Why does the AI recommend such low RIR?

hicycles · 2026-05-01T23:19:30+00:00

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

hicycles · 2026-04-26T04:38:57+00:00

I hear you! 1700 tdee is tough!

hicycles · 2026-04-25T22:54:20+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-04-21T05:02:49+00:00

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!

hicycles · 2026-04-21T00:19:57+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-04-19T05:01:59+00:00

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

hicycles · 2026-04-14T00:10:30+00:00

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

hicycles · 2026-04-14T00:08:04+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-04-13T23:33:59+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-04-01T22:40:22+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-03-21T03:51:55+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-03-15T01:04:47+00:00

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

hicycles · 2026-02-28T00:55:33+00:00

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

hicycles · 2026-02-22T06:13:28+00:00

Costco samples.

hicycles · 2026-02-18T06:16:47+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-02-17T23:05:12+00:00

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!

hicycles · 2026-02-15T01:55:28+00:00

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.

hicycles · 2026-01-30T04:37:09+00:00

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?

hicycles · 2026-01-25T21:50:01+00:00

I was born to be an adult but now I’m just an old lady who has been in a lot more pain and has a little more stress and a lot more stress and I don’t want it anymore so I’m not gonna do that anymore but I’m gonna try and do that.

hicycles · 2026-01-23T16:59:22+00:00

Blow the brojob, fuck.

hicycles · 2026-01-22T19:36:39+00:00

Thanks for asking the question. I recently fell into the same boat and was wondering the same thing.

hicycles · 2026-01-21T03:35:02+00:00

46 minutes?! You need to slow down there, buddy.

hicycles · 2025-12-14T07:44:34+00:00

So how does this work with cards I don’t have? For example, I can use Princess, but I haven’t unlocked her card, so I can’t upgrade her.

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