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A mobile app for the gym would be nice. It looks like you're only charting the number of reps. What about weight and time spent per exercise? Caloric intake?

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Hi kmb - we're actually only charting the weight, no reps.

I decided to keep the app as simple as possible, 6 months from now looking back at your stats - reps and time spent really wont matter (i.e. if you're tracking your 5 rep max then, and your 5 rep max now, time spent wouldnt really change).

There is a lot of competition out there - specifically in the mobile space, and certainly in the caloric space. I'd rather underdo them all and focus on a bodybuilder's needs for now.

Thanks for the comments! :)

If more weight is the goal, wouldn't it be beneficial to try to determine some sort of correlation between exercises, time spent, reps and caloric intake to figure out the right formula? I've tried a few apps that let you record certain aspects of your workout but haven't come across anything that aids in the discovery process. Maybe that's not your thing but it might be something to think about. Good luck.

I would agree that'd be beneficial - and I think at some point it may be worth going for - but for now I think its just too complicated for what we're trying to accomplish.

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