• Some of the names I use aren't spelt exactly/correctly. This is deliberate - as the voice system can't always say the names, so sometimes things are "misspelt" to work around this
  • Minor updates to the look & feel...
    • If you click the "go!" button while the WotD is running, it skips to the next exercise. The "go!" button TRASHES the countdown timer display, so it is inactive while PACED sets are running
    • I am aware of the rather annoying overlap in voice/speak timing when transitioning from one exercise to the next one, particularly on paced sets. SORRY! Update to follow ASAP
  • If you have NO KettleBells (ahhhh shame, poor you!!), you should click the BodyWeight button
  • The KettleBells workout has a mix of singles and doubles, so hopefully you have enough equipment/KBs
  • The KB Sport workout is for lifters focused on Girevoy Sport and supportive exercise/drills
  • The workouts are designed so that you CAN/COULD go up each round. HOWEVER...
    • If you're finding the pace to be too SLOW, then either work heavier, OR, spend more time in the lockout position!
    • as a rule-of-thumb, ONLY go up if you managed the previous round OK/comfortably
    • If you didn't manage (comfortably), then either stay on the same weight, or go DOWN in weight
    • FAST and Light is generally BETTER than slow and heavy. If you're missing reps, you're working too heavy
    • Swallow your pride - avoid injury - live to see another day
    • If the rests are too short for you, use the pause button
  • IF there's a feature you'd like, please feel free to contact me via e-mail or whatsapp:+27 65 862 4962.
    I can offer no guarantee that I'll be able to do what you ask, but I'll try. I also NEVER take offense, so if you'd like to offer comments/criticisms, you can do so via the same contact details.
  • Most commonly requested features...(I'm working on these...in approximately this sequence)
    • SubLoops: this represents some MAJOR redesign, so it will NOT be soon
    • A semi-intelligent random workout builder for VIP members and coaches
    • Video preview of the whole workout (a fast playback of the whole sequence)
    • Increment/Decrement (increased/decreased time and/or reps each round): also MAJOR redesign and NOT soon.
      • eg. round 1:60s, round 2:75s
      • Round 1:12reps in 60s, round 2:13 reps in 60s
      • Round 1:12reps in 60s, round 2:12 reps in 50s

(I'm told it looked terrible on iPhones because they don't autoZoom - I recommend using a PC/LapTop or at least a tablet!)
  • If you click the top-left logo in the WotD, it takes you back to the start page
  • Exercises containing certain keywords are now shown in different colours (eg. Bridge/Plank, Holds etc)
  • The "active" exercise (in the list on the left) is highlighted as it loops through
  • The top/title block now shows ~Round+Total time, and a list of reqd. equipment
  • The exercises list on the left shows how many rounds are programmed (before you click "go!")
  • On the LAST round, if the last exercise is a "Rest", it doesn't bother to count down (ie. a "Rest" before "Finished" is pointless)
  • There's now a little progress bar below the exercise countdown
  • You can now choose a male/female "(computer) voice"
  • We now have PACED subsets with a subset progress bar, and they can be non-integer repcounts (eg. 17reps in 49s = 2.88s/rep ~ 2.9s/rep)
      -  Many timers allow you to do integer secs, but if you use 3.5s they default you to 3 or to 4s.
    For GS/KB Sport training, it is ESSENTIAL to be able to increment by fractional amounts
  • With paced sets, one of the open-source voice library that I use (mespeak.js™), unfortunately stops (sometimes).
    OK, I have traced the source of the voice crash - at ~80 "speaks" there's a memory leak.
    As a temporary solution, I have reduced the number of "speaks" by NOT speaking the rep count, so you'll have to live with the beep/display for now
    Special thanks to Dean Wookey who helped fix this - we're back to "normal" with counts everywhere
    Update: I sent some info to the mespeak.js™ developer, who actually responded, and made some changes to his app just for us.
    How awesome is the world of open-source!!!

    A further update: The speech system now works in the Safari browser
  • If you're in a workout, you can click the logo at the top to go back to the main page
  • Overall(orange) and per Round (yellow) progress blocks are now available
  • There's a pause function
  • The "go!"/pause buttons, and the voice gender buttons, have been moved to the top
  • There's some page statistics for the sake of curiosity
  • Remaining time is now shown in min:sec instead of seconds
  • Image/Video preview popups of the exercises (the foundation is there - just working on the pics/vids)
  • Counter increment changed from 1/100s (0.01s) to 1/10s (0.1s)
    • I am aware that when used on a mobile phone the timer count appears to count "slowly". This is related to the lack of processing power in these devices, but I will attempt to change some code to address it. The above counter increment change should fix it on most recent devices
    • For anyone who doesn't know this, browsers consume HUGE amounts of resources (higher than office suites and graphics applications)
    • This affects the fractional timing so ABSOLUTELY EXACT reps/min is also less accurate on anything >36rpm by the princely amount of <0.06s/min (0.1%).
    • (at this pace you probably can't do proper reps anyway, so I have decided it's in the interests of the greater good).
  • There are workouts for different levels on the KB section ("normal", psycho[GS])
  • Remaining time is now shown in min:sec instead of seconds
  • Auto scroll elements have been added/included - key items don't vanish off the page on low resolution/width devices
If you find a problem, or have a suggestion, please email me