On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed is joined by NBA Champion Felipe Eichenberger. Fresh off his championship-winning season as the Denver Nuggets Director of Performance and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Felipe is here to talk about how he helped some of the best players on the planet, including the league’s MVP, stay healthy throughout a grueling NBA title run. Will and Felipe will discuss how Felipe developed a passion for health and fitness (3:00), the power of consistency within the Nuggets’ organization (4:45), training Nikola Jokic (6:05), his role within the team (8:40), using WHOOP to train players (11:23), how Felipe uses WHOOP in his own life (13:50), players going out during the season (16:20), rehabbing injuries (19:44), meditation, visualization and breathing (22:32), recovery modalities (28:35), training at altitude in Denver (32:57), keeping players active and involved (36:28), Felipe’s impression of the Miami Heat (39:48), and his personal fitness motivation (42:40).

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO, Will Ahmed is joined by entrepreneur and innovator, Steven Bartlett. Steven is also a speaker, investor, author and the host of UK's No.1 podcast, The Diary of a CEO. He also joined the BBC's hit TV show Dragons’ Den, the UK version of Shark Tank, as the youngest-ever Dragon in the show’s history. Steven just released his second book, 'The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life' in which he shares his learnings having interviewed some of the world's leading experts, celebrities, and business professionals. Will and Steven discuss how Steven has viewed himself throughout his career (3:08), how he got started investing (6:55), Steven’s role as a founder vs a CEO (12:01), where Steven derives his learnings from (18:35), his personal mission (21:20), constantly evolving with a growth mindset (24:15), the benefits of bias in a CEO (25:20), a risk that paid off (28:16), what keeps leaders up at night (30:10), feeling like an underdog and the power of experimentation (33:05), interviewers that Steven admirers (40:30), his new book, Diary of a CEO (44:45), and how Steven prioritizes his health (53:17).

Resources:
Steven's Website
Will Ahmed on The Diary of a CEO
The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Dr. Allison Brager. She is a neurobiologist with expertise in sleep and circadian rhythms who works to examine the mind and body’s resilience to extreme environmental stress. Kristen and Allison will discuss misconceptions about sleep trends (2:35), ideal sleeping conditions (6:12), the relationship between light and melatonin (10:35), manipulating our circadian rhythm (12:40), sleep consistency (16:55), circadian rhythms and the metabolic system (23:10), behaviors that can disrupt sleep onset (28:42), and how naps impact sleep patterns (35:40).

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed and WHOOP CTO Jaime Waydo are highlighting one of our most innovative features to date – WHOOP Coach. WHOOP Coach delivers an incredibly personalized, incredibly specific performance coaching experience thanks to the latest in generative AI. Will and Jaime will discuss what the WHOOP Coach is (2:47), our partnership with OpenAI (4:15), the key use cases of WHOOP Coach (5:45), how WHOOP Coach is an educational tool (13:00), WHOOP Coach as a membership support tool (15:35), providing insight into the unknown (16:50), data retention and privacy (19:05), the vision of a 24/7 performance coach (21:55), and the technical terms and definitions around Artificial Intelligence (25:10).

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Todd Anderson. Todd is the founder of Dream Recovery, the co-founder of Synergy Dryland, a training program for world-class swimmers, as well as the co-founder of the Rideout Strong marathon training program. He holds over a dozen certifications in Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Performance. Kristen and Todd will discuss Todd’s passion for sport and performance (3:15), becoming a walk-on at Michigan State (8:45), training athletes with injuries (13:25), using data to contextualize how you feel (15:20), incorporating sleep and recovery into training programs (18:25), breathwork and breathing protocols (24:42), the impact of mouth tape on performance (27:48), staying motivated while changing behaviors (31:28), the opportunities for sleep studies and research (34:26), recovery meeting preparation (45:50), sauna and cold plunge (48:40), how Todd thinks about nutrition (54:35), and Todd’s training nonnegotiables (59:28).

Resources:
Todd’s Instagram
Dream Recovery

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by SVP of Data Science & Research Emily Capodilupo to talk about all things Heart Rate Variability. HRV is one of the key signs of fitness and how well your body is ready to perform on any given day. Kristen and Emily will discuss what HRV is (2:15), how WHOOP measures HRV (5:15), adaptive behaviors to help HRV rebound (11:45), how HRV is a personalized metric (17:40), menstruation and pregnancy impacting HRV (21:12), HRV and sleep (27:30), the WHOOP Core4 Challenge (33:47), and listener questions on HRV (49:15).

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Elissa Epel, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the author of the book entitled The Stress Prescription. She studies how self-care practices such as meditation and positive stress can promote psychological and physiological thriving and is interested in large-scale interventions for communal well-being and health equity. Kristen and Elissa will discuss the difference between stress, anxiety, and depression (3:25), the perception of stress and your mindset (6:22), the ability to identify stress (12:55), the physiological impacts of stress (16:45), how mindset impacts stress and coping mechanisms (20:20), tools to increase our stress resilience (23:15), the traps of modernity (28:30), maternal lifetime stress exposure and telomere aging (33:32), stress impacting nutrition and overeating (37:41), the ideology of Skillful Surfing (42:58), and sleep strategies (44:49).

Resources:
The Stress Prescription

Support the show

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by one of the world’s top masters runners, Ken Rideout. Ken has been crowned the “World’s Best Marathoner Over 50” by the New York Times. In addition to his running accolades, Ken is known for sharing his story about overcoming opioid addiction. Kristen and Ken will discuss Ken’s backstory and life growing up (3:35), moving to New York and starting in finance (10:40), Ken’s struggle with addiction and seeking help (17:00), seeking extreme experiences as a high (23:35), running the Gobi March in Mongolia (27:30), the power of showing up (38:55), nutrition and hydration practices for maintaining high strains (45:20), running the 6 major marathons (46:35), and what Ken is obsessing over (51:05).

Resources:
Ken's Website
Ken’s Instagram
THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, Will Ahmed, the Founder and CEO of WHOOP, is joined by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander. Before being elected Secretary of State in 2012, he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Jason is also a veteran of the United States Army achieving the rank of Captain during his service as a military intelligence officer in Afghanistan. Will and Jason will discuss Jason’s decision to join the military (3:12), life in Afghanistan (5:10), Jason’s daily routine in the service (13:25), dealing with and talking about PTSD (15:50), what led him to take the first step and get help (25:10), dealing with suicidal thoughts and therapy (30:10), using meditation (36:45), how Jason uses WHOOP (38:28), Jason’s political career and life today (46:55), and Jason’s book and podcast (56:55).

Resources:
Jason’s Website
Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and Ptsd

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Simon Hill. Simon is a physiotherapist, nutritionist, and author on a mission to help people make informed lifestyle choices. In 2021, he published his first book, The Proof is in the Plants, which makes a case for a plant-based, whole-food diet, drawing on all the latest nutrition research. Kristen and Simon will discuss Simon’s book and his main philosophies (3:55), tailoring diets to the individual (11:30), scientific research that helped shape Simon’s findings (13:13), the barrier for entry for various diets (19:38), the negative stigma around legumes and soy (24:23), getting enough protein (31:38), biomarkers that people might see change while dieting (41:43), dietary data from WHOOP members (46:33), how nutrition impacts sustainability and the environment (50:38).

Resources:
Simon’s Website
Simon’s Podcast with Thomas Dayspring
Our World In Data

Support the show

Follow WHOOP:

Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs

Trial WHOOP for Free

www.whoop.com

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

X

Facebook

LinkedIn

Follow Will Ahmed:

Instagram

X

LinkedIn

Follow Kristen Holmes:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Follow Emily Capodilupo:

LinkedIn