Tips to Maximize Recovery and Minimize the Negative Effects of Alcohol with Kristen Holmes and Emily Capodilupo

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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 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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After wrapping up Sober October, we’ve brought back a fan favorite to dive deep into the effects of alcohol on the body, sleep, and recovery. VP of Performance Science Kristen Holmes and SVP of Data Science and Research Emily Capodilupo break down all things alcohol by discussing what we know about alcohol’s impact on the body (2:45), how alcohol leads to poor sleep (4:05), how alcohol deters muscle development and hinders the results of a workout (6:40), what you can expect to see in your WH...

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0:00.0	What's up, folks? Welcome back to the Whoop podcast where we sit down with top performers of all walks of life, athletes, researchers, scientists, and more.
0:14.7	What are the best in the world are doing to perform at their peak and what you can do to unlock your own best performance.
0:21.1	I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of Woop.
0:24.3	We're on a mission to unlock human performance.
0:28.0	All right, October has officially come to a close.
0:31.3	And for many of our members, that may have meant they were giving Sober October a try.
0:37.5	That's why we're bringing back an all-time favorite episode all about alcohol.
0:42.3	We also got a ton of questions from all of you.
0:46.1	A reminder, you can send us questions if you email us podcast at whoop.com or call us at 508-443-4952.
0:58.2	Our own VP of Performance Science, Kristen Holmes, and our SVP of data science and research, Emily Capitaluppo, are here to pull back the curtain on
1:03.1	alcohol's impact on human performance. They discuss what we know about alcohol's impact on sleep
1:10.5	and recovery, how it can hinder the benefits of a workout, what to expect in your WOOP metrics after drinking, a story behind a national championship winning team that decided to go sober for a season, healthy benefits to offset the effects of alcohol, the potential benefits of consuming
1:28.9	small amounts of alcohol, so there's hope, how to experiment with your own WOOP metrics around
1:34.5	alcohol. And from there, we also have a couple sound bites on alcohol usage from hydration
1:40.0	expert Andy Blow and trainer Dr. Kelly Starrette.
1:45.5	Reminder if you're new to whoop, you can use the code Will WI-L when you're checking out to get a $60
1:50.8	credit on WOOP accessories. You can use that credit for new bands, battery packs,
1:55.5	whoop body apparel, and more. That is at join.wop.com to get started.
2:04.4	Without further ado, here are Kristen Holmes and Emily Capitol Lupo. Hello, everyone. I'm Kristen Holmes, and I'm here again with Emily Capitlupo.
2:09.9	Hey, everyone. Today we're going to talk to you about how alcohol affects your body, the sad truth,
2:16.2	and what it does to your Woop metrics.
2:19.9	In particular, the impact it has on your sleep, recovery, and performance.
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