EsteBot

Looking back · Thu 4 Jun 2026

How should you train today?

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From training load, effort, sleep, HRV and resting heart rate, how you feel, nutrition and weight-loss pace.

Training load good load ratio 1.02 (7-day vs 28-day; amber under 0.8 or over 1.3, red over 1.5); monotony 1.7 over the last 7 days (how alike the days were; amber over 2.0, red over 2.5)
Effort (RPE) good session RPE 8.4 over the last 7 days vs 7.8 before (amber +0.75 or a 9+ average, red +1.5)
Sleep good 6.7 h asleep last night (amber under 6, red under 5); 6.6 h average over the last 3 nights vs 7.1 h usual (amber 45 min short, red 90)
HRV & resting HR good 7-day HRV 45 vs 30-day 42 (+0.5 SD; amber at -1.0, red at -1.5); 7-day resting HR 62 vs 62 (amber +3, red +5)
How you feel good energy 3/3 yesterday
Nutrition watch 1,673 kcal/day over the last 4 complete days vs ~2,787 maintenance from your weight trend (amber 1,000 short, red 1,500); protein 183 g/day vs 166 g target (amber under 80%, red under 60%)
Weight-loss pace no data not enough weigh-ins for a 4-week comparison

The call counts these: rest when two or more areas show strain, take it easy with one strain or two to watch, go all out only when everything is good. No single signal decides the day.

Today's session

Pull B · Barbell Deadlift

Next in your push → pull → legs rotation after push on Wed 3 Jun. Exercises from your last Pull B (Wed 27 May); each target comes from the last time you did that exercise.

ExerciseTodayWhyLast time
Barbell Deadlift 305 × 6
add a rep
top set 305 × 5 at RPE 9 305 × 5, 305 × 5, 305 × 5 · Wed 27 May
Pull-Up 3 sets, 18–19 reps in total
add reps
last time 3 sets, 17 reps, hardest RPE 9 7, 6, 4 · Wed 27 May
Barbell Curl 85 × 10
add a rep
top set 85 × 9 at RPE 8.5 85 × 10, 85 × 10, 85 × 9 · Wed 27 May
Dumbbell Row 85 × 10
add a rep
top set 85 × 9 at RPE 8.5 85 × 10, 85 × 10, 85 × 9 · Wed 27 May

One rule for every exercise, applied to its last session. Strength work (top set of 5 or fewer): RPE 8 or under adds load, 8.5–9 adds a rep. Accessories: add a rep up to 12 (15 for calves, laterals, shrugs, face pulls, leg extensions, flyes), then add load and drop to the bottom of the range. Bodyweight: beat the last total reps by 1–2. Any top set at RPE 9.5+: hold the load and make it cleaner. No RPE logged: repeat it. A take-it-easy verdict holds every load; a sore back drops the spine-loading lifts.

Recovery

HRV 7-day
45 / 42
Resting HR
62
Sleep
6.7h
Load ratio
1.02
Days since rest
0 · rest Thu 4 Jun · 3 before today

From your notes, Wed 3 Jun: energy 3/3 — “good session, felt good”

Overnight HRV (ms)

30 40 50 60 2 May 19 May 4 Jun 2 May: 39 3 May: 45 4 May: 43 5 May: 40 6 May: 31 7 May: 44 9 May: 40 10 May: 40 11 May: 36 12 May: 45 13 May: 41 14 May: 46 15 May: 37 16 May: 38 17 May: 43 18 May: 49 19 May: 48 20 May: 42 21 May: 31 22 May: 38 23 May: 42 24 May: 50 25 May: 51 26 May: 34 27 May: 43 28 May: 38 29 May: 52 30 May: 36 31 May: 47 1 Jun: 44 2 Jun: 48 3 Jun: 38 4 Jun: 48 48 30-day baseline

Resting heart rate (bpm)

58 60 62 64 66 68 2 May 19 May 4 Jun 2 May: 62 3 May: 64 4 May: 62 5 May: 62 6 May: 64 7 May: 61 9 May: 62 10 May: 62 11 May: 63 12 May: 63 13 May: 63 14 May: 65 15 May: 62 16 May: 63 17 May: 64 18 May: 62 19 May: 62 20 May: 63 21 May: 62 22 May: 63 23 May: 60 24 May: 59 25 May: 63 26 May: 62 27 May: 60 28 May: 67 29 May: 64 30 May: 62 31 May: 64 1 Jun: 63 2 Jun: 62 3 Jun: 62 4 Jun: 62 62 baseline + 3

Sleep (hours asleep)

4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 2 May 19 May 4 Jun 2 May: 7.6 3 May: 7.5 4 May: 7.3 5 May: 7.1 6 May: 6.9 7 May: 7.4 8 May: 7.4 9 May: 7.5 10 May: 7.0 11 May: 7.0 12 May: 7.4 13 May: 6.9 14 May: 6.6 15 May: 7.4 16 May: 7.9 17 May: 7.3 18 May: 7.2 19 May: 7.2 20 May: 6.8 21 May: 7.9 22 May: 7.8 23 May: 6.7 24 May: 7.3 25 May: 6.7 26 May: 7.3 27 May: 4.8 28 May: 6.8 29 May: 7.4 30 May: 7.3 31 May: 6.7 1 Jun: 6.4 2 Jun: 6.8 3 Jun: 6.7 4 Jun: 5.0 5.0 under 5 h: take it easy

Load ratio (7-day vs 28-day)

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 2 May 19 May 4 Jun 2 May: 4.0 3 May: 4.0 4 May: 4.0 5 May: 4.0 6 May: 4.0 7 May: 4.0 8 May: 4.0 9 May: 3.5 10 May: 3.5 11 May: 3.0 12 May: 2.7 13 May: 2.3 14 May: 1.9 15 May: 1.7 16 May: 1.5 17 May: 1.7 18 May: 1.4 19 May: 1.1 20 May: 1.0 21 May: 1.0 22 May: 0.9 23 May: 0.9 24 May: 0.7 25 May: 0.9 26 May: 1.0 27 May: 1.0 28 May: 1.0 29 May: 1.0 30 May: 1.0 31 May: 1.0 1 Jun: 1.0 2 Jun: 1.0 3 Jun: 1.0 4 Jun: 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.5 injury risk

Spinal load by day type, from your own sessions: push 0.62 · pull 1.25 · legs 1.34 (0–3).

Training calendar

Training: lifting 5+ sets, or any workout but a walk Rest-day movement: a walk, nothing else Rest Sick or injured, from your notes or check-in

May 2026

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Hover a day for its sessions; click to open the page as of that day.

Body weight

207.5 lb 14-day average · this morning 204.4
-1.89 lb/week, line fitted through the last 4 weeks of weigh-ins (0.91% of body weight)
Average this week vs last week -3.0 lb 1.48%/wk Losing faster than planned
Average last 4 weeks vs the 4 before not enough weigh-ins to compare (25 and 5)

Planned pace: losing 0.5–1.0% of body weight a week (estebot.toml). A single week moves 2–3 lb on water and glycogen alone, so the 4-week line is the one to act on.

Goal: 175 lb

3 Oct 2026 at the current pace — 32.5 lb to go from a 14-day trend of 207.5, about 17 weeks. A straight line: weight loss usually slows, so treat it as the pace you are on, not a promise.

14-day trend morning weigh-in
200 210 220 2 May 20 May 4 Jun 2 May: 214 3 May: 215 4 May: 214 5 May: 214 7 May: 214 8 May: 214 9 May: 214 10 May: 214 11 May: 213 12 May: 213 14 May: 213 15 May: 213 16 May: 212 17 May: 212 19 May: 211 20 May: 211 21 May: 211 22 May: 211 23 May: 210 24 May: 210 25 May: 210 26 May: 210 27 May: 210 28 May: 209 29 May: 209 30 May: 209 1 Jun: 209 2 Jun: 208 3 Jun: 208 4 Jun: 208 208 204

Strength standards — best estimated 1RM, last 8 weeks

Lifte1RM× body weightLevelNext level atAt 175 lb
Squat 292 lb 1.41 Novice 297 lb Intermediate
Bench press 216 lb 1.04 Intermediate 297 lb Intermediate
Deadlift 356 lb 1.71 Intermediate 495 lb Intermediate
Overhead press 140 lb 0.67 Novice 148 lb Intermediate

Squat + bench + deadlift: 863 lb, DOTS 248 (271 at 175 lb with the same lifts).

Levels use common 1RM-to-body-weight bands, scaled to your 208 lb 14-day average by body weight2/3, because a plain ratio underrates heavier lifters. e1RM comes from your best set (Epley), so lifts trained in sets of 3–5 read a little high or low against a tested single. The bands are a rough guide, not a federation standard. DOTS compares totals across body weights: roughly 300–350 is a good recreational lifter, about 400 national level, 500+ world class.

Nutrition — last 14 days marked complete

Calories in
1,857
Deficit, logged
570
Deficit, measured
943
Protein / day
180 g / 166 target

kcal/day over 13 complete days. Logged = Apple's burn (active + resting) minus Cronometer intake. Measured = what the 4-week weight trend implies (lb/week × 3,500 ÷ 7). They differ by 373 kcal/day. Protein target: 0.8 g per lb of body weight = 166 g/day at the 14-day trend (estebot.toml); you're averaging 180 g, 109% of it. For reference, 1.2–1.6 g per kg (0.54–0.73 g/lb) is the range usually cited for keeping muscle while losing weight.

Micronutrients under 90% of the reference intake — food + supplements, last 28 days

NutrientFood+ SupplementsTotalOf referenceFoods that close it
Fiber 18 – 18 g 47% beans and lentils, oats, berries, chia seeds, vegetables
Vitamin E 7.8 – 7.8 mg 52% sunflower seeds, almonds, peanut butter, avocado
Potassium 2,630 – 2,630 mg 77% potatoes, beans and lentils, bananas, yogurt, spinach
Magnesium 328 – 328 mg 78% pumpkin seeds, almonds, spinach, black beans, dark chocolate
Vitamin A 775 – 775 µg 86% sweet potato, carrots, spinach, eggs

Close to an upper limit (50% or more)

NutrientCountedUpper limitOf limitNote
Vitamin D 2,189 IU 4,000 IU 55% food + supplements. Food alone is about 230 IU a day; the 2,000 IU capsule is most of it.

Reference: US Dietary Reference Intakes and upper limits, men 31–50. Food counts only complete days where at least 80% of the day's calories came from foods that report the nutrient. Supplements: Vitamin D3, Fish oil, every day, from supplements.toml. Food-log and label arithmetic, not a blood test.

Predictions

PredictionResolvesSo farTargetData logged
P-001 The cut keeps a pace of 1 to 2 lb a week until it ends
OLS over 0 weigh-ins, 2026-07-31 to 2026-06-04
Sun 27 Dec
206 days
no data yet -2.0 to -1.0 lb/week on track
weigh-ins: 0 of 111; longest gap 0 (max 7)
P-002 Squat, bench, deadlift and press stay within 5% of their pre-cut best
interim: 2026-05-30 to 2026-06-04 vs 2026-05-02 to 2026-05-29; Bench Press +0.0%, Military Press +4.3%, Squat +0.0%
Sun 27 Dec
206 days
+0.0 %
inside
not below -5.0 % –
P-003 HRV ends the cut more than one SD above where it started
30-day mean to 2026-06-04 vs 2026-05-02 to 2026-05-29
Sun 27 Dec
206 days
42.1 ms (+0.4)
outside
more than 47.2 ms (baseline 41.7 + 1 SD 5.5) on track
complete food logs: 6 of 169

Interim progress only. Each prediction resolves in ledger.md by its criterion as written, including the judgement calls a number can't make.

Training load — 8 weeks

Exercise minutes (Apple, all activity)

0 20 40 60 10 Apr: 0 11 Apr: 0 12 Apr: 0 13 Apr: 0 14 Apr: 0 15 Apr: 0 16 Apr: 0 17 Apr: 0 18 Apr: 0 19 Apr: 0 20 Apr: 0 21 Apr: 0 22 Apr: 0 23 Apr: 0 24 Apr: 0 25 Apr: 0 26 Apr: 0 27 Apr: 0 28 Apr: 0 29 Apr: 0 30 Apr: 0 1 May: 0 2 May: 43 3 May: 2 4 May: 46 5 May: 51 6 May: 55 7 May: 52 8 May: 38 9 May: 45 10 May: 1 11 May: 44 12 May: 51 13 May: 43 14 May: 1 15 May: 37 16 May: 33 17 May: 36 18 May: 5 19 May: 4 20 May: 40 21 May: 3 22 May: 30 23 May: 44 24 May: 2 25 May: 36 26 May: 43 27 May: 47 28 May: 0 29 May: 43 30 May: 42 31 May: 3 1 Jun: 42 2 Jun: 43 3 Jun: 45 4 Jun: 7 10 Apr 8 May 4 Jun

Hard sets (RPE 7+, or every working set where no RPE was logged)

0 10 20 10 Apr: 0 11 Apr: 0 12 Apr: 0 13 Apr: 0 14 Apr: 0 15 Apr: 0 16 Apr: 0 17 Apr: 0 18 Apr: 0 19 Apr: 0 20 Apr: 0 21 Apr: 0 22 Apr: 0 23 Apr: 0 24 Apr: 0 25 Apr: 0 26 Apr: 0 27 Apr: 0 28 Apr: 0 29 Apr: 0 30 Apr: 0 1 May: 0 2 May: 7 3 May: 0 4 May: 4 5 May: 12 6 May: 10 7 May: 0 8 May: 10 9 May: 6 10 May: 0 11 May: 9 12 May: 12 13 May: 15 14 May: 0 15 May: 12 16 May: 12 17 May: 0 18 May: 0 19 May: 0 20 May: 11 21 May: 0 22 May: 9 23 May: 12 24 May: 0 25 May: 15 26 May: 11 27 May: 12 28 May: 0 29 May: 12 30 May: 10 31 May: 0 1 Jun: 12 2 Jun: 15 3 Jun: 11 4 Jun: 0 10 Apr 8 May 4 Jun

Tonnage, thousand lb (logged weight × reps; pull-ups add sets, not pounds)

0 10 20 30 40 10 Apr: 0 11 Apr: 0 12 Apr: 0 13 Apr: 0 14 Apr: 0 15 Apr: 0 16 Apr: 0 17 Apr: 0 18 Apr: 0 19 Apr: 0 20 Apr: 0 21 Apr: 0 22 Apr: 0 23 Apr: 0 24 Apr: 0 25 Apr: 0 26 Apr: 0 27 Apr: 0 28 Apr: 0 29 Apr: 0 30 Apr: 0 1 May: 0 2 May: 8 3 May: 0 4 May: 10 5 May: 29 6 May: 6 7 May: 0 8 May: 10 9 May: 20 10 May: 0 11 May: 8 12 May: 10 13 May: 32 14 May: 0 15 May: 7 16 May: 10 17 May: 0 18 May: 0 19 May: 0 20 May: 22 21 May: 0 22 May: 9 23 May: 11 24 May: 0 25 May: 33 26 May: 7 27 May: 11 28 May: 0 29 May: 22 30 May: 9 31 May: 0 1 Jun: 11 2 Jun: 34 3 Jun: 7 4 Jun: 0 10 Apr 8 May 4 Jun

Recent context

2026-10-28 — slept well, felt good this morning
2026-10-23 — felt strong today
2026-10-18 — low energy all day, the cut is catching up
2026-10-16 — low energy all day, the cut is catching up
2026-10-12 — feeling good, appetite under control
2026-10-11 — wiped after work, trained anyway