We are happy today to announce two (2) major feature improvements as well as some bug fixes.  

UPDATED NEWS FEEDS:

First, the updated news feed system that went live yesterday in BodySpace provides an enriched view of what users are up to throughout the community including pictures, preview text for various items and contextual links that take you directly to the action the user performed and paves the way for us to add more new items to these updates in the future.

Below is a sample comparison of what the news feed section looked like previously vs. what it now looks like today:

Before:

After:

Some items to note:

1. This updated news feed will only appear on the BodySpace main page and on every user's profile page.
   
   
2. My Dashboard, BodyGroups and the mobile applications will continue to use the existing system and user interface.  As a result, the two systems will look slightly different until such a time as My Dashboard and BodyGroups have the new system incorporated into them.
   
   
3. New Feed Items - we have added an updated news feed item to so show when two or more users are now friends (this will only appear in the new system).
   
   
4. We have removed several feed items including 'Joined a School network', 'Left a Gym or School Network' and 'Left a BodyGroup.'  These items will not appear in the new system, however they will still appear on the My Dashboard and BodyGroup pages.  Please note:  Only the news feed item for the above have been removed.  The actual feature is unchanged.
   
   
5. The updated system is new.  Data from the current system was not be moved into the new system.  As a result, some user's that had data in the "What 'username' is up to" section may be empty, depending on when their last update was made.  The engine that works behind the scenes has been collecting data since the end of March to help make as smooth a transition as possible from the current system to the new system.
   

BUG FIXES:

In addition to this release, several bug fixes have been made to BodyBlogs to help reduce and hopefully eliminate the occurrence of users receiving an error when they try to post a blog, or have BodyBlogs application act like they are not logged in. 

There were bug fixes made to the core of BodySpace as well including issues where certain users were getting the dreaded "Oops" message when trying to get to their profile page.

UPDATED WORKOUT TRACKER:

Secondly, this afternoon (May 16, 2012) marks the launch of the new and improved Workout Tracker!

As a result, the existing Workout Tracker (WT) will be unavailable and we expect the downtime to last between 2-6 hours. Workout Tracker users will be redirected to a downtime page (see example image below).   All other areas of the site, including BodySpace, will remain available and unaffected.

The new Workout features the following benefits for you:

• Ability to Track A Workout
  
  
• Ability to Track A Workout from a Template
  
  
• Ability to Build a Workout with personal details tips and notes
  
  
• View and edit your complete and incomplete Workout Logs
  
  
• View  Workout Templates
  
  
• Existing workouts will be migrated so no data will be lost
  
  

The New WT also features a fantastic exercise finder, you can now:

• Filter/search exercises based on the name of the exercise
  
  
• Filter based on the muscle you would like to work
  
  
• Filter based on how the exercise is rated
  
  
• Filter based on the equipment you plan to use.
  
  

You can also:

• Add additional sets for an exercise
  
  
• Input ranges not only for strength but also for your cardio, stretching, and plyo exercises
  
  
• Edit your existing workouts
  
  
  • Too tired to finish entering your workout details? You can go back and finish incomplete workouts at a later date
    
  
  

• Add or remove exercises from a Workout
  
  
• Watch videos on how to do your exercise of choice or use your use unfamiliar equipment
  
  
• View your success overview page and have a snapshot of what you?ve accomplished, including your total weight lifted for all tracked workouts
  

If you experience any issues with these new features, please submit a feedback report here:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/help/feedback?type=report

Thank you all for your patience while we continue to upgrade the BodySpace user experience!   

After last night's maintenance work, we're happy to announce that the "Oops! Looks like we encountered a problem" error messages have been fixed for many users.  We tested this fix on all the recent reports from users who have had trouble accessing their BodySpace profiles, and we were able to get to all of them.

If you're still having issues reaching your profile today, please leave a comment for our developers with details.  Thanks.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/help/feedback?type=report

Good afternoon,

Tonight we will have planned maintenance at the Bodybuilding.com data center. This will cause a full site outage which will last for approximately 15 minutes. From time-to-time, we schedule maintenance windows to ensure security, continued growth, and performance of Bodybuilding.com.  Tonight is one of those planned maintenance windows.

When: Thursday, May 10th, 9:15-9:30 PM (Mountain Time)

Duration: 15 minutes

Who is impacted: Anyone attempting to use Bodybuilding.com.

What is impacted: All Bodybuilding.com applications (store, forum, BodySpace,  SuperSite, reviews, BodyGroups, etc.)

Why: Planned network infrastructure maintenance.

We appreciate your patience during this window.  Thank you.

If you have an "@" or "%40" symbol in your username, you might still be experiencing issues trying to log into BodySpace.  The solution is to log in using your email address instead.  (Because the system thinks you're inputting an email address, but it doesn't match the one you have on file.)  Of course, if your username IS identical to your email address, you're already doing this, and you shouldn't have any issues logging in at all.  

Some users experienced an issue where they were unable to log into BodySpace over the past couple of days.  This issue was identified early and resolved today.  It did not affect all users, only a small percentage of overall users.  Still, we apologize for the delay, and are happy to report that our development team fixed the issue in a speedy, professional manner.

Thank you to everyone who reported the issue!   

The Gym and School Networks features are available again on BodySpace!  If you haven't used these tools before, check them out here, and get more easily connected with the people you know and see often!

http://my.bodybuilding.com/gyms

http://my.bodybuilding.com/schools

Click here to view the live 2012 Arnold Classic on Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd for free on Bodybuilding.com!

http://streaming.bodybuilding.com/2012-arnold-webcast/

http://streaming.bodybuilding.com/2012-arnold-webcast/

There was a BodySpace formatting update this morning. This release included the following items, based upon user feedback:

* Several Profile page updates including:

      - a new layout for the Fit Status and Motivation Level area

      - updated layout for the Progress Photo and Photo Gallery sections

      - the Body Weight/Body Fat pie chart now defaults to the middle tab ("Where He Is Now" tab)

      - Removal of High School and College Network labels from the "Personal Info" panel (temporarily, for technical reasons)

* Updated visual design for BodyGroups main page

* Updated visual design for BodyGroup listing page

FYI, the Gym and School network pages in BodySpace are unavailable at this time. Our development teams are actively working on restoring this functionality and we will update with additional information as soon it is available.

Our apologies for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience.