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Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by krat0sprakhar »

matude wrote: post #69

If anybody is looking for a routine database that supports more complex routines like the Wendler's 5/3/1 variations with Training Max percentage based weights then check out the [Hardy.app]( https://www.hardy.app/howitworks ). The routines can have progression overload based on AMRAP, deloads, etc. And the workout tracking app calculates changes in your TM based on AMRAP and other rules in the routine. Just enter yo…

Looks like a great app! I run 5/3/1 and this is perfect. Currently I use https://strong.app but I'd love to see a way to see my weekly volume per muscle group. Is that something you are planning to add on Hardy?

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by sitesuniverse »

Dedime wrote: post #65
sitesuniverse wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please do add it. I would really appreciate some more content! Yeah a like/ranking/comment system is something I'm thinking about. Any suggestions?

This may be a little pie-in-the-sky, but I've found myself disliking the "upvote" or "like" mentality. Instead, maybe a "I use(d) this!" functionality, as well as talk sections for each routine?

I like this idea!

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by ddlutz »

amelius wrote: post #27

What I want is an app that counts reps/sets for me. I.e., point phone camera at self, the apps starts counting down (using a voice), and stops when I'm done. It should auto-detect the exercise.

If you have some extra income I love my Tonal https://www.tonal.com/

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by markedathome »

amelius wrote: post #27

What I want is an app that counts reps/sets for me. I.e., point phone camera at self, the apps starts counting down (using a voice), and stops when I'm done. It should auto-detect the exercise.

Runtastic had apps that used to do this, where you held the phone and it counted the reps, push-ups, sit-ups etc. There were apps for each activity, which gave you reps, a count, and a timer, along with cooldown, with voice prompts.

Then Adidas bought them out and closed the individual apps and released a replacement for the main Runtastic app.

There were numerous threads on reddit asking for similar replacements, and I don't think there has been one. So I gave up looking.

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by zigzaggy »

mam3 wrote: post #16

I'm very tempted to add mine which I would call "the lazy lifter: build a nice body with 4x30 minutes per week" (a very efficient, leangains-based routine). That said i'm very sad by the abscence of likes. What dopamine rush can i hope to get by contributing to your database :( ? Or at least comments.

I started with a trainer one year ago next week, doing 2 days per week with him and one day of "plyometric" drop-set/super-sets (which seems to be a fancy way of saying workout almost to failure).

Total time investment? 30 minutes, 3 times per week.

My entire physique has changed, including greatly increased muscle mass, energy levels, and stamina to do whatever physical activity. I've also dropped 30 pounds and have completely eliminated back problems.

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by IggleSniggle »

ar_lan wrote: post #57
Hitton wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lazy lifter? That sounds exactly like a thing for me. I'm willing to trade upvotes here on HN for that method :)

I would also look into 5/3/1! It's a very easy to follow program, and doesn't take much time at all. Slow and steady gains. Granted, if you're a beginner, there are much quicker programs (since noob gains are a very real thing), but 5/3/1 is a very simple program to follow, can be repeated for an extremely long time, and isn't very intense stress on the body. I increased my lifts pretty drastically over 2 years, but…

I just tried looking up 5/3/1 and although I believe you when you say it’s “easy to follow” I’m not sure if it’s beginner friendly or not. I don’t know most of this DSL. I still don’t even know what the numbers 5 3 and 1 are for sure in reference to, although my guess is reps (ie repetitions). And apparently it’s supposed to have a corresponding percentage of Max Single Rep, but what is it?

What is a core lift? Parallel squat? Standing shoulder press? Do I need equipment for this stuff? If I do require gear what do I need to get, how do I choose, what’s minimal? What is a safe way to find my “max lift”?

Etc.

I would find it useful if these kinds of workouts were prefaced with their end-goal in mind: general wellness? To bulk specific areas? To maximize real strength? To have trim and endurance strength? To increase resting metabolic burn?

Personally, I want to lose body fat, decrease body aches/pains, and make my brain sharper with minimal investment of time. I know strength training is a key component of this goal. But that’s about it. When I look into strength training, it often seems the advice is focused on strength enthusiasts, which is not me.

Older newbie dripping my toe into the water, I’ll listen!

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by rickbhardwaj »

amelius wrote: post #27

What I want is an app that counts reps/sets for me. I.e., point phone camera at self, the apps starts counting down (using a voice), and stops when I'm done. It should auto-detect the exercise.

(shameless self-promotion but) We're actually building something just like this. We're calling it Formguru, here's an example of my squat in action: https://www.formguru.fitness/video/c96fa975-fd9e-4912-8f60-1....

Right now it's more focused on form feedback, but adding live audio cues is on our roadmap. I'd love to know what other features you'd want us to build.

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by joelrunyon »

jayroh wrote: post #4

Would _love_ to see a community sourced database of "explain it like I'm 5" translations. Example: What does "Bent Over Lateral Raise" mean? Show me? Lateral ... to what? I'm sure I can figure that out, but, for the newbies of the world it's another hurdle to keep them from actually starting/moving.

Hope this isn't too over the top, but we built exactly this with https://impossiblefitness.com/movement/lateral-raise

Written demo, video, photo, etc of each movement.

We are adding more movements daily. Please give me a shout if there's other information you'd want to see here.

Re: Show HN: I made a community sourced fitness routine database

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Post by joelrunyon »

Cool. I've built basically two version of this previously:

https://ImpossibleFitness.com/exercises for fitness movements, lifts and exercises.

and

https://MoveWellApp.com/stretches for mobility training and stretching.

The goal is to make these more accessible to everyone and demo exactly what each movement takes.

Would love any feedback on things we can improve. We're 100% bootstrapped and are adding new movements + routines every week. Happy to add anything that the HN community would think is useful.

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