WHOOP Podcast

Will Ahmed and Jaime Waydo discuss the WHOOP Coach, a personalized performance coaching experience powered by AI. They highlight the partnership with OpenAI, key use cases of the Coach, education and membership support features, data retention and privacy, and the vision for a 24/7 performance coach.

Kristen Holmes interviews Todd Anderson, Founder of Dream Recovery, about his passion for sport and performance, training athletes with injuries, using data to contextualize how you feel, incorporating sleep and recovery into training programs, breathwork and breathing protocols, the impact of mouth tape on performance, staying motivated while changing behaviors, opportunities for sleep studies and research, sauna and cold plunge, Todd's approach to nutrition, and his training non-negotiables.

Emily Capodilupo, SVP of Data Science & Research, joins Kristen Holmes to discuss Heart Rate Variability (HRV). They explore what HRV is, how WHOOP measures it, adaptive behaviors to improve HRV, and the personalized nature of HRV. They also cover the impact of menstruation, pregnancy, and sleep on HRV, as well as listener questions.

Ken Rideout, crowned the “World’s Best Marathoner Over 50” and known for overcoming opioid addiction, discusses his backstory, struggle with addiction, seeking extreme experiences, running the Gobi March in Mongolia, the power of showing up, nutrition and hydration practices, running the 6 major marathons, and what he's obsessing over.

Former Missouri Secretary of State and veteran of the United States Army, Jason Kander, discusses his decision to join the military, life in Afghanistan, dealing with PTSD and suicidal thoughts, using meditation, and his political career and life today.

Simon Hill, a physiotherapist, nutritionist, and author, discusses the benefits of a plant-based diet, tailoring diets to individuals, scientific research, protein sources, biomarkers, and nutrition's impact on sustainability and the environment.

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by fitness expert Brad Schoenfeld. Brad is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on body composition training. He is a lifetime drug-free bodybuilder and has won numerous natural bodybuilding titles. Kristen and Brad will discuss the definition of hypertrophy and resistance training as well as their benefits (2:50), getting started with resistance training (6:35), outlining a muscle-building program (8:05), the utility of a one rep max (10:42), training recommendations for different age groups (16:00), lifting cadence and recovery techniques (20:25), nutritional recommendations (25:50), adding cardio into a workout and warmup (28:15), incorporating rest in between sets (32:05), and the process of progressive overload (33:55).Resources:Brad’s WebsiteSupport the showFollow WHOOP:Sign up for WHOOP Advanced LabsTrial WHOOP for Freewww.whoop.comInstagramTikTokYouTubeXFacebookLinkedInFollow Will Ahmed:InstagramXLinkedInFollow Kristen Holmes:InstagramLinkedInFollow Emily Capodilupo:LinkedIn 

This week, we’re diving back into the inbox to answer questions from our listeners – thanks to everyone who has submitted questions so far. WHOOP Senior Sport Scientist Chris Chapman is here to answer your questions about the popular Zone 2 Cardio space and strength training. We had a number of questions come in after our Zone 2 Training episode with Paul Laursen, that’s Episode 222 if you haven’t listened yet. We’ve also received some great questions about strength training and our Strength Trainer product episode. That’s Episode 219 with our CTO Jaime Waydo. Chris discusses navigating strain goals and recoveries with Zone 2 (2:45), incorporating Zone 2 into marathon training (7:05), how heart rate zones differ from person to person (11:55), identifying your Zone 2 heart rate range (14:20), how heart rate zones can change over time (20:20), combining strength training and endurance training (24:00), and the difference between free weights and machines (38:00).Resources:Episode 222 - Paul LaursenEpisode 219 - Strength TrainerSupport the showFollow WHOOP:Sign up for WHOOP Advanced LabsTrial WHOOP for Freewww.whoop.comInstagramTikTokYouTubeXFacebookLinkedInFollow Will Ahmed:InstagramXLinkedInFollow Kristen Holmes:InstagramLinkedInFollow Emily Capodilupo:LinkedIn 

Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, a distinguished professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, discusses the potential of psychedelics for treating mental health challenges. Topics include altered states of consciousness, changing attitudes towards psychedelics, physiological markers impacted by psychedelics, and performance-enhancing possibilities. They also touch on the legality of psychedelics in the U.S., what Robin is currently obsessing over, and the biggest benefits of psychedelics.

On this week’s episode, Jeremy Powers WHOOP Senior Sports Marketing Manager, Endurance Sports is joined by professional cyclist Alison Jackson. Alison is a female professional racing cyclist riding for team: EF-Education First-Tibco-SVB. She is a two-time and current Canadian National Road Champion, the 2021 Canadian National Champion for Time Trial, she represented Canada at the Tokyo Olympics, and back in April, she won the 2023 Paris-Roubaix Femmes. Jeremy and Alison will discuss Alison’s life growing up and finding endurance sports (3:15), winning the famous Paris-Roubaix Femmes (10:37), Alison’s passion for entertaining fans (18:20) the emotional impact of winning Paris-Roubaix Femmes (25:31), being a team leader while also being a creator (30:30), putting yourself out there on social media (35:30), Alison’s motto throughout her career (39:50), her hobbies and life outside of cycling (42:58), the Tour de France Femmes and the state of women’s cycling (47:25), how Alison deals with negativity and down days (54:15), and what Alison has learned from WHOOP (58:25).Resources:Alison’s InstagramSupport the showFollow WHOOP:Sign up for WHOOP Advanced LabsTrial WHOOP for Freewww.whoop.comInstagramTikTokYouTubeXFacebookLinkedInFollow Will Ahmed:InstagramXLinkedInFollow Kristen Holmes:InstagramLinkedInFollow Emily Capodilupo:LinkedIn