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#822 - Dr Andy Galpin - The New Science Of Heart Health, VO2 Max & Sleep Hacking

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Dr Andy Galpin is a professor of kinesiology, exercise scientist, and an author. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and poor sleep is affecting almost everyone. Andy has some of the best, evidence-based strategies for improving both, while becoming fitter and more resilient. Expect to learn which metrics matter most for health, the best ways to train your VO2 Max, what the most optimal daily routine for peak VO2 max looks like, advanced techniques to enhance your sleep, what happens when you over optimise life, whether breathwork can replace your afternoon nap, how to improve your sleep with nutrition and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get up to 37% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr. Andy Galpin, he's a professor of kineshesiology, an exercise scientist, and an author.

0:10.0

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and poor sleep is affecting almost everyone.

0:16.7

Andy has some of the best evidence-based strategies for improving both of those while becoming

0:22.2

fitter and more resilient.

0:24.3

Expect to learn which metrics matter most for health, the best ways to train your V.O.2.

0:29.1

Max, what the most optimal daily routine for peak V.2 max looks like advanced techniques to enhance your

0:35.2

sleep what happens when you over optimize life why breath work can replace your afternoon nap

0:40.8

how to improve your sleep with nutrition, and much more.

0:46.0

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1:00.8

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1:07.6

sleep stages. It is phenomenal. I can't sing the praises of it enough and I use it I literally use it every single night

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1:42.6

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