rb-cohen Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Evening all, my first post of the forums!I was wondering what everyone else was using to track their training programmes? I'd tried MyFitnessPal, which is great for tracking calories and cardio, but real cumbersome for tracking lifts. There seem to be a lot of solutions for tracking cardio but the "weights" section always seems an after thought.For the last few months I'd been recording it all on paper, but figured somebody must have made something to do it online! It wasn't easy to find, and there are some bad ones - but the best I found was GymWolf (http://www.gymwolf.com).Doesn't look like the take up is that high at the minute and there are some awesome features they could develop but haven't yet (like a way to back up my data), but all in all its served me well these last 2 weeks. You can put in the weight, number of reps and sets easy enough and track progress through graphsAnyone found anything better/just as good? Quote Link to comment
healplz Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Pretty cool! Doesn't look like it can track body weight exercises, though. I've been using paper myself, but I can always nerd out to some graphs. Quote The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.― Mark Twain Link to comment
Junglizer Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Pretty cool! Doesn't look like it can track body weight exercises, though. I've been using paper myself, but I can always nerd out to some graphs. Yup, just the white board for me! Quote "Tomorrow = Never" Twitter | Thingist | Challenge | Squad Link to comment
SpongeBob Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 had a look at it, but the list of exercises is pretty low, or i just do some odd ass stuff! Quote The only antidote, is blood, sweat and hope and a blueprint to save us from what we have become. 'we work in the dark to serve the light' Link to comment
Knightwatch Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Yeah, good ol' notebook and pen, here. One kept at my CF gym, and another in my gym bag for my own workouts. Quote "The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea... http://www.facebook.com/#!/jbaileysewell Link to comment
Timmy M Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 notebook and pen ftw so much less hassle then some app because you can put in all the little side notes and all the exercises that don't appear in apps Quote Link to comment
healplz Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 In terms of online tracking, I just joined Fitocracy (www.fitocracy.com) yesterday. It's pretty great (in beta so a little buggy), and it actually has decent tracking for bodyweight exercises. Did I mention quests and achievements?Edit: I couldn't find a group already, so I created Nerd Fitness Rebel Army (http://www.fitocracy.com/group/361/) Quote The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.― Mark Twain Link to comment
Denny Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Until you get an invite for Fitocracy you can use Jefit, it's a really good app for Android. Quote -> Dead Athletes Don't Lie -> John Cleese on Creativity -> Digital addiction and the chaotic mind My Bucket List Link to comment
healplz Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Until you get an invite for Fitocracy you can use Jefit, it's a really good app for Android. You're right. I forgot it was still invite only. Here's the link I used to register, it should still be good: http://www.fitocracy.com/register/?invite_code=GOODTIMES Edit: If the above link doesn't work, PM me as I still have 10 invites. Quote The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.― Mark Twain Link to comment
MarcTheEngineer Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Paper and Pen baby Quote "I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. " - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged Link to comment
Shukar Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 It may not be the greatest thing but I use Dailyburn to track my resistance workouts and it does a fairly decent job. Quote Scout 30/Ranger 1 (3 skipped) Spoiler "I must not fear. / Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing......Only I will remain." -Litany Against Fear Facebook | Twitter | Runkeeper | Strava Shukar Still Isn't Lion Link to comment
rb-cohen Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 You're right. I forgot it was still invite only. Here's the link I used to register, it should still be good: http://www.fitocracy.com/register/?invite_code=GOODTIMES Edit: If the above link doesn't work, PM me as I still have 10 invites.Wow, the idea of Fitocracy sounds really good! Can't wait to get an account and give it a go.had a look at it, but the list of exercises is pretty low, or i just do some odd ass stuff!Probably a mix of both. Nah, I had to add lots of basic exercises to the system too. At least you can add your own easily enough. Still not content with GymWolf, my quest for the perfect tracking application (without having to build my own, or succumbing to paper) continues! Quote Link to comment
spezzy Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 yeah, i send myself an email with my workouts. i love the idea of something like gymwolf, but i dont have reception at my gym. Quote Current Challenge - Instagram “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.” Link to comment
Anivair Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I paper and pen at the gym and google doc when I get home. Right now I'm doing Starting Strength, so I'm using the calculator from the wiki. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
Dantes Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Don't get so caught up in tracking your workout that you forget to actually workout :-) I've seen it happen Quote Link to comment
brockb Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Paper and pen while at the gym for me, but I have been playing with fitocracy. One of my goals is to fill every page of the notebook, so I will stick with that for a pretty long time. Fitocracy is just an added fun bonus. Quote Link to comment
patrickc Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I've been using an iphone app called iFitness for the past 2 years. It's really awesome, it lets you build a workout program and record your stats for every workout very easily and intuitively. The best part is that it keeps easy to access logs from your previous workouts so you always know what you are aiming to beat. You can also export all the data to a .csv file so you can graph it in excel to see your progress -- very cool!http://medicalprod.com/ifitness.htmlhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/full-fitness/id418806764?mt=8 Quote www.patshealthfix.com My 6-week challenge! Link to comment
JBarduhn Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I use iStayFit when I am at the gym, and I have always really liked the layout/ease of use. Hands down the best I've every tried. Quote 200lbs is always 200lbs. Fitocracy Blog Portfolio Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Fitocracy user here. I also use MyFitnessPal and RunKeeper. Also, RunKeeper and Fitocracy now sync. Yes! Quote lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
RussTheAerialist Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'm using Pen and Paper which flows into excel which flows into Tableau for graphing. I might eventually replace excel with a custom database if things get too big that JET can't deal with it, but for now it works. Quote [ My fitness blog | My 6-week challenge ] Link to comment
Midoriconcept Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Pen and paper? What kind of nerds are you? ;-) I have both iphone and android and i have tried on iphone Dailyburn app.. Not good, gym buddy, good and ifitness, ok. BUT the best application is actually on Android called Jefit Pro. It does properly superset, you can set a timer between excercises and it syncs with a website. sweet. You can find a free version, but it has only one workout... Ok, maybe i should train more and think think less about how to track workouts ... :-) Quote My Challenge 24-Oct- 5-Dec - Twitter Link to comment
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