Project HUGE: Dig Deep Fitness iPhone App And Huge In A Hurry

Posted March 18, 2009 at 10:00 PM

Tags: Health / Fitness, Project HUGE

As I get more into Chad Waterbury's, "Huge In A Hurry" program, I want to start moving HIAH (Huge In A Hurry) functionality into my DigDeepFitness.com iPhone fitness software. On Day one of the "Get Ready" phase, the first thing I realized was that is was a surprising pain to add up the number of reps to hit the given rep volume. I know that math is not that hard with these numbers, but when you are trying to move heavy weight as fast as possible, math is not what you should be worrying about. As such, I added a rep volume calculation to the bottom of the weight/rep exercise sets:


 
 
 

 
Dig Deep Fitness iPhone Fitness Software - Rep Volume Counter.  
 
 
 

Now, whenever you a new rep count, the total rep count at the bottom gets updated dynamically.

Also, as I am moving into this new type of program, it becomes much more important to keep good notes about how I felt during the given exercise such that I can make any necessary changes on the next performance. As such, I have increased the size and usability of the notes field at the bottom of every exercise performance screen:


 
 
 

 
Dig Deep Fitness iPhone Fitness Software - Large Notes Field.  
 
 
 

Granted, these are minor updates, but they are ones that I believe will remove a good amount of friction while getting used to Chad Waterbury's, "Huge In A Hurry" program.

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Mar 19, 2009 at 12:41 PM // reply »
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Hold on here for a second...

Are those your actual numbers? Please tell me that is deadlift! I know your knee is preventing you from squatting heavy. If you are benching 385 x 3, then I'm thinking you just need to stay huge!

Can your app call back to the last workout same exercise so that you can review notes and weights easily? Like some sort of button that flips you between last and present.

My meniscus injury has been bothering me all week from deep squatting a measly 180 last Friday. I don't know if my knee was shaking or what, but stairs were immediately painful to use.


Mar 19, 2009 at 1:13 PM // reply »
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@Justin,

Yes, that is my deadlift :) It is by far my strongest exercise - nothing else come close. I wish it was my bench! I would be unstoppable, wmaa ha ha ha ha ha.

My knees are doing better lately after my Active Release Technique sessions. They still pinch from time to time, but the pain has been much alleviated. I am sure I will have to go back on a regular basis to get maintenance treatments.

Knee pain is the worst!

On the iPhone app, you can jump back to most current workout, but not to ones before that. This app right now is a *rough* Alpha. I threw it together in two nights, maybe like 10 hours total coding. There's a lot more to the vision than has been implemented yet.


Mar 19, 2009 at 7:20 PM // reply »
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My poor dreamboat (sighhh)

I don't like to hear that your knees aren't feeling good :-(

Your so handsome how you work out hard pain and all (sighhh) You are my inspiration!


Mar 20, 2009 at 10:18 AM // reply »
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Oh la la Ben, your admirer has me laughing.


Mar 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM // reply »
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@Justin

Why wouldn't I admire such a smart handsome man that is Mr. Nadel.

I'm glad I made you laugh! do you need a secret admirer of your own? ;-)


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