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Garmin Vivoactive3 Pro: Love the step counter! It reminds me to keep moving. Also, I LOVE that it synchs with Spotify so that I can play music on runs and walks without carrying my phone. It also synchs to my company's fitness reimbursement systems. I get credit for my steps which turns into $$$ into my HSA. Con: Weightlifting and CrossFit workouts don't measure as intense as they feel, and it doesn't synch to the spin bikes I use at my local spin studio. I use it to benchmark the overall activity in my day and that works for me.
Wearing a WHOOP and i love everything about ir, must confess i was a bit addicted on the recovery percentage and the optimal level of strain every day, but that was at the beginning... now i listen more to my body, but having a reference helps for sure
I'm leaning towards getting the Whoop. I do CrossFit and use Kettlebells frequently. Both smartwatches and Aurora ring are in the way when I work out and get trashed quickly. Wearing the Whoop band on my bicep is a game changer for me.
It is undeniable that devices don’t track multiple domains of activity equally. However, my favorite thing about them is that they at least give me a way to begin comparing a long bike ride to a WOD or weightlifting practice. Before my garmin /whoop I had no idea how they effected each other.
I wear a Garmin Fenix 6 and an Oura ring. Lol. I track my deep and REM sleep, my max heart rate during CrossFit workouts, my resting heart rate during sleep, my weekly "intensity minutes," and my daily steps. A LOT of other interesting things, like blood O2 level and maps of runs and walks, can be tracked by the Garmin Fenix 6. But mostly I look for my sleep, highest heart rate in workouts, total active minutes a week, and steps. 😴🔥❤️ 🏋️♀️ 🚶♀️
Loved your coverage of this topic. Spot on. The only value I find for my Whoop is that it gives me an accurate heart rate during workouts. So days when I think I am killing it, I can fact check with my heart rate. As mentioned in the podcast, this applies only to interval training or long duration workouts.
YES! Thank you! This is so important for athletes to realize wearables are just a guide and not a must-follow tool. I love my Whoop but have to follow my own regime and not look too much into the recovery/strain (weightlifting strain can be defeating haha). Curious - do you like how the Whoop doesn't have a face (i.e. not distracting) or would you prefer a face on your wearable to tell time/etc.?
One thing my Garmin allows is for measuring of training volume over time, so I can calculate a power output. I've used this measure for years to determine if I'm loading properly and without accurate timing you can't really do it right. The Garmin has a great ability to do this. I've learned over time to take the recovery with a grain of salt, but I have noticed changes in my "battery" after implementing more mobility into my day, little things like that where you wouldn't know what was happening with your HRV unless you tracked it is definitely a plus for me. And the alcohol effect! OMG, that was an eye opener!!
Using a Fitbit Charge for now, just to see if my sleep/recovery is really as bad as I thought it was. It is. I haven't really changed anything because of the data I'm getting...and everything you said about how it tracks non-cardio-specific workouts is spot on. I mean...the Charge 3 doesn't even have anything aside from three cardio elements (run, bike, treadmill) and Weightlifting (which doesn't seem to track anything differently than treadmill or run LOL). I am wondering about Whoop and might take you up on the first month free thing just to see if the intel is any better. I expect my recovery/sleep will improve as time passes...going thru some personal stuff that is disrupting my sleep. FYI, the reminder that these are just tools and not to put all our eggs in the wearable technology basket is excellent advice.
Late to the party... I'm an older, 60s, CF guy. I wear a MyZone chest band. I really like it as it measures all my workouts. It used to be connected to the screen at the gym and it was helpful with my heart level. While it probably has the same metric problems as other wearables, at least it is consistent and I can tell when I've had a tough workout. However, I can't see when I'm blowing up my heart rate. I really wanted something that I could check out during my workout. (A watch) It seems that there really isn't anything that is going to work the way want it. I hadn't even thought about tracking my sleep.
I have the vivoactiv4 (and previously had the vivosmart 4), and while it's not very good at recognizing some of the lifting exercises (OHP always registers as bench press, what is UP with that?!), I find that the body battery reading does keep in line with the way I'm feeling most of the time. Running drains me sooo much xD (It also helped me figure out I'm better off having "treat" foods earlier in the day - or not at all, haha-, because if I have them at night my stress goes bonkers and I hardly recover when I'm sleeping. Pretty good insight :)
Awesome that you've been able to use your wearable to gain these valuable insights! Love to hear that! Check out our learning section at www.thirdzy.com for more to improve your sleep. And of course stay tuned for Recovery RX to drop soon!!!
Great video, but do we know how accurate any of these new products actually are? They produce simple graphs and look good - but I have seen several 'independent sources claim that Whoop and the others are 'less than 50% accurate in the sleep data they put out - compared to professional testing equipment. Perhaps their best value is in demonstrating 'relative results? - that certainly has some merit - but as a skeptic it's also worth pointing out; your personal data is more than likely being sold to the highest bidder - and that's not ok.
I think you nailed it - the best value is demonstrating relative results. As mentioned (and as we talk about more in the Recovery RX'd course) there is probably not much accuracy in tracking the stages of sleep. However I will admit I've been really surprised at the Oura Ring's ability to track my bedtime and wakeup! And the HRV/Resting HR always tend to be the same whoop/Oura
Used to use a Whoop - great sleep insight for sure. Now I have an Apple Watch and although not quite as much data, still has useful input. Well done video - looking forward to checking out the Recovery RX course.
When do you normally charge your Apple Watch? I want to open mine and start wearing it, but the last thing I need is another daily device to charge! haha
@@WODprep I usually charge it after the gym when I'm in the shower. Bonus: the alarms you set on your phone sync up and the watch vibrates also to wake you up 😀
I'm wearing the whoop 3 for 6 month. And i like it. The strain recording is weird like you mentioned, but documents some activity. Its ok. The sleep recordings compared to my sense and feeling in the morning is pretty good. Plus for whoop. Do the price model is the reason why im looking for an other wearable. Still undecided. Overall i became a fan of wearables and collecting data documentation my effort and well being. I really looking forward for better hardware so that a wearable (a day keeps the doctors away :-)) supports us by our life choices (do i really need the one glass of beer?). And thanks for the great short video.
With hundreds of thousands of these devices sending a constant stream of data to the cloud, there is no excuse for the algorithm gap for CrossFit and resistance training. If they don't care about me, I don't care about them.
Agreed with the others here. You can easily adjust the placement as needed for wraps, etc. My experience has been that it doesn't affect the data collected.
I've worn the watch/whoop combo for a long time and have not had it mess with anything - I wore the whoop arm band for a while and it turned out to be more annoying than the wrist. I guess I just need bigger biceps.
Any crossfitter here has had a meniscus surgery and went back to crossfit normaly? I'm freaked out i won't be able to go back to the weights i used to lift Ps: thanks for the beneficial content
I had a meniscus tear that was repaired, a couple of years ago return to training within weeks. I'm 58 snatch 100kg (220 pounds) and going for lessons to snatch considerably more. never felt it again (ps I've had a hip replacement, a bicep tear and a double hernia) all have no effect on my abilities unfortunately age maybe has a greater effect but that is an ongoing battle to negate the effects :-). You will be fine Don't stop training just stay of the knee until it's recovered. (my coach had a full meniscus repair that flipped around, he is still one of the best in the country). Good luck.
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Garmin Vivoactive3
Pro: Love the step counter! It reminds me to keep moving. Also, I LOVE that it synchs with Spotify so that I can play music on runs and walks without carrying my phone. It also synchs to my company's fitness reimbursement systems. I get credit for my steps which turns into $$$ into my HSA.
Con: Weightlifting and CrossFit workouts don't measure as intense as they feel, and it doesn't synch to the spin bikes I use at my local spin studio.
I use it to benchmark the overall activity in my day and that works for me.
Huge fan of NOT bringing my phone on runs/walks/rides/etc! So cool about the HSA perks! $$$
Wearing a WHOOP and i love everything about ir, must confess i was a bit addicted on the recovery percentage and the optimal level of strain every day, but that was at the beginning... now i listen more to my body, but having a reference helps for sure
Yeah, I suggest paying less attention to the score, and more attention to the sleep duration, HRV, and resting heart rate! :)
I'm leaning towards getting the Whoop. I do CrossFit and use Kettlebells frequently. Both smartwatches and Aurora ring are in the way when I work out and get trashed quickly. Wearing the Whoop band on my bicep is a game changer for me.
It is undeniable that devices don’t track multiple domains of activity equally. However, my favorite thing about them is that they at least give me a way to begin comparing a long bike ride to a WOD or weightlifting practice. Before my garmin /whoop I had no idea how they effected each other.
I wear a Garmin Fenix 6 and an Oura ring. Lol. I track my deep and REM sleep, my max heart rate during CrossFit workouts, my resting heart rate during sleep, my weekly "intensity minutes," and my daily steps. A LOT of other interesting things, like blood O2 level and maps of runs and walks, can be tracked by the Garmin Fenix 6. But mostly I look for my sleep, highest heart rate in workouts, total active minutes a week, and steps. 😴🔥❤️ 🏋️♀️ 🚶♀️
Loved your coverage of this topic. Spot on. The only value I find for my Whoop is that it gives me an accurate heart rate during workouts. So days when I think I am killing it, I can fact check with my heart rate. As mentioned in the podcast, this applies only to interval training or long duration workouts.
Didn’t know that you have a youtube channel love all the content you have as all the tips you bring thanks
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! Haha, excited to have you on the channel, Rene!
YES! Thank you! This is so important for athletes to realize wearables are just a guide and not a must-follow tool.
I love my Whoop but have to follow my own regime and not look too much into the recovery/strain (weightlifting strain can be defeating haha).
Curious - do you like how the Whoop doesn't have a face (i.e. not distracting) or would you prefer a face on your wearable to tell time/etc.?
Yeah I like the fact that I can wear it all day and it doesn't give me instant feedback that I keep checking!
One thing my Garmin allows is for measuring of training volume over time, so I can calculate a power output. I've used this measure for years to determine if I'm loading properly and without accurate timing you can't really do it right. The Garmin has a great ability to do this. I've learned over time to take the recovery with a grain of salt, but I have noticed changes in my "battery" after implementing more mobility into my day, little things like that where you wouldn't know what was happening with your HRV unless you tracked it is definitely a plus for me. And the alcohol effect! OMG, that was an eye opener!!
I will definitely agree wearing these devices has shown me how badly alcohol affects my body!
I use Whoop and love it for improving my sleep!
Awesome!!!👌
Using a Fitbit Charge for now, just to see if my sleep/recovery is really as bad as I thought it was. It is. I haven't really changed anything because of the data I'm getting...and everything you said about how it tracks non-cardio-specific workouts is spot on. I mean...the Charge 3 doesn't even have anything aside from three cardio elements (run, bike, treadmill) and Weightlifting (which doesn't seem to track anything differently than treadmill or run LOL). I am wondering about Whoop and might take you up on the first month free thing just to see if the intel is any better. I expect my recovery/sleep will improve as time passes...going thru some personal stuff that is disrupting my sleep.
FYI, the reminder that these are just tools and not to put all our eggs in the wearable technology basket is excellent advice.
Make sure you watch our video from a couple weeks ago about how to improve sleep! Here it is: czcams.com/video/IIsgxuM9Anc/video.html
Late to the party... I'm an older, 60s, CF guy. I wear a MyZone chest band. I really like it as it measures all my workouts. It used to be connected to the screen at the gym and it was helpful with my heart level. While it probably has the same metric problems as other wearables, at least it is consistent and I can tell when I've had a tough workout. However, I can't see when I'm blowing up my heart rate. I really wanted something that I could check out during my workout. (A watch) It seems that there really isn't anything that is going to work the way want it. I hadn't even thought about tracking my sleep.
I have the vivoactiv4 (and previously had the vivosmart 4), and while it's not very good at recognizing some of the lifting exercises (OHP always registers as bench press, what is UP with that?!), I find that the body battery reading does keep in line with the way I'm feeling most of the time. Running drains me sooo much xD (It also helped me figure out I'm better off having "treat" foods earlier in the day - or not at all, haha-, because if I have them at night my stress goes bonkers and I hardly recover when I'm sleeping. Pretty good insight :)
Awesome that you've been able to use your wearable to gain these valuable insights! Love to hear that! Check out our learning section at www.thirdzy.com for more to improve your sleep. And of course stay tuned for Recovery RX to drop soon!!!
Great video, but do we know how accurate any of these new products actually are? They produce simple graphs and look good - but I have seen several 'independent sources claim that Whoop and the others are 'less than 50% accurate in the sleep data they put out - compared to professional testing equipment. Perhaps their best value is in demonstrating 'relative results? - that certainly has some merit - but as a skeptic it's also worth pointing out; your personal data is more than likely being sold to the highest bidder - and that's not ok.
I think you nailed it - the best value is demonstrating relative results. As mentioned (and as we talk about more in the Recovery RX'd course) there is probably not much accuracy in tracking the stages of sleep. However I will admit I've been really surprised at the Oura Ring's ability to track my bedtime and wakeup! And the HRV/Resting HR always tend to be the same whoop/Oura
Used to use a Whoop - great sleep insight for sure. Now I have an Apple Watch and although not quite as much data, still has useful input. Well done video - looking forward to checking out the Recovery RX course.
When do you normally charge your Apple Watch? I want to open mine and start wearing it, but the last thing I need is another daily device to charge! haha
@@WODprep I usually charge it after the gym when I'm in the shower. Bonus: the alarms you set on your phone sync up and the watch vibrates also to wake you up 😀
I'm wearing the whoop 3 for 6 month. And i like it. The strain recording is weird like you mentioned, but documents some activity. Its ok. The sleep recordings compared to my sense and feeling in the morning is pretty good. Plus for whoop. Do the price model is the reason why im looking for an other wearable. Still undecided. Overall i became a fan of wearables and collecting data documentation my effort and well being. I really looking forward for better hardware so that a wearable (a day keeps the doctors away :-)) supports us by our life choices (do i really need the one glass of beer?). And thanks for the great short video.
Great video!
I hace miband AND help me to walk More.
Here in 2022 and still looking for best wearable option . Whoop 4 due to the subscription /cloud data / and no screen will be least on my options
Helpful. Thanks.
I have a Fitbit Charge 4 and the sleep data it provides is terribly inaccurate.
Shoot, try the Oura Ring! I've been really impressed with the sleep tracking functions
Hi, Alfredo from Venezuela, Please which would you take, A) Phenix 6 Pro, or B) FR 255 ? Thank you
With hundreds of thousands of these devices sending a constant stream of data to the cloud, there is no excuse for the algorithm gap for CrossFit and resistance training. If they don't care about me, I don't care about them.
Meanwhile... I'll just be getting an 18 strain for going on a light hike, and not even register my near-death experience with Fran 😂
Exactly. When I see people with 18-20 strain for 18 holes of golf, I know there is a problem. I don’t score that high doing Murph.
I use the Apple Watch, but don't like taking it off to put on wrist wraps and grips. Does the WOOP get in the way of wraps or grips?
I wear it on my upper arm. You have to get the arm band. Occasionally hits on a racked KB, otherwise out of site out of mind.
My victory grips sit right above my whoop with no problems, as mentioned kettle bells are the only issue.
Agreed with the others here. You can easily adjust the placement as needed for wraps, etc. My experience has been that it doesn't affect the data collected.
I've worn the watch/whoop combo for a long time and have not had it mess with anything - I wore the whoop arm band for a while and it turned out to be more annoying than the wrist. I guess I just need bigger biceps.
Any crossfitter here has had a meniscus surgery and went back to crossfit normaly? I'm freaked out i won't be able to go back to the weights i used to lift
Ps: thanks for the beneficial content
I had a meniscus tear that was repaired, a couple of years ago return to training within weeks. I'm 58 snatch 100kg (220 pounds) and going for lessons to snatch considerably more. never felt it again (ps I've had a hip replacement, a bicep tear and a double hernia) all have no effect on my abilities unfortunately age maybe has a greater effect but that is an ongoing battle to negate the effects :-). You will be fine Don't stop training just stay of the knee until it's recovered. (my coach had a full meniscus repair that flipped around, he is still one of the best in the country). Good luck.
First. Keep it up Ben
The wodprep audio always sound like you have put the video on 1.25x speed? There are some wierd audio artefacts in all the videos?
I think we normally speed up the audio a little bit - maybe 1.15x, just because it helps make the video less boring!
The title of the video doesn’t match what you guys are talking about. A lot of focus on only sleeping patterns
None really work.. do deadlifting with a watch. It stops tracking hartrate