The Doctor & The Nurse Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Daniel Amen | How to Become Unkillable
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Jan 9, 2025 
Dr. Andy Galpin, a human performance scientist known for his expertise in sports performance, shares insights on becoming 'unkillable.' He discusses the vital roles of physical health, resilience, and psychological adaptation in high-stress situations. The conversation dives into the importance of sleep for optimal health and cognitive function. Dr. Daniel Amen joins to focus on building a resilient mind, emphasizing common traits among high-performing athletes and the critical link between sleep quality and peak performance.
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Defining Unkillability
- Being unkillable means maximizing resilience against dying through physical and physiological skills.
- It includes being strong, mobile, adaptable to environment, and having no major physical vulnerabilities.
Balance Specific and General Training
- Avoid becoming hyper-specific in training by incorporating general physical preparedness.
- Build resilience so no novel task causes injury or failure.
No Clear Limit to Human Adaptation
- Human physiological adaptation has no clear upper limit, given long enough exposure and time.
- Significant changes like muscle fiber type can shift vastly over decades, even with same DNA.