Sober October: An Exercise in Unlocking Yourself

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Recovery, Health, Life Sciences, Data, Optimize Performance, Science, Hrv, Fitness, Wearable, Health & Fitness, Sports, Strain, Whoop, Sleep

4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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On this week’s episode, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance - Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes, and Senior Vice President of Research, Algorithms, and Data, Emily Capodilupo discuss Sober October. Kristen and Emily discuss the breakdown of alcohol (1:50), the immediate downstream effects of alcohol (3:56), what happens to sleep when alcohol is in the system (6:47), how to aid recovery during and after drinking (11:51), how alcohol affects tomorrow (16:58), and alcohol’s effects on your ...

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0:00.0	I get to be really productive on Sundays.
0:03.0	You know, I get to avoid all those calories.
0:06.0	I know a lot of people who don't drink and, you know, they kind of say things.
0:09.0	Like, I'd rather have a piece of cake than a cocktail.
0:11.0	And it's like, well, if you frame it that way, like chocolate tastes a whole bunch better than alcohol.
0:14.0	You're not just giving it up.
0:16.0	This isn't some like exercise and self-denial.
0:19.0	It's an exercise and unlocking yourself.
0:21.7	What's up, folks? Welcome back to the Whoop podcast. I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder, and
0:26.5	CEO of Whoop. We're still on a mission to unlock human performance. That's right. If you're
0:32.4	thinking about joining Whoop, check out Whoop.com. You can literally sign up for a free 30-day
0:37.3	trial to use the Woop strap and
0:40.4	membership. All right. Today's guests. Well, not really guests. There are leaders at Woop. Today's
0:47.0	episode, Woop SPP research of algorithms, data, Emily Capilupo, and Woop Global Head of Human
0:53.5	Performance, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes,
0:56.3	these are the heavy hitters. They are here to talk all things alcohol. That's right. We're talking
1:03.1	about Sober October. If you're a Woop member, be sure to sign up for the Sober October
1:09.2	challenge in the Woop app and see how a month without alcohol can
1:13.4	positively impact your health.
1:16.3	Kristen and Emily discuss the chemistry of alcohol and how it is broken down in the body,
1:21.3	alcohol impacting your sleep, how alcohol affects the heart and your HRV,
1:25.7	the connection between alcohol and mood, the positive
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