Today I’m talking to Chris Chapman, Senior Sport Scientist at Whoop. He is also the Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Big Air & Slopestyle Ski Team for Freestyle Canada. Chris is certified as a Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Exercise Physiologist, Sport Scientist, Olympic Weightlifting Coach, Track & Field Coach, and holds a Master’s Degree in Biomechanics. And if those qualifications aren’t enough, Chris has coached athletes for 7 Olympic games. Our conversation focuses on the future of strength tracking and performance research, and I truly hope you enjoy!
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In this episode of the BarBend Podcast, host David Thomas Tao talks to Chris Chapman about:
- Chris’ impressive background coaching nearly a dozen Olympic sports (2:00)
- Sports where art is on the scorecard (5:00)
- Cutting edge training in today’s sports, and why isometrics are the “old next great thing” (7:30)
- Spotting early tech in weightlifting, plus why measuring jumps is so popular (11:00)
- Why having haters means you’re on the right track (14:40)
- How strength tracking got incorporated into WHOOP hardware and tech (17:00)
- How close are we to a one-stop shop to measure performance, output, and recovery? (20:10)
- The next wave of tracking technology, including metabolism tracking (23:00)
Relevant links and further reading:
- Follow Chris Chapman on Instagram
- Follow David Thomas Tao on Instagram and Twitter
