Should you eat before bed? What’s the best time to train hard? What’s the simplest way to improve sleep? Can respiration rate changes identify COVID 19? Three pillars: strain, recovery, and sleep are vital to succeeding peak performance says WHOOP founder Will Ahmed. We are all trying to become the healthiest versions of ourselves - yet there are some physiological indicators that can’t necessarily be felt but can be measured. In fact, groundbreaking data from WHOOP tracking enabled a PGA tour pro golfer to identify COVID before he had any known symptoms. Information is power, and in this interview, Ahmed shares data patterns gleaned from hundreds of thousands of users that you can implement today. Should you eat before bed? What’s the best time to train hard? What’s the simplest way to improve sleep?  Will says- measurements can motivate!   LESSONS Develop a sense of curiosity Train optimally  Use information as a preventative tool  Strain, recovery & sleep are the three pillars Routines are key You can manage things you measure Measurements can motivate  Sleep consistency is paramount   This episode is brought to you by Honey Stinger  HONEYSTINGER.COM CODE: HSSPARTAN2020   LINKS https://www.whoop.com   TIME STAMPS 0:45 honeystinger.com intro 2:15 Continuous health monitoring  3:15 training optimally  4:15 cutting weight properly  5:15 the flintstone model 6:15 what you can measure & may not feel 7:15 research on covid-19 9:15 monitoring as a preventative tool 10:15 improving sleep 12:45 information as power 14:00 honeystinger.com break  15:00 what metrics they monitor  16:45 recovery levels  17:45 Whoop Journal 19:15 building a routine 22:15 measuring can motivate  23:15 resting is vital in recovery  25:00 green means go 27:30 Joe’s morning method  29:00 key tips  31:30 honeystinger.com close FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena  Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye send their regards :)     Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty   © 2020 Spartan