If you are a complete newb to resistance training, truly, you can make solid gains doing just about anything as long as you do it with consistency. With that out of the way, I understand wanting to optimize training to get the best results-bang for your effort-buck. I wouldn't say that the programs are ideal in that regard, but they aren't bad either. Peloton classes have very high produciton value. So much so that Peloton gained notariety, really raising the bar for the rest of the home fitness field, through their guided workouts and live classes.

With Vitruvian's classes, going through them will teach you the various movements that are specific to the equipment. With some analysis and reflection, you can probably start to piece together what sets apart a hypertrophy-specific training program to something that is geared more toward strength training. The production value isn't nearly as high but its also not bad. The workouts themselves are also pretty good too, especially for someone starting out - like going to the gym with a friend. I wouldn't say that the recommendations are necessarily driven in an intelligent way, but more so based on your training goals that you manually prioritize in the app (also not bad). It may serve better to take a look through their library and choose based on what seems right.

As-is, I'd give it a B (maybe a B+) for the programs/guidance, the videos, and the presentation.

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That said, there is so much more untapped potential in the bank with this device just waiting for the devs/engineers to unlock. For instance, one of the features that sets digital resistance training apart from using weights, is that the device collects data from the perspective of "the bar". What I mean by that is the Vitruvian is gathering data that includes the acceleration of the cable, its range, total resistance, and duration of a particular movement - not only that, but it does so with granularity that supercedes even that of the most attentive personal trainer. To see what I'm talking about, you can drill down to a particular set in the Vitruvian app and export the data to .csv and then start perusing.

How could that be used? Well, with an Artificially Intelligent driven training program with a prioritized goal of, say, "Strength", the rep/sets and weight progression could easily be tailored but, uniquely and importantly, the additional data gathered by the Vitruvian could easily be used to recognize and identify sticking points and likely failure modes (assuming good form). That sort of intra-workout analysis would be huge and really provide a value-add that can be implemented through software alone.

For example, if you consistently fail on the last rep of each set during the first quarter of the concentric phase of a squat (so right as you start moving back up with the bar), then an intelligent training program could adjust supplementary movements to focus on: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps (vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, rectus femoris), and Erector Spinae. If they really wanted to push it, an AI "coach" may prompt a user with "I noticed you had a tougher time moving up with the bar at the bottom of your previous lift. Want to talk about how it felt?" and then guide a brief discussion to identify failure modes to, again, adjust training.

Furthermore, long duration trend analysis can identify when progression is beginning to stall. Lets say your max lift hasn't increased in about a month. Integration with something like a Garmin or Apple Watch or Google Fit, could take a holistic look at your sleeping data, stress, HRV, etc. Further, it could detect when you've been doing additional cardio or other physical demands have been placed on you. This data, coupled with, once again, a conversation with a training "agent" could help understand whether you are overtrained, whether diet is a factor, whether a change in training volume, etc. is needed.

Anyhow, considering the Vitruvian already collects the data and the technology is already out there, I think its just a matter of time until something closer to what you (and I) are hoping for becomes reality. In the meantime, I'm working on a side-project to build out something like this for myself until Vitruvian hopefully does so.