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Planned vs Actual

When you have an active program, HyperIron shows your planned volume alongside actual volume so you can see how you're tracking against your program.

How it works​

  • Planned volume comes from your program: target sets per exercise × muscle activation percentages
  • Actual volume comes from your logged workouts: actual sets × muscle activation percentages

In the weekly and monthly views, planned volume appears as a ghost/outline bar behind the actual filled bar:

Chest      ████████████░░░  9.7 / 12 planned
Triceps    ███████████░░░░  8.4 / 10 planned
Front Delts ██████░░░░░░░░  4.2 / 6 planned

Filled bars = actual. Ghost bars = planned.

What it tells you​

  • Actual > Planned: You're doing more than programmed — possibly from fatigue rating adjustments adding sets
  • Actual = Planned: Right on track
  • Actual < Planned: You've missed workouts or reduced volume — check if fatigue ratings are driving the reduction (which is fine) or if you're skipping sessions

When planned data is available​

Planned bars only appear when you have an active program. Without a program, stats show actual volume with no comparison target.

Compliance tracking​

The weekly view also shows a compliance percentage — how many of your planned workouts you actually completed:

Workouts: 4/5 (80%)

This is a simple count — did you do the sessions your program called for? It doesn't account for volume differences within sessions.