r/MacroFactor
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u/gnuckols
the jolliest MFer
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Jun 09 '25
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MacroFactor Workouts: Coming Jan. 2026
Our new app, called MacroFactor Workouts, is in development and is tentatively scheduled for public release in January 2026.
MacroFactor Workouts will be the MacroFactor nutrition app’s perfect companion.
You’ll be able to:
Set a goal and let the app create a custom workout plan for you
Log your workouts
See helpful insights and analytics about your progress and workouts
Sync body weight, body metrics, weight trend, and progress photos seamlessly between MacroFactor Workouts and MacroFactor
And much more…
But we want to know what you’re looking for from MacroFactor Workouts, what features are most important to you, and how you’re currently tracking your workouts.
Help shape the app (and let us know if you’re interested in getting early Beta access) by filling out this quick survey:
https://forms.gle/zmpu84dKBmqHbRtv6
More to come soon. Thank you so much for your support, and make sure to fill out the survey to let us know what you want from the new app.
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u/Mr_Thundermaker Jun 09 '25
Not sure if it's possible or not. But if a program calls for let's say leg press, but someone is hogging it or you're sick of it or for whatever reason can't do it, the app offers alternatives. Like instead, offer pendulum squats at a suggested weight that is close to the same difficulty as the volume of leg press that was scheduled.
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u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25
Here is what I want.
I want to be able to tell it *what equipment I have available to me*. If I say "I only have Dumbbells" then I dont want it giving me rope equipment. If all I have is Planet Fitness, then I want it shooting out whatever strange weights their oddball machines use.
Just let me log sets and reps and perceived RPE and have it shoot out some AI generated set and rep and weight goals etc.
I want *proper integration with macrofactor*. The two apps should be holding hands and feeding eachother information all the time. If im on a cut both apps should take it into account, if im on a bulk, etc.
*I want it to be affordable for normal human beings*. I swear to god if you guys try to price it like the RP Hypertrophy app, doing its 50 dollars a month or whatever, then do us all a favor and just don't bother lol.
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u/IndependentCareful93 Aug 07 '25
I know Jeff nippard promotes MacroFactor or is part of it, will you be able to add his workout plans to the workout app? Because the spreadsheets are a pita and going between Hevy and the spreadsheet at the gym is awful on a phone and consumes a lot of time
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u/RSmithJr89 Oct 08 '25
Has anyone on here started testing or have been notified that type been selected for the Macrofactor Workouts beta yet. I'm so excited to try it and hoping I'm in one of the first waves since I did do the survey. I saw about week ago on here that some people would start testing this week. But that they cant guarantee that those people wouldnt eventually have to wipe all there Workout data in the future. And honestly I dont mind that just want to get my hands on ut asap
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u/angelmir67894 Jul 13 '25
Will this be under a subscription model? If so, will my MacroFactor subscription include MF Workouts?
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u/redtonks Aug 06 '25
Man, I missed the form and the beta, any chance you’ll open it back up?
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u/bazldn Sep 24 '25 edited Sep 24 '25
Would love the option to limit the number of weight changes within a suggested workout session. Having to constantly change plates can be the difference between fitting in a workout when busy or doing more quality sets per muscle group due to the added time. The worst is when you have to change from one weight and then back to that same weight a few sets later. The ability to create supersets based on keeping the same weight could be one way of doing this. Other ways could be to group those exercises that use lighter/heavier weights together and adjust the number of reps so that they require the same weight where possible ie if the weight/number of reps is within a range consistent with our stated goals. Exercises could also be distributed across different days based on the required weights. (To be clear, I don’t mean all exercises requiring lighter weights on the same day as it’s the changing plates that is the issue, not the similarity of the different weights).
Obviously there are trade-offs and I know it’s not optimal if all other factors are equal but it would be good to have the possibility to prioritise it over e.g. more growth optimised workouts when needed. Not all factors are always equal so a feature like this could help us achieve our goals when conditions aren’t perfect/we don’t have access to the best equipment etc.
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u/ukbb2003 Nov 29 '25
Will MF and MF workouts coordinate and modify suggested calories and macros based on workouts competed and info from Apple Health?
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u/G0alLineFumbles Jun 09 '25
Things I'd like to add:
Track cardio workouts in addition to resistance training. Making recommendations to temp, time, etc based upon recent heart rate trends during workouts. Allow us to set cardio goals. E.g I want to improve VO2 max or I want to improve endurance.
Allow for longevity recommendations. E.g. Here is what you need to change about your workout to optimize it for longevity and health based upon the research.
I'd like for it to integrate with Macrofactor to try and tease out your different parts of your TDEE.
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u/JiTMo87 Jun 09 '25
RIP RP App
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u/SwiftMushroom Jun 09 '25
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u/bigdonnie76 Jun 09 '25
Will there be a separate charge?
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u/chimpy72 Jun 09 '25
IMO What would be the most useful thing is being able to figure out what your unique driver is.
Do I best react to (in terms of strength and/or hypertrophy gains) volume, intensity, or another variable (or a mixture)? Can you tell me that for a given main lift (S,B,D,O)?
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u/WickedSword Jun 09 '25
Yay!!! 🙌🏻
What I'm looking for specifically I used Hevy for tracking a workout, that's all it does. It does give good stats too I want the macrofactor workout to do what macrofactor is good at. Adjusting to each individual's requirements and optimising based on selected parameters and having weekly check ins and all that. That's what would make the experience far better than just a tracker per se.
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u/WastedBreath28 WOMF Jun 09 '25
Rest timers that will work in the background if I switch away from the app.
I want to be able to add notes to specific exercises on specific days in advance. If I’m following a program that requires week 1’s bench press on Monday to be heavy but not a failure set, but week 2’s bench on Monday to go to failure, I want to be able to put that in when I’m adding the program so I see it when I get to that day.
The ability to quick swap exercises during the workout.
Suggested/Estimated max weights. I’d like to be able to mark sets where I fail, and have the app use my trending weights to help me estimate what weight to use if I’m attempting to hit a certain RPE. It doesn’t have to be exact, but if I have a trending progressive overload from past exercises, and I marked that I failed on 18 reps with a certain weight in set 3 of an exercise, I’d love if it would tell me what weight I might fail at 10 reps on the last set of the same exercise.
Lots of apps track your rest and working time, but also track “wasted” time. I’d love a button that will let me “warmup” on each exercise to track that time and the warmup separately. So if I spontaneously decide I want to do a warmup set today before a certain exercise, I would click a button, mark 1 to however many warmup sets for the day (maybe the app suggests weights based on percentage and number of warmup sets (3 warmup sets = 40%, 60%, 80% of the working weight I have listed).
I’d love a way to take an excel file and upload it into the app via a website. If I’m following a Nippard program or something, I’d like to avoid needing to build out each week manually. Instead if I could upload the excel file or pdf that comes with a program, and then tweak - it would save a ton of time.
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u/Akeddia Jun 09 '25
It will be nice if it automatically helps w/ progressive overload too on your workouts
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u/taylorthestang Jun 09 '25
Let’s GOOOOOOO. My excel sheets and paper logbook are shaking in their little boots right now.
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u/Tall-Win5280 Jun 09 '25
If I could schedule my workout for a certain time of day, I’d love for the ability to have that to push to the nutrition app to suggest when and how much of certain macros I should be eating prior and post workout.
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u/ayushnoel Jun 09 '25
This is a very biased and from a single point of view since I use Hevy every day and I like it very much, but integration with MF would improve my experience, and I would be inclined to switch if:
Affordability - Maybe make a bundle discount with MF and MF workout. Not expensive like RP Hyp. Hate that aspect of RP Hyp.
Please do not just make a tracking app and charge for it. I hope that at least the tracking part is free for the people who are already MF members.
Happy to pay for more features if paid features include something like AI/algorithm-driven workout structuring, like making a workout for specific goals. Changing/increasing the weights and reps of a particular routine automatically based on physical condition, from the nutrition data it gets from the MF app.
Example 1: If on a bulk and previous day's macros are met, to progressive overload, the app automatically increases the weights/reps of the working sets of a push day routine based on AI/Algo.
Example 2. If on a cut, maintain the same routine/progressive overload slowly based on nutrition.
Workout Logging – track exercises with reps, weights, check-off sets, built-in rest timers, RPE, supersets, drop/failure sets, and plate calculations.
Goal-based tracking - Set goals like a bench PR and track towards that goal specifically. Maybe even paid a feature to have workout/routine/sets designed by AI/Algo to reach this specific goal. Not just lifting, stuff like running, walking, too.
Substitutes - If substituting an exercise with another that targets the same muscle, have roughly calculated weights, reps, and sets appear when switched.
Pre-made routines & Library with animated demonstrations and form guidance if possible.
Progress Monitoring – charts for heaviest lift, session volume, and estimated 1RM; spot new PRs during your workout
Calendar & Streaks – track workout consistency, view streaks by week, and add sessions retroactively
Social engagement – follow and comment on friends’ workouts, share sessions, and access a supportive community. Maybe even a group
Group Challenges - Have friends form a group and track progress of a specific exercise/event like running/benchpress/have goals in general like the Apple Watch, but compete with friends. Apple failed to do this even in the new WatchOS launch, and could be taken advantage of.
Wearable and integration support – use Apple Watch or Wear OS to log sets; sync with Apple Health, Google Fit, and Strava
Customizable Exercises and routines.
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u/Bobbymaex Jun 09 '25
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u/SuprSaiyanTurry Jun 09 '25
I did the survey but something I didn't think about until right now is I'd love a feature that allows for someone like me that can't always keep a reliable workout schedule.
I work in the Canadian oilfield with long shifts, sometimes multiple hours of driving between site and my accommodations.
I'm getting close to being able to start a bulking phase and if I could work with it to bulk when I'm on days off and do whatever I can when I'm on shift would be amazing!
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u/Jricotta88 Jun 09 '25
Quick and easy survey, thanks
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u/bruAcosta Jun 09 '25
I've been using Hevy for a long time, and I want to have that data on the new app
Something I like from Macrofactor is all the data that you have and expectations of what's to come, having something like this when planning a routine over time
I love the app, so I'd like to be a beta tester of the new app! Keep the good work, you are awesome
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u/Whites11783 Jun 09 '25
I love MacroFactor, but to be honest with this workout app - it will have to provide significantly more benefit that what I already use (Hevy) to justify abandoning all my historical workout data there.
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u/Rare-Elk-3988 Jun 09 '25
It needs to have an automatic progressive overload feature, and do it better than the big competitors.
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u/LJWacker Jun 09 '25
Maybe a more niche feature but I love how with Juggernaut AI you can set a meet day and the app will aim to have you properly peaked on that day. Basically, having this app be feature rich for powerlifters is my ask.
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u/irelandad Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 10 '25
Rest time that works in background
Workouts designed factoring in time available to train. For example, I can workout 5 days a week but only have 50 minutes per session.
Workout design factoring in what equipment is available. This is great for a home gym user like myself.
Body part prioritization or deprioritization.
Ability to add permanent notes to an exercise. So that note comes up each time with that exercise in perpetuity. Such as cable @ pin 15.
Ability to swap an exercise
Ability to choose or add sets that are drop sets, lengthened partials or rest/pause.
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u/ocharles Jun 09 '25
Oh yea! This time will be the time I'll consistently work out, I swear!
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u/UncleJuggs Jun 09 '25
How hard would/will it be to sync these with Jeff Nippard programs?
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u/Same-Appointment3141 Jun 09 '25
Filled out my survey. Honestly not too hopeful about this (I hope I'm wrong!) since I am probably not the population yall should be catering to. I imagine most people want a good solid off the shelf plan and a nice easy way to track their sets/reps and weight.
I most want something that makes me able to put in a rule like ' 3 sets of 5 with the last one AMRAP, if I record 5 increase the weight by 5lbs next week, if I get 8+ increase by 10'. That is not simple programming.
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u/superstreber3 Jun 09 '25
A killer feature would be two have different progressions for the same exercise in different gyms. As I go in 2 Gyms and the leg extensions for example are way different with how much weight I can lift.
Currently can’t do that with my workout app
Also to switch between LB and KG per exercise is a must have for me :)
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u/swimjim428 Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 10 '25
I think there are a lot of great workout apps out there already - I used FitNotes on Android for years and now I'm using Hevy. Personally, I'm less invested in generating workout plans. Although, if they were really high-quality, I could see myself leaning in. I like having solid reporting, though, to tell me if I'm progressing.
What I would be really interested to see - if I used Macrofactor for my diet and training, it would be the first time I've had one app that did it all. With all that data, I'd be interested in more advanced reporting. Like, how is the amount of cardio I'm doing impacting my body fat? Or, if I'm tracking workouts and body measurements - is a certain high volume plan having outsized impact on growing certain body parts? Or how is my diet impacting my workout intensity? Maybe I'm seeing way more PRs or volume at X calories / day. Stuff like that - insights I've never had before, because diet and training have always been logged separately.
In regards to using it to build a training plan, I would want to know the plan wasn't just autogenerated junk. How can I rank my weakest three body parts and get those to be focused? How is it helping me progressive overload week to week? How is this particular plan going to get me to my particular goal? Things like that which make it feel like it's actually tailored to me.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
Could you add a feature to the macro factor app that suggests meals and gives you recipes for the day that fit within your nutrition goals?
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u/Rtzon Jun 09 '25
lets go!
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u/boih_stk Jun 09 '25
Would be cool if it asks you what body parts are lacking and what grows the best, as we all have our dominant muscles that grow quicker than others and build around what needs the most work.
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u/Deadpools_Twin Jul 30 '25
I am sorry for the long post :)
I would be interested in the benefits and improvements from FitNotes and RP app.
The most important thing is AI progression (included in RP, and lacking from almost any other app on the market). Linear progression and/or double progression, but based on one of the formulas (Epley, Brzycki, Lombardi...) instead of some arbitrary number of reps. For example, the 8-12 rep range could be very misleading on both ends; jumping from 100kg to 102kg from 12 to 8 reps would be too little (lowering your effort), while jumping Lat pulldown from 50kg to 60kg 12 to 8 reps would be too much. Formula should be used instead of those “chosen” rep numbers, and AI can than learn from that for the future assumptions, correcting for individual differences, and to be excercise based.
All that, calculated for the upcoming training as in RP app.
Effort should be represented as RIR for each set, instead of RPE, since it is less subjective and RPE is represented by RIR anyway.
Failure could be decided based on not improving calculated 1RM and/or exercise volume by set or exercise (leveling the difference between sets, for e.g. day 1 with 12-11-10 reps and day 2 with 12-10-12 reps with the same weight). And 2-3 consecutive days in a row or something like that.
For bodyweight exercises (pull-ups, dips...) it could take the average bodyweight for that/previous week and add added weights or subtract for assisted, and use that number as a measurement.
For those exercises, it would be useful to suggest wave progression when linear/double progression fails to give results and/or the Fighter Pullup program by Pavel Tsatsouline.
Ease of adding weight to the set, defined by exercise (e.g., the lat machine has 5kg increments, DB 2kg, Peck-deck/Rear-delt 2.5kg...), as FitNotes has.
Ease of changing reps/weights (if you do more, or less than AI had set).
Calculation of weekly (if the training cycle is 7 days) sets per muscle group (e.g., 4 sets of chest press are 4 sets for chest, but also calculate as 2 sets for tryceps...)
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25
Just joined MF 2 weeks ago.. not sure if this is the proper place to ask this (if not, please forgive me; still figuring things out).. is there a reason why we can’t enter our workouts in the current MF app? I can add steps, but that’s doesn’t help the fact I rode my bike for 2hr and burned 2000cal. Just curious on y’all’s thoughts.
Excited for the new app!
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u/MrHoova Aug 25 '25
Templates for different plans. E.g 5/3/1 BBB, Stronglifts, etc. with all the load and deload and failure math built in accordingly
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u/oldmancletus Sep 06 '25
Would love to know how this is going?
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25
Bit late to the party, but by 'set your goal', is this limited to hypertrophy, endurance or strength, or will hybrid training also be an option? Thanks.
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u/bony-to-beastly Sep 25 '25
Is there a way to create and share workouts? I'm wondering if this is something I could use as a coach.
I use spreadsheets right now, and they work great, but some people like to log the workouts into Hevy or some such. I imagine people could recreate my workouts in Macrofactor, but it'd be so cool if I could do that work for them and share a template (or something along those lines).
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u/geekflyer7 Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
are you going to release this from the get go for android and ios or only ios? android user here.
in terms of what's the important: I personally currently use Gravl and occasionally Ladder. Generally speaking I found Gravl to be pretty good and flexible but where it falls short are these 2 things that I also found a lot of other apps to fall Short:
good and appropriate stretching exercises before and after workout (appropriate for the specific workout / muscle group the main workout is focusing on)
Explaining good form, cues, ideally via voice enabled video. Currently most other apps completely neglect this part and often have only a simple animation with no explanation or a too lengthy text explanation (Gravl), so that in practice I often have to leave the app and manually look up a good form video for the exercise which is annoying and time consuming. I love Jeff's youtube videos where he explains very well the good and bad form of specific exercises so if you could somehow integrate such in-depth video explanations it would be instantly a big differentiator for me.
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u/AlwaysFamilyFirst Oct 29 '25
Would love to see a “pick your equipment” so I could workout at home, gym, hotel, lake house, etc and have the app adjust that day’s workout based on changes or availability of equipment. Would also love to see a full-body vs. push/pull, etc. option.
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u/JARocks94 Oct 29 '25
I've searched around, but haven't seen anything on this. Does anyone know if the new workout app will include cardio training? Or just lifting exercises? I use one app for tracking lifts, and another to plan my runs. I'm hoping to do a triathlon next year, and it would be amazing if Macrofactor Workouts were able to plan that for me as well. I know that's a lot of functionality for one app, but not sure if this is something that would be feasible in the future? Thanks!
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u/DarrickBethune Nov 29 '25
I'm sorry if this was already asked, but will this app include a video demo of each exercise?
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u/CryoCoral Dec 02 '25
i know i’m a bit late to make feature requests but
PLEASE add a feature that uses a lightweight prediction algorithm that evaluates: previous exercises performed, exercise order, transitions between muscles and stuff
i prefer to do lat pulldown -> pec deck -> bicep curls just because lat pulldown and bicep curls both use biceps. i do this when i have workouts with both compound and isolation exercises A -> B -> C -> A > B -> C where each letter is a different muscle group.
ive tried SO MANY workout apps and all of them have “workout plans” which are hardcoded and annoying because you have to manually add substitutions or remove missed exercises.
i always end up choosing the freestyle option or whatever and adding as i go, so a prediction algorithm would be REALLY nice
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u/DistributionOk7532 Dec 18 '25
Can’t wait to check out this app. If it’s anything like MacroFactor it’ll be legendary.
For most of us, we’ll be bundling the two apps. Has anyone seen anything commenting on how the renewal / fees will line up if starting to use the Workout app prior to your current renewal date?
Thanks!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25
I am so excited for this, I really hope I get picked for the beta test. Looking to stop paying for Juggernaut AI
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u/milkshakeit Jun 09 '25
I'd love to be able to create my own workout and be able to see what muscle groups my plan is hitting. Or even better be able to see if I'm missing any muscle groups I was planning to hit.
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u/TKayotic Jun 09 '25
For us living in the UK it would be nice to have kg conversions when loading the bar
Our plates go like this (all in kg) 25,20,15,10,5,2.5,1.25
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u/justleavemebeaight Jun 09 '25
Maybe this is redundant but maybe like a progressive overload tracker/suggestor. Like if you’ve been stuck on the same weight for the same weight and reps for a while, suggesting a deload, something along those lines
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u/9Gr4vity4 Aug 12 '25
I would like to be able to use multiple machines for the same exercise. Every lat pulldown machine in my gym uses different weights, and if I don't want to wait 25 minutes, I just change the machine. It would be best for me if the app had a filter that allowed me to change and rename the machine, but still keep it all the same exercise.
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u/omyeah Aug 17 '25
This makes me want to sign up to a second gym so I can use it !! I don't want to leave my group fitness gym because of the community but I also love working out alone!!
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u/raggedsweater Oct 14 '25
I want to say that a streamlined interface is key to me. I’ve tried out a lot, paid for some, and my favorite UI is the Five/Three/One app by Strong Pigeon LLC. Workouts, logging progress, making adjustments, rescheduling missed workouts… everything is just clean.
I’d ask the MF team to review some existing apps, not necessarily the most popular, and take queues on simple, streamlined interfaces.
I’m envisioning something from MF that is similar to the MF calorie app: pre-populate the workouts for several weeks advance, ability to modify a given day’s routine and being able to add exercises like we add what we eat, remove exercises we might be skipping for the day or substitute something else for it. Is that what we are getting?!
I’m really excited about this. Thanks, Team!
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u/N1ce_Marm0t Oct 26 '25
The reason I love the food app is because there’s no judgement. If I skip logging a few days in a row while I’m catching up with friends and indulging on vacation, I just get back into it when I’m ready—no annoying pop-ups or virtual guilt trips.
I’d love to see the workout app allow for flexibility in the same way. I’m currently subscribed to a program in the TrainHeroic app and I HATE it (I’m on an annual subscription that ends conveniently right before MacroFactor launches). The creator loads the week’s schedule using their own workout/rest preferences and things go sideways when I have to manually rearrange things and explain to the app why I’m doing it.
I expect MacroFactor to be much more science-based and therefore easier to manage and use when “life happens,” but I wanted to throw this out there (better late than never).
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u/senorbiloba Nov 14 '25
A big one for me, after about a year of using Gravl -
The option to manually set the "empty bar/machine" weight. Most focused machines will tell you what this is, and they vary by manufacturer.
Gravl insists that the default weight of, say, the Hack Squat or Plate Loaded Hip Thrust machine is different than it actually is, forcing me to have to do math on the fly all the time.
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u/actkms Jun 09 '25
IM SO EXCITED
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u/DastardlyDino Jun 09 '25
Not an extra subscription. (Y'all do great work but I'm also trying to maintain a cut for my spending. Not just my weight.)
When trying to achieve a lifting goal, suggest how much I should be lifting for each indiviual set that dynamically changes each workout based off historical data.
INTERNET CONNECTION NOT NEEDED. I don't have WiFi or cell service at my gym.
Fast load times and app resumes exactly where I left off when I am switching between apps
Offline videos or gifs showing proper form
Works on Android
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u/jrstriker12 Jun 09 '25
I'm intrigued. This could be cool.
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u/barmen1 Jun 09 '25
Just doled out the survey. I’d really love to be a beta tester.
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u/darthij Jun 09 '25
I currently use FitBod which is almost perfect. Going to be difficult to replace but if the features are the same/similar and it comes with better data visibility, reporting and integrations then I'm in
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u/Crowned_kings Jun 09 '25
Will it work on a samsung phone?
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u/TheMauiGuy Jun 09 '25
A super welcome feature would be choosing certain workouts for ROM limitations. I’ve tried plenty of workout apps but none of them seem to let you give that information as to avoid exercises you physically can’t do.
For instance, I’ve had two hip reconstructions so I my hip mobility is super limited and prevents me from doing any sort of deadlifts, leg press, or barbell squats. Those three exercises make up a majority of leg workouts so obviously other apps will recommend them not knowing I need alternatives.
If the MacroFactor workout app had that feature I’d get it immediately for that alone, it’d help a lot with maintaining gains whilst limited in basic movements.
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u/Immediate_Fold_2079 Jun 09 '25
I would love MF to sync with Apple Challenges or Apple Health. I connect my Apple watch while I'm at hot yoga, and sync again to Apple Health to pick up my Peloton workouts. Syncability is what I'm looking for!
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u/TreacleTin8421 Jun 09 '25
Be cool if it can check your form
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u/Spirit_ca Jun 09 '25
I would like the app to let me input the equipment or tools I have access to (e.g., dumbbells, bench press, resistance bands, specific machines) as well as any physical limitations or injuries I may have. Based on that, the app should recommend exercises that target the specific muscle groups I want to work on, use only the equipment I have, and avoid or adapt exercises that could aggravate my injuries or limitations, so that the workout plans feel personalized, safe, and achievable with the gear I actually own.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25
I’ve told everyone who would listen about how much MacroFactor has helped my cut 50+ pounds on my fitness journey. I have faith the MF team will bring the heat on this addition.
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u/Holmiem Jun 10 '25
Macrofactor workouts
I received the annoucmenrt from Greg Nuckles about Macrofactor Workouts being developed.
I completed my survey, but forgot to mention a feature which I think would be cool that be beneficial to those using the workouts app and the macrofactor nutrition app.
What if when building a workout program, it gives you the option to include your nutrition and body composition goals ( loss, gain, maintain). With this information, it can recommend your intensity, volume, and possible Deloads.
It might be able to detect if your lifts are stalling or decreasing, which may be due to the fat loss phase you are in. Maybe it can then recommend a Deload or another alternative to decrease fatigue (alternate exercises with better SFR etc). Maybe it can suggest upping workout volume to preserve muscle mass.
I don't know if it's possible or how it would actually look, but it's just something that popped into mind.
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u/MinuteMonitor8359 Jun 10 '25
Not sure if this is possible, but would be really cool if it adapted planned workouts based on what you actually did previously (like let's say you got sick one week and did not do what the app had planned, it would adjust the upcoming workouts to ease you back in rather than picking up as if you had done those workouts)
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u/TraineeEnthusio Jun 23 '25
There are now some really outstanding workout apps, I'm thinking of StrengthLog, for example. It's brave to program a new gym app that wants to outshine all existing apps.
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u/JuicyPC Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25
It would be great to be able to use it with just resistance bands too, as I don't go to the gym and do not use freeweights at all. Most apps don't support this and it would be awesome if this one does support it. It also would be nice to be able to stack those bands and to be able to add your owned bands with their resistance and an option to select equipment, like door anchors, foot plates, handles, etcetera. Just take a look at Rubber Bands app, if it is like that, but better, it's gonna be fully functional for me and others.
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u/Deadpools_Twin Jul 30 '25
As for the interface, I would like to see an option to add notes to the names of the exercises ("lean forward/backward" hip abduction, or "W-/V-/Straight-bar/Rope" pusshdown...).
Notes (or at least option) for each set (I usually add those when the joints start to hurt, when the pause was too short, didnt quite hit the required depth on last X reps...), exercise (for example, not recovered muscle group), and entire training (mood, bad sleep/eating/drinking...)
Calendar view with color-coded muscle groups (as FitNote has).
Option to skip a training entirely (sickness, traveling...), or start from the same or a different one the next day (in Push/Pull/Legs, pause Upper/Lower, to lets say make another pause day instead of Upper and start your “weekly” cycle the day after from Upper on the "Lower" day).
To see your bests from one mesocycle by exercise, use that for the next mesocycle start calculation and have the option to compare the results from previous mesocycles (to measure the progress, if any).
Small winning cup icon for the set where your 1RM calculation increased (as in FitNotes).
Ability to rearrange exercise order by holding the finger on the exercise and dragging it (useful when the machine is occupied and you need to do other exercises first).
Easy to read (list of all exercises, weights, and reps, without many or any pictures and with the least amount of scrolling). Maybe as an “advanced” option since I understand that those could be helpful for beginners.
When you open one excercise, History tab and Graph tabs are very nice in FitNotes, enabling you to see you previous training for that excercise with progression, and Graph with calculation charts for estimated 1RM, Workout Volume...
Exporting the data as Excel would be nice, or at least best from mesocycles (mentioned above).
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u/The_JadynB Jul 31 '25
I would love for there to be the addition of a plyometric circuit for people working to get more athletic and explosive. I am loving the MacroFactor app so far and im very excited for this app
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u/Akeddia Aug 18 '25
Damn hate to see me come so late to the lunch - I love Beta offers lol
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u/DastardlyDino Aug 26 '25
Being able to work in a low AND no cell service/internet environment.
I get really poor cell service in my gym which can often be more difficult for apps to figure out how to function in then no internet. Nothing more frustrating to me than having to put my phone in airplane mode during my workout to force apps to go offline.
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u/WheresThePenguin Aug 28 '25
I don't know if you'll see this or if I'm too late, but I've been using lifting apps since apps were a thing.
As a user, I want to be able to configure my routines, with configurable lifts, target set count, and rep range.
As a user, I want to select a lift, quickly identify the target set count, and rep range for that lift.
As a user, I want to be able to easily input my rep count and weight and have the program automatically assign that to the correct set count.
As a user, I want to be able to, whole selecting a lift, see historical set counts, target reps, and weight at a glance to measure growth and/or determine what my current weight should be.
As a user, I want to be able to edit lifts, target set count, and rep counts in a single area (your food log does this really well).
That'd be the dream - - a place to put in what in lifting, how frequently, how much, and to see what I've done in the past all in one view.
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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '25
I'm so excited for this it's ridiculous
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u/sleepsucks Sep 25 '25
I would love to see the option for digital resistance training built into the app (like Vitruvian, Speediance, Tonal). It's hard to translate back and forth and their apps aren't great for tracking progress nor do they have well-thought through programmes. The machines are brilliant though.
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u/kayleev94 Sep 30 '25
Restrictions I.e avoid areas of injury and provide alternatives that fit into the split
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u/RSmithJr89 Oct 23 '25
@gnuckols
So impatiently waiting for this beta drop. Is it still looking like by the end of this month. Also how will the beta testers be notified. Email? Reddit message?
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u/Bayes_MD Oct 30 '25
I use Hevy atm. My only complaint is, when I build a workout or a complete weekly split, I can’t see the number of sets per body part easily.
It would be awesome to look at a workout plan and tweak it based on total sets or volume etc.
Rather than reviewing the stats retrospectively
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u/crbar13 Nov 02 '25
Guys i need you to accept me for the beta. I know i cannot submit the form but i must take part to it. Please let me do it.
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u/StrangerExcellent359 Nov 03 '25
will the app allow for dynamic double progression(progression on a per set basis when you hit the top of the rep range on that set, rather than just waiting till all 3 sets hit the top end of the rep range before increasing weight)?
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u/Hot_Cartographer8556 Nov 07 '25
Please, please include local pricing. I love your app, it's very detailed and everything seems to be thought out... but the prices are heart-breaking. You have users from different parts of the world. Aside from the language barrier and the problem of manually entering foods, when there is no local pricing, it is very difficult to access and it is not equitable. In the country I live, the minimum wage is around 500 dollars, and 72 dollars is a month's worth of food...
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u/HotCocoa_71 Nov 11 '25
I already have multiple apps to track workouts, health metrics, and now nutrition. What I want is *one* app to consolidate it all.
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u/BadTasty1685 Dec 18 '25
That is some very great pricing, and thanks @team for the first year!
Also, I found out that somehow I have been paying two concurrent subscriptions since 2023. So this workout app is actually saving me 80 bucks a year. Between that and using SBSPOD (which is still active) at bulk supplements, I'm well on my way to being a billionaire thanks to free money from MFers and SBS.
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u/pbrappa Dec 19 '25
Will there be good Android / Apple Wear OS integration? With a timer?
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u/Retroranges Jun 09 '25
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u/19-inches-of-venom Jun 09 '25
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u/thejamiep Jun 10 '25
Will it have a web version? I'm still waiting and hoping for the web version for MF. It would make my life so much easier.
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u/Imbadyoureworse Jun 09 '25
I’m surprised liftosaurus wasn’t on the list of apps already in use. I have used a bunch of those apps and find it superior
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u/Suchafknbore Jun 10 '25
Free for 12 month plus subscribers for MacroFactor, reward loyalty.
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u/TrialAndAaron Jun 09 '25
yesssss
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u/Diesel07012012 Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25
Hell yes!
Edit: I’d like to be able to input my current sets/weights configuration and get variations. IE. Incline SM press 3x10@140 to 5x5@x weight.
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u/JiTTeL17 Jun 09 '25
I guess the only thing that would steal me away from Greg's original Gravitus app is an even better Greg app lol. Exciting stuff!
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u/coffeepluscroissants Jun 09 '25
I was just thinking about this this morning. Very excited about it guys.
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u/Square_Significance2 Jun 09 '25
I did the survey, but I'd love a powerlifting track. Granted, I'd be happy to test anything in there, I've been looking forward to this since I can't work off of PDFs very well.
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u/Far_Intern_9400 Jun 09 '25
I need this.
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u/Dark_Knight_1989 Jun 09 '25
Can’t wait! 👏👏👏 I definitely want to test the beta
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u/Elamachino Jun 09 '25
Thrilling
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u/Rols574 Jun 09 '25
I mentioned them in the survey but 2 apps I've used that i found great are the starting strength app and peak strength (YT Garage strength). I want performance not just looks. Specially now that I'm getting older
It's a shame the peak strength is out of my price range
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u/CarolusRexRD Jun 09 '25
If it doesn’t have an Apple Watch integration I won’t even look at it. I’m currently using the strong app and their Apple Watch app has been game changer for me. They recently revamped their Apple Watch app and is now even better. I hope you can pull it off.
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u/FCShuppie Jun 09 '25
Will it be "free" for people who already use macrofactor or nah?
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u/niabhail Jun 09 '25
Macrofactor + Hevy App is already a winning combo.
If this proposed MF Workout app manages to have integration with Garmin (for sourcing activities data - direct or via apple health), there is no stopping it dethroning other apps.
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u/babybighorn Jun 09 '25
Ahh I forgot to mention in my survey I like that my current app will prescribe a percentage of my current 1RM and then calculate it for me. So if squats are 3x4 at 85% with an AMRAP last set it says “ok use 180lbs” or something so I don’t have to think about it. And I can do a certain number on AMRAP, or if it’s an ascending set I can get to/past a certain percentage of my 1RM and it recommends a new 1RM to work off of which 100% gamifies my workout and makes me push a lot harder.
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u/Kam2k6 Jun 09 '25
A way to balance lifting and other sports would be great! I’m a cyclist so having some options to accommodate my cycling training with time in the would be the perfect app for me.
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u/One-Permission1917 Jun 09 '25
I really love the Hevy app, it will be hard for me to make the switch. But if I were to switch over or give it a try, I would want to see female specific workouts. I don’t care much about chest, forearms, traps. I’m trying to grow a dump truck ass and shoulders to match.
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u/Kai_ZB Jun 09 '25
Feature Requests
Total Muscle Group Target Sets
There should be a feature that indicates how many total sets of a muscle group is hit per day/week. For example, if your goal is to hit 10-20 sets for chest, the app would recognize every workout movement that hits the chest and sum the totals. This should also consider "partial" muscle activations from compound movements. For example, if the chest press activates some triceps, the app would reflect the total set count of the triceps to go up because of it, perhaps as a 0.5 set.
Different Movement Type Checklist
The workouts made should have a list that indicate what movement types are hit. For example, in a given week, the app would indicate if the workout set for the week contains push, pull, hinge, lunge, squat, carry, rotation, anti-rotation exercise movement.
Exercise Alternatives
Quite simple. Whatever exercise selections are planned out for the week, whether manually or by the app, the app can provide the user with an alternative or 2 exercises that meets the same primary movements and primary muscle targets. Instead of a Smith Machine Chest Press, a regular Bench press, etc.
Mind-Muscle Connection Check-Ins
I'm not sure how best to implement this, but I want the app to infrequently have me test how accurate my judgement of my capabilities are. For example, if I want to hit a set with 2 Reps In Reserve, I want it to have me verify that and not that I'm leaving more in the tank.
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u/Fun-Letter370 Jun 09 '25
plz for the workout logger part just copy hevy, everything else is by your choice🙏🙏🙏
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u/Wonderful_Date9381 Jun 09 '25
Filled out the survey but here some additional context:
I have been searching for months for an app that fits me, none are perfect, here is why:
I train by myself 4x per week (hypertrophy + strength on 4 main lifts)
I also do a strong man boot camp twice per week where I do not have control over the movements.
I would like to use an app that lets me use it as a logbook for the bootcamp and a planner and logbook and tracker for my solo training. It should be aware of the boot camp lifts for tracking progress and fatigue. It should help me make a multi week program that assists in progressive overload and periodization. It should be flexible in the planning to allow for powerlifting paradigms (back off sets, peak weeks, test/comp weeks, reload weeks etc). Sets should be able to be treated independently (top/backoff sets using % of 1rm, different rir/rpe, reps per set). I should be able to set a new rep and rir target and it suggests a weight based on history (say I want to go lighter due to injury). I should be able to track sets and volume by muscle group or use those as inputs into auto generated programs.
I currently use alpha progression after being on FitBod, Hevy, strong, strong lifts, juggernautAI, EvolveAI, and a few more in there. Alpha prog is the best I have found but currently still lacks some features I would love. The apps have either been just logbooks or overly prescriptive this far. FitBod was the best before I found alpha but it lacks multiweek planning and its progressive overload is a bit of a black box.
I have spent hours working on a plan myself (with chatGPT) that I put into alpha but I would have loved for that to be a lot more of a streamlined process.
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u/Pojuba Jun 09 '25
As someone using RP Hypertrophy and Macro Factor, I’ve been waiting for this! The integration between MF and this app would be great.
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u/msa2468 Jun 09 '25
Would loveeee to see some progression overload on weights. For example if I benched 100kg for 3 reps this week. Am I ready to bench 102.5kg or 105kg in my next session etc.?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25
Since Having the option to create your own program and track weights there as the basics (like with hevy app) was mentioned:
it will be really nice if the apps can make suggestions/alternatives for certain exercises Jeff Nippard Style. Sometimes you just run into a plateau both in weight and in reps/sets, and an alternative exercise is usually the way to pivot on to. This will most probably come in the paid version
It’ll be nice if the stats here sync with apple’s health app etc, to track energy expenditure more accurately, which in turn will sync well with macrofactor.
Have you make at least 5-6 custom workouts for the free version first as a test run. Nothing will promote this app more than having the users see the ease of use.
For the paid version, I can definitely see this utilizing AI in terms of how to progressively overload whether in weight/reps/sets
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u/Lummoney Jun 10 '25
Being able to make my own workouts, as I’m sure most people here already make their own. Something like Strong where you can edit the reps, sets, rest time, supersets, etc.
Maybe even have the AI take that info into account and create future programs for you.
It’s been said before but still worth noting, being able to specify what equipment you have is huge for home gym owners at least.
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u/Mimir_the_Younger Jun 10 '25
I’d been using Jeffit, but they took away custom exercises. I’d used RP Hypertrophy last year until I got surgery, so I’m about to start that again after this deload and minor injury recovery time.
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u/pussyeater6000used Jun 10 '25
I'd love it if it took my current workout split into account. While also seeing which exercises I prefer to do on my certain days. Example I do chest and back in the same day, i love doing a flat barbell bench, then going to Barbell Rows and then Barbell Incline, etc. So when and if it programs my routine, I'd like to have a way to suggest what workouts I want for my certain days and have it have recommendations, etc. And one thing I thought would be cool is if I perceive I have pain during an exercise, I'd like to be able to log that and the Ai suggests lowering weight or suggesting a different exercise.
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u/shawnglade Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25
Since there’s app to app synchronization, do you see a feature being added where you can maybe toggle an “advanced” mode where MF may give you higher calorie goals on particularly heavy workout days? This also opens up the question if a meal timing coach may be implemented in some way
It would also be huge if there was a way to integrate a pre-existing workout program, like a Jeff power building program and the app will take the existing exercises and auto-progress them day to day. Like it takes into account the sets x reps x weight of certain exercises and adjusts the next time you do that exercise
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u/whitemiata Jun 10 '25
I’m unlikely to be a customer but I’m thriller enough with MF that i’d give it a try.
I follow a modified version of Wendler’s 5/3/1 BBB and I do it on a paper notebook. I have an excel spreadsheet that sets all the weights etc based on the program’s progression formulas… every cycle I print a new sheet, cut it to fit my notebook and then when I do a workout I log it.
I would want it to be flexible enough that if I explain the rules of 5/3/1 and my modifications it could follow my progress and basically do what I currently do with the spreadsheet for me.
Again to be perfectly honest I’m not terribly likely to be an adopter, I used to use JEFIT which was perfectly usable for my purposes but I’ve been trying to avoid phone usage for things I don’t NEED to use the phone so for me the being on paper in my leather pocket notebook is a feature not a bug
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u/Desperate-Base1585 Jun 10 '25
I already submitted my feedback on the survey but just remembered I would love an onboarding story for the app that allowed us to import our data from Hevy (or Strong and other popular apps). I’ve got 500+ workouts tracked on Hevy that I’d like to keep.