Episode 431: Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Fitness Trackers and Bloodwork Are Misleading You
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Who is Dr. Andy Galpin and what is a high-performance scientist?
Okay, so you guys, we have today Dr. Andy Galpin, who is a human performance scientist. I got that right, right? Yeah, nailed it. I love that. I want you to, before we even start, but before I even get into that, let's just do our quick healthy shot. We do this on the podcast. We take this, we take a shot. I've had like a hundred of them. And it's basically, it's by a company called Magic Mind. And it's basically a healthy shot to help you with your focus and being alert. And since you're a high performance guy, I thought of all the people I should be doing this shot with, it is you. Oh my goodness. Yeah, because, you know, hold on, you guys shake it first. And then we like, you know, we open around with cheers. And then of course, we do it. Yeah. Can you shake it though?
Yours is much more green than mine. It's a different batch, I guess. Do you like it?
Very reasonable tasting. Oftentimes these things taste terrible.
No, no, no. Horrible.
Yeah, beyond that.
Horrible. So that's why I like this one. But now you're going to tell me at the end of the podcast if it helped you at all. And I want you to be honest.
Well, just be careful because I already speak a lot and I go quickly. So if you speak up at all, this might get worse for everybody.
Oh my gosh. No, no, no. Okay. First of all, like number one, like I said, before we even started rolling, I was really excited to have you on the show because you go so into the weeds. You're very science-based, obviously. You're a professor. You've worked with like literally every single athlete on the planet. because you are a high performance scientist. But what is that? Like, what is the, because when I was reading your bio without, I mean, I did my own kind of like knowledge and research, but then when I got your bio, it gave me all these, like all these things you have, like your PhD and all that. What is a high performance scientist?
How does genetic testing relate to performance optimization?
I think actually that's a really good question, first of all, because we define performance quite differently. Ultimately, I'm not a metabolism guy. I'm not a sleep guy. I'm not a muscle growth guy. What I am is a physiologist. And why that matters is I actually don't really particularly care how you yourself define performance. So the people that we coach, whether it's our athletes or our non-athletes, the science we do in my lab, the way that I communicate in the public sphere, it is designed to have somebody be able to come in and say, hey, Andy, I have these goals. I want more mental focus. I want to lose weight. I want to be strong. You tell me the goal. And from my perspective, I'm trying to make sure your physiology aligns with that goal. And so that's why I've had success with NFL players executives, actors, musicians rather, tons of regular people. It's because I'm not focused on that last end of the niche, which is how do I optimize hitting a baseball? Or how do I run the fastest? Or how do I mobilize my big toe the best?
I don't care about that end. What I make sure is that physiology is running at its highest level so that you can then deploy those capabilities however you're defining perform in your unique world. So that's why we've been able to gear our laboratory and our coaching programs in that fashion. And we've had success in so many different areas.
So you work, because I saw that you do like every modality of sports. You do like baseball players, wrestlers, UFC people, like Olympians of all kinds. So my first question then is like, if it's physiology that you're looking at, then it really is individual, right? It's all very personalized, right? It can't just be a one-for-all type of situation. And the second thing is, does that mean that genetics actually matter for someone's human performance? Well, we'll go backwards.
Genetics always matter. They matter for everything, right? There is just no world or reality in which me or you could do any training or modality of any kind and all of a sudden be the top athlete in the world in any sport, right? So clearly genetics matter.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Who is Dr. Andy Galpin and what is a high-performance scientist?
0:07–1:48
2
How does genetic testing relate to performance optimization?
1:48–5:00
3
What are the limitations of bloodwork in performance analysis?
5:00–7:40
4
Can hormone therapy be problematic for optimizing performance?
7:40–10:08
5
How does chronic stress affect testosterone levels?
10:08–12:51
6
Is your exercise routine causing cortisol dysfunction?
12:51–15:54
7
What are effective strategies for managing stress and improving performance?
15:54–1:19:48
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