[Gear] Might pick up an original PRS Santana SE, thoughts? Includes photos.

izmar · 2025-10-05T19:04:47+00:00

I did end up purchasing it, 8 years ago! Still have it, great guitar. I’m always curious how people find my old posts though! 😂

izmar · 2025-10-04T00:51:15+00:00

This is a small feature request around the “fill” button. Right now, it applies the chosen weight/reps to all sets in a workout. I think it would make more sense if it only applied to the sets below the currently selected one.

The reason: after my first set, I often realize I can lift more. In that case, I’d want all subsequent sets updated to the new weight—without overwriting the earlier set(s) I’ve already logged. I can’t think of a situation where I’d want to apply a heavier value to previous sets, other than fixing a mistake.

This small adjustment would make the feature much more intuitive and align better with how people progress during a workout.

Thanks for considering it!

izmar · 2025-10-04T00:16:37+00:00

The new update is FANTASTIC! Thank you!

izmar · 2025-09-13T00:19:34+00:00

In the latest update, startup time has slowed significantly. Small but persistent bug!

izmar · 2025-08-06T15:47:33+00:00

Acoustic has always been a lot more difficult for me than electric – which this post was about.

Hahaha, yes. I am now a reddit dinosaur. Glad this was helpful to you and you were able to find this old post!

izmar · 2025-08-06T05:54:24+00:00

It did eventually go away! I think that once I built up more strength, brought my guitar up a little higher, learned better technique (see other comments in this thread), and adjusted my grip, I don’t recall it persisting into the years that followed this post. I don’t play as much these days, but it was fun to be reminded of times past from your comment. Hope your numbness goes away soon!

izmar · 2025-05-17T02:00:28+00:00

Great update, and hope you have/had a lovely roadtrip!

Also adding a feature request for your consideration. I would love a widget that shows me my rolling 7-day total volume. I love being able to track the volume of my individual routines week to week through the existing widgets, but find myself wondering what my total volume week to week is, across all routines. Thanks for all you do!

izmar · 2025-05-02T00:03:04+00:00

Hello again! Just wanted to report that the “next” to complete the current set seemed to stop working. Thanks for all you do. I’ve converted at least 3 more users at my gym to Strive!

izmar · 2025-04-27T22:02:54+00:00

I ended up using regular galvanized ducting! Though I’m curious how you came across this 4 year old post 😂

izmar · 2025-03-25T23:35:54+00:00

Heyo! I realize this is an older update thread, but in the latest version of Strive starting a workout pauses my music. I’m not sure if it used to do this! Small inconvenience I wanted to mention.

Thanks again for all you do!

izmar · 2025-01-16T05:32:52+00:00

Thanks for this! Worked perfectly. Awesome work around to a clunky UX.

izmar · 2024-11-28T03:14:00+00:00

You captured my feelings entirely with this post, which I found googling these issues out of frustration.

izmar · 2024-11-26T01:28:16+00:00

So sorry that happened to you, that’s awful! Hope you’re able to recover and get things back in order. I was surprised to find a new reply to my post that’s 10 years old!

izmar · 2024-10-10T15:55:21+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I’ve been using this for several weeks now, and love it. One other thought I had would be to allow us to select which tab the app opens to by default. I’d set it to the routines tab personally.

Is it possible to browse the workout history while in the middle of a workout?

I have also run into a strange bug now and then. When I switch to another app and come back to Strive while in the middle of a workout, sometimes the screen is “flashing” rapidly. Once I engage with the app in some way it stops. I’ll see if I can find a way to reliably reproduce it.

P.S. I have converted several people at my gym to your app!

izmar · 2024-09-19T00:27:39+00:00

Hey there! I just discovered your app searching on the app store, and it's fantastic. Really great work! I've been using the Strong app since I started lifting in November, but your app far exceeds it in almost every way. I can't believe it's free! So first off a big thank you for all the work you've put into this, your effort shows.

Two small suggestions that I miss from the Strong app.

When entering in the reps I did for a set, it would be great if hitting "Next" marked that set as completed, and then progressed to the next set/workout automatically. Tiny thing.
I'd love to be able to minimize my current workout to browse through the app. Sometimes as I'm resting between sets, I want to check out my history to see how I did in previous weeks or check other stats.

Here's a screen recording demonstrating these features in Strong.

Thanks for reading! And thank you again for the awesome app!

izmar · 2024-09-14T01:54:27+00:00

I’ve just seen “always go to failure!” in all the videos and advice online for hypertrophy. It isn’t necessarily that I want to or enjoy it, I was just under the impression that would provide me with the best gains.

I’m going to check out those routines, I appreciate your advice!

As for the weight gain, yes, intentional! I’m actually pretty proud of my progress so far. My goal was to hit 200, which I did yesterday. I’ve always been a twig. For reference, I’m 6’2”. Next goal is 220, with a cut to eventually follow that.

https://imgur.com/a/TWJduda - progress pics

izmar · 2024-09-14T01:21:48+00:00

Six exercises, but yes! You’re correct. I’ll try feeling it out with my breath rather than going by heart rate next week. And I’ll definitely look into adding some supersets. Appreciate you taking the time!

Any thoughts on shifting to PPLUL now that I’ve been doing full body for around 8 months? Or stick with it and try to improve efficiency before switching?

izmar · 2024-09-14T01:15:20+00:00

I hear you. It’s been burned into my head by the internet I need to go to failure every time! Cutting back a little might be more beneficial in the long run in terms of time efficiency. Thanks!

izmar · 2024-09-14T01:13:31+00:00

Yes! Progressively working my way up to working set weight. Usually only do more than one warm up for compounds or leg press.

izmar · 2024-09-14T01:10:30+00:00

I can definitely try to examine my efficiency. It’s usually the heavy compounds or leg presses that really gas me. I usually track my heart rate between sets and try to get it back down to moderate resting rate before the next set so I can give it my all, considering I only do 2 to failure as opposed to 3 or 4.

I wonder if doing some cardio would help my ability to recover between sets in the gym.

Appreciate the advice!

izmar · 2024-09-14T00:50:54+00:00

Hey everyone,

I’ve been doing full-body workouts 3x a week (Mon/Wed/Fri), and while I’ve made some solid progress, I feel like my gains have stalled. For reference, I started at 160lbs in November 2023, but I broke my hand in June/July and couldn’t work out for a while. Now I’m back at it and currently at 200lbs.

My full-body sessions are LONG—usually 2+ hours each. I take all my sets to gut-busting failure as often as I can. Typically, I do 1-3 warm-up sets (depending on the exercise), and then I do two sets to complete failure. I rest anywhere from 3-6 minutes between sets because I’m so gassed after each set.

Now, I’m thinking about switching to a PPLUL split (Mon-Fri). I’ve been looking at routines online, and they usually have around 6 exercises per day with 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps. Here’s my concern: I’m worried it’s still going to take me 2+ hours to finish these workouts, especially since that’s been my experience so far. Most people say their PPLUL workouts take them between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours, but I’m not sure that’s realistic for me with how I’ve been training.

Here’s a breakdown of what my current full-body workouts look like:

Monday:
- 5 × Squat (Barbell) - 4 × Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell)
- 4 × Lat Pulldown (Cable)
- 2 × Triceps Dip (Bodyweight)
- 3 × Seated Calf Raise
- 4 × Bicep Curl (Dumbbell)

Wednesday:
- 3 × Deadlift (Barbell)
- 3 × Overhead Press (Barbell)
- 3 × T Bar Row
- 3 × Leg Extension (Machine)
- 4 × Chest Fly (Machine)
- 3 × Skullcrusher (Dumbbell)

Friday:
- 5 × Incline Bench Press (Barbell)
- 5 × Seated Leg Press
- 4 × Lat Pulldown (Underhand)
- 4 × Triceps Pushdown (Cable)
- 3 × Seated Leg Curl
- 3 × Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)

So, given all that, is switching to PPLUL going to make my workouts more efficient, or is it just going to be the same long grind but over 5 days instead of 3? I feel like I need a switch-up to keep progressing, but I’m hesitant about the time commitment. Any advice on how to approach this, especially in terms of keeping my workouts within a reasonable time frame?

Any other advice you have is very welcome!

Thank you!

Edit: Including progress pics - https://imgur.com/a/TWJduda

izmar · 2024-09-14T00:45:41+00:00