None of them offer a good replacement imo and I found them all lacking (including whoop) in various ways. I think in terms of coming closest - Garmin tracks training effect and strava shows relative effort for workouts. I have found these are closest to the whoop strain, but in terms of daily recovery I really haven't found a good replacement.

Jun 2, 2023 · Bicep band works for me too. I prefer wearing a 'real' watch and having the whoop under my sleeve is great. Plus the data seems better from there. Other commenters are right, the underlying info isn't much different between whoop/Garmin/aw. But whoop presents it better.

Feb 21, 2022 · I own a Fenix 6 for two years now. I’ve been using it only for workouts for the last 6 months since the whoop can’t track a workout properly but it is very good for sleep+recovery data. I’m currently wearing my fenix and my whoop 24/24 to compare data.. today i decided that i wont renew my subscription with whoop.

Jul 21, 2022 · Honestly, the biggest thing about Whoop for me is that I actually wear it. I have a fancy Garmin fenix watch that I use for any big tracking/adventures in the backcountry or mountains, but the thought of wearing it 24/7 to get actual accurate baseline data for …

Jul 3, 2022 · Garmin is far superior than Apple Watch based on my own experience. I use Forerunner 745 and have had Whoop on/off for the past year with both Apple Watch for 6 months and Garmin for 4 months.This will be my last 6 months of use for whoop after getting a Garmin.

Jan 7, 2022 · The cheap band alternative is probably use whoop long enough to fine-tune your habits around sleep, recovery, and stress. Try predicting what tomorrow will bring based on how the day went. Pretty quick you have an intuitive sense of what it feels like in various states. At that point you are free. Pareto principle.

The whoop band is a terrible "during workout" fitness tracker. If you want accuracy during a WOD you'll have to get a watch and a chest strap that will pair with said watch.(I have a Wahoo chest strap and Garmin 245 watch).

Feb 18, 2022 · Discussion of all things related to the Whoop Strap Fitness Tracker, and the training, recovery, and cardiovascular load analysis it performs. Posting spam links for "free months" will result in user ban.

Aug 16, 2023 · Agree. I have a polar chest strap. Garmin + chest strap > whoop > Fitbit > garmin alone for tracking heart rate. But Whoop is really close to a chest strap and because it does better tracking of HRV and sleep it gives a much better measure of strain and recovery. Fitbit is probably good enough to track exercise for 95% of people.

Dec 3, 2019 · Just ordered my whoop and am very excited. I train BJJ so plan to use the bicep band / arm sleeve so I can wear the whoop while rolling. However, it is sold out. Is there an alternative band anyone has found, or a way to work around this problem while I wait for the impact band to come back in stock? Thanks in advance!