Dr. Andy Galpin: Optimal Protocols to Build Strength & Grow Muscles | Huberman Lab Guest Series

In this episode 2 of a 6-part special series, Andy Galpin, PhD, professor of kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton and world expert on exercise science, explains optimal protocols for increasing strength and causing hypertrophy (muscle growth), as well as for increasing speed and power. He explains the training principles and underlying mechanisms for reaching these goals. Our conversation covers a breadth of training topics, including selecting the number of repetitions, sets, inter-set and inter-workout rest periods, warm-ups, exercise cadence, breathing, stretching, recovery, training frequency, overcoming plateaus, nutrition, and he gives specific examples of exercises for power, strength, and hypertrophy.
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Articles
Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy in Skeletal Muscle: A Scientific “Unicorn” or Resistance Training Adaptation?: bit.ly/3j4sXxq
Towards an improved understanding of proximity-to-failure in resistance training and its influence on skeletal muscle hypertrophy, neuromuscular fatigue, muscle damage, and perceived discomfort: A scoping review: bit.ly/3Dd9MIy
Other Resources
Andy Galpin: Science of Muscle Hypertrophy: • New Science of Muscle ...
Prilepin’s Chart: bit.ly/3XD9Nxw
Cable Core Rotation: bit.ly/3WDihnd
Eric Cressey: ericcressey.com
Timestamps
00:00:00 Benefits of Strength & Hypertrophy Training, Aging
00:10:52 Strength & Hypertrophy Training, Aesthetics
00:14:02 Momentous, Eight Sleep, Levels
00:17:48 Strength vs. Hypertrophy Training: Adaptations
00:22:42 Ligaments, Tendons & Resistance Training
00:28:05 Bone Strength & Resistance Training, Age, Women
00:32:38 Strength Training & Major Adaptations
00:41:32 AG1 (Athletic Greens)
00:42:25 Hypertrophy Training & Major Adaptations; Protein Synthesis
00:45:56 Endurance vs. Strength Training & Cell Signaling, Protein Synthesis
00:52:26 Muscle Hypertrophy, Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy
00:56:37 Muscle Physiology & Plasticity, Muscle “Memory”
01:04:00 Non-Negotiables & Modifiable Variables of Exercise Training
01:11:51 InsideTracker
01:12:53 Tool: Speed & Power Training, “3 to 5” Approach, Periodization, Planning
01:22:02 Warming Up & Training, Dynamic Movements
01:30:55 Strength vs. Hypertrophy Repetition Cadence, Triphasic Training
01:44:03 Tool: Breathing & Training, Valsalva Technique
01:53:22 Tool: Training Auto-Regulation, Specificity vs. Variation, Prilepin's Chart
02:02:35 Training to Failure, Exercise Selection & Recovery, Standardization
02:13:45 Tool: Power vs. Strength Training & Modifiable Variables; Supersets
02:24:22 Sets & Rest Periods; Stretching
02:28:48 Tools: Power Training & Modifiable Variables; Examples
02:30:16 Tools: Strength Training & Modifiable Variables, Cluster Sets, Dynamic Variable Sets
02:40:44 Power & Strength Training Protocols
02:43:37 Intention, Focus & Exercise
02:47:29 Hypertrophy Training Program, Muscle Growth & Signaling
02:55:12 Tools: Hypertrophy Training & Modifiable Variables; Examples
03:03:02 Balanced Muscle Development & Hypertrophy
03:09:04 Tools: Hypertrophy Training & Modifiable Variables; Splits
03:23:08 “Non-Responders” & Exercise Plateaus, Volume
03:27:06 Hypertrophy, Repetition & Rest Ranges, Muscle Failure, “Chaos Management”
03:37:39 Frequency & Workout Duration, Splits
03:44:52 Training Frequency, Infrequent Training, Intermediate Repetition Ranges
03:55:22 Hypertrophy, Muscle Damage & Recovery
04:01:15 Combining Cardiovascular & Hypertrophy Training, Interference Effect
04:06:22 Hypertrophy Training Protocols
04:12:06 Tool: Neck & Rear Deltoid Exercises, Stabilization & Hypertrophy
04:14:42 Hypertrophy: Reps, Sets & Progression, “Hidden” Stressors, Exercises to Avoid
04:21:09 Deliberate Cold Exposure & Hypertrophy vs. Strength
04:26:41 Nutrition, Timing & Strength/Hypertrophy; Creatine
04:38:04 Zero-Cost Support, KZbin Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Neural Network Newsletter
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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🏋️ Strength training is crucial for neuromuscular health and aging, combating muscle power loss as we get older. 08:33 💪 It's never too late to start strength training, even in your 40s or later. You can still see significant improvements. 12:57 💡 Strength training provides fast and visible results, making it a powerful tool for motivation and adherence. 18:22 🏋️‍♂️ Strength training focuses on the ability to move more weight, while hypertrophy is primarily about muscle size, but they are closely related. 21:07 💪 You can get stronger without adding much muscle mass, and vice versa. The relationship between strength and muscle size is flexible. 21:22 💪 Strength involves both physiology (neuromuscular system, muscle fiber force) and mechanics (biomechanics, technique) components. 22:34 💪 Hypertrophy primarily focuses on muscle size, distinguishing it from strength. 34:12 💪 Strength improvements involve enhancements in neuromuscular efficiency, muscle contractility, and fiber type, among other factors. 40:28 💪 Muscle size and lattice spacing can impact strength, with overly stretched or close actin-myosin interactions affecting contraction strength. 41:52 💪 Protein synthesis is crucial for muscle growth. External signals, like stretching from exercise or amino acids from protein intake, initiate protein synthesis. 45:03 🍽️ Eating protein alone can stimulate protein synthesis, even without exercise. Combining protein intake and strength training maximizes muscle growth. 46:13 🏃‍♂️ Endurance exercise does not trigger the same muscle protein synthesis as strength training. Different pathways are involved, with strength training focused on anabolic signaling. 54:11 💧 Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, where muscles increase in size due to fluid retention, can lead to non-functional hypertrophy. It's a unique aspect of muscle growth. 56:06 🤝 Multiple mechanisms contribute to muscle growth and strength increases, often overlapping. Different forms of exercise tap into various mechanisms. Muscle memory is tied to muscle size and involves epigenetic changes in nuclei. 01:03:30 🏋️‍♀️ Effective training protocols are available for various fitness goals, regardless of equipment availability and time constraints. 01:05:39 💪 Consistency and progressive overload are crucial for fitness success, emphasizing the need to adhere to a training program. 01:09:05 🏋️‍♂️ Balancing specificity and variation in your training program is crucial for optimal results, avoiding overuse injuries, and maintaining consistency. 01:22:17 💪 When warming up for strength training, focus on a moderate repetition warm-up with fairly lightweight, then progressively move towards the first work set. 01:24:56 🏋️‍♂️ Tailor your warm-up duration to your specific goals. For hypertrophy, prioritize volume, but for strength and power, ensure you're almost at peak power before starting. 01:27:14 🚴‍♀️ General warm-up should involve dynamic movements for about 5-7 minutes. Specific warm-up for the first exercise, making sure you're ready to perform it with precision. 01:33:57 🏋️‍♂️ For strength training, a common rep cadence is 3-1-1 (lower for 3 seconds, pause for 1, lift explosively). For hypertrophy, you can use the same or 3-1-2 (adding 2 seconds to the concentric phase) or even variations. 01:41:34 🏋️‍♂️ While rep cadence can vary, focus on the broader concepts - move safely, challenge your muscles, and consider your specific goals. The exact cadence matters less compared to these principles. 01:42:41 💪 Time under tension is a tool for individualizing workout programs but not a core driver of their success. 01:44:49 🫁 During strength training, utilize the Valsalva technique to create intra-abdominal pressure, ensuring spinal stability while lifting. You should aim to breathe and brace simultaneously. 01:54:12 🏋️‍♀️ Auto-regulation can be used to adjust your training based on your daily performance markers, allowing for flexibility in your workout intensity and reducing the need for long-term planning. 02:02:04 🏋️‍♂️ For strength and muscle-building, manipulating the time spent between 70-80% of your max is crucial. 02:02:46 💪 Training to failure isn't necessary for strength gains, especially for beginners and intermediates. 02:03:54 🏋️‍♂️ Taking beginners to their limits (100% max) occasionally can help them understand their capabilities. 02:05:32 🔄 Exercise variation is important, but beginners should focus on mastering a few key movements before experimenting. 02:16:57 🕒 When training for power and strength, choose compound movements and prioritize them at the beginning of your workout. 02:22:18 💪 Training in a busy gym with long or variable rest times can be impractical. Consider your training environment. 02:23:00 🔄 Frequency of training can vary based on your recovery. Speed and power exercises can be done frequently, but be cautious with maximum sprinting speed. 02:23:42 📈 Progression involves a 3-5% increase in intensity and up to a 5% increase in volume per week. Plan deload weeks every 5-8 weeks. 02:30:15 🏋️‍♂️ Strength training may require fewer weekly sets due to heavier loads. Intensity should be 70% or higher, emphasizing maximum speed. 02:34:36 🏋️‍♂️ Cluster sets involve mini breaks between reps, maintaining high force output. Consider using cluster sets strategically in your training. 02:37:39 🏋️‍♂️ Dynamic variable resistance, using bands or chains, can challenge your entire strength curve and is an effective training technique. 02:41:31 💪 When training for strength, aim for work sets that are 70% or more of your one-repetition maximum. 02:43:45 🧠 Intention matters; you can influence strength gains by contracting intensely even with no added weight, like in plank exercises. 02:45:08 🎵 Setting your gym playlist in advance or working out without music can help improve training quality and focus. 02:49:01 🏋️‍♀️ To induce hypertrophy, focus on providing the muscle with either a strong enough signal, frequent enough signal, or a combination of both through training. The choice of exercises and training implements can vary. 03:02:08 💪 When aiming to grow specific muscle groups, it's essential to isolate them using machines, ensuring targeted development without concerns about stability or injury. 03:03:03 🏋️‍♂️ Prioritizing specific body parts in your workout routine is a valid approach, especially if you're trying to achieve balanced hypertrophy, but it's essential to maintain some level of training for all muscle groups. 03:09:13 🏋️‍♀️ Exercise order can vary based on preference and goals. You can start with either compound or isolation exercises, even using pre-fatigue techniques to emphasize specific muscles. 03:19:24 💡 Certain muscle groups are easier to isolate and activate than others, influenced by early sports activities and genetics. It's essential to persevere and focus on muscle groups that are challenging to activate for balanced development. 03:21:56 🏋️ Focus on balance and diversity in physical activities to prevent neural and muscular asymmetry, especially in children. 03:25:23 📊 Recognize that some people respond differently to training, and factors like genetics, recovery, and volume tolerance can play a role. 03:27:26 🏋️‍♀️ Repetition ranges for hypertrophy can vary between 4 to 30 reps, but ensure you reach close to failure by the end of the set. 03:34:10 ⏳ Adapt your workout duration and frequency to your goals and lifestyle, aiming for a balance between volume and frequency to maintain consistency. 03:42:03 🏋️‍♂️ When aiming for hypertrophy, avoid training the same muscle group sooner than 48 hours apart; there's no significant advantage in doing so. 03:47:34 🏋️‍♂️ To maximize hypertrophy, focus on the 8 to 15 repetition range while maintaining proper nutrition and recovery. 03:55:05 💪 Local muscle soreness can indicate the need for rest or modification in your training, while systemic indicators like blood markers, sleep quality, and motivation can also guide your training adjustments. 04:00:55 🤕 If you experience excessive soreness or systemic fatigue, consider reducing training intensity and volume to aid recovery while still maintaining some level of activity. 04:01:21 🏋️ Cardiovascular training can be combined with hypertrophy training, as long as it's of low intensity and doesn't disrupt progress. 04:02:59 🚴 Endurance work can be done before or after hypertrophy training, or even on separate days, with minimal interference if volume is moderate. 04:05:30 💪 Prioritizing fitness through endurance work can enhance muscle growth, especially for those starting a training phase. 04:17:46 🏋️‍♂️ Hypertrophy progression isn't just about lifting heavier weights; variables like rest, volume, and exercise selection can also drive progress. 04:22:23 🧊 Avoid deliberate cold exposure immediately after hypertrophy training, as it can blunt muscle growth signals. 04:26:33 🚿 Cold showers generally don't have the same blunting effect on hypertrophy as ice baths, making them a viable option. 04:30:27 💪 To facilitate muscle protein synthesis post-hypertrophy training, aim for a one-to-one protein-to-carbohydrate ratio in your post-workout nutrition. 04:35:32 💊 Creatine is a highly effective and well-studied supplement for enhancing strength, power, and hypertrophy with a wide range of benefits, including cognitive function and bone health. 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The sheer volume of information that this channel has been putting out recently is astounding. Thank you Dr Huberman, you’re a superhero.

[@Gilikman]

This is probably one of the best episodes on the podcast so far. I'm going to come back to this multiple times, I'm sure. Huge thanks to Dr. Andy Galpin.

[@aa-hx5tk]

I really appreciate the effort Dr. Galpin put in to so precisely and thoroughly explain these concepts in a way a layman can understand. Almost 5 hours! Much appreciated. I learned so much and it was great to get things I've been reading about like AKT and mTor put in context for the purpose of practical muscular/fitness goals.

[@josephwilliampeach]

Glad to see Huberman experimenting with short form videos

[@jaguarinu]

Most of my trainings I listen to Andrew Huberman. Thank you Mr!!

[@just.begin.again.]

Wow, part II is already here! 😍 Four plus hours with Dr.Galpin, are you kidding me?🤯 Best day ever! Thank you so much for educating us and making our lives better!🖤✨

[@just.begin.again.]

The amount of work you put solely into this series is astonishing, not to mention all years before to achieve this level of competence! How much sleep, activities, and other parts of life you had to forego in that process THANK YOU ONE MORE TIME!

[@ZameerHJ]

Andrew Huberman and Peter Attia trying to out do each other with their strength series’. I’m here for it. 😆

[@kabl00muk94]

5 hours of pure, unadulterated, gold 😍 Thank you for being you 🙏🏻

[@3Putt4TheWin]

Your videos have given me a drive to go back to school at 35 to become an MD

[@isaac_daniels]

I’m a kinesiology major on the physical therapy tract. I am also a bodybuilder/powerlifter and this was very informative as well as your other episodes. Thank you Andrew!

[@Muzick]

Incredible work Dr. Galpin and Dr. Huberman! Thank you for all of your hard work.

[@matthewthehawk1066]

Amazing work guys, I’m a huge fan of Andy galpin

[@Ruudwardt]

Andy Galpin is the kind of knowledge resource on muscles I had been dreaming about for years. This level of specific knowledge and more importantly understanding is incredibly difficult to achieve going to books and papers. What we have here is absolute top level advice on training for top athletes. Let that sink in.

[@Automation_Control_Tuning]

I am absolutely loving this series! Looking forward to the endurance phase. Perfect for getting the correct balance for my own training and fitness. Thank you to you and all your team.

[@hannahdreyfuss7120]

This guest series is amazing 🤩. Making the world healthier one show at a time!

[@rizatezcan202]

God, its just so fun to going deeper on that subject. Inner nerd coming hard

[@jon34153]

Love this. Thank you Dr Huberman!

[@jcsgrl69]

Wow! Incredible amount of information in these 4 hours. I’m loving this guest series! Thank you Dr Huberman and Andy Galpin!

[@TheNathanAndrade]

Dr. Andy looks preety fitness and know a lot about strenght, hypertrophy more than a lot muscular guy at internet. People dont get confused about looks. Put attention what they say not how they look. This is bet channet of KZbin BY FAAAAAAAAAAAR. Thanks you Dr, Andrew for bring us this knowlegde to the community.

[@monicavillaque6027]

THIS DUO IS MY ULTIMATE FAVE ❤

[@nickclement8628]

So much of my daily routine is shaped by the HLP. THANK U DR. HUBES!

[@Yazuuu]

Excellent! So looking forward to more from Dr. Galpin. Thank you both. (And thank you to your team). The best thing that’s happened to me during the pandemic is finding Andrew Huberman online. I’ve been watching since before you started the podcast. Well worth my time. It’s been enlightening and inspiring.

[@johnny8dljuneau]

Several parallels with Starting Strength in this, just delivered in a significantly less Texan way of course. Superb deep-dive series, thank you for these!

[@dougchism5085]

Dr. Huberman, This program with Dr. Galpin was full of information that I will digest again. I have shared with my teenagers who are a avid lifters one of which is on her high school power lifting team. Thanks for you time and effort, it did not fall on deaf ears!

[@jopo7996]

Now everyone can understand what exercises to use for strength, even dumbbells.

[@jays1560]

Thank you Dr. Huberman for another episode. Pure Gold 🪙

[@dudleycarl0]

"The body works as an adaptation mechanism" What a beautifully succinct way of explaining how the body functions

[@HarmonicPolyphonic]

The 1 word that comes to mind after this series is: EMPOWERED. Thank you!!

[@TheRealBrianJohnson]

This series is amazing guys! I love the way that Huberman always breaks things down after explaining the science to “this is what you actually can do to see the positive effects of this theory”. It helps people realize that even if they don’t follow protocols perfectly; the benefits are still going to exist and likely at a much higher rate than you would expect! Thank you for these podcasts!

[@dennissullivan1477]

This was an incredibly informative episode, even though I had to consume it over several days. Thank you, Dr. Huberman for taking the time to give the detailed breakdown of this longform content, that is really helpful, especially to share select subject matter with people in my life. Keep up the great work, sir!

[@manshavivek]

Dr Andrew just love you soooooo much. You are a big guy but want to give you a biggg bear hug enveloping you with love and gratitude for all you do for us❤️

[@IJH-Music]

These past 2 podcasts with Dr. Andy Galpin... 🔥❤💪 Thank you BOTH! 😀

[@_john_doe_]

Would love to see an episode on the connection between the gut and the brain in the future, maybe with a focus on IBS. Thanks for always making great episodes. ^^

[@yashbelekar1956]

Dr Huberman effectively doubled his podcast because of his guest series, great work. Not to mention he began his series with Dr Andy Galpin, with his huge store of information, info density of this series is way too high. Now you can call your friends like Lex on Monday podcast and no one will bat an eye :D. Good job, keep it up

[@scottyg5403]

I can't believe all of this fantastic content is free! Excellent video! Thank you so much!

[@cmauro7912]

Yes !!! Thanks again! So timely, and you include bones !

[@pedromenezes3882]

Great channel. One of the most interesting episode I have seen about exercise in general among every other channel I follow. Included Peter Attia (my favorite), Rhonda Patrick, Layne Norton, TimFerris, etc. Thanks Andrew!

[@StephenMarkTurner]

Dr Galpin ranges from coaching to looking at stuff under the microscope. A great guest.

[@mickedicke9403]

This podcast is amazing. Been watching it for 2 weeks since i started my weightlifting journey. Im now on a 16/8 fast low carb, high protein diet. I walk atleast 10k steps a day, and lift weights 6 times a week. I usually do weights for 50 minutes in the morning and lighter bodyweight exercises for 35 minutes in the afternoon. Since 5th of august ive went from 104kg to 100kg and feel better than ever.

[@shlomo8448]

How do you keep yourself so humble Dr huberman

[@shlomo8448]

It's gotta be those cold showers everyday

[@medusa_lives]

I make changes to my workout all the time, (i choose random equipment based off what’s available at that moment) and the way I do progressive overload still is by going near failure whether it be 7 reps or 30. Been making great gains!