About This Episode
WHOOP founder Will Ahmed discusses why most people get fitness wrong and why recovery beats intensity. Covers his journey from overtrained college athlete to building WHOOP by cracking the recovery code. Includes discussion of Michael Phelps' superhuman HRV data.
Key Takeaways
- HRV is the metric that led to founding WHOOP
- Recovery matters more than training intensity
- Moving HRV 5-10% upward over a year is a big win for average people
- Michael Phelps' HRV data looked superhuman
- Meditation became a key tool after a panic attack
Topics Covered
Episode Details
Show
The Rich Roll Podcast
Host
Rich Roll
Guest
Will Ahmed
Episode
#922
Duration
2h
Published
2025-07-14
HRV Focus
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