So the other day I made a mistake. On June 3, the day with the running and pull-ups workout, I entered the workout wrong. On the first run I put 800 meters, but on the second two runs I put 800 *reps*. Obviously it doesn't make sense to use reps for running. (I should have something that automatically checks for senseless units and warns you, but right now it doesn't.) The problem is that most of you probably didn't create this workout yourself from the "Time Score" page. You probably just clicked "Post my results" (used to be "Duplicate this workout") link from the "Today's Workouts" page. That means that almost everyone has the same mistake in their log. I fixed it in my log, but that doesn't fix it in your log. So I would recommend fixing it.

This brings up the topic of clean and uniform workout logs. We've made a significant effort to make the workout forms as clear and unambiguous as possible. But I have noticed some places where fields have been misinterpreted. We would like everyone's usage patterns to be as consistent as possible to allow everyone to compare their results with other people. Here are a couple mistakes I have noticed thus far.

The weight field should be left blank for bodyweight movements. I noticed someone put a weight of 174 lbs for pull-ups in a metcon workout. The site thinks that this means you were doing weighted pull-ups with 174 pounds extra! The reason we asked for your bodyweight in your user profile when you registered was so you wouldn't have to enter your bodyweight in each workout. So don't include bodyweight in the weight field.

The height field is intended for the small number of movements that have a variable distance. At least one person put 70-some inches for the height field on cleans. I assume they either thought that field was for their height, or they were trying to capture the range of motion with their body for the clean. Again, your height is in your profile, so you don't need to put that in each workout. You should only use the height field for exercises like box jumps, rope climbs, wall ball, etc. Leave it blank for any movement that has a fixed range of motion.

If you have made any of these mistakes (or any others), I strongly recommend that you try to find them and fix them. This will allow the site to have the most accurate information and ultimately make the site more useful for you. As usual, you can post comments/questions in the comments here, in the discussion forums on Facebook, or email them to me at mb@noscrolls.com.