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New records email
"You have set a new record!" If you're like me, this notification puts a smile on your face. To extend the satisfaction, you now get an email when you set new records (with helpful, related stats). Don't want the emails? Turn them off using
Anatomical exercise video demos
Full release notes (version 1588) * Added: Anatomical exercise video demos (phase 1: demo workouts only) * Added: Explainer popups when tapping home page charts * Improved: App now remembers your bar weight selection * Fixed: Unswapping an exercise deletes progress on unfinished exercises Coming soon * Anatomical video demos for more exercises
How to Use Drop Sets to Build Muscle & When to Avoid Them
A step-by-step guide based on science and personal experience
"Tired today?" now pops up only when you say an exercise is very hard
Full release notes (version 1577) * Improved: Scaling of strength and sets charts on home page * Improved: "Tired today?" now pops up only when you say an exercise is very hard Coming soon * Anatomical video demos for exercises
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
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
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
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
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)
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