Real bros don't read screens on their fitness trackers. (Real bros don't read, amirite? No?) The Whoop MG is the bro-iest fitness tracker because its proprietary algorithm doesn't measure sissy little metrics like how many steps you took. The Whoop doesn't care if you got up every hour! Instead, Strain is a scale from 1 to 21 based on the Borg rating of perceived exertion. Strain takes into account your previous day’s recovery, so the Strain score you earn day to day, even from the same activities, will be different. It’s also not linear, so getting your Strain score from 16 to 17 is much harder than getting your score from 4 to 5.
Took 17,000 steps? Not enough. Spent 2 hours rock climbing? Also not enough for your gains. Even gym bros need a break from powerlifting every day, so this year Whoop did introduce new features like Healthspan, Pace of Aging, and other cardiac features with the Whoop MG and the Whoop Life membership to help a bro monitor more than just their muscle growth.—Adrienne So