Fitbod transforms your workout data into meaningful insights that help you train more effectively. This guide explains the key metrics you'll encounter in the app.
Table of Contents
How to View Your Exercise History
Fitbod Metrics & Records / FAQ
Strength Score (Overall)
Your Overall Strength Score offers a snapshot of your total body strength by averaging all your Muscle Strength scores.
đź’ˇ Note: Your Overall Strength Score will reflect updates with greater regularity after adding, editing, or deleting workouts.
Requirements to Unlock Your Overall Strength Score in Fitbod
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Log Sufficient Sets for Each Muscle
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You must log at least 6 sets for each primary muscle (e.g., chest, back, quads, etc.), this is typically achievable within a few focused workout sessions.
âś… Each muscle must have an individual mStrength score based on your logged sets.
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You must log at least 6 sets for each primary muscle (e.g., chest, back, quads, etc.), this is typically achievable within a few focused workout sessions.
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Unlock All Muscle Group Scores
- Fitbod organizes muscles into three major groups: Push, Pull, and Legs.
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All muscles within each group must have an mStrength score to unlock the muscle group.
đź’ˇ Example: To unlock the "Push" group, muscles like chest, triceps, and shoulders all need mStrength scores.
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Unlock the Overall Strength Score
- Your Overall Strength Score becomes available only after all three muscle groups (Push, Pull, and Legs) are fully unlocked.
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If even one muscle within a group is missing an mStrength score, the Overall Strength Score will remain locked.
🔒 You’ll see a message like “Hit every muscle to unlock this score” if requirements aren't met.
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Minimum Workout Requirement
- Typically, at least 3 workouts will need to be logged with sufficient muscle coverage before the Overall Strength Score becomes visible. However, the critical factor is that all muscle groups must meet the data requirements.
Muscle Strength (mStrength)
Your mStrength score shows each muscle group's development on a relative scale:
- Higher scores: Muscles you've consistently trained and developed
- Lower scores: Opportunities for additional training focus
How It's Calculated
- Based on your best performances in exercises targeting each muscle group
- Considers previous strength scores and factors in your progress patterns
đź’ˇ Note: This measures overall muscle group strength, not just your max lifting capacity. It accounts for multiple exercises rather than only the heaviest weight lifted.
Estimated Strength
Formerly called "Projected 1-Rep Max", this estimates your max capability for each exercise.
- Weighted exercises: The estimated maximum weight you can lift for one rep.
- Bodyweight exercises: The estimated max reps you can complete in one set.
How It's Calculated
- Based on sets, reps, and weight over time
- Accounts for recent activity—strength may drop if the exercise isn’t logged frequently
💡 Note: Additional weight for bodyweight exercises isn’t factored into the estimate—only reps are used.
Track it: View Estimated Strength changes over time in your Exercise History.
What Affects Estimated Strength?
The biggest factor influencing Estimated Strength is your exercise volume, which includes the total sets, reps, and weight you've performed for each movement.
Training consistency also plays a role. If an exercise hasn’t been logged for a while, Estimated Strength may decrease to account for reduced activity and help prevent overtraining.
Estimated Strength Trends
You can track Estimated Strength over time in your Exercise History, where it is logged alongside other exercise metrics. The specific metrics displayed depend on the type of exercise. For example, distance-based exercises track distance, while weighted exercises track weight and volume.
Benchmark Lifts
Benchmark Lifts are key exercises selected by Fitbod to help you track your progress in fundamental movement patterns—like pushing, pulling, and squatting. While your Overall Strength Score gives a broad view of your strength development, Benchmark Lifts highlight the specific exercises that best represent your performance in each movement category.
Fitbod automatically identifies and tracks your Benchmark Lifts based on your workout history, no manual setup required. Common examples include:
- Barbell Bench Press
- Back Squat
- Deadlift
- Pull-Up
- Overhead Press
Your performance is tracked and displayed in the Results (Body) tab, so you can visualize your trends and set goals based on real data.
âś… Tip: The more consistently you log these exercises, the more accurate and useful your Benchmark data will become.
Why Benchmark Lifts Matter
- Track Meaningful Progress: See clear improvements in foundational lifts that reflect real strength gains.
- Build Consistency: Stay focused by training with the same core exercises over time.
- Stay Motivated: Use visual data and trends to understand how you’re improving and what to focus on next.
Key Fitbod Metrics
| Metric | What It Measures | Record Example |
| Estimated Strength | Estimated max weight for a single rep (weighted exercises) or max reps for one set (bodyweight exercises). | Highest Estimated Strength recorded for an exercise. |
| Volume | Total weight lifted (Sets Ă— Reps Ă— Weight). | Highest total volume for an exercise. |
| Reps | Most reps completed in a single set. | Highest reps recorded in one set. |
| Weight | Heaviest weight lifted for an exercise. | Most weight lifted in one set. |
| Exercise Time | Longest duration for a single set. | Longest time recorded in one set. |
| Total Time | Total time spent on all sets of an exercise. | Longest total workout time. |
| Distance | Farthest distance covered in one set. | Longest distance recorded in one set. |
| Total Distance | Total distance covered across all sets. | Longest total distance recorded. |
| Split | Fastest speed or pace for an exercise. | Best pace recorded in a single set. |
How to View Your Exercise History
You can view your detailed history in two ways:
Option 1: From the Workout tab
- Tap the "..." next to any exercise
- Select Exercise History
Option 2: From the Log tab
- Tap any past workout
- Tap "..." next to an exercise
- Select Exercise History
Fitbod Metrics & Records / FAQ
Why is my volume doubled?
For exercises using two implements (e.g., dumbbells), Fitbod shows the weight for one but calculates volume as if both are used. Example: 25 lbs per dumbbell x 10 reps = 500 lbs volume (not 250).
Why are my Strength Scores not visible or calculated?
Your Strength Scores may not be visible yet because certain requirements need to be met. You’ll need to log enough weighted sets (at least 6 sets per primary muscle group) across all major groups—Push, Pull, and Legs. If any group is missing data, your Overall Strength Score will stay locked. Once you meet the requirements and log consistent workouts, your scores should appear after the next update cycle.
Why did my mStrength or Strength Score drop?
Temporary dips can happen for several reasons:
Lower-intensity workouts
A recent increase in overall training volume
Doing a specific movement less frequently
Changes in your exercise mix. Scores rely more on the lifts you perform most often, so shifting to different movements can lower the score if those lifts are not your strongest.
These fluctuations are normal as your training changes. The long-term trend is the best indicator of progress, not short-term variations.
Why did my mStrength or Strength Score suddenly jump up?
A sudden increase usually means your recent exercise logs show higher performance. Strength Scores adjust based on your most recent training history, so changes in weight, reps, or difficulty can influence the score.
Most unexpected jumps come from the following situations:
An older workout aged out of the scoring window. Strength Scores focus on recent activity. When older logs drop out of the range used for scoring, and those performances were lower, your score may rise once they’re no longer included.
A performance was logged incorrectly and later corrected. Accidentally entering higher-than-usual weight or reps (or editing a past entry) can create a temporary spike that resolves once the log is corrected.
Do custom exercises affect my strength metrics?
Only if you assign a muscle group to the custom exercise. However, Fitbod does not use custom exercises to adjust estimated weight, reps, or progression.
Why is my estimated strength decreasing?
If you haven’t trained a specific movement recently, the algorithm reduces your estimate to reflect potential deconditioning. Logging consistent sessions will bring it back up.
Can I manually update my estimated strength?
No. This is automatically calculated based on logged performance. You can only influence it by training consistently and pushing intensity.