Peer Pressure Workouts

Looks like a few friends are taking their workout challenge seriously - and they've got the data to prove it!

Site:	Pushing the Limit
Page/Post:	The 6-pack Challenge: day 28
Spreadsheet:	2008 Exercise Challenge

Keep a running Log of your Running

The Steps on Our Journey blog re-linked to a Running Log which served as a reminder that spreadsheets and visualizations of data can help us track our own progress in life - not just at work. The author of this blog posted back in February a cool chart showing miles run per week. The latest post is a more detailed account of a specific race run, with a link back to the author's running log.

Site:	Steps on Our Journey
Page/Post:	Running!!
Spreadsheet:	Running Log

Triathlon Training Log (Reader Submission)

A reader named Ray kindly submitted this a few weeks back - and I was just slow to add it...
He said: "I grew tired of having to be near one computer to update my workouts so I decided to use 'the Google'! Awesome tool - thanks for making training easier!"
This spreadsheet is practically a full software product if you're looking to track your triathlon training... multiple sheets, well formatted, nice charts, etc.

Spreadsheet:

Triathlon Training Log

Bicycling and spreadsheets meet in Seattle

I've posted a few examples of bicycle riders who have somehow utilized spreadsheets to track and share their rides. Here's another one I cam across that made me want to do the same myself. It's got a nice chart at the top which shows the pattern of ride length over time. This rider's log has become a permanent link on the right pane of his blog, entitled "my cycling log", which has two tabs, one for last year and one for this yar.

Site:	Cycling in Seattle
Page/Post:	Seattle to North Bend & Back (100 miles)
Spreadsheet:	My Cycling Log: Rides 2008 (be sure to click on the "rides2007 tab too!)

Personal Running Log ++

CDB's personal running log is on a spreadsheet. It really is a great way to track personal progress against goals. The ++ part is how he then used this data to generate cool little graphics called 'sparklines' for his blog using Joe Gregorio's sparkline generator. Nice work.

Site:	CDB blog
Page/Post:	Running Spark
Spreadsheet:	Running Journal

Compiled List of Running Races

This spreadsheet will prove very useful to those runners in Central Ohio who agree with DrewEOB on the runningahead.com forums - who says: "I'm not a huge fan of fishing through five or more sites to find some races, so I put together my listing. It's certainly not exhaustive, but it's got some depth...". Wouldn't it be nice if there were one of these for every state or region!? (i can't understand why Drew didn't post a link to this spreadsheet from his own blog... it's really useful!)

Site: RunningAhead.com forums
Page/Post: Central Ohio race Listing
Spreadsheet: Upcoming Races in Central Ohio

Multi-person Fitness Tracking

A climber in New Hampshire posted a spreadsheet which logs physical fitness training for himself and a group of friends. As he describes it, "the training log made it even more fun for me creating a friendly competition amongst friends, and especially yourself."
It's a multi-sheet spreadsheet, with summary sheets and a single sheet per participant.

Site: Climbing, Thoughts, Reflections
Page/Post: Training...Always
Spreadsheet: August 2007 Training Log

Biker's Training Diary and Plan

Colin Griffiths shares plenty of tidbits as a racing bicyclist on his blog - including a spreadsheet he used as a generalized training plan. You bikers out there might want to contact Colin and ask him to provide a link to the version you can save as your own.

Site: Colin Griffiths' Biking Bits
Page/Post: A Gerneralised Training Plan?
Spreadsheet: Training Plan

Tracking Diet and Weight on a Spreadsheet

'Big Daddy D' gives us an example of how he used a spreadsheet to track and share his progress on a diet and weight loss plan. The value of tracking the details you'll see in this spreadsheet is the ability to measure how changes in the diet produce the desired (or un-desired) result. Sharing this data lets others use that knowledge for themselves. He says in his Blog: "In April, we switched to a 14 day carb cycle (11 days low and 3 days high). Under both plans, each of us have experienced substantial weight loss. Here, I share my experiences and recipes."

Site: Big Daddy D's Low Carb Life
Page/Post: Carb Cycle Findings (the link to the spreadsheet is in the comments)
Spreadsheet: BDD Diet Log

Losing Weight through Caloric Deficit Tracking

This is a really nice spreadsheet which helps track and calculate all sorts of body mass, fat, caloric info towards the goal of losing weight in a healthy way.

Site: TribalWar Forums
Page/Post: Look for it on this Forum post page
Spreadsheet: Published version | Get your own copy

The poster - woodfucious - offered this spreadsheet in a post which included the following:
Hussman Fitness (http://www.hussmanfitness.org)
This site has some great information about nutrition and calorie management. Just read sections 1-6 and ignore the Body for Life stuff. Once you get calculate your BMR and get a consistent caloric deficit going you'll start dropping weight fast.
Using a spreadsheet to track progress is very helpful. Here's the one I've been using: Google Docs & Spreadsheets - caloric deficit tracker v2 (http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=prwmoocXtPh3xXAqZ rQJSYA)