire, which wearable metrics matter and why deep sleep scores can mislead you, how to improve your VO2 max without obsessing over one “perfect” protocol, the strength and symmetry markers that matter for long-term performance, how much weekly training volume you really need to build muscle, and the recovery tools Andy actually uses versus the expensive hacks you probably don’t need and much more. Thank you to today's sponsors: ⁠Momentous⁠ Try Momentous Signature Spec Creatine: ⁠https://www.livemomentous.com⁠ Use code ADVERSITY for up to 35% off your entire first order Waking Up ⁠ Join me on my meditation journey and get your free 14-day trial here: ⁠https://wakingup.sjv.io/B5V291 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices