Better coaching tips during workouts
You'll now get better coaching tips during your workouts (e.g. "10 x 200 lbs 3 days ago—now try:").
Dr. Carl Juneau, PhD
A University of Montréal, London, and Harvard alum, Dr. Juneau is a former trainer for the Canadian Forces with a PhD in Public Health/Epidemiology.
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New Interface!
New faster, cleaner interface, including a revamp of workouts that lets you reorder exercises with drag and drop.
Popular life extension drug metformin reduces hypertrophy
If you’re into life extension, I’m sure you’ve heard of metformin. It’s a drug that inhibits hepatic glucose output and reduces inflammation in muscle. It’s among the top 10 most widely prescribed drugs in the US, and many people think it can increase healthspan and
Better navigation
We've merged the default and custom exercises lists and moved all navigation to the bottom bar.
Exercise as Medicine—Evidence for 26 Chronic Diseases
Is exercise really medicine? Yes, according to reviews by Pedersen and Saltin (2015) and Luan et al. (2019). There’s now evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases. In case you’re short on time, here’s the full list: * Musculoskeletal diseases (low back pain, tendon
Level up custom programs
You can now level up custom programs you create inside the app or via our Web app. This lets you link programs together over long training cycles and change exercises, rep ranges, and more over time.
Edit any workout on the fly
You can now edit any workout on the fly. Swap exercises or add and reorder them with the new floating action button.
Diet Advice From The International Society of Sports Nutrition
The International Society of Sports Nutrition has the following diet advice for you: “A wide range of dietary approaches (low-fat to low-carbohydrate/ketogenic, and all points between) can be similarly effective for improving body composition.” In other words, you don’t need to follow a specific diet to be healthy
Support for unilateral exercises
You can now create and do unilateral exercises (like dumbbell rows). When you do them, the app will guide you as you do all sets for side 1 and then all sets for side 2.
Support for time-based exercises
You can now create and do time-based exercises (like planks). They will progress by adding seconds instead of increasing weight or reps.