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by tylerscott 6y ago
Satisfied Starlink user here. It beats the pants off our DSL connection though there are still some hiccups. Outside DSL, all we had available were the high orbiting Hughes, etc. I’m stoked to see more folks have this as an option.
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Yeah buddy! I love it because it allows for me to mark the "color" of a volume. As I build out the analytics tools I want to use, I want to have 1) what is my PR for this EXACT configuration 2) graph or otherwise detail volume wit
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by tylerscott 6y ago
You and me both. Text ftw!
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Sure does! The default set count unless specified is one. So you could record your work like Movement Name: 10 12r 10 10r 2s 10 8r
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Just saw my bonehead mistake. This example was done before I had actually implemented the version that allowed for numeric movement names. In order for this to parse correctly, there needs to be an ' in front of "60m" like &q
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by tylerscott 6y ago
I love the simplicity of this. For you, Traindown may not offer much over what you have come up with. Here is what it would look like using the inline syntax @ 2020/07/15; #r:hpu; #w:3; #c:3; #d:1; push: 14; 18; 14; 14; 14;
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Thanks for finding this. I will investigate this and make sure it is fixed!
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by tylerscott 6y ago
I hadn’t yet considered it just because the metadata solves my use case of uniform rest across all sets. For varying rest periods, I can see how metadata would be suboptimal. I’ll do some noodling on this and see if there is an elegant way
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Totally get it and I agree there should be a more intuitive handling of complexes that aligns with the goal of being able to convey the “training story.” I will do some noodling on this. If you have ideas, I’d love to dialog on them. I hadn
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Whoops. Another bad formatting. Lemme try this Squat: # bands: 200lb # box: 12 inches # rest: 45 seconds * wide and medium alternating 225 2r 10s
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Doh! Bad formatting. This is what I meant Clean: 150 2r 5s + Jerk: 150 5s
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by tylerscott 6y ago
You totally get it and I also LOVE ledger. I hope Traindown helps you like it has helped me. I would love to get some folks working software that lets you do exactly what you describe. I will but I am slow. I would be over the moon if someo
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by tylerscott 6y ago
So I do that very thing with it! I train Westside style lately coming back to it after 15 years. I use the metadata to capture partial ranges and accommodating resistance. For example Bench: # grip: index on smooth # pin h
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by tylerscott 6y ago
So glad you find value in it! I was in the same boat and that’s why I made Traindown. Thanks for taking a look!
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Ran out of space in the mobile app I use for HN. Wanted to make sure and thank you for the feedback!
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Definitely more of a high level logging primarily of strength based training. I built it for myself and I have run the gamut of powerlifting to strongman to Olympic weightlifting and back again. Traindown is geared toward those efforts incl
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Devil is in the details, for sure! I hope one day that Traindown could support such cases. For prescriptive training, I am working on a template syntax to express what you WILL DO in addition to the currently support what you HAVE DONE. I h
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Yeah, for things that are measured solely in time, Traindown isn’t a good fit. For the question of the usefulness of portability, let’s imagine StrongLifts uses Traindown and you have the ability to access that data directly as Traindown fi
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Yeah, for sure the first use cases were strength oriented (I like heavy things). I have a bit in the FAQ in the Guide that hand waves how you could model things like cardio. I personally model my intervals like an example from today Squat:
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by tylerscott 6y ago
That is SO RAD! I’m always around if you need to spitball some ideas on how to use Traindown. tyler at greaterscott dot com. Thanks for looking and actually considering using it.
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Thanks for looking! I have a number of inspirations including various shorthand syntaxes I’ve seen in my life. I’m glad this fits in!
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Thanks for the kind words! I also have a background in Olympic weightlifting and know exactly how convoluted complexes can get. Currently, I model those as either supersets (when it fits) or I name the complex as the movement and then use t
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by tylerscott 6y ago
Hey folks! I would love to get some feedback on this project if you have a spare moment. The intent is to provide a common format for training data. By training data, I mean data you'd commonly find in a workout app. Think "Squats
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Show HN: Traindown – A language to help athletes express their training(traindown.com)
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by tylerscott 6y ago
I’ve had great luck using ALE lately. I don’t have much experience with coc but the ALE setup process is very straightforward.
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by tylerscott 6y ago
I immediately thought of this. Thanks for the link!
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by tylerscott 6y ago
I never had the words to express that feeling. Tickling the brain is exactly the experience. I also love learning a new trick in Vim even after all these years.
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by tylerscott 6y ago
That was great story. Thanks for sharing!
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by tylerscott 6y ago
I am also struggling to think of a situation where I would want to reach for this feature. The only examples I can muster are just minor improvements to readability, like you pointed out. I would love to see a solid example where this is a
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by tylerscott 6y ago
+1 for Effective C. Great writing and diagrams.

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