What Salim Najjar has said about Heart rate variability
3 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 3, 2026
Salim Najjar, Former CEO and human performance educator known as "That HRV Guy," focused on heart rate variability and nervous system health, has been quoted on Heart rate variability 3 times in 1 episode of The Dylan Gemelli Podcast, most recently on November 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Najjar says science has not published a normal HRV range because it is highly individual, so people should not compare their scores with others.
“they have yet to publish a range for this biomarker because they have proven it is so unique to the individual”
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast: Episode #178: What a 100yo Japanese Smoker Taught Me About Stress? - Featuring Salim Najjar (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 24:16
Najjar defines an HRV baseline as the 30-day average and recommends judging the daily morning score against it.
“I define HRV baseline as your average score over the last 30 days”
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast: Episode #178: What a 100yo Japanese Smoker Taught Me About Stress? - Featuring Salim Najjar (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 25:26
Najjar claims a sports agency told him its Hall of Fame athletes had much higher HRVs than its regular athletes, and argues the clutch gene can be trained.
“we've noticed in every one of our Hall of Fame athletes, insanely higher HRVs than our regular athletes”
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast: Episode #178: What a 100yo Japanese Smoker Taught Me About Stress? - Featuring Salim Najjar (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 58:18
Episodes
Episode #178: What a 100yo Japanese Smoker Taught Me About Stress? - Featuring Salim NajjarThe Dylan Gemelli Podcast · Nov 3, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Dylan Gemelli talks with HRV educator Salim Najjar about chronic stress, heart rate variability, trauma, elite-athlete mindset, wearables and Okinawan longevity.
Salim Najjar on other topics
- Autonomic nervous system · 2 quotes
- Okinawa · 1 quote
- Vagus nerve stimulation · 1 quote
- Wearable technology · 1 quote
- Psychological trauma · 1 quote
- Hormesis · 1 quote
- Caffeine · 1 quote
- Sleep · 1 quote