[Chronotype] The One Thing More Important than Getting 8 Hours of Sleep w/ Dr. Chris Perry, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Travis Mash #732
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Dr. Christopher A. Perry, an Assistant Professor at Eastern Kentucky University, began his fitness journey at Penn State University, where he developed a robust background in Strength & Conditioning leading to 17 years in the industry to date.
His academic path, leading through a PhD at Arizona State University, deepened his expertise in Exercise Science & Sports, Sleep & Circadian Rhythms, and Nutrition.
Chris's current research focuses on sleep, movement analysis, and CO2 tolerance, particularly in tactical populations and collegiate athletes.
His work aims to enhance performance, wellness, and longevity health outcomes, demonstrating his commitment to advancing the field of exercise and sports science.
Beyond his academic pursuits, Chris is an executive performance coach, weight loss consultant, fitness entrepreneurship mentor, podcast host, and enjoys engaging in coffee culture and movie discussions.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Shrugg family this week on Barbell Shrugg Dr. Chris Perry. |
| 0:04.0 | Yeah, the one and only Chris Perry who's also a coach at Rapid Health Optimization. |
| 0:08.0 | This is like a super in-house. |
| 0:10.0 | We recruited our own, but he's also a professor at Eastern Kentucky in the exercise science |
| 0:17.0 | and exercise fiz department, and happens to be on Barbell Shrug today absolutely slaying when it comes to |
| 0:26.0 | understanding sleep how to optimize it this cool world called chronotype which |
| 0:31.1 | you're gonna learn a ton about. |
| 0:32.5 | And then of course we dig into all the fun questions |
| 0:34.8 | about melatonin, alcohol, marijuana, nicotine, |
| 0:38.0 | how those things affect your sleep. |
| 0:39.4 | So a full hour here, just really diving deep |
| 0:41.8 | into exactly how to get the perfect night |
| 0:44.2 | sleep and one thing that was really cool if you kind of got surprised by the title of |
| 0:48.0 | today's show in your feed I actually learned a little bit about how important |
| 0:51.7 | chronotype is and as far as consistent sleep. |
| 0:54.3 | And maybe you don't actually need an eight hours of sleep and there might be this chronotype thing |
| 0:59.4 | is actually going to be a little bit more important than I originally thought. |
| 1:03.0 | So I learned a lot during the show. |
| 1:04.6 | Dr. Perry is a fantastic coach. |
| 1:06.5 | We love having him on our team. |
| 1:08.1 | He tas tons of vacation inside, rabbit health optimization |
| 1:11.9 | that all of our clients are privy to, putting 10, 15 minute |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Doug Larson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Doug Larson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.