Hello, folks. Welcome back to the WOOP podcast, where we sit down with top athletes,

researchers, scientists, and more to learn what the best in the world are doing to perform

at their peak and what you can do to unlock your own best performance. I'm your host, Will Ahmed,

founder and CEO of Woop. We've got a phenomenal guest for you this week, Dr. Stacey Sims.

When it comes to performing at your best, we all know that exercise and nutrition are essential,

but few studies, coaches, and products are

taking into account one of the most significant factors at play, your biological sex.

Here at WOOP, we've been looking at the role hormones have in everything from sleep to recovery

to even digestion. A key reason why we ask members to identify their gender and biological sex

when they join WOOP for the first time. This week, we're talking to Dr. Stacey Sims, a leading researcher

and author who specializes in female physiology about the role food has in performance, how women

should think about nutrition differently

than men, and how women's hormonal cycles affect their training.

Dr. Sims joins Woop VP of Performance, Kristen Holmes, and Woop VP of Data Science, Emily

Capulupo, to discuss why, according to Dr. Sims, women are not small men

and how physiological differences play a role in performance. Why underfueling is a major

issue and can prevent you from seeing the progress and results you want to, what to know

about intermittent fasting, meal timing, and your training schedule.

I found this one particularly interesting. And how you can tell if you're missing the mark

with your nutrition by looking for certain signals from your body. Reminder, you can also use

the code Will Ahmed to get 15% off a W-W-M-E-D. That is is WI-L-L-A-H-M-E-D.

And without further ado, here are Kristen, Emily, and Dr. Stacey Sims.

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