Workout records
How to Log Loaded Carries: Weight, Distance and Time
Make loaded-carry records comparable by keeping weight, distance and time together. Use clear per-hand conventions and note route or equipment changes.
A loaded carry has more than one useful number. You can record the load, the distance and the time, then keep the route and loading convention clear. Saving only weight can hide a shorter route; saving only distance can hide a lighter load.
The examples below explain a recording method. They are not recommendations for how much to carry or how far to go.
Define the carry you are recording
Use a name that identifies the variation and equipment. A carry with two dumbbells, a one-sided carry and a different implement should not become interchangeable entries because they all involve walking with weight.
Choose the matching exercise in the exercise library, or create a custom entry with a clear name. If your variation changes, identify the change before comparing it with earlier sessions.
For a two-handed carry, decide whether your weight entry represents each hand or the combined load. Write that convention in the exercise or routine note. The important part is that the next entry means the same thing.
Save three measurements when you have them
A useful example entry could read: “20 kg per hand, 30 metres, 25 seconds, straight marked lane.” Each part helps interpret the others. Keep separate carries as separate completed sets if you want to compare them individually.
| Field | What to enter | Common source of confusion |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | Your chosen per-hand or total convention | Switching conventions halfway through history |
| Distance | The completed measured route | Guessing a new route's length |
| Time | The completed duration | Including setup in some entries but not others |
| Note | Variation and route context | Forgetting turns or equipment changes |
If you did not measure a field, avoid inventing a precise value. Keep the fields you know and explain the missing context in a short note.
Compare one change at a time
Suppose you repeat the same route with the same load. The recorded time can be compared with that earlier entry, while keeping conditions in mind. If you carry a heavier load for a shorter distance, both changes belong in the record.
A longer recorded carry is not automatically evidence that every aspect of the exercise improved. It may also involve a lighter load, a different route or fewer turns. Your history is useful because it preserves those details rather than forcing them into a single score.
Jijibisha's appropriate carry records can include load, distance and duration. The exercise progress view lets you examine those measures separately. Use the summary to find the session, then check the original fields.
Keep the route consistent enough to identify
Two routes of the same distance can still differ. A straight lane and a lane with several turns describe different tasks. Note the route when it matters to your comparison; a short phrase is enough.
If you estimate distance by counting floor tiles or using marked points, keep that method consistent and call it an estimate. Do not present a rough route measurement as instrument-level precision. The aim is an honest record you can reproduce.
Similarly, save a note when you change the implement. Equal displayed weights do not make every handle or piece of equipment equivalent.
Keep carries separate from lifting volume
Weight multiplied by repetitions is a common lifting-log total, but a carry recorded by distance and time is not a rep-based set. Do not force metres or seconds into the reps field just to produce a volume total.
Read training volume comparisons for the limits of that number, and useful workout notes for a compact way to record route and equipment context. The right fields make the history easier to understand without turning a carry into a different exercise on paper.