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The New “300” Workout

The NEW “300” workout – 100 x 1, 10 x 10, 1x 100 Do you remember the 2007 action movie “300” about the 300 Spartan warriors who fought to the death in the battle of Thermopylae? The actors were shredded and had, according to magazines and websites, followed the so-called “300

Science 7 min read

Overweight and Unfit Workout Guide: Tips, Exercises & Simple Plans for Beginners

Working out is hard, especially when you’re overweight and unfit. Even simple things like walking up stairs can be tough. Running? Forget it. The gym? It’s intimidating. Maybe you tried working out before and thought “Man, I can’t do this.” The discomfort and pain can be really

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How to Gain Muscle & Lose Fat: A 4-Step Process (With Meal Plan)

Have you heard it’s impossible to lose fat while gaining muscle? An impressive number of studies demonstrate this to be false (see Benito et al. 2020 for a review and meta-analysis of 111 studies). I’ve seen it firsthand. In my own study, 20 women gained 3.31 lbs

Science 9 min read

Muscle Hypertrophy Workout for Beginners: Definitive Guide

So you want to work out for hypertrophy, but you’re not sure where to begin. * Should you ask your buff friend? * Trust bodybuilding magazines? * Check out YouTube and Instagram? Everyone seems to have their secret sauce, and it gets confusing fast. In this definitive guide, you’ll see exactly

How to build muscle 10 min read

Better strength charts (with total strength)

Total strength is here! Before, on the chart on your home page, you would see your strength averaged across all the exercises you were doing. But when you did new exercises (some with lighter weights), your average could actually go down (even if all your individual exercises were going up)

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Improved walkthrough of 22 smart features

Full release notes (version 1565) * Added: 2 exercises (Treadmill Walking and Running) * Improved: Walkthrough of 22 smart features * Fixed: Strength chart on home page (now showing total strength) * Fixed: Custom program in welcome email * Fixed: Faster chat now supports emoji Coming soon * Improved workout demo for new users

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Chat loads 20% faster

Full release notes (version 1561) * Added: Custom chat solution (loads 20% faster) * Added: 2 kettlebell exercises (Swing and Thruster) * Improved: Program setting (moved to Settings page) * Fixed: 1.25 lbs and 0.5 kg plates now show for all users * Fixed: Text display in dark mode * Fixed: Login issue with

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

10 Proven Tips to Improve Your Workout Performance

“Will I ever recover enough to deadlift again?” When I injured my lumbar spine, anxiety plagued my workouts for months. But I finally managed to overcome my performance anxiety and even improve my workout performance. I’ll show you how in this article, with tactics sport psychologists and world-class trainers

Science 9 min read

Get your program by email

Full release notes (version 1547) * Added: New users now also get their program by email * Added: Weight "per hand" tooltip for dumbbell exercises * Improved: Names of many dumbbell exercises * Improved: Demo and walkthrough for new users * Fixed: Back-off sets for users with large increments Coming soon * Custom chat

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Pure strength (powerlifting) programs

Having a pure strength program is our #1 most requested features, so I’m excited to bring it to you today! Obviously, a pure strength phase makes you stronger. But some coaches also believe it can help you build more muscle in the long run, as tension is a key

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read