New Feature: TXT to statulo.us!

I've been meaning to implement this for a while, and today I finally got around to it. You can now send text messages from your phone to statulo.us, to create log entries!

First, you'll have to add your phone number to your profile. Click on "My Profile", then "Edit your profile" and add your mobile phone number to your profile.

To post a workout to statulo.us via text message:

• send a text to: 41411
• start your text with the keyword statulous
• add your log message and send!

Example: text to 41411

statulous 10:44 Crossfit Annie, finally linked my double unders!

Entries logged from text messages are entered as custom entries. You will need to edit a log entry on statulo.us to assign it to the proper category, if necessary. Text messages are limited to 160 characters, so you'll still need to use statulo.us to add more detail to your posts.

Now, if you have set up your statulo.us log to post to twitter, you can update statulo.us and twitter from a single text message.

I'm using textmarks.com as the SMS gateway. You will receive a text message reply to your phone that may include a link to ringtones, etc. This advertising keeps this SMS service free, above any rates charged by your carrier.

Enjoy, and keep tracking!

New feature: Milestones

Crossfit workouts include a diverse set of activities to increase an athlete's fitness level across all fitness domains. Do a few different Crossfit workouts, and you're getting hit with weightlifting, gymnastics, metcons, and more.

Several Crossfit affiliates have put together their take on what could be called an "Athletic Levels & Milestones" chart. TJ's Gym has put a milestone chart in their welcome packet since day one. It categorizes specific activities into categories (Weightlifting, Gymnastics, etc.) and levels (Apprentice, Craftsman, Expert, Elite).

When I looked at this chart, a few questions came to mind:

• What percentage of the "Apprentice" activities can I do?
  
• What about "Craftsman" and so on?
• In general, what are my strengths and weaknesses?
• Might my weightlifting skill set be much higher than my gymnastic ability?

Introducing Milestones:

• Activities are organized by level and then by category
• Check off each activity as you complete them
• See what percentage of each level you have completed
• Get a graph depicting what percentage of each category in each level, you have completed
• Spot trends of your strengths and weaknesses
• Check your friends/clients milestones and see how they are doing
  

I hope you enjoy ticking off those milestones! Keep tracking!

Clean Eating, how I make it work

Clean Eating, how I make it work is a post I wrote on my personal blog that may be of interest to the broader statulo.us audience. I aimed to boil down my 6 month journey into Crossfit and clean eating including details on implementation.

In December last year, I was looking at the 10 fitness domains written on the whiteboard at my gym and thought they mapped quite appropriately to my work life. Here is the resulting post aiming to help you Train to not suck at life.

As for statulo.us, I'm working on some big additions to the site to help you track your progress. As always, please submit your feedback or email me directly if you have any ideas or issues.

Have fun, and keep tracking!