Why Dr. Andy Galpin Changed his Mind on Muscle Building Strategies, Fat Loss, and Fasting

Health experts changing their mind can be frustrating. What I've learned, if something works for you don't get stuck and continue to experiment until you get to the point where you have ample knowledge of your own body and how it reacts to diet, sleep and activity.

At 52, I mainly look at long term, so I‘m prepared to sacrifice the optimum. At the same time, I try to do that with science, being as smart about what I do and don’t as possible. At the gym, looking at people in their 20s, the difference is so stark. Pumping like there’s no tomorrow, sloppy form, anything for the grunts and the puffs. And THEY approach me and ask me how I can be in this shape at my age. When I then put on my Buddha face and say „Easy does it, I plan in years looking at my shape, not in weeks.“ they are not satisfied. They wanted to hear a wonder drug or a secret workout. Sorry, none there. Gotta put in the work, but gotta put it in smart. I always wonder how a generation that has the easiest access ever to all the tools is often so lost and clueless… And that where vids like this are such pure gold!

Even 35 Reps per set build very similar size of muscle as 6 reps do. It's more important to go to failure with the higher rep range though. If you want maximum *strenght* on the other hand, then lifting very heavy with few reps is the key. The injury risk increases with higher weight, though, so to lift close to your maximum weight safely use only 70 -80% weight and then add resitance bands to that weight to reach >95% of max. Resistance bands only gives Max resistance at the end of the movement so if it becomes too heavy it's easier/safer to abort the movement. If one wants both size and strenght then combining sets of both high reps low weight, and low reps high weight/resistance is the key. Start with a low weight, high rep set and increase the weight each set in big steps, until the final set is close to Max. The high Rep sets also functions as a warm up for the heavvy sets making the workout safer.

This is the right kind of people you should have in a interview, dr Andy is great 👌 thank you Thomas

Andy Galpin always provides a mature perspective on the information aavailable .... other than the usual youtubers who "know it all".

Thank you, Thomas, for inviting Dr. Andy Gilpin on your program. He always does a great job of breaking down technical aspects of health and fitness in a way that is easily comprehensible for the layperson.

ISOs are so great for injuries

Wow, always believed in the conection of body and mind .been self monotoring for years .This ,for me ,is a new explaination about this connection.thank you

Love how you guys learn and evolve.

Get comfortable with the idea that when it comes to your own fitness journey become a mad scientist! You are your own laboratory! The research consensus is where you start. Go crazy with experiments as they present themselves, keep some kind of record and believe in the process! Doing something/anything is way healthier than analysis paralysis. Have fun and see where the journey takes you