Understanding Heart Rate Variability and the Impact on Strength Training with Chris Chapman

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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

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by WHOOP Senior Sport Scientist Chris Chapman. Chris is also the Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Big Air / Slopestyle Team for Freestyle Ski Canada. Kristen and Chris discuss how Chris got into Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and how he applies it to training (3:40), how to assess training readiness in athletes (7:35), components of a strength training program (12:30), what is HRV...

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0:00.0	Hello folks. Welcome back to the WOOP podcast where we are on a mission to unlock human performance.
0:10.6	I'm your host Will Amit, founder and CEO of Woop.
0:14.2	Got a good episode this week. It is WOOP VP of Performance Science, Kristen Holmes, being joined by Woop Senior Sports Scientist Chris Chapin.
0:25.0	Chris is also the lead strength and conditioning coach of the Big Air Slope Style Team for Freestyle Canada.
0:31.2	The strength and conditioning expert is also a certified exercise physiologist
0:35.5	and a high-performance specialist through the Canadian
0:38.4	Society for Exercise Physiology.
0:42.1	Kristen and Chris discuss the key components to a strength training program.
0:47.2	Chris shares some methods his pro athletes use that anyone can incorporate into their program.
0:52.2	How Chris pays attention to HRV.
0:57.5	HRV's role in strength training.
1:03.7	The recovery tools Chris incorporates into his training programs, breath work, meditation,
1:08.4	how he's worked in even the stress monitor, and how important being in the right mindset to train and perform can be for an athlete.
1:16.6	Also an exciting time for those of you on WOOP because we just came out with impacts.
1:23.5	That's right. You can now get daily insights and information on how your behaviors and habits impact your recovery.
1:28.3	You can find this feature by going into your WOOP app and selecting the coaching tab. You hit Insights at the top and you will now see how all those things that you've been monitoring in your W-W-Journal, behaviors, lifestyle decisions, you name it, affect your recovery.
1:39.3	So it's a pretty exciting feature. Check that out. If you're new to W-W-W-I-L, use the code W-I-L. When you're checking out, get a $60 credit on Woop accessories. If you have a question, you want to see answered on the podcast, email us, podcast at whoop.com. Call us 508-443-4952. Here are Kristen Holmes and Chris Chapman.
1:59.9	Chris Chapman is the lead strength and conditioning coach
2:02.5	of the Big Air Slope style team for Freestyle Canada and also a senior sports scientist here at
2:09.1	Woop. Chris is a strength and conditioning expert receiving certifications in sports science,
2:13.9	exercise physiology, strength and conditioning, and holds a master's of science and
2:18.2	biomechanics. Chris has worked in the strength conditioning industry for 20 years, primarily with
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