Share a Read-Only Dashboard With Someone You Trust

Some parts of your log are worth a second pair of eyes, and some parts you'd rather keep to yourself. A read-only dashboard sits right in that gap: you decide what someone sees, they see nothing else, and they can't touch a single entry. This piece is about setting that up with a coach or training partner you trust, plus the two ways to get your own records out of the app when you need them: CSV export and printable summaries.

What a read-only dashboard actually is

It's an optional link you generate from your own log. Anyone with the link can view the numbers you've chosen to share, and that's the whole job. No editing, no adding entries, no deleting anything. Read-only means exactly that.

A few things worth knowing before you send it:

• The link is optional. You can run the app for years without ever making one.
• You choose who gets it. A coach, a training partner, a mate who keeps you honest.
• It shows what you've logged, exactly as you typed it. Nothing is scored, ranked or commented on.
• You can stop sharing whenever you like.

If you've ever screenshotted a week of weigh-ins and measurements to send to someone, this replaces the faff. One link, and they can look whenever it suits them instead of waiting on you.

Picking who gets the link, and what they'll see

Be a bit choosy here. A read-only dashboard is only useful if the person on the other end understands what it is: a window into your records, not a coaching service and not a second opinion on your bloodwork results.

A training partner is a good fit. They know your phases, they know when you're cruising and when you're pushing, and they'll spot that your weekly check-ins have gone quiet before you do. A coach works too, as long as they get that the app never says what any number means. It stores and displays what you entered. That's it.

What they'll see is your own history laid out the way you logged it: weight entries, body measurements, the phases you've named, and bloodwork results exactly as the lab printed them, test date and all. If you log it, it can show up. If you don't want it shared, don't put it in the shared view.

One habit worth building: tell the person what the link is before you send it. A one-line message along the lines of "here's my log, have a look whenever" saves a lot of confused questions.

Getting your records out: CSV export

A dashboard link is handy for other people. CSV export is for you.

CSV export pulls your entries out of the app as a plain file you can open in a spreadsheet, drop into your own archive, or keep somewhere separate as a backup. It's the least glamorous feature in any logging app and probably the one you'll be gladdest about in a year's time.

When it earns its keep:

• You want a copy of your full history stored somewhere that isn't the app.
• You're putting your records together before an appointment and want them in one file.
• You like keeping your own archive going alongside the app.
• You're moving between devices and want the numbers to hand.

Exporting takes a minute. Do it every few months and you'll always have a copy that's yours, no matter what.

Printable summaries for the times you need paper

Not everything happens on a screen. Sometimes you want a summary you can print, fold and put in a folder, or hand across a desk.

Printable summary reports give you a tidy document of the records you've kept: your entries, your dates, your history, laid out to read. It's the same information you see in the app, just on paper. Nothing added, nothing interpreted, nothing flagged.

This is the version to take to your own doctor or clinic if you're putting your records in front of someone. You're handing over your own history as you logged it, and they can read it however they read it. The app won't tell you what any of it means, and neither will this article.

A small tip: print a summary before an appointment rather than the morning of. It's one less thing to think about on a busy day.

A simple routine that keeps all three useful

You don't need a system. You need a habit you'll actually repeat.

• Log as you go. A weigh-in, a measurement, a test date. Little and often beats a big catch-up session.
• Check your shared view now and then. Make sure the read-only dashboard still shows what you want it to show, especially after you've added a new phase.
• Export every few months. A CSV export takes a minute and gives you a copy that lives outside the app.
• Print when there's a reason. Appointment coming up, or you just like a paper record. Printable summaries are there when you want them.

That's the whole thing. Share what you choose with who you choose, and keep a copy of your own history in a format you can hold.

Wrapping up

A read-only dashboard, CSV export and printable summaries are three ways of doing the same job: keeping you in charge of your own records. The app stores what you type, shows it back to you, and never tells you what it means. Everything else is your call.

If that sounds like the setup you want, create a free account and have a look around. It's free during early access, registration only needs an email address and password, and you get an anonymous username assigned automatically, so no real name goes anywhere.