On this week’s episode, WHOOP Senior Vice President of Research, Algorithms, and Data is joined by Economist and Parenting Expert Emily Oster. The pair discusses Emily’s background (1:50) and journey from economist to parenting expert (2:55), the lack of research in pregnancy and parenting (3:45), navigating caution in pregnancy (5:36), receiving pushback from physicians (8:11). Emily Oster gives insight into creating her business, ParentData (12:28), navigating social media (15:56), and presenting some of the biggest surprises in parenting research (19:58). The pair continue to discuss policy changes and parenting aid (21:41), when the best time to have children is (22:15), family planning (28:37), and unpacking some listener Q’s (41:01).

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Emily’s Instagram
Emily’s TikTok
Podcast: Raising Parents with Emily Oster
Podcast: Parent Data with Emily Oster
ParentData.org
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On this week’s episode, we have another great listener questions episode for you. WHOOP Senior Sport Scientist Chris Chapman joins us to answer all of your questions on strength training and performance. Chris answers questions around strength training and workout focus (2:17), preventing osteoporosis (8:43), the timing of workouts impacting recovery (12:55), building the ideal training program (16:32), progression through lifting programs (21:08), creatine and other supplements (27:39), and nutritional suggestions for different lifting programs (31:41).

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Research Paper on Bone Health
Research Paper on Creatine and Disease
Research Paper on Creatine and Brain Health
Research Paper on Protein
WHOOP Podcast #252 with Dr. Darren Candow
WHOOP Podcast #218 with Chris Chapman

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On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed is joined by a very special guest, football sensation Virgil van Dijk. Virgil is not only the captain of Liverpool, one of the top clubs in the Premier League, but also the captain of the Dutch National Team. Virgil has won a number of championships throughout his professional career including a Scottish League Cup with Celtic, a Champions League Title with Liverpool, and he helped end Liverpool’s 30-year league title drought when they won the Premier League back in 2020. Virgil is widely regarded as one of the most dominant and complete center backs in the world. Will and Virgil discuss how Virgil got started in football (2:49), his calm demeanor (7:13), breathing exercises (10:33), leadership roles and mentality (11:59), dealing with injury and adversity (13:02), Virgil’s WHOOP data and health habits (18:27), his playing style on the pitch (22:08), transferring to Liverpool FC (27:10), his family life (31:01), playing for Holland (32:46), the mental side of the game (35:16), WHOOP growing more of a presence in the football space (38:58), and some rapid fire questions (42:51).

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