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I completely agree with you. I was working with javascript before to do it all on one page as seen here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/741576/need-help-with-rai... But I wasn't able to successfully implement it. I tried to make it easier by showing the program in progress at the bottom. I'll add instructions to make it easier, thanks a million!

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I think you're trying to over-engineer the form with the nesting. You can make the interface for adding a workout very simple. I agree with others on here, go check out what other workout sites are doing and see if you want to do something different from them or make it more unique, otherwise you're going to have a hard time competing.

What do you have in mind about an interface?

Please keep listing the other sites. I didn't know of Hi-Tech trainer.

What would differentiate this site is that this isn't specifically for trainers. It's for everyone to share their workout programs.

There are forums I'm aware of like BodyBuilding.com and T-Nation. They don't have user generated programs. I also want to make it easy to use. I'm not there yet.

Thanks for the input!!!

What I think I know what others may not is that there is a ton of good programs out there just sitting on peoples' desks, not being utilized by everyone.

I don't know. I am a weight lifter like you but I don't keep much of a log. I tried one for the iphone but I got sick of substituting different lifts for others because they weren't in the database. I think you have to differentiate between casual workout-ers and more serious ones, because they will both accept different things.

Thanks a lot for taking to time to write me feedback. I really appreciate it and it's comments like these that help me out a bunch!!!

What about if you could copy the program on the site and modify it to exactly what's available to you! I see what you mean about casual and serious workout-ers. I think it has to do with goals. Like, the more serious the workout-er, the more specific the goal. "I want to add 50lbs to my squat" is a lot more specific than "I want to stay in shape". If the goals were clearly labeled maybe that could help.

Also, I think it's possible to find fun workout ideas in the database. I'm not sure what, but comboing swimming and doing other stuff in one workout is fun to me and isn't really standard.

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