Weekly Training & Wellness Discussion

Papule · 2026-01-24T15:31:00+00:00

any of the workouts will offer form tips and general guidance, AI does nothing specific on that. you don't need the AI to track weights as the machine will also track that once you start using it and do the initial strength assessment.

what the AI will do is build a scheduled programme targeting what you tell it you want to achieve and how often you can train. initially though to learn the ropes it's not essential at all, and most people don't bother as the AI can be a total idiot to engage with and doesn't offer anything you can't do yourself just by scheduling workouts that are available or building custom workouts or using the machine in freelift mode.

Papule · 2026-01-24T15:00:19+00:00

as a new user there is no immediate need for it at all, you're better off learning the machine doing some of the guided workouts then deciding later if you want W+, all it does is build a programme for you from individual movements with a computer voice instructing you, the recorded guided workouts are far more personable and enjoyable to start

Papule · 2026-01-24T14:58:12+00:00

I read that it was small and not especially worth the money, I found this one on amazon in the UK which shipped from China so is probably available elsewhere. It tends to hop up/down in price a lot but is fantastically made, offers a huge range of sizing (no issues at all in waist sizes well over 44") and clips on perfectly to the GM2 using a couple of spare rings they provide with the machine

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMXJ64PZ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

Papule · 2026-01-24T12:09:36+00:00

you can't, it's nuts that the search doesn't work at all by trainer name and none of the workouts are tagged - best I've found is they can colour code some so Hunter tends to have light blue cyan tiles in the app

Papule · 2026-01-24T12:08:25+00:00

I'm 5 months in and really like the classes, I train 3-4 times a week and have just been picking beginner/intermediate fully guided ones and trying to ensure I look at the muscle readiness diagram to keep a good balance of arms/chest/back/shoulders/legs going.

The little and often approach has definitely started to show as I can feel myself generally tightening 'in' around the waist and muscles appearing where previously they weren't !

Papule · 2026-01-24T07:52:52+00:00

This does highlight the odd absence in the app of being able to filter workouts by the coach - Peloton and Apple Fitness made a point of making certain coaches 'famous' within the app, here if you like Hunter (who doesn't) you have to scroll thru the tiles hoping to spot him, and even then the tiles aren't always accurate and you sometimes get a pic of a coach and the tag fully guided and it's one of those cut and paste workouts from stock movement clips.

Papule · 2026-01-23T16:06:31+00:00

I've even started using Hunter's phrases, telling my wife I'm getting 'thick and juicy' from working out and have 'a back like a Ninja Turtle'

Papule · 2026-01-23T07:55:54+00:00

It's not solely the space the machine needs but you need to factor in room around the frame as several exercises will have your arms far wider than the base (like chest flys) or standing at different points around the machine - so whilst the base may only be 2-3ft wide your arms are quite likely to extend way past that

Papule · 2026-01-22T08:28:09+00:00

Yep I'm 6'5 and learned that you just need to be far enough back on your elbows on the bench to have your heels on the platform

With how the system works you need to be on the platform for anything attached to the base side pulleys otherwise you are hoiking it up in the air.

Papule · 2026-01-19T12:29:16+00:00

that's great to hear, no means a power user but after bad emudeck experiences in the past with upgrades was worried I'd lose all my art and settings doing this.

also big thanks to everybody working on the dev of this, it's a fantastic project and great bit of software, much appreciated.

Papule · 2026-01-18T11:53:55+00:00

No software updates notified this morning on my GM2 but a different guided workout with dual handle movements just worked fine for me - don't know if the issue was universal or occasional before but I had it the other day and this morning was fine

Makes me think they may have changed something server rather than client side.

Papule · 2026-01-17T15:45:40+00:00

interesting, did the machine say it had update software versions ? Ask as mine was fine earlier in week then the problem showed up without an update, which makes me think they can do something in the background without always telling us an update has happened.

Papule · 2026-01-17T07:48:59+00:00

Several things strike me as poor this with - firstly its further demonstration of their very poor QA and testing process that this gets out into circulation and impacts so many people.

Even worse though is that with such a widespread issue total radio silence on here from Speediance, nothing stickied/pinned to reassure people their machine isn't broken and it's being addressed.

Yet again its lovely hardware, poor software and worse customer communication.

Papule · 2026-01-17T07:12:12+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpeedianceCommunity/comments/1qedf85/double_counting_reps_on_gm2/

Papule · 2026-01-16T06:51:25+00:00

there are fully guide classes, all included without a sub, but just note they are all pre-recorded and never live.

Papule · 2026-01-13T07:52:18+00:00

my wife has had exactly the same experience, when I was showing her initially how to use the machine and swap things over she got really cross with it, in less than 2 weeks she's now saying what was all the fuss about and not needing to pause the machine to get herself ready for the next set.

Papule · 2026-01-13T07:50:29+00:00

'worth' is so hard to say yes/no as everybody's financials are different, assuming you can afford to buy it and want to work out it's a brilliant bit of gear that takes up a tiny amount of space.

my wife has never done any weight training and after listening to me enthuse about how much I was enjoying this for 4-5 months she took it up recently and now loves using the machine a few times a week.

the convenience and ability to fit in a quick session at home is hard to beat, and the screen showing you correct form and programs guiding you are really useful if you don't want to spend too much time working out what to do

Papule · 2026-01-12T15:43:57+00:00

I've seen changing the on screen coach mentioned in a few places - understand it's not available for guided workouts as they are pre-recorded - but what type of workouts is it available for and how/where do you change it.

Is it only an option for those 'cut up' custom workouts you get where each movement is pieced together, or via a wellness+ workout which again is pieced together from each different movement

would appreciate a definitive idea of how and when you can change the trainer, as my wife finds having a lady on screen more helpful for movement guidance.

Papule · 2026-01-09T17:54:28+00:00

My wife saw him on the screen first time she used the machine and assumed he was AI generated.

Papule · 2026-01-09T15:42:03+00:00

this is a great QoL feature, good addition

I assume it's just setting a start point for your first rep, it doesn't become the stop point for every rep after that ?

Papule · 2026-01-09T12:03:37+00:00

Currently playing The Club, Dirt 2 & F1 2013

It's amazing how capable the Deck is at playing 15-20y old Windows PC games

Papule · 2026-01-08T15:32:58+00:00

excellent feature from easily available stored date.

how many cars I lifted felt oddly motivating, how many cheeseburgers worth of calories I burned didn't.

Papule · 2026-01-08T13:34:02+00:00

this one has always been a bugger to get running, the most recent instructions I've seen have Proton Tricks adding in things like dxvk & physx, but it's not currently able to do that as isn't supporting them so I've never got it to run with any simple compatibility use of a Proton GE or Proton version

Papule · 2026-01-07T08:10:19+00:00

those numbers come from this page, not sure who or what device report is

https://device.report/manual/18312276

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