Monotony and Strain: The Overtraining Signal Wearables Miss
ACWR catches load ramps but misses the shape of the training week. Monotony and strain fill the gap by flagging weeks without enough hard/easy variance.
ACWR catches load ramps but misses the shape of the training week. Monotony and strain fill the gap by flagging weeks without enough hard/easy variance.
Garmin Body Battery, WHOOP Strain, Oura Stress, WHOOP Recovery — these scores sound like they measure the same thing. They don't. Here's what each one actually calculates, why they contradict each other, and how to read them together.