WHOOP Podcast

Michael Phelps on his journey to Olympic greatness, his struggles with depression, and how WHOOP helps him be his best

May 4, 2022

01:00:29

Episode guests

Michael Phelps

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

You Know, You Don't Want to Be Alive, You Want to Ask for Help

03:30

How Do You Get to That Point?

01:46

How Can Therapy Help You Cope With Loneliness?

01:40

Introduction

2min

Swimming - What Are Your First Memories of Swimming?

2min

Swimming as a Kid

2min

How Did You Get Your First Olympic Team?

2min

The Role of Expectations in Your Life

3min

Swimming in Australia - I Want That

2min

How Much Faster Can We Get?

2min

What Was Your Reaction to Six Golds to Bronzes?

2min

How Much Was Your Mind Set?

2min

10.

Count Your Strokes Off the Wall

2min

11.

Be Your Best Calm Self Before a Race

2min

12.

How to Train for the Olympics?

2min

13.

What's Next Lost?

3min

14.

What Do You Do When You're on Whoop?

3min

15.

The Dashboard - What Are You Doing?

2min

16.

You Know, You Don't Want to Be Alive, You Want to Ask for Help

4min

17.

How Can Therapy Help You Cope With Loneliness?

2min

18.

How Do You Know if You Should Push Through or Step Back?

2min

19.

I Am Naomiosake, and I'm Somonbiles

3min

20.

How Much Have You Changed Since Making Mental Health a Big Focus?

2min

21.

How Do You Manage Your Goals?

2min

22.

How Do You Get to That Point?

2min

23.

How Can You Push Yourself Through a Situation?

2min

24.

How Do You Channel That to Day?

2min

25.

Graston, Cupping and Cold Tub

2min

26.

How Can I Challenge Myself to Have a Good Night's Sleep?

2min

27.

The Eight Basic Emotions

4min

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, joins the WHOOP Podcast for an in-depth discussion on his career, high performance, and mental health. Michael talks about his journey to winning 28 Olympic medals, but also details his struggle with depression and anxiety. He explains his mission to help those battling mental health challenges and also talks about how WHOOP plays a critical role in his own health and well-being. He sits down with Will Ahmed to discuss his early days in swimming (1:52), how he quickly discovered swimming was therapeutic for him (3:37), dealing with expectations and his burning desire to win (9:42), capturing his first gold medal (13:31), making sacrifices (16:47), the pursuit of perfection at the Beijing Olympics (19:36), his love of competition (23:25), experiencing emptiness after Beijing (25:04), recovery and sleep (27:48), why WHOOP (29:41), his mental health struggles and his darkest moments (34:02), showing the world the "real" Michael Phelps (39:37), trying to lower the suicide rate (45:56), flow states (48:22), diet and nutrition while training (55:17), and the Michael Phelps Foundation (56:55).

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