Any other Whoop users on the forum? I got one out of curiosity since I’m such a fitness data nerd. Its been interesting to learn about HRV and track my sleep etc, but in general I’m not sure I’m on board with the info it’s giving me
Just wrapped up a 6 week SST plan yesterday and can feel it in my bones. Trainingpeaks CTL says my form is -24 which feels right–TGIM (thank god its Monday)
But Whoop is telling me my recovery is at 94% and “my body is ready to take on strain” Um, no its not… If gets something like this wrong, not sure I can buy anything it says.
Recovery is based on where you are compared to your 30 day recovery performance. I have found months where I’m fatigued it takes less sleep performance to get a good recovery score.
Whoop is missing a very simple metric - how you actually feel. I’ve asked them repeatedly to add this. Despite your recovery score, sleep metrics, etc. sometimes how you actually feel deviates from the Whoop metrics. It’s this insight that I really want.
I mean totally unrelated to a workout…your general feeling. I have days where I have +90% sleep performance and ‘green’ recovery but I feel like shit (and not sick). I’d like to try to drive down into the data and try to figure out why that is.
I’vebBeen using Whoop for about a year and a half and have found it to be enlightening. Comparing a subjective measure such as ‘how I feel’ to a quantitative measure based on HRV and resting HR among other metrics is bound to not align. I’ve found that on the days when I ‘feel’ crappy but have a green recovery, the workout goes far better than I would have expected. My HR is responsive, power numbers are really solid, in some instances much better. Not what I would have expected as I’m throwing my leg over the bike.
There are any number fo variables that can drive a poor perceived condition - mental strain either from work or home or pandemics, hydration, poor diet can all impact perception.
