These Python scripts are being transitioned into a web app. To use them now, you should create symbolic links in a directory in your $PATH pointing to these scripts to avoid typing the .py file extension all the time. For example, use ln -s -T /your/directory/with/these/scripts/plates.py /a/directory/in/your/path/plates to use plates to execute the script instead of plates.py

plates calculates the breakdown of what plates to load on the bar depending on what weights you are lifting for each set. You can either pass it whitespace delimited arguments directly on the command line inserting the word BREAK when you are switching exercises, or you can let it automatically find your workout file and calculate the plates breakdown for all sets. The default workout file is set to /home/boris/fitness/sl5x5.txt in the file workoutlog.py which you can change manually. Additionally, the --auto option only looks 2 days ahead. Change max_future_days in workoutlog.py to modify this and related behavior.

You can pass this script several types of arguments:

Usage:	./plates [space separated list of weights] [either 'kg' or 'lbs']
		./plates --auto		Read next workout automatically from main file

Some examples can be seen below. Use --auto functionality to read and display the plates breakdown for your next workout.

$ plates --auto
==== NEXT WORKOUT on 2013/03/30 ====
Set #1 = 45lb
Set #2 = 95lbs
25
Set #3 = 115lbs
35
Set #4 = 135lbs
P
Set #5 = 150lbs
P, 5, 2.5

----- Next Exercise -----

Set #1 = 95lbs
25
Set #2 = 115lbs
35
Set #3 = 125lbs
35, 5

or manually specify weights in pounds:

$ plates 155 255 355 lb
Set #1 = 155lbs
P, 10
Set #2 = 255lbs
2P, 10, 5
Set #3 = 355lbs
3P, 2x10

or specify weights in kilograms:

$ plates 80 100 120 kg
Set #1 = 80kg
p, 5
Set #2 = 100kg
p, 15
Set #3 = 120kg
2p

or specify multiple exercises:

$ plates 185 255 355 BREAK 145 175 205 lb
Set #1 = 185lbs
P, 25
Set #2 = 255lbs
2P, 10, 5
Set #3 = 355lbs
3P, 2x10

----- Next Exercise -----
Set #5 = 145lbs
P, 5
Set #6 = 175lbs
P, 2x10
Set #7 = 205lbs
P, 35

This calculates workouts for the Madcow 5x5 Intermediate Program (Linear). Barbell rows are substituted with power cleans (can be reversed by changing MC_PCLEANS) and certain cutoffs for minimum weights to be used on military press, power cleans, and barbell rows exist.

Usage: ./workout.py [OPTIONS] or python workout.py [OPTIONS]
	-h		Displays this message
	[OPTIONS]	bodyweight, clothes, day, worksets for first 3 exercises, units

Input 0 for bodyweight and "" for clothes to leave these out. day can be "mon", "wed", or "fri"

An example case is shown here:

$ workout 0 "" mon 425 255 165 lb
2013/03/30 lbs (mon workout)
	squat	1x5:165, 1x5:235, 1x5:295, 1x5:355, 1x5:425
	bench	1x5:95, 1x5:135, 1x5:175, 1x5:215, 1x5:255
	pclean	1x5:65, 1x5:85, 1x5:115, 1x5:135, 1x5:165

2013/03/30 lbs (mon workout)
		P, 10, 5  /  2P, 5  /  2P, 35  /  3P, 2x10  /  4P, 10  /
	squat	1x5:165, 1x5:235, 1x5:295, 1x5:355, 1x5:425

		25  /  P  /  P, 2x10  /  P, 35, 5  /  2P, 10, 5  /
	bench	1x5:95, 1x5:135, 1x5:175, 1x5:215, 1x5:255

		10  /  2x10  /  35  /  P  /  P, 10, 5  /
	pclean	1x5:65, 1x5:85, 1x5:115, 1x5:135, 1x5:165

The top version can be put in your workout log and the bottom version can be printed out to take to the gym.

This takes no arguments as of now and just finds your next workout in the next 2 days (if applicable) and prints it out so you don't have to open the file. It also has some helper functions that plates.py uses

$ workoutlog
2013/03/30	lbs (madcow2 - load wk2 - wed workout)
	squat	1x5:165, 1x5:235, 1x5:295, 1x5:355, 1x5:425
	bench	1x5:95, 1x5:135, 1x5:175, 1x5:215, 1x5:255
	pclean	1x5:65, 1x5:85, 1x5:115, 1x5:135, 1x5:165

Copyright Boris Joffe 2011-2016
Licensed under the AGPL Version 3.0