Essentials: How to Build Strength, Muscle Size & Endurance | Dr. Andy Galpin

About this episode

Dr. Andy Galpin discusses the principles of building strength and muscle size, including training protocols and recovery strategies.

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Andy Galpin, PhD, Executive Director of the Human Performance Center at Parker University and an expert in building strength and muscle size (hypertrophy). We cover the core principles and protocols for building strength and muscle, including science-based guidance on reps, sets, frequency and rest intervals. We also discuss how breathing and mental focus can enhance training and how post-workout downregulation can speed recovery. Read the show notes at hubermanlab.com. Subscribe to Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin at performpodcast.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Andy Galpin (00:00:39) 9 Exercise Adaptations; Progressive Overload (00:03:53) Progressive Overload, One-Rep Max, Soreness, Tool: Modifiable Variables (00:08:39) Sponsor: LMNT (00:10:12) Full-Body Workout, Exercise Selection (00:12:44) Training Intensity, Repetitions, Sets, Rest Intervals, Supersets (00:16:24) Sponsor: AG1 (00:17:48) Hypertrophy vs Strength Training Recovery (00:20:03) Training Volume & Frequency for Hypertrophy…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Huberman

Guest: Dr. Andy Galpin

Topics covered

• strength training
• muscle hypertrophy
• exercise science
• recovery techniques
• training protocols

Keywords

• strength
• muscle size
• hypertrophy
• training intensity
• recovery
• exercise adaptations
• progressive overload

Sponsors

AG1, LMNT, Eight Sleep

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Huberman Lab, Parker University

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