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With rest/pause sets during the third set, warn when weight/rep combination will lead to deload in next workout
This happened to me a few times, because I had to adjust the weight to match my PowerBlock dumbbells. Sometimes I have to choose between going down 500g to 2kg and going up 3kg or more. I tried to choose the smaller difference, which lead to a decrease and an estimated loss in max strength.
It would be nice if, when changing the weight,
* The app could adjust (or propose to adjust) the reps accordingly, or
* Pre-calculate and display the estimated change in max strength, or
* Just warn when the selected weight/rep combination is too low (and maybe also when it is too high)
Answer
Hi Sebastian,
You can avoid this issue completely by setting custom increments at the global or exercise level. To set them at the global level (for all exercises), check the settings menu.
To set them at the exercise level (those will override global settings), tap "..." next to an exercise, tap "more", then tap "use custom increments".
So, in a way, the app is already able to prevent the issue you faced. It will compute exactly what you need to keep increasing your 1RM using only the increments you have available. I hope that make sense.
On another note, I train with Powerblocks at home too. Really like them!
All the best,
Carl
Hmm, but the increments of my dumbbell system are not constant. E.g. the dumbbells have steps like 11.5, 12.5, 13.5, 16, 17, 18, 20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 25 etc.
Even without the 1kg inlay weights, the increments are not constant (4.5, 7, 9, 11, 13.5, 18, 22.5, 27, 32).
How do I solve this with only one custom increment value?
(see my other idea for more details regarding the Powerblock https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/140-detailed-weight-increments)
I've just spent 15 min trying to figure out the German Powerblock. It looks like they made some increments heavier than others. Seems odd. So, I'm not sure we can fit it Dr. Muscle. The way the app works is:
Min weight (in this case, 2.5 kg)
Increments (in this case, variable, but let's pretend 1 kg)
You'd get 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, etc. as recommendations inside the app. Now, I undertand this might not work. So if that suggestion gets lots of votes, we'll add it inside the app.
For now, I'd recommend you set increments to 1 kg and round up.
Thanks Carl!
Yes, rounding up the weight and trying to do the number of reps proposed by app, is what I'm doing right now. At least that hasn't lead to an early deload yet.
Customer support service by UserEcho
Hi Sebastian,
You can avoid this issue completely by setting custom increments at the global or exercise level. To set them at the global level (for all exercises), check the settings menu.
To set them at the exercise level (those will override global settings), tap "..." next to an exercise, tap "more", then tap "use custom increments".
So, in a way, the app is already able to prevent the issue you faced. It will compute exactly what you need to keep increasing your 1RM using only the increments you have available. I hope that make sense.
On another note, I train with Powerblocks at home too. Really like them!
All the best,
Carl