About This Episode
WHOOP founder Will Ahmed shares his journey from overtrained college athlete to building a multibillion-dollar health tech company. Discusses heart rate variability, why recovery beats intensity, Michael Phelps superhuman data, how a panic attack made meditation his secret weapon, and the science of human potential.
Key Takeaways
- Recovery beats intensity for performance
- Overtraining led to building WHOOP
- HRV reveals recovery status objectively
- Michael Phelps data was superhuman
- Meditation improves HRV and performance
Topics Covered
Episode Details
Show
The Rich Roll Podcast
Host
Rich Roll
Guest
Will Ahmed
Episode
#922
Duration
1h 59m
Published
2025-07-14
HRV Focus
Primary topic