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Machine-Assisted Exercises
Full release notes (version 2359) * Added: Machine-Assisted Exercises * Added: 3 new exercises (assisted chin-up, pull-up, and dip) * Fixed: AI coach confusing weight loss and muscle gain in rare cases * Fixed: Too many calories recommended when not gaining weight quickly enough Coming soon * Soon: Better AI chat
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Better bug tracking
Full release notes (version 2354) * Added: Bug logging and tracking * Added: Workout duration setting * Improved: Workout UI (cleaner exercise names and column headers) * Fixed: No mobility exercises progression in rare cases Coming soon * Soon: Better AI chat
3 new programs
Full release notes (version 2348) * Added: 3 new programs (PPL home levels 4-6) * Improved: AI chat (full workout and home page info) * Improved: Workout UI (white coach tip line, yellow alert icon) * Improved: Workout UI (added "per side" for exercises that alternate sides) * Fixed: Dumbbell Lunge is now
Mobility warm-ups by body part split
Full release notes (version 2343) * Added: Mobility warm-ups by body part split * Added: Blue arrows on workout page * Added: Tracking of in-app shares * Improved: AI workout analysis (exercises excluded when done for the first time) * Improved: Body text of home page is now bigger on large screens * Improved: List of
Smarter AI workout analysis
Full release notes (version 2339) * Added: Bodyweight Back Extension exercise * Improved: AI chat (access to names) * Improved: AI workout analysis (warm-ups excluded) * Fixed: Progress charts on home page now show decimals * Fixed: % 1RM change now updates when editing saved sets * Fixed: Oblique pank exercise now displaying seconds * Fixed: Custom rest
AI welcome message in emails
Full release notes (version 2333) * Added: AI workout message to welcome email * Fixed: Blank home page in rare cases * Fixed: No mobility warm-up after creating an account * Fixed: Cannot use decimals when editing saved sets * Fixed: No audio notification of reps in rare cases Coming soon * Soon: Better AI workout
AI workout analysis in emails
Full release notes (version 2329) * Added: AI workout analysis to new records emails * Improved: Text of explainer popups during workouts (e.g. during deloads) * Improved: Text of coach tip line during challenges * Fixed: No more clunky superset tutorial during first workout * Fixed: Restored open-source volume dashboards Coming soon * Soon: More