Fitocracy Catch-All

InspectorFowler wrote:

Does anybody know how exercises are added or suggested?

Use the forums. It's beta, and they're responsive.

Did a bunch of stuff today that is not terribly familiar to me (all fairly conventional, but stuff I've never or rarely done). Came home hungry as hell. Now I'm stuffing my face with cereal and soy milk.

Yes please, I think I could use an invite.

ColdForged wrote:

Yes please, I think I could use an invite.

Sent. Mrs. Dim has also joined the GWJ group (as blackeyecur), in case she ends up following anybody who wonders "who the hell is that?"

Any invites left? I realize I want to start my "New Year's Resolution" early this year and avoid the crazy crowds who show up in January.

jdzappa wrote:

Any invites left? I realize I want to start my "New Year's Resolution" early this year and avoid the crazy crowds who show up in January.

Check your PM

I was wondering if I could possibly get an invite sent my way. I would really like to give this a shot.

Stryker wrote:

I was wondering if I could possibly get an invite sent my way. I would really like to give this a shot.

Shoot me a PM with your e-mail address.

Tagging 'cause I somehow missed this earlier. Loving the heck out of Fitocracy so far. I'm gunning for you, EvilHomer!

I joined up the other day when someone from Boardgamegeek sent me an invite so I have some invites available as well.

I'll join the GWJ group but don't laugh at my slow progress.

Snow shoveling is not in Fitocracy. There's 40 wasted minutes

Tomorrow my fat butt is going snow boarding. Run Keeper supposed to track it, so let's see what Fitocracy has to say about boarding.

InspectorFowler wrote:

Snow shoveling is not in Fitocracy. There's 40 wasted minutes

Tomorrow my fat butt is going snow boarding. Run Keeper supposed to track it, so let's see what Fitocracy has to say about boarding.

What it mostly has to say about it is nothing. There isn't an activity for it - I've suggested that they add it.

There is one for 'skiing', which I suggest you use as a stand-in for the time being...

But Runkeeper has snowboarding, shouldn't that import straight over?

Anyone looking for an invite try - http://www.fitocracy.com/register/?i...

InspectorFowler wrote:

But Runkeeper has snowboarding, shouldn't that import straight over?

The answer is apparently not.

I don't know how their backend works. But it seems to me that if they're going to sync with RunKeeper it should sync with everything RunKeeper tracks. I know they assign "weight" (points) to each exercise on their own internal scale, but for a "trusted" site like RunKeeper couldn't they develop an algorithm where they basically say, "Okay, RunKeeper says that Fowler did Exercise ABC for 30 minutes and burned 150 calories, so it earns XXX points"? Of all the exercises, it's not like I can really fake RunKeeper. I can lie about how many pushups I did, but something moved that GPS for X miles.

Sure they could - just suggest it on their message boards like Jonman did. They're usually quite responsive, and the more feedback they get for a certain activity, the better the odds that something gets done, right?.

Ugh. Have really fallen off the bus on this one. Must get back to logging!

Just joined the GWJ group, my fitocracy account name is "marshlights". I have 7 invites left.

I'm really enjoying Fitocracy so far. I go by Koppenberg over there, so if you see me give you props, I'm not some random stalker. (I'm a very specific stalker.)

Looks like they just added a ton of Quests. Some interesting combinations in there.

how do you find the available quests again?

Paleocon wrote:

how do you find the available quests again?

Grey box on the bottom right of the screen. Click on "Quests"

oh. duh.

I am still playing Fitocracy.

I managed to injury my shoulder a week or so ago, so I've fallen off the bus. I expect to begin accumulating points again this weekend.

Oh right. I forgot I can post normal pictures.

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Building my 'gym' to enhance my boobies through bench presses. My wife will also use this gym to improve, uh, her boobies?

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Gym completed.

Is that...an instruction manual?

Open?

Being used?

Hand in your man-card immediately.

Coldstream wrote:

Is that...an instruction manual?

Open?

Being used?

Hand in your man-card immediately.

I can't. My wife has it.

Strangeblades wrote:
Coldstream wrote:

Is that...an instruction manual?

Open?

Being used?

Hand in your man-card immediately.

I can't. My wife has it. :(

I know the feeling.

So, since I don't know where else to ask this...

I've been using dumbbells for a few weeks now but would like to get a barbell -- what do I need to look for?