Dr. Andy Galpin: How to Assess & Improve All Aspects of Your Fitness | Huberman Lab Guest Series

In this episode 1 of a 6-part special series, Andy Galpin, PhD, professor of kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton and world expert on exercise science, explains the 9 different types of exercise adaptations that can be used to transform the functional capacities and aesthetics of our body, and benefits each adaptation has for our health. He explains the best evidence-based protocols to optimize your progress in building strength, endurance, muscle growth, flexibility and for optimal recovery, and he provides zero-cost and low-cost tests to assess all aspects of your physical fitness. This episode provides a foundation and tools for establishing a comprehensive assessment of your current fitness level, allowing you to select the ideal fitness programs to implement toward your goals. Subsequent episodes 2-6 in this special series explain goal-directed protocols to reach those goals. #Science Thank you to our sponsors Supplements from Momentous Huberman Lab Social & Website Dr. Andy Galpin Articles Other Resources Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. Andy Galpin 00:02:04 Assessing Fitness 00:05:40 9 Exercise-Induced Adaptations 00:10:56 Assessing Fitness Levels per Category; Fat Loss & Health 00:13:33 Momentous, LMNT, Eight Sleep 00:17:20 Lifetime Endurance Training: VO2 Max & Other Health Metrics 00:26:10 Genetics vs. Lifestyle, Endurance Training & Identical Twins 00:33:49 Aging, Muscle Fibers & Exercise 00:37:12 Lifetime Strength Training & Outcomes 00:39:58...