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surgomat

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    Comment #44328458

    Thank you! Really appreciate.

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    Comment #44328447

    Hey thanks a lot. If you have specific trackers or APIs in mind, feel free to share would love to hear more about your use case. Strava/Garmin/Apple? What do you want to see in wor…

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    Comment #44328435

    Thanks mate! Right now, it's a mix of both let's say. first, local storage during the session (useful for example in gyms, garages, or basements with poor or no connectivity) secon…

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    Comment #44328412

    Yes. Planning to add difficulty levels and progression-friendly alternatives (e.g. pike push-ups, dumbbell presses, etc.) so you can train the same muscle group at your current lev…

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    Comment #44328390

    Just jumping in here to feed my ego :D after 15 years of lifting, I'm currently pushing 4x10 with 50kg dumbbells on the bench. So yeah, 35kg after 25 years seems odd unless those 2…

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    Comment #44321733

    I felt the same way when workout.lol went quiet! really pushed to rebuild something that would last without video licensing issues this time. So welcome back glad to have you with …

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    Comment #44321233

    We recently (a few hours ago) switched providers to handle the traffic/databse better. Everything should be back to normal now Really appreciate your patience and thanks again for …

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    Comment #44318905

    Thanks for flagging that and sorry you're running into login issue mate. That error can sometimes appear even after a password reset due to a session mismatch (I'm working on impro…

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    Comment #44317797

    Thanks for sharing. I actually didn't know about Liftosaur before, but I just checked it out and I love their UI! Super clean and well thought out. Definitely going to keep it in m…

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    Comment #44317790

    Awesome move from Stronger By Science That said, they're mostly full training programs i guess, while what Workout.cool or the old Workout.lol project needs is more at the "individ…

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    Comment #44317301

    You're very welcome mate:)

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    Comment #44317293

    The error should be fixed, thanks for the screenshot mate. As a digital nomad, i totally hear you on the traveling with bands situation and yeah, repeating the same 3 workouts gets…

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    Comment #44317268

    Ahahah hell yeah! Nerds with routines, spreadsheets and gains let's keep pushing both code and plates Honestly, I think it's also tied to growing awareness around how much time we …

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    Comment #44317259

    Glad you liked the videos And yes, you're totally right: having a searchable, complete list of exercises is something. We are working on it. The current experience is a bit too "fi…

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    Comment #44317250

    Thanks for the suggestion, yeap their resources are definitely solid for beginners That said, I'm not sure how directly it would help in the context of Workout.cool, can you provid…

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    Comment #44315178

    M'yeah... having clean, native workout animations would make the experience muchhhh smoother. Right now, the videos are embedded from a partner app that kindly gave me permission t…

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    Comment #44314634

    If you'd like to chat, ask questions, suggest features or just hang out with other fitness & dev folks we’ve just opened a small Discord server: https://discord.gg/NtrsUBuHUB feel …

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    Comment #44314472

    not "really" let's say but we chose PostgreSQL mainly for scalability and flexibility long-term. Features like JSONB, advanced filtering, full-text search, and complex joins are ke…

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    Comment #44313712

    Uh, sorry about that we got hit with a "surge of traffic" let's say (earlier). It should be back to normal now! Mind giving it another try é_è? Keep me posted !

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    Comment #44313131

    > "ensure you stay in your max results zone" lol true Tbh that's exactly the gap Im trying to fill with Workout.cool. After reading all the feedback here (including yours), I've re…

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    Comment #44313096

    Awesome, love seeing others exploring the same health/dev space! FYI your link is bringing me to a Typeform (?) feel free to resend a link For collaborating, yes i'd be up or even …

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    Comment #44313070

    Are you speaking about videos ? If yes, it comes from a partnership, and while it's allowed for use within this open-source project, it’s not automatically "sublicensable" let's sa…

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    Comment #44313057

    Thanks for the honest feedback. Yeap ! Once that foundations are stable: introduce routine creation tools, ideally shaped with input from "real" trainers and a free "marketplace" t…

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    Comment #44313027

    I love that idea making a "Lichess for Strava" lol. I totally relate to your frustration so many basic features are paywalled on Strava (i paid...lol) and there's real room for a c…

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    Comment #44312992

    Wow, Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this seriously. This kind of detailed feedback is incredibly valuable, especially at this early stage. Thanks ! So, yeah you're absol…