BodyDaemon goals are a simple way of tracking your progress! We offer the ability to
track many different kinds of body and fitness goals..
- Goal progress is be automatically updated every few minutes;
- We'll tell you whether you're on target to meet your goal;
- Results can be seen as either a graph or a table.
The goal calculations can be complicated, but quite a few people have asked how we do it, so what follows is a description
of how progress is calculated for each of the supported goal types.
How often are goals updated?
Around every 10 minutes, a check is made as to whether each user's journal has been changed. Any journals that have changed
have the progress of defined goal[s] re-calculatead.
How do you figure out the % progress?
For each goal type, we figure out a Start State - how well you're doing at commencement of the goal. We know the
End State since that's the target - so from a combination of start state, end state and current state we can figure out progress.
For example:
Start state - 1 repetition of 100k in the squat;
Target state - 1 repetition of 130k in the squat;
Current state - 1 repetition of 115k in the squat;
Progress is 50% complete, since you're halfway through the 30k gain required to meet the goal.
How do you figure out whether I'm on track to meet a goal?
We look at how far through the goal duration you are as a percentage, then compare it to the % progress (see above).
If progress % is greater than duration %, you're on target.
What does the 'only use data after the start state' checkbox mean, when I'm creating a goal?
When calculating a goal's Start State, by default we'll look up to 30 days prior to the
goal's start date for some information to use as the start state.
To use an example, if the goal is: Squat 130k - start date 1 March 2008, end date 1 June 2008... if you happened to
squat in a workout on 28th February 2008, it makes sense to use that for the start state.
However, we realise users may not want to do this, so we offer an option to ONLY include data that was recorded between the start
and end date of the goal.
How do N-Repetition max goals work?
Progress is calculated by looking at Predicted N-repetition max - not actual lifts!
This may explain why the progress report says you lifted X reps of a weight, when in reality you lifted Y reps of a different weight.
For an explanation of N-Rep max please see this page.
How do 'travel XXX distance in YYY time' goals work?
We look at a combination of how far you're able to travel and how long it took. This goal type probably
isn't very accurate yet - we're investigating ways of making it better. If you have any suggestions we'd love to hear them.