@exilesinwaiting Hey bro, here are some things I focused on while creating myWIP that I couldn't find with other apps:
- When logging an exercise, your entire log history is in the same screen (this helps me to see what I did in my last workouts). The graphs are also a swipe away and multiple ones show up in 1 screen (rather than 1 graph per screen). This gives me a better overview of my progress in real-time per exercise or per workout.
- There is a workout mode where you get a summary + stats of your current workout. You can also compare it to your previous workouts to motivate yourself to do more than last time (by keeping the graph trend up).
- myWIP gives you real-time suggestions during your workout that encourages you to 'do more'. For example: if you input a weight you did before to the logger, it gives you the highest reps you did for that weight before. This way you know what's your next step.
- myWIP has a section dedicated entirely to goals. Like mention in the post, you can make very detailed goals for exercises. For example, if you want to reach 225lbs in squats, you can create a plan for how to get there. For example, if you're starting in 135lbs, you can say: on March 22, I will do 135lbs x 12 reps, on March 25, I will do 145lbs x 12 reps, on March 28 I will do 155lbs x 10 reps, etc. These are then linked to your workouts so you have them while training. This personally helped me hit so many goals and stay consistent.
- myWIP is hosted on the cloud. Meaning that you can take your workouts anywhere. This was a must for me. Because it was always a nightmare to switch/format phones. Almost always I ended up losing workout data because I forgot to back it up. I plan to add offline support soon once I learn more about PWAs. It also made development a bit easier for me since I'm a web developer.
- You can log custom measurements.
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If there's something crucial you think is missing I'd love to hear about it! Currently I add features based on my and my gym buddies' day-to-day experiences training.
Here are some things that's currently in the works:
- Rest timer in-between sets
- Add a weekly overview summary card.
- Make the app work fully offline. Currently you need to be connected to the internet to log stuff. You can otherwise view the app offline. This is just due to my web development background. I built the app on the web, and ported it to Android with PWA technology.
- Make a smartwatch app that syncs with the app.
- In your workout summaries, show the muscles trained by %.
- And more.. just takes time
I develop the app next to my regular job as a hobby project.
Edit:
Here is a video that goes over the main features of the app:
, and this other one is a walkthrough: