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Tutorial as well as documentation

Jeremy Robinson 7 years ago 0

It would be nice to have a tutorial as well as more documentation about the science of what the app is doing for you, like the small "Learn more" link under the timer menu. 

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Custom Workouts

Marc David 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago 1

If you design your own custom workouts, will the app apply the same machine learning to those like it does with the prebuilt programs?

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Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago

Hi Marc,


Yes, absolutely, the app will apply the same machine learning to those like it does with the prebuilt programs.


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Allow to alternate order of workouts - I prefer upper workout before lower workouts

Dr. Michael Corcoran 7 years ago 0

It's really a matter of old habits and availability of weights in the gym.  Hence, I have found it more efficient to go with the flow and do my upper body workout days prior to the lower body workout days.  Understand the "rest" between workouts theory that makes lower body done before upper - so willing to modify.  But it is easier in this gym to do it in reverse order.

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1 Rep Max Testing

Marc David 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago 1

At some point during the progression, there should be a "Are you ready for a 1 rep max test?"  Then it's a 5/3/1 workout to see if what the app thinks you can do, you can do.  If not, that's fine, adjust as necessary.  But strength is an important concept that should be tested time to time.  Always the option to skip an exercise if you don't feel like doing a 1 rep max workout every so often.  Goes more with a strength training phase of the program vs always in the 6-12 range.  At some point, it's fun to do the 4-6 range to just bang out heavy weight.

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Finish Workout vs Save Workout

Marc David 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 5 years ago 1

From a UI perspective when I'm done with my routine do I SAVE it or do I FINISH it?  The button at the bottom after I'm done with my workout for the session should be Finish Workout vs Save.  Saving is for data in progress (I saved my Excel document).  Finish is for the end (I finished my workout today or I saved my workout today?).  Semantics sure.. but it's much more intuitive to Finish a workout and have it saved into the history.

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Carl Juneau, PhD 5 years ago

We ended up going with "Finish and save workout", and adding a confirmation popup based on user feedback.

Good one Marc: you saw that one coming.

Cheers,

Carl

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Drop in weight vs drop in reps??

Dustin Barber 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago 3

Today while working out, I was doing 355lbs on bench press for 4 sets of 4 reps. On my 3rd set I struggled hard on my last rep. Coming into my 4th set I decided to drop to 335, and I was able to push out all 4.  I forgot to change 355 to 335 on set 4, and hit finish exercise.  It showed me a 6% increase, and then I remembered I hadn't changed the last set.  I changed set 4 to 335, hit finish exercise, and it still showed a 6% increase.  Not sure how exactly the app makes this determination, but I'm assuming it wouldn't be the same increase in both scenarios?  

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Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago

Hey Dustin!


Great question.


Actually, for your 1RM and weights progression, the app only uses your best set of the day. So, in the scenario you described, the fact that you forgot to lower the weight on your 4th set didn't change anything, from the standpoint of 1RM progression.


However, since you went back and hit "finish exercise" again, the app probably now think you did 8 sets. Have a look in your history and delete extra sets. Because if you stay with 8 sets in your history, you might get a recommendation for 8-10 sets on your next workout.


I hope that was clear. Lemme know if you'd like me to expand.


Have a great weekend,


Carl



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App crashes from lock screen

Ben Besner 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago 11

Exercise list >

bench press >

Loading >

Lock screen >

Unlock screen >

The app crashes


I think we should never turn off the screen when it loads or do calculations ... I do not know if it is because of my pattern lock to unlock my phone when I turn it on again ...?


But it must do that to other guys too

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Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago

Dustin, thanks for checking.


Ben and Nick, you two have been able to reproduce the issue. We've made a small change to the app and I think we've fixed the issue. The new beta version has the fix. Are you both in the beta program? If yes, can you check and tell me if you're still having the issue?




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Entrance of a new 6RM in an existing exercise

Nick Monastiriotis 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago 3

If I feel my initial estimation of a 6RM (i.e., not actually tested for some reason) is low and want to test/6RM this exercise at a random point, what's the best way to enter this new 6RM in the exercise I am already doing? Switching off and on this exercise doesn't ask again for a 6RM.

A quick solution, I guess, would be to rename this exercise and enter it in your workout (e.g., Squat, Deep instead of Squat), but of course, long term, you wouldn't have the whole progression of an exercise...

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Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago

The best solution, IMO, would be to simply work out with the exercise and enter the weights you can really do. If you're doing more than recommended by the app, the app will calibrate. On your next workout, you'll get a recommendation that's much more in line with your actual work capacity.

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Larger font-size

Michael Robards 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 4 years ago 1

Include an option for increasing the font-size. I don't wear my reading glasses at the gym and it is very hard to see the text! There is a lot of wasted screen when performing an exercise!

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Timer stops when outside the app

Michael Robards 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago 4
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Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago

We've just released this fix in beta. It should go public in a few days. I'm marking this as "Completed".