Essentials: How to Assess & Improve All Aspects of Your Fitness | Dr. Andy Galpin

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Andy Galpin outlines nine fitness adaptations, from broad jumps and grip strength to VO2 max and FFMI.

On Huberman Lab Essentials, Dr. Andy Galpin presents a nine-part framework for assessing fitness: movement skill, speed, power, strength, hypertrophy, muscular endurance, anaerobic capacity, VO2 max, and long-duration endurance. He recommends filming push-ups, pull-ups, squats, and deadlifts to check symmetry, stability, awareness, and range of motion; using a standing broad jump roughly equal to body height as a power benchmark; targeting at least 40 kg of grip strength and a 30-second dead hang; and testing leg strength with body-weight leg extensions or a 45-second goblet squat hold at half body weight. For health, Galpin cites FFMI targets of 20 for men and 18 for women, 25-plus push-ups for men, and at least 20 minutes of continuous exercise. Estimated VO2 max should exceed 35 mL/kg/min for men and 30 for women, with higher targets above 50 and 45, respectively. He advises a standardized, three-day testing battery once per year.

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1. 0:00Fitness Goals, Appearance & Performance: Balancing Aesthetics, Strength and Lifelong Wellness
2. 2:32Nine Components of Physical Fitness: From Skill and Speed to Long-Duration Endurance
3. 6:03Movement Skill, Tool: Assessing Movement Quality Through Four Checks and 0–3 Scores
4. 10:15Power, Tool: Standing Broad Jump—Reach at Least Your Body Height
5. 11:36Grip Strength, Dynamometers & Dead Hangs: 40–60 kg and 30–60 Seconds
6. 13:35Lower Body Strength, Leg Extensions & Squat Holds: Bodyweight Loads and 45-Second Positions
7. 17:08Muscle Mass, Body Composition & Fat-Free Mass Index: FFMI Targets of 20 for Men and 18 for Women
8. 19:14Muscular Endurance, Planks & Push-Ups: 60-Second Front Planks and 25-Plus Repetitions
9. 20:44Anaerobic Capacity, Maximum Effort Tests: Wingate, Bosco and 30–60-Second Efforts
10. 22:18Maximum Heart Rate & Heart Rate Recovery: 220 Minus Age and 30 Beats in One Minute
11. 23:33VO2 Max, Running & Walking Tests: Cooper 12-Minute Run and Rockport One-Mile Walk
12. 25:19Long-Duration Endurance, Steady-State Exercise & Nasal Breathing: 20–30 Minutes Without Breaks
13. 26:20Testing Frequency, Test Order & Training Priorities: Annual Battery and Three-Day Schedule