Probably should have mentioned I have two kids under 4 so sleep is… never great.
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Yep. Exactly this. As shown in graphs below when my rhr spiked and my hrv plummeted I had my 1% recovery score. Shortest nights sleep too. Finally starting to see some trends and able to understand what fully rested vs partial feels like
Any chance I can sneak into the Whoop group? Just got mine last Friday so still going through the calibration phase. @NobodiesMedic is my Whoop user name.
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Johnny on the spot! Thank you.
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Hydration and sleep do it for me.
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Well, I’m finally starting to work out again and am interested in actually tracking my activity/recovery. I’ve noticed multiple PGA tour guys wearing a Whoop, which is influencing my decision. Having read through this thread some I may pick one up.
either I’m the most out of shape person @ 6ft 165 lbs, or juul-boy-nayshh really spikes your strain scores with that nicotine rush (increases hr?) cuz im hitting 20’s riding in a cart for 18. sure its hot out and im drenched, but i aint runnin no marathons out here…
Get the bicep band.
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fuck. i was hoping someone wouldnt say thats the reason…
do you know why there is a difference between wrist and bicep? I would just think that they would have a way to have them closer? I get that they would be different readings in different locations, I just feel like they shouldn’t be THAT different.
I believe @Soly posted awhile back, the wrist band tends to register a higher strain when hitting a golf ball than a bicep band, probably due to the difference of the force of the impact on the wrist vs. bicep.
A lot depends on the person. Like for me, I’m pretty thin and there is very little to no flesh on my wrist and the optical heart rate monitor likes a little bit of flesh. Also it’s hard for a lot of people to get a good proper fit on their wrist and then other light gets in there and hurts the measuring ability. And lastly there is this weird issue a lot of optical heart rate monitors have on the wrist where they pick up the motion of the wrist instead of the blood flow.
Personally I find the bicep band far more comfortable.
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im surprised at the arm comfort you experience. that was my major hang up. ill be buying today.
Agreed on the bicep band being better. I had no desire to wear it 24/7 on my wrist so the bicep band was the only way it was going to work for me. It’s worked out well and is barely noticeable - by me or others - almost all of the time.
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Ive had a WHOOP band for a week now, and I already improved my handicap by 15 strokes… Thats how it works, right?
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I think folks with wrist accuracy are probably not wearing it tight enough. It should be difficult to get your pinky finger under the band and I do not expect many people find that tightness comfortable.
I know I wear mine tight and it frankly sucked for the first week.
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I don’t seem to have that problem. Usually riding or a range session gets me to like 5-6 strain but walking has been between 12-18 strain and I’ve only worn on my wrist. I’m probably ordering a bicep band though purely since I don’t want a wrist tan line lol
EDIT: strain walking is between 9-15. The day strain on one day was an 18 
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Anyone watching golf over the weekend notice DJ and Cam Champ wearing their Whoop with the clip facing out?? Have I just been wearing it wrong the whole time…