Maximizing Your Training Outside of the Gym with Todd Anderson
On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Todd Anderson. Todd is the founder of Dream Recovery, the co-founder of Synergy Dryland, a training program for world-class swimmers, as well as the co-founder of the Rideout Strong marathon training program. He holds over a dozen certifications in Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Performance. Kristen and Todd will discuss Todd’s passion for sport and performance (3:15), becoming a walk-on at Michigan State (8:45), training athletes with injuries (13:25), using data to contextualize how you feel (15:20), incorporating sleep and recovery into training programs (18:25), breathwork and breathing protocols (24:42), the impact of mouth tape on performance (27:48), staying motivated while changing behaviors (31:28), the opportunities for sleep studies and research (34:26), recovery meeting preparation (45:50), sauna and cold plunge (48:40), how Todd thinks about nutrition (54:35), and Todd’s training nonnegotiables (59:28).
Resources:
Todd’s Instagram
Dream Recovery
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On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Todd Anderson. Todd is the founder of Dream Recovery, the co-founder of Synergy Dryland, a training program for world-class swimmers, as well as the co-founder of the Rideout Strong marathon training program. He holds over a dozen certifications in Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Performance. Kristen and Todd will discuss Todd’s passion for sport and performance (3:15), becoming a walk-on at Michigan State (8:45), training athletes with injuries (13:25), using data to contextualize how you feel (15:20), incorporating sleep and recovery into training programs (18:25), breathwork and breathing protocols (24:42), the impact of mouth tape on performance (27:48), staying motivated while changing behaviors (31:28), the opportunities for sleep studies and research (34:26), recovery meeting preparation (45:50), sauna and cold plunge (48:40), how Todd thinks about nutrition (54:35), and Todd’s training nonnegotiables (59:28).
Resources:
Todd’s Instagram
Dream Recovery
Follow WHOOP:
Sign up for WHOOP Advanced Labs
Follow Will Ahmed:
Follow Kristen Holmes:
Follow Emily Capodilupo:
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