Daily aim
The Standard is 100 eligible reps.
Daily bodyweight exercise protocol
The daily aim is 100 reps. A day is complete at 50 reps.
Eligible bodyweight repetitions and timed holds contribute to the same total. The total may be completed in one session or across multiple sessions.
There is no required movement mix. End each set with at least two reps in reserve and use controlled, pain-free technique.
Protocol v3.0
The daily aim is 100 reps. The completion threshold is 50 reps. A 30-second hold counts as 10 reps. End each set with at least two reps in reserve.
The Standard is 100 eligible reps.
The Floor is 50 eligible reps. A total at or above the Floor is a complete day.
Planks, hangs, wall sits and other qualifying holds contribute 10 reps for each 30 seconds.
End each set with at least two reps in reserve. Count only controlled, pain-free reps.
Grading
The movement mix does not affect grading. Push, pull, lower and core record the composition of the total and do not create movement quotas.
Pattern colours show the recorded composition. They do not affect grading.
Timing, holds and set intensity
The counting rules are the same regardless of when eligible reps and holds are completed.
There is no requirement to complete the total in one session. Reps completed at different times contribute equally.
15 seconds = 5 reps. 30 seconds = 10 reps. 45 seconds = 15 reps. A set is capped at 60 seconds and should use a controlled variation.
End each set with at least two reps in reserve. Use controlled, pain-free reps. Rest if illness or injury makes exercise inadvisable.
Exercise difficulty does not change the daily thresholds
Movements are organised into families and routes according to support, assistance, range of motion and leverage. Eligible easier and assisted variations count. Progression to a harder variation is not required for completion.
Select a support and leverage that allow controlled reps with at least two reps in reserve.
Pulling requires a bar, band, rings or another suitable anchor. The protocol recommends including pull work regularly, but it is not required for daily completion.
The movement list includes knee-dominant and hip-dominant exercises. The protocol recommends using both over time; neither is required on a specific day.
Core options include bracing, resisting movement and controlled flexion. Eligible holds use the standard time conversion.
For each movement, the app’s Reference provides setup, clean-rep criteria, adjustments and directly connected variations.
Open the movement referenceApp
The app is an optional tracker for the protocol. It displays Floor and Standard status and records movement composition without grading it.
Origin
The running rule started on 1 January 2019. Distance above one mile is optional.
JFDS applies two thresholds to strength work: 50 eligible reps completes the day and 100 reps is the Standard. Reps above 100 are optional.
A missed day ends the streak. The next completed day starts a new streak.
Example
Each set should end with at least two reps in reserve. The sets may be completed together or at different times during the day.