{"podcast":{"title":"Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin","slug":"perform-with-dr-andy-galpin-6754078","podcast_index_feed_id":6754078,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/perform","website_url":"https://www.performpodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7ccb76de-a5a4-11ee-9959-3708fa969426/image/3802b9dd3e50d14ce6feb3e5d966f06e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Scicomm Media","episode_count":28,"summary":"This is Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin. I'm Dr. Andy Galpin, a professor and director of the Human Performance Center at Parker University. With this podcast, my goal is to help you better understand and maximize your own physical and mental performance, leveraging my two decades of experience with elite performers, including Olympians and world champions across numerous sports. The goal is to cover a range of tools, technologies, and strategies designed to help everyone—from beginners to record-breaks, and everyone in between. While not all of us are elite athletes—myself included—there are countless lessons and tools we can learn from those performing at the highest levels. And remember, as legendary coach Bill Bowerman stated, \"If you have a body, you are an athlete.\" If you're not already, I hope you'll consider starting to train and recover like one.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:09.612365+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perform-with-dr-andy-galpin-6754078"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Herman Pontzer: How We Really Burn Calories & Lose Weight","slug":"dr-herman-pontzer-how-we-really-burn-calories-lose-weight","published_at":"2025-03-12T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perform-with-dr-andy-galpin-6754078/dr-herman-pontzer-how-we-really-burn-calories-lose-weight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perform-with-dr-andy-galpin-6754078","url":"https://performpodcast.com/dr-herman-pontzer-how-we-really-burn-calories-lose-weight/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SCIM1369090157.mp3?updated=1741756717","summary":"My guest is Dr. Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., a professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health at Duke University, known for his research on human bioenergetics, particularly energy expenditure and the exercise paradox. We discuss his work comparing highly active hunter-gatherer groups to more sedentary cultures, exploring their total energy expenditure and the surprising similarities. We examine the impact of factors such as age, sex, exercise, and pregnancy on daily energy expenditure. We also break down whether diet or exercise plays a greater role in weight management and weight loss. Additionally, we explore how genetics and the environment interact to shape human physiology, highlighting how population-level findings often overlook individual variation and emphasizing the need for medical and diagnostic practices to account for this diversity. Read the full episode show notes at performpodcast.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/perform David Protein: https://davidprotein.com/perform LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/perform Renaissance Periodization: https://rpstrength.com/perform Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/perform Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. Herman Pontzer 00:01:18 Energy Expenditure & Metabolism 00:03:59 Hunter-Gatherers, Energy Expenditure vs Sedentary Cultures 00:07:19 What is Energy Expenditure?; Maintaining Energy Budget 00:13:42 Sponsors: David Protein & LMNT 00:16:23 Weight Gain; Calories In, Calories Out 00:22:18 Exercise & Calories Burned, Energy Expenditure Changes? 00:29:56 Movement Efficiency, Exercise & Metabolism Research 00:37:55 Metabolic Recalibration & Exercise Threshold 00:43:33 Hunter-Gatherer Groups, Energy Expenditure, Fertility 00:47:23 Sponsors: AG1 & Renaissance Periodization 00:49:53 Pregnancy & Energy; Overt…","meta_description":"My guest is Dr. Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., a professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health at Duke University, known for his research on human bioe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8343,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/perform-with-dr-andy-galpin-6754078/episodes/dr-herman-pontzer-how-we-really-burn-calories-lose-weight/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perform-with-dr-andy-galpin-6754078/dr-herman-pontzer-how-we-really-burn-calories-lose-weight.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}