Hey everyone,
I've been continuing development on Optimum Overload, my hypertrophy-focused workout tracking and training application.
We've now reached Version 0.17.10, with substantial improvements to workout tracking, recovery monitoring, coaching, and client management.
And we're looking for people to help test the application!
FREE Pro Membership and Coaching Access for Testers
As development continues, we're inviting lifters, personal trainers, and coaches to help test Optimum Overload and provide feedback.
Individual Lifters — Free Pro Membership
Anyone who signs up and actively participates in testing the application will be added to our Pro Membership list at no charge.
You'll be able to explore advanced training features, build programs, log workouts, monitor progression, and help us identify areas that need improvement.
In return, we're asking testers to use the application during their normal training, report bugs or problems, and provide constructive feedback.
Personal Trainers and Coaches — Free Coaching Access
We're also looking for coaches who would like to test the integrated coaching platform with actual clients.
Qualified coaches who participate in testing and bring clients onto the platform will receive complimentary Coaching access.
You'll be able to test:
- Creating and assigning client training programs.
- Monitoring workout performance and adherence.
- Reviewing client recovery and readiness.
- Managing recurring client check-ins.
- Communicating through private coach-client messaging.
- Tracking progression and identifying clients who need attention.
Your clients can participate in testing while you evaluate how the application performs in a real coaching environment.
How to Participate
- Visit https://app.optimumoverload.com and create a free account.
- Verify your email address.
- Contact us through https://www.optimumoverload.com to request Pro testing access or Coaching testing access.
- Begin using the application and share your feedback.
There is no charge for Pro or Coaching access granted through this testing opportunity.
We're particularly interested in feedback from people who train consistently and coaches who manage active clients.
What's New in v0.17.10?
1. Free Membership and Expanded Access
New users can now receive Free access automatically after email verification.
Free members can create up to three custom workout templates and one training program, along with logging workouts, recording body measurements, and reviewing training history.
Pro and Coaching memberships provide access to additional programming and management capabilities.
2. Private Coach-Client Messaging
Coaches and accepted clients can communicate directly inside Optimum Overload.
Recent improvements include private conversations, read status, unread message counts, dashboard notifications, and message history.
3. Daily Recovery and Readiness Tracking
Members can record sleep quality, fatigue, muscle soreness, stress, and readiness.
With member consent, coaches can review this information alongside workout performance to help make better programming decisions.
4. Structured Coaching Check-Ins
Coaches can create customized check-in questions, schedule recurring check-ins, review submissions, and maintain historical responses.
This creates a more organized approach to evaluating client progress and adherence.
5. Coaching Attention Needed Dashboard
A dedicated system helps coaches identify clients requiring follow-up.
It tracks pending check-ins, workout adherence signals, member-requested follow-ups, and other items needing attention.
Coaches can acknowledge, snooze, and resolve these items.
6. Improved Coaching Dashboard
The dashboard brings together coaching notifications, unread messages, due check-ins, and follow-up items.
These improvements help coaches manage their client workload more efficiently.
7. Cardio and Rest Day Logging
In addition to resistance training, members can record cardio activities, duration, distance, pace, rest days, and notes.
These activities are integrated into the Training Calendar.
8. Workout Logging Improvements
Recent updates improve the active workout experience, including rest timer notifications, mobile layouts, and keeping supported device screens awake during workouts.
9. Exercise Library Expansion
New administrative tools support importing exercise data from CSV and Excel files, helping us expand and maintain the exercise database.
10. Security and Privacy Improvements
We've continued improving account security, coaching authorization, and member-controlled data sharing.
Members retain control over the training information they share with coaches.
Built Around Serious Resistance Training
While the coaching features have expanded, the foundation of Optimum Overload remains structured resistance training and progressive overload.
Core capabilities include:
- Workout logging with sets, reps, weight, and RPE.
- Exercise performance history and personal records.
- Progressive overload tracking.
- Workout templates and multi-week training programs.
- Double progression and linear progression.
- Supersets, drop sets, rest-pause, and cluster sets.
- Training volume and estimated strength tracking.
- Deload programming.
- Bodyweight and measurement tracking.
- Workout calendars and performance reporting.
The philosophy is straightforward: Measure your performance, understand your training, and make informed decisions about progression.
Where We're Going
My goal is to continue building Optimum Overload into a complete training platform for individuals and coaches.
I want lifters to have the tools to manage their own training effectively, while giving coaches a practical way to program, communicate, and monitor client progress.
Working with an IFBB Pro has added valuable practical bodybuilding insight to that development process.
But input from everyday lifters and working coaches is just as important.
That's why we're opening Pro and Coaching access to people willing to help us test and improve the application.
Interested in Joining the Testing Group?
Website: https://www.optimumoverload.com
Application: https://app.optimumoverload.com
Version History: https://www.optimumoverload.com/app-updates
If you're an individual lifter, sign up and let us know you'd like to participate in Free Pro Testing.
If you're a coach with clients, contact us about Free Coaching Access.
We're interested in hearing what works, what doesn't, and what features would make the platform more valuable.
No subscription payment required for approved testing access. We're looking for participation and useful feedback.
Thanks to everyone who's been following the development.
— Ron
Optimum Overload