The Body of Knowledge
The Body of Knowledge
Kenny Kane & Andy Galpin
The Body of Knowledge is a serialized podcast featuring stories from the intersection of science and fitness. Each story is born in a conversation about quality of life and incubates until it can grow into actionable insight. The show is hosted by former comedian and lifelong human performance coach, Kenny Kane and Professor of Exercise Physiology at CSUF, Andy Galpin. The show is produced in volumes and the chapters of each volume are released weekly.
The Snapshot
Where do you spend your time and energy? We describe the snapshot and how we use it to be honest with ourselves about where the chips fall. 
Sep 3, 2019
1 hr 9 min
Growth Quadrants
Kenny drops one of his favorite models for growth - the four quadrants. We also dive deep into how to use them for just about anybody. 
Aug 27, 2019
1 hr 17 min
Muscle Growth
Andy hits us with what's new in the science of muscle growth. Spoiler alert - we were all wrong about a few things... 
Aug 20, 2019
1 hr 3 min
The Five (Voltron) Tenants
Kenny lays out the five tenants of coaching at Oak Park - purpose, growth, connection, contribution, and value. 
Aug 13, 2019
1 hr 13 min
Invest vs Consume
Are you investing in your growth or consuming physical experiences? We break it down and help you distinguish between the two. 
Aug 6, 2019
25 min
Use Your Brain
Kicking off season 3 with a conversation about the growth of science and technology. 
Jul 30, 2019
42 min
Going Dark 2
Going deeper on why we're going dark. 
Jul 23, 2019
1 hr 17 min
Going Dark
We're back... but not in the way you might expect. We're going dark on social media and moving to a new model. 
Jul 16, 2019
23 min
2.8 Epilogue
We conclude Volume II with some reflections on leadership. Kenny, Andy, and Josh lay out what leadership means to them and what they learned from each guest.
Mar 8, 2018
1 hr 25 min
2.7 Mental Skills (featuring Jared Cohen)
In chapter 7 of volume II, we dive into the mental side of training with Oak Park Mental Skills Coach Jared Cohen. There's a lot of discussion about mindset and mentality out there but few tools for measuring and improving these things with training. We describe some broader context and provide hands on examples for actually developing mental skills.
Mar 5, 2018
1 hr 52 min
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