Podcast Episode #60: Dr. Andy Fry & Controlling Broscience, Limiting Bias, & Understanding Research

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Fry joins me to explain in simple terms the scientific method, the research process, and how to "answer the question," even if that means having more questions. Dr. Fry, the Director of the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab at the University of Kansas, explains the importance of sport science, how to conduct research well, what major issues to avoid, and how the conclusions and applications from performance research trickle down to most, if not all, athlete and non-athlete populations.

Dr. Fry is a professor in the department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas. He earned his bachelors degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University, his master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and his doctorate in exercise physiology from Penn State University. During his two-year post-doctoral training, Fry studied cellular and molecular muscle physiology at Ohio University. This was followed by 13 years at the University of Memphis, where he was the Director of the Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory. At the University of Kansas, he served a five year term as the department chair, during which he helped develop the Research and Coaching Performance Team in collaboration with University of Kansas Athletics. This work eventually led to the creation of the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory where research focuses exclusively on optimizing sport performance.

Follow Dr. Fry and the work at the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab:
Instagram: @jayhawkathlperf
Twitter: @AthleticJayhawk
Facebook: @JHAPLab