What’s your biggest challenge with sticking to a fitness plan?

What motivates you to stay consistent with workouts?

Today, Jay welcomes Dr. Andy Galpin, a leading expert in human performance science, muscle physiology, and strength training, to guide you toward a healthier and more fulfilling life. Dr. Galpin shares practical insights grounded in science and years of experience training elite athletes, from Olympians to professional sports stars, offering advice that anyone can apply.

Andy talks in-depth about the fitness fundamentals, starting with the importance of consistency and personalized routines over rigid approaches. Andy emphasizes the key pillars of fitness: looking good, feeling good, and performing well, tailoring these goals to individual needs and life circumstances. He explains how simple adjustments in routines, like incorporating progressive overload and balancing structured cardiovascular training with strength training, can yield transformative results.

Andy and Jay provide actionable strategies for improving recovery, enhancing brain health, and battling common challenges like brain fog and stubborn fat; and breaks down the science of hydration, sleep, and nutrition while busting myths about intermittent fasting, the anabolic window, and the role of cardio.

In this interview, you'll learn:

How to Set Fitness Goals You’ll Actually Stick To

How to Build Muscle Without Spending Hours at the Gym

How to Balance Strength Training with Cardiovascular Exercise

How to Improve Recovery with Better Sleep and Nutrition

How to Prevent Burnout with Smarter Workouts

How to Use Strength Training to Boost Longevity

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution, and the key to success lies in finding what works for you, whether it’s starting with just one workout a week, improving your sleep habits, or focusing on better nutrition.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

01:56 The Best Routine to Gain Muscles

06:34 What’s Your Fitness Goal?

14:39 Bad versus Good Fitness Coaching

20:50 What is the Pursuit of Fitness?

23:53 The Real Strength Training Process

32:17 Walking or Running?

42:09 Realistic Fitness Goal

43:42 Varying Recovery Requirements

48:29 Ideal Protein Intake

54:12 Post Exercise Anabolic Window

01:02:28 How Important is Proper Hydration?

01:08:55 How to Deal with Brain Fog

01:11:36 What’s Andy’s Schedule Like?

01:18:52 Is Evening Workout Effective?

01:23:17 Ideal Workout for PCOS and Menopause

01:29:26 Andy on Final Five

Episode Resources:

Andy Galpin | Website

Andy Galpin | X

Andy Galpin | Instagram

Andy Galpin | Youtube

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