[squiggs96]

I can't quote Slava's post because he used quotation marks.

We are similar that the Whoop is usually lower than my OTF or my Garmin readings. OTF and Garmin are identical, but it's the same HRM, so it should be the same. A wrist monitor just isn't as accurate as a chest strap. Where we differ is the calories burned output from Whoop vs Strava vs Garmin vs Zwift vs OTF. Whoop is substantially higher for me than the other four, but with a lower HR. All of my settings for weight, height, gender, etc. are the same across the platforms. Each one uses a different algorithm. Strava doesn't even use HR when they calculate calories burned. They have their reasons, but I don't buy into them.

I don't believe you can pair a HRM with your Whoop. You can use your Whoop strap as the heart rate for your Garmin, but I don't believe it exists where I could pair my external HRM and Whoop would use that data. If it did, I would be way more inclined to use it.

As for comparing to others, it's the same with Whoop as it is with many other platforms. People lie and cheat. I was in a Zwift race in a division where your FTP should be at a maximum of 3.1 watts/kg. It's a race of less than 20 minutes, so people's w/kg for the race would be higher than that. The winner had a 4.7 w/kg and weighed 125 pounds. I can see his picture in his avatar. He is clearly 160-170 pounds. Because he puts his weight at 125, Zwift thinks he is producing massive output from his tiny body, and it makes him go faster. I had stopped doing these races because of all the cheaters, but when there are no races inside I need something to do that's competitive. It's funny seeing these people outside and they always have an excuse why their performance is 50% of that on a trainer. My guess is the Whoop people doing 8,000 calories per day are the same.

I'm also not trying to talk anyone out of the Whoop. If it works for you, great. I just didn't love it enough to pay for it. If I got a free six month trial I'd do it, but I wasn't willing to commit to six months of paying for it.