Efficiency Coach Andy Galpin — Rebooting Tim’s Sleep, Diet, Dietary supplements, and Coaching for 2024 (#716)


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Andy Galpin (@DrAndyGalpin) is a tenured, full professor at California State College, Fullerton, the place he’s additionally co-director of the Middle for Sport Efficiency and founder/director of the Biochemistry and Molecular Train Physiology Laboratory. He’s a human efficiency scientist with a PhD in human bioenergetics and greater than 100 peer-reviewed publications and displays.

This 12 months, Andy is teaming up with Huberman Lab to launch a podcast of his personal, known as Carry out with Dr. Andy Galpin.

Dr. Galpin has labored with elite athletes (together with All-Stars, All-Professionals, and MVPs; Cy Younger and Main winners; Olympic Gold medalists; and World titlists and contenders) throughout the UFC, MLB, NBA, PGA, NFL, Olympics, boxing, navy/particular forces, and extra.

He’s additionally a co-founder of BioMolecular AthleteVitality BlueprintAbsolute Relaxation, and RAPID Well being & Efficiency.

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#716: Efficiency Coach Andy Galpin — Rebooting Tim’s Sleep, Diet, Dietary supplements, and Coaching for 2024


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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Extra in depth present notes are on their means!

Pattern Program from Andy:

  • Decide 4 workouts
    • Decrease Physique Hinge or Pull (identical factor): Romanian Deadlift, Good Morning Deadlift, Hamstrings Curl
    • Decrease Physique Squat or Press: Leg Press, Entrance Squat, Step-Up, or Break up Squat
    • Higher Pull: Bent Row, Pulldown, Pullup, Pullover
    • Higher Press: Pushup, Incline Press, Overhead Press, Pec Fly
    • Do low-volume, high-quality, heavy.
      • e.g., 2–5 units of two–5 reps. 
    • Rotate these every day, however not from week to week.
      • Hold that constant for six–10 weeks earlier than altering. 
  • Decide one other 1–3 workouts so as to add to this if in case you have a particular deficiency, weak spot, or space you need to enhance (measurement or energy). 
    • Do medium quantity, specializing in having the proper muscle tissue contract in the proper means and never utilizing different muscle tissue.
      • E.g., 1–2 units of 10–20 reps.
  • Frequency: 2–3x every week. Optimum is 3x.
  • Quantity: Low
  • Depth: Reasonable/Excessive
  • Size: <40 min. 
  • Relaxation: Take the time wanted to recuperate in between reps and units, however don’t drag it out both. No must be pushing a excessive coronary heart fee, however don’t waste time both. Be at liberty to superset. 

Misc: ALWAYS make investments 10 min into a really high-quality warm-up that features particular actions that put together you for the train of the day. Decide a mixture of single-joint and multi-joint workouts. Decide workouts in a number of ‘planes’ (entrance, aspect, and don’t neglect about rotation!)

Pattern Program:

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Dietary supplements for Endurance Coaching:

Micronutrient Assessments:

Sweat Assessments:

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