A useful strength entry keeps the exercise, repetitions, set count, and load together. In Strata, use the web Strength screen to log a weighted set or add bodyweight repetitions. Check what each field means before saving, then review the underlying records before asking an assistant to compare sessions or totals.
What belongs in a strength entry?
An exercise name identifies what you are recording. Repetitions describe the count within a set; sets describe how many copies of that entry to save. For a weighted exercise, the web form also shows Weight (lbs). Write down the value that matches that label instead of entering a number in another unit without converting it.
Keep different sets separate when their details differ. If the first set has eight repetitions and the next has six, entering two identical sets of eight loses the distinction. A detailed record is useful because you can return to what you entered, rather than reconstruct the session from a single total.
How do you log a weighted set on the web?
Open Strength and find the exercise you performed. Weighted exercises have a Log set button. The dialog contains Reps, Weight (lbs), and Sets. The set count starts at one. Check all three fields before choosing Save; the form creates an entry for each set you requested.
Use a larger set count only when the repetitions and load are identical for every set in that entry. If those details change during your session, save the different entries separately. The numbers in this guide are fictional records used to explain the form, not suggested loads or a training plan.
- Choose the exercise you actually performed.
- Enter the repetitions and check the weight unit.
- Set the count to the number of identical sets you want recorded.
- Review the fields, then save the entry once.
How are bodyweight repetitions different?
Bodyweight repetition exercises use quick buttons on the web Strength screen. The +1, +5, and +10 buttons add that many repetitions to a new entry. The Today count summarizes recorded repetitions for that exercise; it is not the number of sets you completed.
For example, pressing +10 once records ten repetitions. Pressing +5 twice also adds ten repetitions, but creates two entries. Those histories have the same repetition total and a different grouping. Choose the action that reflects what you want to record, and avoid extra taps while a save is in progress.
What should you check before comparing sessions?
Start with the individual sets, not a headline total. A compatible connected assistant can list strength entries for an exercise and date range. Ask it to retain the timestamp, repetitions, and weight unit, and to identify missing fields. If a query returns only a limited list, establish whether it covers the period you intended before describing it as a complete history.
Keep the exercise and units consistent across a comparison. A repetition total and a repetitions-times-load total summarize different things. Neither is a complete description of a session: the original entries preserve the set grouping and any available notes. A missing load does not establish that no effort occurred, and an empty history does not establish that no exercise occurred.
An illustrative request is: List my recorded sets for this exercise between October 5 and October 11, including timestamps, repetitions, and weight units. Keep missing fields visible. This asks for a checkable record summary without requesting a recommendation about what to lift next.
An illustrative example
One total, different records
In a fictional example, Alex records three identical sets of eight repetitions at a labelled load of 40 lbs. That is 24 recorded repetitions. A second fictional session contains three sets of ten at 30 lbs: 30 repetitions. The arithmetic totals of repetitions times load are 960 and 900 respectively. Neither number alone tells the full story, and neither session is a recommended workout.
Keep this in mind
Record what happened at the level you want to revisit: the right exercise, each set's repetitions, and a clearly labelled load. Treat summaries as a way back to those entries.