Keep missed appointments in the planning record and completed work in workout history. A gap is information about the week, not an instruction to combine sessions.
Record the missed appointment outside completed history
Use your calendar or companion planning record to mark an appointment as not attended. Do not create a completed workout containing the planned values if no training happened. That would make attendance counts and later exercise comparisons inaccurate. The diary should distinguish intention from an event that actually took place.
For example, Wednesday Session B may be marked missed because a work meeting ran late. Keep the reason brief and practical. You do not need an emotional score or a long justification. The useful information is which appointment failed and whether its cause is likely to recur.
Distinguish a shorter session from no session
If you attended and completed some exercises, log those results on the actual date. Keep the unperformed part visibly unperformed in your planning reference. A partial session is neither a complete version of the original plan nor an empty day; preserving the difference makes the next discussion much easier.
Imagine a visit ending after two of five planned exercises because you had to leave. Record the two completed movements and their results. Avoid entering zero resistance for the other exercises as though you performed unloaded sets, since zero can describe an actual equipment choice rather than absence.
Use an agreed rule for the next appointment
Ask your coach or programme author what to do when a session is missed: resume a sequence, skip a particular appointment or revise the calendar. The appropriate choice depends on the programme and your circumstances. An app streak or an unfinished checklist does not decide that choice for you.
Write the agreed decision down with its date. For example, a coach might tell you which session to perform on Saturday after a missed Wednesday appointment. Follow that specific guidance instead of merging both exercise lists into one larger visit because they are still visible on the calendar.
| Event | Where to record it | What to preserve |
|---|---|---|
| Missed appointment | Calendar or planning note | Date, session identity, brief reason |
| Partly completed visit | Workout history plus planning note | Actual results and unperformed items |
| Next-session decision | Programme reference | Agreed instruction and effective date |
This organises records; it does not prescribe a catch-up schedule.
Look for scheduling patterns across several weeks
Review missed appointments by slot rather than simply counting them. If three late shifts repeatedly interrupt Thursday evenings, the useful problem is that Thursday is unreliable. Moving the appointment may be worth discussing before changing exercise volume or deciding you need a completely different programme.
Keep the denominator honest. If four visits were planned and three occurred, that is three of four planned appointments for that week. If only two visits were planned during travel, compare those two appointments with what happened. Avoid making weeks with different availability look equivalent through a raw visit total.
Make the next record a fresh factual entry
At the next suitable visit, inspect the last matching completed session and the agreed next-session instruction. Log what happens that day without backdating it to fill the earlier gap. The original missed appointment should remain in the planning history so you can assess whether the new schedule helped.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I log a missed workout as completed with zero weight?
Keep missed appointments in your planning record. Zero weight can describe performed work and should not be used as a substitute for did not attend.
Should I combine two sessions after missing one?
Do not let an unfinished checklist decide the workload. Ask the programme author how to proceed and record the agreed next-session decision.
Sources and editorial notes
Prepared by Nexal for general education. This is product-team content, not an independent review or a clinically reviewed programme. Exercise and nutrition examples are illustrative, not personalised recommendations.
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