Dr. Andy Galpin joins us today on The Align Podcast. He has a master’s degree in Human Movement Sciences and a PhD in Human Bioenergetics, so he shares some incredibly detailed insights throughout this episode. This conversation goes deep into exercise physiology, the cutting-edge science around muscle growth, how to improve strength, body composition, breathing patterns, and sleep. This conversation is a one-stop shop in all things health and fitness, so get your pen and paper ready! Very grateful to share such an incredibly insightful interview with you from a kind and brilliant human being such as Dr. Andy Galpin. Thank you for watching - let me know your thoughts on any of the topics that we cover in this podcast episode in the comments down below. Be sure to like the video, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so that you can be notified every time a video goes live - it means a lot to me! Enjoy the genius that is Dr. Andy Galpin. - More About Andy: Dr. Andy Galpin is a tenured full Professor at California State University, Fullerton. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Sport Performance and Founder/Director of the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory. He is a Human Performance scientist with a PhD in Human Bioenergetics and over 100 peer-reviewed publications and presentations. - What We Spoke About: 00:00 Breathwork for Feeling Overwhelmed 04:00 Does Bigger Muscles Mean Stronger Muscles? 11:15 Science Behind Workouts 18:32 Preventing Injuries 21:17 Importance of Rest in Training 24:18 Effects of Extended Sleep 27:20 Understanding Sleep Stages 32:58 Beware of excessive hydration 38:45 Changing Your Diet 40:02 Don’t Overthink, Enjoy 42:47 Ideal Breathing Rate 50:50 Travel Issues! 52:50 Developing Tissue Tolerance 57:51 The Science Behind Resting State 1:01:47 Are We Neglecting Parts of the Body? 1:05:35 Optimizing Ligament Strength 1:07:55 Optimizing Muscle Regeneration 1:11:47 Where To Sort Sleep and Biomarkers - Where To Find Andy: https://www.andygalpin.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drandygalpin null https://www.absoluterest.com/ https://www.vitalityblueprint.com/ https://rapidhealthreport.com/ - Aaron is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach, founder and creator of the Align Method, author of the Align Method book, and host of the Align Podcast, which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts. Aaron has worked with some of world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, celebrities, and everyone in between, to relieve pain while creating greater strength, flexibility, and ease in their mind and body. After working with thousands of clients and spending years backpacking around the world, being immersed in various cultures, he has come to the conclusion that the healthiest people are not gym rats. Instead, they naturally integrate the foundational principles outlined in The Align Method to strengthen their bodies, balance their minds, and activate their innate systems of healing in daily life. Aaron has simplified ancient techniques for cultivating vitality and assimilated them into modernized, simplified, movement-based principles for you to easily integrate into any situation throughout the day. When you do, every moment becomes an opportunity to develop greater strength, flexibility and confidence to truly step into your physical potential and drop the baggage of pain and limitation. He is on a mission to redifine functional movement and make fitness who you are, not what you do. For more updates, check my website at http://www.alignpodcast.com/ and follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alignpodcast/ - On this YouTube channel, Aaron Alexander, brings to you his Align Podcast and Align Method. In the Align Podcast YouTube, Aaron interviews renowned speakers, colleagues and sporters on a whole range of subjects from mind and body podcast to best personal growth podcast and podcast about healthy habits. These podcasts will be part of the best podcasts 2022 and we will go on to give everyone the opportunity to learn and improve both his mental and physical state. In the Align Method program, from which parts are released here, Aaron shows pain relief exercises and flexibility exercises to help persons with chronic pain or recover from a big injury. - If you are interested in the subjects above, you can find here the links to the playlists linked to them: Resistance Bands Work-Out: https://bit.ly/3tjCLGG Knee Pain Relief Program: https://bit.ly/3HToX9N Full Podcast List: https://bit.ly/3fg5dRq If you don't want to miss any new videos, don't forget to subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6egNlsOB3AfgLsvNR4zXCA - #alignpodcast #aaronalexander #podcast #health #healthandfitness #fitness #specialist #muscle #diet #sleep #hydration #science #injury #breathwork #tissue