WHOOP Podcast

Sweat, salt, and hydration: Sports scientist Andy Blow covers the essentials of hydration

Jul 20, 2022

47:34

Episode guests

Andy Blow

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The Importance of Hydration in Performance

02:11

Is Coffee Helping With Diarrheic Diarrhoea?

04:01

Do You Feel Dehydrated or Drunk During Performance?

04:22

Introduction

2min

How Salty Is Andy?

5min

What Is the Research Saying About Sweat and Salt Loss in Athletes?

2min

The Importance of Hydration in Performance

2min

Do You Feel Dehydrated or Drunk During Performance?

4min

Prehydrating Before Workouts - Is That Important?

6min

Keto Diet

3min

Is Coffee Helping With Diarrheic Diarrhoea?

4min

Is That a Good Idea?

2min

10.

How to Get Back to Normal on a Monday?

3min

11.

What Are Electrolites?

5min

12.

Do You Use Caffine Before Your Workouts?

2min

13.

Precision Fuel and Hydration

3min

14.

Carbohydrates and Fueling

3min

15.

Precision Fuel and Hydration for Sport

2min

WHOOP VP of Performance Kristen Holmes sits down with Andy Blow, a world-renowned expert in sweat, dehydration, and cramping to discuss how you can lock in your hydration. Andy draws on his experience as a triathlete and a Formula 1 sports scientist to help explain what you need to know about your own hydration -- and how to avoid common mistakes when it comes to hydration and fueling. Andy discusses the variability in sweat losses from person to person (8:56), what our bodies do while sweating (10:08), perceived effort and thirst (11:50), pre-hydrating (16:20), diet and hydration (21:46), caffeine's role in hydration (24:27), alcohol (30:09), electrolytes (33:14), hydrating while fasting (37:22), and carbs and fueling (42:05).

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