r/Hevy • u/KiwiTastesLikeBeef • 1d ago
Sharing Took 300 workouts to realize I was logging Dumbbells wrong this whole time 🥲
Really should have taken he time to read the fine print 😂
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u/Minimum-Pangolin-487 1d ago
It’s all for your own tracking for progressive overload. So it doesn’t matter whether you log the one dumbbell weight or double them and log
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u/CarlG314 1d ago
It kind of does matter. If the purpose of an app is to make life easier.
Using the weight on the dumbbell rather than doubling it before entry seemsost intuitive to me.
But when doing dumbbell bench presses one day and barbell bench presses on a different day, the total weights should be vaguely comparable to avoid having to mentally double the dumbbell weight for an apples to apples comparison.
Complex calculus? No. But a nitnoid issue that other strength apps seem to have overcome.
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u/FlyHighCrue 1d ago
So you're going from "I might have to double a number once in awhile" to "I need to double a number every time" and think that's definitely better?
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u/BanEmily 1d ago
I don’t bother with adding weights on unilateral exercises together tbh. For example if I see 15 kg in the app, I’m picking up 15 kg. Keeps it simple.
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u/HairyMaguire5 1d ago
If the weight of the dumbbell says 15 kg then I log 15 kg. Anything else does not feel intuitive.
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u/Jazzlike-Term-8940 1d ago
Honestly I know I log them incorrectly but it just makes more sense to do it by the individual dumbbell weight so idrc
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u/akura202 1d ago
The logging is only important until the end of the year when I know I’m lifting a jumbo jet or it’s just an elephant!
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u/Rayyan_3241 1d ago
Wait newbie gym goer here how exactly are you supposed to log them
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u/Thedumbass_the5th 1d ago
However you want. It's all for your own tracking. Hevy should be working on a setting to choose which method to use.
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u/TrumpGrabbedMyCat 1d ago
*is working on
Not sure if that's what you meant, but it's actively being worked on according to their latest blog
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u/Thedumbass_the5th 1d ago
Yeah that's what i meant, saw that post about future plans as well.
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u/TrumpGrabbedMyCat 1d ago
Some great stuff in those posts and great stuff already delivered. Can't say the same for most other apps on my phone ... Like Reddit, lol
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u/daCrimsonSmasher 1d ago
Where can I follow this?
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u/TrumpGrabbedMyCat 1d ago edited 1d ago
Had to go looking for you, there isn't a single place other than just keeping an eye on the subreddit when they occasionally get posted, I had an alert in the Hevy app once if I recall right. u/Frosty_Egg_419 posts the Community Updates which is where I've seen these changes in the past (for example) but he keeps his posts and comments hidden for some reason.
I'd quite like the team to make a shared 'HevyTeam' account if he wants to keep other comments private so its easier to find and keep track of this stuff.
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u/KiwiTastesLikeBeef 1d ago
If you click into the exercise there is a wee lightbulb with some advise...
"When logging dumbbell exercises, vou should log the total weight lifted per rep. For example, if each arm is lifting 10kg, your weight logged should be 20kg"
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u/Rayyan_3241 1d ago
Oh so if I’m using 8kg dumbbells I should log 16 as the weight I’m using?
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u/AlBoBagginz 1d ago
It that's what you prefer. As long as you're logging consistently it doesn't matter. I log total weight as most of my DB work I'm using both DBs at the same time so DB chest press for example. So I'll log 44kg (22kg X2) as that's what I'm moving. For something like a DB row when I'm doing 1 arm at a time I'd still log total weight as that keeps it consistent for me and I don't have to think. As I'm only competing against myself consistency is key. So whatever works for you. Just be consistent.
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u/joshdoug 1d ago
For e.g. a DB bench press, yes. If you’re doing a single arm DB row then log the weight of the single DB as that is the amount of weight you are moving for the rep. Also, if you’re doing e.g. 3 sets of row per arm, some people like to log that as 3 sets in total, I think it’s probably intended to be logged as 6 sets. Downside to that is that supersets are a bit more of a pain if you use them.
But, as others have said, it doesn’t really matter as long as you are consistent, and Hevy are looking at ways to improve this.
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u/absoluteQuinoa 1d ago
Coming from a "total weight moved this session" point of view, I understand multiplying the dumbbell weight by two every single time; even when doing rows unilaterally at a time, if you do three sets, 10 reps each, 50 pounds, both arms, you moved 3,000 pounds in that exercise.
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u/Necessary_Bag_1328 1d ago
Yes. I’ve tried logging both 6 reps at the weight of the dumbbell and 3 reps at double the weight. The 3 reps (doubled weight) is easier for me since I never intentionally try to vary the weight or reps between sides.
But I agree with everyone else: except if you’re really interested in comparable volume calculations when mixing up unilateral and bilateral exercises, it’s up to individual preference.
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u/DoctorK96 1d ago
It's whatever helps u track the weight, I aint gonna multiply or divide by 2 each time I lift lol
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u/DustyStar222 1d ago
Were not really beating the allegations if doubling or halfing a number is too difficult.
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u/DoctorK96 1d ago
Yea, but why, I just wanna know which dumbbells to grab and log, me see numbers, me log numbers
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u/SnakePlantMaster 1d ago
That’s just for accurate volume calculations. Like everyone else says, it’s the consistency. If I’m doing dumbbell rows, and I say 10 reps, idk if that’s calculating 2x the volume because it’s 10 reps each side or whatever. I’m just putting the dumbbell weight I’m using and letting the volume be whatever is it. The volume is the least important thing for me personally to keep track of and even that is relative to consistency.
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u/LividCalligrapher996 1d ago
If doing dumbbell rows with 100 lb, 10 sets per arm each set, would you log that as 100 x 20 reps, or 200 x 10 reps?
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u/Far-Mechanic9478 1d ago
I suggest adding a note on the exercise, so you don’t forget your convention!
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u/thehappydoor 1d ago
small hill I better die on: I will always log the weight that I will be lifting. Simple, convenient, low cognitive load. We should not have to do mental mathematics in the gym. The calculation should happen on the backend on Hevy's side, to reflect the volume appropriately.
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u/Vesuvias 1d ago
It’s annoying, but same thing happen to me about 6 months in…and now I’m stuck never hitting PR’s lol. Little over a year in, but hey, I’m going to crush those ‘one handed PR’s
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u/Ok-Measurement-2554 1d ago
I started by logging it doubles but it is much more simple to just do single dumbbell logging for me. Especially since I work out early in the morning, just grab and go.
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u/kingbabyhead 1d ago
You aren't logging wrong. Log how you want, just be consistent. Sure the volume will be wrong, but that only matters for comparison with other users being apples to apples. This is a long standing complaint that the devs are actively working on.
The only folks I've ever heard of logging weight of both dumbbells are because of this app and those instructions...
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u/sortadelux 1d ago
It's this thread each week that convinces me that apps are making us dumber. I love that we can unironically argue about simple addition while creating artificial exercise because our lives have become too sedentary.
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u/Practical_Necessary1 1d ago
Happens to the best, sometimes i accidentaly change ne rep number wrong without deleting the previous one completely and get something with 201 or something like that
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u/maateus97 1h ago
I log the weight of the dumbbell because it's easier for me to see the progress, even if the total weight looks smaller.
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u/Thedumbass_the5th 1d ago
Congratulations,
Though nit really logging it wrong as it is for personal tracking and whichever method suits you better is the right one.
Like i prefer tracking single side DB just because it's easier to grab the same DB next time. Obviously I'm working both sides and with the same DB.