Episode 51 - Dr. Andy Galpin - Muscle Fibers and EPMD
Description
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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