Global Head of Human Performance & Principal Scientist at WHOOP Kristen Holmes On How Sleep Can Take Your Peformance In Athletics & Life To The Next Level

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast is the one and only Kristen Holmes! This conversation was a true privilege to have.

Kristen is the Global Head of Human Performance & Principal Scientist at WHOOP.

Kristen is a psycho-physiologist whose research is focused on testing sleep, circadian, recovery, and training behaviors and how they might impact measures of physiological and/or psychological resilience. She helps individuals and teams operating in high-stress, high-stakes environments and understand and use physiological and psychological insights to accelerate learning associated with self-regulation and human flourishing.

Kristen was an extremely accomplished athlete herself. She was a 2021 Hall Fame Inductee at Iowa, a 3x All-American, and a 2 x Big 10 Athlete of the Year while competing in both Field Hockey and Basketball. She was a 7-year member of the U.S. National Field Hockey Team and one of the most successful coaches in Ivy League history, having won 12 league titles in 13 seasons and a National Championship at Princeton University.

In today's conversation, Kristen takes me through her impressive athletic career at The University of Iowa, how that career fueled her current pursuits,

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic
0:06.0	Schleader. Today I have the privilege of sitting down with the one and only Kristen Holmes. This
0:11.3	conversation was a true pleasure to have. I've heard Kristen on many different podcasts before
0:16.5	that personally were super impactful for me, so I wanted to have a conversation with her and was super privileged that she gave me the opportunity to do so. If you're not familiar with
0:25.5	Kristen, she is the global head of human performance and principal scientist at Woop. She is a
0:30.6	psychologist whose research is focused on testing sleep, circadian, recovery, and training
0:35.3	behaviors in how they might impact measures of psychological
0:38.7	and or physiological resilience. She helps individuals and teams operate in high stress,
0:44.2	high stakes, environments, and understand and use psychological and physiological insights
0:48.4	to accelerate learning associated with self-regulation and human flourishing.
0:52.8	Kristen, in her own right, was an extremely accomplished
0:55.4	athlete herself. She was a 2021 Hall of Fame inductee at the University of Iowa, go Hawkeyes,
1:01.4	a three-time All-American, a two-time Big Ten athlete of the year while she competed in field hockey
1:06.9	and basketball. She was a seven-year member of the U.S. National Field Hockey Team and one of the
1:11.3	most successful coaches in Ivy League history, having won 12 league titles in 13 seasons
1:16.3	and a national championship at Princeton University. Absolutely bonkers. Today's conversation,
1:21.5	Kristen takes me through her impressive athletic career at the University of Iowa, how that current
1:25.5	career fueled her current pursuits. And then I ask
1:28.9	her a ton of questions around sleep, recovery, all things surrounding those two subjects. Sleep is
1:35.1	such a misunderstood subject. And even if it's slightly understood, there's always more to unpack.
1:40.5	And Kristen is an absolute expert in this field. So I love picking your brain in today's
1:45.5	conversation. I know before we get into it, I would be incredibly grateful if you share today's
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