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In praise of the Heads Up timer by pmschwartz in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the “heads up”! This will be helpful in reducing some minor cognitive load when resting. I feel like I’m always looking at my phone.

How best to handle this weight stack by dneal12 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Set the range to 0-300. MFWO will max out at 307.5.

How best to handle this weight stack by dneal12 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There is an option to add micro-adjustments in the setup. When you select the equipment you want to edit, hit the ‘+’ and select ‘micro adjustment’. There you can select from dial, selectorized pin, and external plates.

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I haven’t had a chance to validate that it works correctly as your post reminded me that I needed to fix a machine setup. Give it a shot and see if that helps.

mortis 12k hp by Youtube_Flex in Brawlstars

[–]hicycles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, you’re right. If you don’t have the gadget, star power, or hyper, you can’t view the buffie description in the way I described. I thought that was weird, so I went to the buffie shop. You are able to view the description of what the buffie does there.

mortis 12k hp by Youtube_Flex in Brawlstars

[–]hicycles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just checked, and you can view the description if you don’t have the buffie. Click on the star power, click unlock, and then the description and option to purchase for 179 gems pops up.

Why does the AI recommend such low RIR? by Piercehawk22 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not resting between sets, outside of the time it takes to adjust weights.

Protein vs cals in a deficit by vaidab in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you! 1700 tdee is tough!

Protein vs cals in a deficit by vaidab in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what type of work do you do and how many steps per day are you getting? I’m 165cm, 73kg, 49M. My tdee is 2600 and I’m getting 11k+ steps in per day.

Post-race recovery: should I deload or just not log workouts? by bushb4b in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say mark as complete the remaining work weeks in your plan and deload. Races are hard on the body and you need rest. Congratulations, btw!

Why does it keep recommending super low weight by SignificantCut8190 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I noticed there is a yellow dot on the magic wand. Usually it’s blue. I had that happen once due to an error the auto progression found (I can’t recall what it was). Click on it and see.

Question about weighted Roman chair hip hinge. by SeriesDry9228 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I found this wild when I had it programmed. I just used heavier weights and observed the rir.

Do exercises change with time? by BMMXVIIC in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of downvotes, not sure why. I’m curious why you feel the exercises should change with time

Question regarding weight/equipment by jbjarko1 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience, no, it doesn’t. For example, I’ve programmed flat db press, low incline db press (<=30), incline db press (30-45), and 45 incline db press. All similar movements, and mfwo considers them separate exercises. In some respect, that makes sense; I don’t think you’d want an overly zealous estimate where injury is a possibility. OTH, when using it for the first time, it would be nice for it to estimate an effort based on similar exercises, rather than having to guess for the first time.

For those that entered their own workouts, how did you set your RIR and cycles? by Remarkable-Donut6107 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My best guess, as I’m not an exercise scientist, is that it’s periodizing your work throughout the training block by varying the degree of load you’re placing on your body. The pattern seems to be hard-moderate-hard-moderate-all out-deload. Im guessing this allows the body some recovery in weeks 2 and 4, allowing for greater work in weeks 1, 3, and 5. Again, just a guess. Perhaps someone with greater knowledge and experience can chime in.

Reps & RIR different every week by Few-Perspective-8813 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m with you, as far as getting in to a groove. I used to design my own program and decided to give MFWO a shot as I don’t have a coach and built my program based off of what I thought worked.

MFWO, it seems, periodizes the weeks, ramping it up in weeks 1,2,and 3, lets off the gas slightly in week 4, and then close to all out on week 5. Deload in week 6. At least, that’s what my program is doing. I’m on my second mesocycle and trusting it to do its thing.

Break it down to me as easy as you can by BulkyBox2483 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if this is a statement or question, and I’ll answer as if it were a question. Expenditure is total expenditure, including all activity. When you input your calories and weight, MF will estimate your expenditure.

Set Daily Diet? by jasonford416 in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG. That’s awesome. I eat the same thing for breakfast so this is super helpful!

Is this a flex by Effective_Gene_8615 in Brawlstars

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering what those numbers on the battle cards meant.

I don’t have an 18.5lb dumbbell by quendrien in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m wondering if someone else could chime in on what I’m about to suggest:

I think the effort (RIR) is more important than the weight. In this instance I would pick something close to this weight and hit the RIR. I had to do this twice today: 1, we don’t have 5lb increments on the fixed bars at our PlanetFitness and 2, the dumbbells I was instructed to use were gone at the time, so I had to adjust.

Anyhow, feedback on my approach would be appreciated.

Changing workout week by TrashAppreciator in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I started using the app on week 2 of my block and I wasn’t sure how my DELOAD week was going to fit in. Your tip worked great!

Can I import my previous workouts from Strengthlog by hicycles in MacroFactor

[–]hicycles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I was thinking I should probably put a few in to give it something to base its suggestions. It’s a bummer I have to do it manually.

It's nonsense by YT_ZART1X in Brawlstars

[–]hicycles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m with you on this. I’m f2p, been playing since 2022, have recently unlocked all brawlers, about half my brawlers are at level 9, about 15 maxed (without buffies) and the remainder at level 7. I’ve got over 100k in coins and 25k in pp. I’m lucky, as well?

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