What's up folks? Welcome back to the Whoop podcast. We're sit down with top athletes, researchers,

sciences, and more to learn what the best in the world are doing to perform at their peak

and what you can do to unlock your own best performance. I'm your host Will Ahmed, founder and

CEO of Whoop. First, a reminder, you can use the code Will to get 15% off a Whoop membership.

Okay, this week's episode, all about training your brain and led by, of course, Kristen Holmes,

who sits down with neuroscientist Louisa Nicola for an in-depth discussion on peak performance,

brain health, athletics, and longevity.

Louisa was a triathlete who represented Australia at the World Championships, but found her way

to neuroscience after being hit by a car while she was training on a bike ride. She discovered

the mind-body connection as part of her rehab, which led her to founding her company Nero Athletics a few years later.

She's since gone on to work with some of the best athletes across baseball, basketball, and more to ensure their mental game is just as strong as their physical game.

Kristen and Louisa discussed the intersection between brain health, physiology, and peak performance,

the role sleep, nutrition, and exercise play in growing our brains, how the brain ages and the steps

we can take to keep our brains young, how sleep deprivation leads to a higher risk of injuries

and a weakened immune system, and how staying on top of

your hydration is one of the best ways to stay on top of your game. A quick reminder, we have new ways

to interact with the WOOP podcast. You can email us, podcast at Woop.com, or you can call our new

listener line and leave a question or comment and it might be

answered on a future episode. That's 508-443-49-5-2. We are taking questions now on nutrition

for next week's episode. Okay, without further ado, here are Kristen and Louisa Nicola.

Louisa, welcome.

Oh, Kristen, I'm so excited to be here, finally.

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