Golf legend Gary Player shares his thoughts on fitness, health, and happiness.
Global fitness icon and golf legend Gary Player joins the WHOOP Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion about health, life, and happiness. At 85 years old, Gary still works out harder than most people half his age. He shares his philosophies on exercise, nutrition, sleep, and the four factors he believes are key to a long and healthy life. Gary discusses how he got into fitness (3:01), his diet (6:09), sleep and training (10:50), the importance of breathwork (12:58), Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Pa...
9 Juni 202144min
Charlie Coyle, Boston Bruins center, on work ethic, sleep quality, and the connection between recovery and performing on the ice
Boston Bruins center Charlie Coyle sits down with WHOOP VP of Performance Kristen Holmes for a wide ranging discussion about his journey to the NHL, the importance of work ethic, and the connection between recovery and performance on the ice. They discuss why he always dreamed of playing pro hockey (2:37), putting in the work (5:36), making sacrifices for hockey (8:38), sleep consistency and naps (14:20), how sleep debt affects performance (17:07), why elevated WHOOP recovery means better pla...
2 Juni 202150min
Patrick Mahomes discusses his WHOOP strain, visualizing victory, and why he almost didn't play football.
NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes sits down for a wide ranging discussion on strain, recovery, and peak performance. Patrick shares his WHOOP data with Will Ahmed and they examine just what kind of toll the NFL season takes on the human body. Patrick also shares how his father's baseball career inspired him to become a professional athlete (3:01), why he almost picked other sports over football (5:21), how visualization and mindset play a key role in his success (10:04), the advice Tom Brad...
19 Maj 202130min
Haley Adams, CrossFit phenom, discusses being a role model and her mission to win the CrossFit Games
Haley Adams won CrossFit’s teen division in 2018, and said then that she would win the CrossFit Games within 5 years. Since moving up to the adult division two years ago, she has turned in 6th and 4th place finishes at the Games and is looking for an even stronger performance this year. She joins the WHOOP Podcast to detail her journey to the top of the sport, how she thinks about performance, and why she tries to help girls who are getting into CrossFit. Haley sits down with Mike Lombardi to...
12 Maj 202125min
Steve Cook discusses finding solace in the gym and picking yourself up after life knocks you down
Steve Cook is one of the most recognizable people in the fitness space. He took a lifelong interest in working out and staying active and turned it into a successful bodybuilding career on stage and creating content online. This episode is about following your passions and finding your identity. Steve explains how he found solace in the gym after his football career stopped and his marriage ended. He says those trying times resulted in a change of direction in his life that allowed him to get...
5 Maj 202153min
WHOOP COVID-19 vaccine research shows more symptoms in younger people, and following second dose
Emily Capodilupo, WHOOP VP of Data Science and Research, returns to the WHOOP Podcast to detail our latest COVID-19 vaccine research. We've found that younger people are more likely to be affected by the vaccine than older people. Additionally, you should expect to feel more rundown by the second dose than the first, but any vaccine aftereffects are short lived and only last a day or two. Emily and Will Ahmed detail our research (0:55), the difference between mRNA and viral vector vacci...
28 Apr 202127min
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan shares how WHOOP helps keep golf safe during COVID-19
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan joins the WHOOP Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion about navigating the pandemic, optimal performance, and the PGA’s groundbreaking new partnership with WHOOP. Under Jay’s steady leadership, golf was the first pro sport to return from the coronavirus shutdown and paved the way for other sports leagues to get back to play. He details the bumps in the road, how WHOOP data helped keep golfers and staff safe as play resumed, and why he believes the last year h...
21 Apr 202134min
John John Florence, two-time world champion surfer, shares how mindset prepares him for elite performance
John John Florence, two-time world champion surfer, joins the WHOOP Podcast for a discussion on mindfulness, visualization, and the mental skills needed to be successful in sports and in life. He explains how his mindset helped him recover from a torn ACL in 5 months in order to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. John John also discusses how the best surfers in the world inspired him (5:20), the mental side of surfing (7:57), controlling the controllables (10:09), mindfulness in spor...
14 Apr 202159min
