Good job making it open source.
Btw, this might be useful for physical therapists (Not personal trainers, but the doctors who rehab you).
Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create a workout routine
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Re: Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create a workout routine
#152Everyone is very complementary so can I be allowed to be the debbie downer? As a web app, it's neat! Functionally, not a fan as yet. I've lifted for a couple of decades. I put in the muscles for a pull workout I will be doing today and the results are... dumb. "Dumbbell superman" nah not going to do that. Two types of hammer curl? Nah that's a waste of time. "Bayesian hammer curl" wtf, my eye is twitching. Two types…
I think this is a great tool for a long-time Gym goer who wants to quickly check out some new movements instead of what they have been doing for years, to get out of the rut. For example for the glutes and lower back I don't know many workouts, I just stick to 2-3 movements I know. I can quickly use this to just mix it up once in a while and add it to my repertoire gradually.
There are already many websites/videos where you can find lists of exercises by muscle group etc. - like MuscleWiki, from which all the exercises are drawn. I guess this is helpful if you want a simple UI with attached videos, but I share GP's concerns that it doesn't give new lifters any real guidance about putting things together, or allow much input on reps/weights.
I lift 6 days/week and just keep my 2-3 hour workouts in my head. I sometimes think I should write everything down to have a log of accomplishments and so on, but otoh knowing what I'm capable of at any given time is sufficient for me. I change up my weights/reps/sets whenever I feel like it and keep a mental overview of the the current week. I know how I'm progressing from how I feel and look and whether I'm gaining weight; I change exercises in or out on about a monthly basis.
Maybe it's easier for me because I work out at home so I don't have to care about packing things into a gym schedule, worrying about availability of weights/machines etc.
Re: Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create a workout routine
#153I love it! There are a few bugs though. If I select a set of equipment and proceed until I get the exercises, but then go back and change the equipment, it doesn't seem to update itself.
Re: Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create a workout routine
#154Everyone is very complementary so can I be allowed to be the debbie downer? As a web app, it's neat! Functionally, not a fan as yet. I've lifted for a couple of decades. I put in the muscles for a pull workout I will be doing today and the results are... dumb. "Dumbbell superman" nah not going to do that. Two types of hammer curl? Nah that's a waste of time. "Bayesian hammer curl" wtf, my eye is twitching. Two types…
Yeah, the idea is great ("what can you do with the equipment you have") but that also kinda promote a bit of fuckarounditis ( https://leangains.com/fuckarounditis/ ) by asking the user "what muscle do you really wanna target", instead of emphasizing a better approach of lifting overall which is strong "functional" compound movements such as the big 6 (bench press / squat / deadlift / pull ups / rows / overhead press)
That link does a lot of talking without really explaining what you DO have to do.
Re: Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create a workout routine
#155I do feel like most beginner/intermediate lifters with gym access would be better served just picking a standard full-body workout routine (e.g. GZCLP) and sticking to it. Figuring out which muscle groups you'd like to be targeting with specialized exercises is not something you should be doing as a novice.
The issue with most of those workouts is that they often incorporate „unhealthy“ exercises like squats (with weights) or situps. I find it really hard to find one that focuses on health rather than building muscle.
Building muscle is possibly the most healthy thing you can do. Within limits if course. But it ensures a framework arround your sensitive ligaments your body build becomes straight and symmetrical. All ingredients for a injury free life.
It should be
mandatory for everyone to exercise 3 times a week and build up some muscle. Just like the good old cave days.
Re: Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create a workout routine
#156Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, the idea is great ("what can you do with the equipment you have") but that also kinda promote a bit of fuckarounditis ( https://leangains.com/fuckarounditis/ ) by asking the user "what muscle do you really wanna target", instead of emphasizing a better approach of lifting overall which is strong "functional" compound movements such as the big 6 (bench press / squat / deadlift / pull ups / rows / overhead press)
That link does a lot of talking without really explaining what you DO have to do.
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#157The suggested exercises seem rather targeted to gen-pop or general fitness. Feature request: have workouts that target based on goals - i.e. power, strength, aesthetics, endurance, etc. and attribute them accordingly.
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#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, the idea is great ("what can you do with the equipment you have") but that also kinda promote a bit of fuckarounditis ( https://leangains.com/fuckarounditis/ ) by asking the user "what muscle do you really wanna target", instead of emphasizing a better approach of lifting overall which is strong "functional" compound movements such as the big 6 (bench press / squat / deadlift / pull ups / rows / overhead press)
That link does a lot of talking without really explaining what you DO have to do.
No it doesn't.
It says squat, deadlift, bench, and curl. Anything else is optional, but don't overcomplicate it.
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#159Is there an open database for muscles / muscle groups with relationships to exercises?
I'm not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for, but there have been a couple discussions here about musclewiki in the past. https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=musclewiki.com
I noticed that workout.lol was scraping data from there. The website itself says that it's fine to re-use the data but I was imagining more a SQL database with an explicit license etc.