Progress Tracking
Simple, consistent tracking lets you adjust food and training with confidence.
Track key lifts, weekly body weight averages, and adherence to protein/sessions; review weekly.
How consistent are you?Carve keeps your weeks in a row, so you see it.
Get CarveWhat is progress tracking?
Progress tracking measures training, body composition, and habits to inform adjustments. It keeps you honest and data-driven.
How does it work?
Consistent metrics reveal trends beyond day-to-day noise. Tracking lifts shows Progressive Overload success; weight trends show calorie alignment; adherence logs expose habit gaps. Data guides small adjustments instead of guesswork.
Practical application
Log loads/reps, RPE for main lifts; weigh daily or several times weekly, average it; track protein and sessions completed. Note sleep and stress weekly. Review on a set day; adjust calories by 100-200 kcal or training volume modestly if trends stall. Avoid obsessing over single bad days.
- LiftsRecord loads/reps/RPE on main movements.
- BodyUse weekly averages for weight; take periodic waist photos/measurements.
- HabitsLog protein intake and session completion; review weekly.
Common mistakes
- Reacting to single weigh-ins instead of averages.
- Tracking too many metrics and burning out.
- Making big changes without data.
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