#93 Dr. Andy Galpin - The Relationship Between Muscle Morphology & Exercise Performance

In this episode of The Muscle Memoirs Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Andy Galpin to discuss the relationship between muscle fiber type percentage and exercise performance, recovery, and muscle hypertrophy, along with the limitations of training studies. 

Dr. Andy Galpin is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Fullerton with a Ph.D. in Human Bioenergetics from Ball State University. He is the author of the best-selling book Unplugged, and is a high-performance coach and consultant to numerous professional athletes.

Extraordinary fast-twitch fiber abundance in elite weightlifters
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30917128/

Physiological Differences Between Low Versus High Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophic Responders
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30022953/

Timestamps
00:00 Muscle fiber composition
04:45 It's more complicated than fast or slow-twitch
07:25 Issues with measuring muscle fiber type profile
12:30 Extraordinary fast-twitch fiber abundance in elite weightlifters
14:30 Fiber type shifts with training and genetic fiber type distribution
18:10 Does fiber type percentage influence muscle hypertrophy outcomes?
21:10 Muscle fiber type percentage and muscle soreness/recovery
24:00 Training strategies based on muscle fiber type percentage
26:40 Preferential type I and type II fiber hypertrophy
29:00 Limitations of training studies
43:00 Periodization for muscle hypertrophy


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