92. Will Ahmed: CEO & Founder, WHOOP

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 27 January 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Will Ahmed thrived as a college athlete at Harvard. But at least once a season, the top squash player would work so hard that he’d dabble in overtraining, seeing mono-like symptoms that dramatically effected his performance and body. In episode 92, the WHOOP founder and CEO talks about his inspiration for creating the wrist-worn heart rate monitor, and how he took it from an unwearable device the size of a shoe box to a strap worn by everyone from top athletes to average Joes (myself included). We chat about how he handled the negative criticisms as a young entrepreneur — including a daily meditation process, and why it’s important to avoid a fear of failure.

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0:00.0	There's probably people listening to this who are really driven in their life and they think that the more time they put into something, the better it's going to end up being.
0:08.5	And it actually may be the more time they put into themselves, the better it's going to end up being. Hey, everyone. Emily Abadi here coming at you with episode 92 of Hurtle, a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything
0:38.6	from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest moments.
0:43.1	On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone
0:49.0	from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs and what it really takes to follow your passions.
0:55.5	My mission is simple to inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have
1:02.2	some fun along the way. For today's show, I am sitting down with Will Ahmed. He is the
1:08.5	co-founder and CEO of WOOP. Now, you all have definitely heard me talk
1:13.8	about WOOC before. It's a wrist-worn heart rate monitor that tracks things like strain and sleep
1:20.0	and recovery. And in today's episode, Will talks to me about where that idea came from when he
1:25.7	was in college at Harvard. Before we into Will's story, a quick shout out to my sponsor, Athletic Greens.
1:33.0	It's funny, the longer I have been drinking the greens powder, which has the antioxidant
1:38.3	equivalent to 12 servings of fruits and vegetables, the more people I feel like are also drinking athletic greens.
1:48.1	Just the other day, one of the run coaches that I chat with all the time, you guys have heard
1:52.6	her on the podcast. Her name is Jess Woods. She showed up to our morning workout carrying a bottle
1:58.3	of the green stuff. And I asked her, how does it make you feel?
2:01.7	She said after drinking it consistently for the past month or so since the holidays, her body just
2:07.8	feels better. And I can't identify with that more. For me, when I start my day with athletic
2:13.7	greens, I feel like my digestion is better. I feel as though I have more energy.
2:18.4	I inevitably drink less coffee. It makes me feel like I'm more capable to handle that never
2:24.8	ending to-do list. They've got an awesome deal for you. It is 20 free travel packs, a $79
2:32.3	value, absolutely free with your first purchase. Just head on over to
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