Episode 51 - Dr. Andy Galpin - Muscle Fibers and EPMD
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Today we talk one of the most interesting topics in Ex Phys with one of the most interesting people in the field, Dr. Andy Galpin. Andy is based in California as a full professor at Cal State Fullerton. While his hand is in many things, his research of muscle fibers is the key area we talked about in this conversation. We talk muscle makeup, power capacity, training recommendations, and Hip Hop. To understand training we need to understand muscle at a deeper level. This is an amazing episode for that and Andy is a master at breaking down complex topics in his 5 minute Phys videos found here No missions impossible, ask Tom Cruise Episode Breakdown: 1:30 - Intro to Andy 8:30 - Intro to Muscle Fibers 17:30 - Plasticity is Limitless 28:50 - Power Development 35:00 - Managing Programming 36:30 - Maximizing Trevor Bauer 43:00 - Hip Hop
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