Track Your Workout Consistency
December 19, 2012
When it comes to improving your fitness there are two principles that have the biggest impact: Progressive Overload and Consistency.
If you’re already using Physique, you probably know what Progressive Overload is. It’s the single most important thing to understand about weight training. And it’s super simple: it means you need to gradually increase the load of your exercises over time. Physique introduced Smart Progression to help you apply it to your own workout routine.
Arguably, the next most important principle when it comes to getting positive results from your training is Exercise Consistency. With Physique Workout Tracker 1.3 we’re introducing a simple report to help you track your consistency. It’s available from the Routine Overview screen. The graph shows you how often you work out:
This report is simple, but very effective. Each week’s workouts are represented by gray bars. So if you’re supposed to work out four times per week, you’ll see four bars in the graph. As you complete them, they instantly turn green. For best results, aim to keep the whole graph green! It’s a great motivator for staying consistent and a quick way to spot any missed workouts.
Set Your Starting Weights
Previously when you started a new routine, the first week’s weights would be unknown. That’s fine if you’re just starting out, but for those of you who are transitioning to Physique from another method of tracking (you were keeping track, right?), we now have something better.
When you start a new workout routine you can easily edit the starting weights for each exercise. From the Routine Overview screen you’ll see a new button called Set Starting Weights. Use this to quickly set up your weights. Once you complete the first week’s workouts, the option will stop appearing.
Fine Tune Your Workout Goals
Physique’s Smart Progression feature is great at keeping you on track, but sometimes you may want more flexibility in setting your workout goals. Maybe your last workout was too easy, or perhaps you struggled with that last rep and want to repeat it. You can now edit the target weights before you even start your workouts so you’re always prepared when you get to the gym.
Plus a Few Other Small Changes
- You can now view your full exercise history from the Exercise Catalog.
- You can create new exercises while you’re editing your routine. It’s no longer necessary to to go back to the Exercise Catalog to add them!
- The rest timer alerts are now more clear when blending with background music.
- If you’re a first time user, we’ll give you an introductory tour.
You can grab the update on the App Store.
We hope you have a great holiday season! If you’re still looking for that perfect gift for your fitness minded friends and family members, you can gift Physique Workout Tracker directly from the App Store! Best of luck keeping those workout bars green.