Software for muscle gains and weight loss

Has anyone seen this new software, it's meant to be pretty good
http://www.defteffects.com

"Katie" wrote in message
u...
Has anyone seen this new software, it's meant to be pretty good
http://www.defteffects.com


Looks nice, but kind of funky. For instance:

1) One-Rep Maximum tool did not seem to work.
Entered a weight, but got no feedback from it. Also, I would expect that
this sort of tool would calculate one-rep max based on what I can lift
(weight x reps), but this didn't seem possible. The kilograms - lbs
calculator on that window also had no effect.

Ahhh...now I see what the problem is. The program REQUIRES you to hit the
Enter key after you fill in each field. It does not respect the Tab key, or
mouse clicks to move to a different field. This is very non-standard
behavior, and irritating to anyone used to Windows programming conventions.

2) Body Mass Calculator
Would not work. Entered gender and age, but was not able to enter sum of
skinfold measurements or Body Weight. The program would not permit the
cursor to "focus" in those fields, so the only thin left is to click the
Close button (same problem as above - only the "Enter" key permits movement
from field to field).

Also, the name is confusing. Body Mass usually refers to Body Mass Index,
but this window is attempting to calculate Body Fat Percentage, which is
altogether different.

3) No Context-Sensitive Help on the main window

No Help button, and hitting F1 just brings up a generic help window (i.e.,
nothing about the window that is currently showing).

4) No way to enter different weights lifted for a particular exercise on a
particular day. It seems to assume that I will be lifting the same weight
for each set on a given day. It also seems to assume that I lift the same
number of reps for each set.

For instance, if I perform the following Barbell Bench Press exercises on
Monday:

1 set x 12 reps @ 50 lbs
1 set x 8 reps @ 50 lbs
1 set x 8 reps @ 45 lbs

How would I enter that? It seems to be requiring me to enter "x # of sets",
"x # of reps", and "x # of lbs" for Monday, but my reps and weight are not
the same for each set.

GG

"Katie" wrote in message
u...
Has anyone seen this new software, it's meant to be pretty good
http://www.defteffects.com


Looks nice, but kind of funky. For instance:

1) One-Rep Maximum tool did not seem to work.
Entered a weight, but got no feedback from it. Also, I would expect that
this sort of tool would calculate one-rep max based on what I can lift
(weight x reps), but this didn't seem possible. The kilograms - lbs
calculator on that window also had no effect.

Ahhh...now I see what the problem is. The program REQUIRES you to hit the
Enter key after you fill in each field. It does not respect the Tab key, or
mouse clicks to move to a different field. This is very non-standard
behavior, and irritating to anyone used to Windows programming conventions.

2) Body Mass Calculator
Would not work. Entered gender and age, but was not able to enter sum of
skinfold measurements or Body Weight. The program would not permit the
cursor to "focus" in those fields, so the only thin left is to click the
Close button (same problem as above - only the "Enter" key permits movement
from field to field).

Also, the name is confusing. Body Mass usually refers to Body Mass Index,
but this window is attempting to calculate Body Fat Percentage, which is
altogether different.

3) No Context-Sensitive Help on the main window

No Help button, and hitting F1 just brings up a generic help window (i.e.,
nothing about the window that is currently showing).

4) No way to enter different weights lifted for a particular exercise on a
particular day. It seems to assume that I will be lifting the same weight
for each set on a given day. It also seems to assume that I lift the same
number of reps for each set.

For instance, if I perform the following Barbell Bench Press exercises on
Monday:

1 set x 12 reps @ 50 lbs
1 set x 8 reps @ 50 lbs
1 set x 8 reps @ 45 lbs

How would I enter that? It seems to be requiring me to enter "x # of sets",
"x # of reps", and "x # of lbs" for Monday, but my reps and weight are not
the same for each set.

GG