In this week's episode of The Knowbodies Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Andy Galpin, Ph.D., a Professor at CSU Fullerton where he researches muscle physiology and teaches classes. He is also the host of The Body of Knowledge Podcast, is a frequent guest on the Barbell Shrugged Podcast, and recently published a new book, Unplugged, which provides a blueprint for using technology to meet your health and performance goals in a much smarter way, while reconnecting to your instincts and the natural world.

In this episode we dive into:

• Andy's personal philosophy about finding his path in life 
• Andy's athletic background as a football player, weightlifter, and martial artist
• Some history behind Barbell Shrugged and his friendships with the guys
• His path to becoming a professor after considering Athletic Training and Physical Therapy as careers
• How are physical therapists doing when it comes to understanding strength and conditioning principles?
• Andy's approach to assessing a brand new client
• The principles of strength and conditioning and how Andy applies them
• We throw a couple of case studies at Andy that he breaks down and explains how he would approach them
• Andy's new book, Unplugged, and what to expect down the road from him