Andy Galpin, PhD@DrAndyGalpin
The new episode of Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin is out now: Dr. Herman Pontzer: How We Really Burn Calories & Lose Weight (@HermanPontzer)
This episode is available in full on 𝕏, YouTube, and all podcast platforms.
(0:00) Dr. Herman Pontzer
(1:18) Energy Expenditure & Metabolism
(3:59) Hunter-Gatherers, Energy Expenditure vs Sedentary Cultures
(7:19) What is Energy Expenditure?; Maintaining Energy Budget
(13:42) Sponsors: David Protein & LMNT
(16:23) Weight Gain; Calories In, Calories Out
(22:18) Exercise & Calories Burned, Energy Expenditure Changes?
(29:56) Movement Efficiency, Exercise & Metabolism Research
(37:55) Metabolic Recalibration & Exercise Threshold
(43:33) Hunter-Gatherer Groups, Energy Expenditure, Fertility
(47:23) Sponsors: AG1 & Renaissance Periodization
(49:53) Pregnancy & Energy; Overtraining, Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome (REDs)
(57:37) Metabolism “Slowing Down”, Age or Sex Differences?
(1:04:22) Metabolism & Age, Puberty, Older Adults
(1:11:51) Body Composition, Individual Food Intake
(1:16:49) Sponsor: Eight Sleep
(1:18:12) Anthropology, Natural Fallacy, Diversity & Adaptations, Physical Activity
(1:27:59) Population, Individual Variation, Diversity, Race
(1:34:33) Kidney, eGFR Calculation; Clinical Equations & Race
(1:40:51) Genetics, Diversity, Populations; Genetic Testing
(1:49:29) One-to-One Gene Fallacy, Height, Environment, Diversity
(1:51:20) Height & Weight, Genetics & Environment Interplay
(1:56:31) Science Literacy & Research; Diabetes, Heart Disease & Race
(2:02:33) Diversity, Physiology & Medicine, EMT
(2:07:08) Upcoming Projects, Metabolic Ceilings
(2:09:39) Metabolism, Diet & Exercise, Individual Approach
(2:14:57) Crash Metabolism?, Herman’s Links
(2:17:30) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Subscribe & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Social Media, Perform Newsletter
Includes paid partnerships.