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Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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I came into the github not expecting to like this, but you've done a great job so far! I currently use a combination of Garmin Connect (track on watch & head unit), Intervals.icu (for fitness/freshness and more obvious tracking of performance improvement over time via various power & HR metrics), Strava (for segment and route performance change over time, and of course the social aspect... and routing), Komoot (only…

I use a similar mix but with runanalyze.com

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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I came into the github not expecting to like this, but you've done a great job so far! I currently use a combination of Garmin Connect (track on watch & head unit), Intervals.icu (for fitness/freshness and more obvious tracking of performance improvement over time via various power & HR metrics), Strava (for segment and route performance change over time, and of course the social aspect... and routing), Komoot (only…

I exercises like a fiend yet your slavish adherence to logging and scrutinizing these numbers sounds exhausting in comparison. Are you a world class athlete trying to shave .02 seconds off a 10K? If not, try just going outside for a jog or mountain bike with some friends and go home and relax once. I bet your biometrics end up the same, if not better, and you don't even need to check.

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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I love the minor movement toward self-hosted web apps. I wish they were easy enough to setup as installing an app on Android or iPhone.

I think a good question to ask is, what is gained here by being a web app? Couldn't this just be an Android or iPhone (or even desktop!) app?

Well that question implies that there is some intrinsic reason not to build it as a web app. That may be the case for you if you prefer Kotlin or Swift or something, but it wouldn't be the case for me.

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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How many things do you self host and how do you manage them all?

$ kubectl get deployments.apps | wc -l 25 Minus the header, looks like ~24. I use a single-node Kubernetes cluster running Talos [1]. Running a single-node cluster is kinda dumb architecturally, but adding a new service takes deployment: : spec: template: spec: { containers: [{ ports: [...] command: [...] volumeMounts: [...] }] volumes: [...] } And then running: cue export \ --out yaml \ --expression 'deployment. ' \…

Interested in how you're using DO as an ingress. I currently run a droplet that's reaching its capacity because I'm running all the services directly on that underpowered machine. I would much rather run them from a local computer. Is it pretty straightforward to set that kind of thing up with tailscale?

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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I came into the github not expecting to like this, but you've done a great job so far! I currently use a combination of Garmin Connect (track on watch & head unit), Intervals.icu (for fitness/freshness and more obvious tracking of performance improvement over time via various power & HR metrics), Strava (for segment and route performance change over time, and of course the social aspect... and routing), Komoot (only…

I exercises like a fiend yet your slavish adherence to logging and scrutinizing these numbers sounds exhausting in comparison. Are you a world class athlete trying to shave .02 seconds off a 10K? If not, try just going outside for a jog or mountain bike with some friends and go home and relax once. I bet your biometrics end up the same, if not better, and you don't even need to check.

That's pretty condescending. For some people the data is not just a means to an end. Its an end itself.

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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Yeah. I was also gleefully looking cause lifting trackers are universally garbage. Diet trackers (Calorie Counters) are also almost universally a pain in the ass, but at least they’re tolerable. There is not a single combined lifestyle experience that is any “good” IMO.

Very curious about what you dislike about lifting trackers. I built a weightlifting tracker primarily for myself a little while ago and also published it. I tried to keep the UX as simple as possible. If you're ever looking to try out another app, give it a shot! https://titangymapp.com .

Titan looks similar to the workout app that I'm developing: EverBeat! I'm also developing it for myself right now, that's why it is Android only atm. My goal is to employ subtle gamification to get the user/me to the gym more often.

I was wondering where you got the data from to know what muscle group is used in each exercise?

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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Yes, GPX based workouts. Did you look at FitoTrack?

https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack ?

Yes; could have sworn they had weight lifting by default, but apparently not. They have other indoor activities, however. But elsewhere in the thread, people have suggested many options...

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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I came into the github not expecting to like this, but you've done a great job so far! I currently use a combination of Garmin Connect (track on watch & head unit), Intervals.icu (for fitness/freshness and more obvious tracking of performance improvement over time via various power & HR metrics), Strava (for segment and route performance change over time, and of course the social aspect... and routing), Komoot (only…

I exercises like a fiend yet your slavish adherence to logging and scrutinizing these numbers sounds exhausting in comparison. Are you a world class athlete trying to shave .02 seconds off a 10K? If not, try just going outside for a jog or mountain bike with some friends and go home and relax once. I bet your biometrics end up the same, if not better, and you don't even need to check.

I wonder how the accurate the biometrics even are on things like smarth watches ?

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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post #29

Slightly off topic, but I got tired of looking for a good weight training tracker, so instead I bought a notebook and a pencil and I've been using it for nearly two years. If I want to change up how I long my workouts, I just write them in a different way. I've changed how I log number of sets/reps, weight per set, etc, a few times and I've never had to re-program how the info is displayed. I log how I feel after the…

I have a Google Keep note where I record the results from the last workout. I figured out I really only need that. I don't need history, I just need to know how long ago was the last workout, how much did I lift / time under tension, so I can make a decision about today's program. I love fancy graphs for my endurance work but for lifting, I feel like this is pretty much all I really need.

In a similar vain but with history and progression, I have a Google Sheet where I track all my lifts. Its easy to spot when I should increase my lift. Maybe every 5-6 weeks I need to make a new sheet so it doesn't get too unruly.

eg. Exercise | SetsReps | Feb 26 | Mar 1

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Dumbbell Chest Press | 3 x 8 | 65, 8 8 8 | 70, 8 8 5

Dumbbell Chest Fly | 3 x 8 | 16, 8 8 8 | 20, 8 8 6

Exercise | Sets x Reps | Feb 28 | Mar 3

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Knee Jumps | 3 x 8 | BW, 8 8 8 | BW, 8 8 8

Pull-ups. | 3 x AMRAP | 4, 3, 2. | 3, 3, 2

KB Swings | 10M EMOM | (216) 10M | (2*16) F@7M

Bent DB Row | 3x8. | (swap cable row) 60, 8 8 8 | 40, 8 8 8

Re: Show HN: Workout Tracker – self-hosted, single binary web application

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post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I exercises like a fiend yet your slavish adherence to logging and scrutinizing these numbers sounds exhausting in comparison. Are you a world class athlete trying to shave .02 seconds off a 10K? If not, try just going outside for a jog or mountain bike with some friends and go home and relax once. I bet your biometrics end up the same, if not better, and you don't even need to check.

I wonder how the accurate the biometrics even are on things like smarth watches ?

Many (even recreational) athletes use accurate measurements (heart rate chest bands, power meters integrated into bike cranks, ... continuous glucose monitors).
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