# Community Strain Category is rigged

**URL:** <https://www.community.whoop.com/t/community-strain-category-is-rigged/16715>\
**Category:** Community & Teams\
**Created:** [November 3, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.community.whoop.com/t/community-strain-category-is-rigged/16715 "2026-11-03T16:31:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![thepaulcollins](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/www.community.whoop.com/thepaulcollins/32/13767_2.png) [@thepaulcollins](https://www.community.whoop.com/u/thepaulcollins)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.community.whoop.com/t/community-strain-category-is-rigged/16715/1 "2026-11-03T16:31:53Z")

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The metric system for the leader board in the strain category is bizarre and penalizes people for being in better shape than their friends. If I’m in better shape than my friends who don’t train regularly, it requires a lot more output from me to get the same strain score. I can work out twice as much and burn 3x the calories and still not be on top. This metric should either be adjusted or you should create a category for calories and another for total tonnage taken from strength trainer calculations.