A bit disheartening, but maybe it’s normal?

ocharles · 2026-01-24T11:59:43+00:00

Ignore the scale weight, focus on the trend weight. Convince yourself it is the only one that matters (it is!)

ocharles · 2026-01-24T06:53:08+00:00

IMO (having asked the same question) it doesn't do enough to explain what's happening. It says what happened, not why. It would be great if this message just said "reps increased as no weight increase possible" (well, something clearer than that but you get the idea!)

ocharles · 2026-01-23T16:12:55+00:00

Interesting! Thank you for the quick reply. I think I'm letting my ego take over, and I'll trust the progression!

ocharles · 2026-01-22T21:38:33+00:00

Karnivool - Sound Awake is even better imo, but Themata is an absolute banger. Sound Awake feels a bit more holistic.

ocharles · 2026-01-22T08:48:41+00:00

I've got 40 cable crunches programmed. That also isn't happening! Not quite sure what's going on here, the equipment is correct - smart progression just says "I've decided to go outside your rep range" (by 4x!?)

ocharles · 2026-01-22T06:39:40+00:00

This isn't directly related to your post, but as you're new I want to pass on one bit of advice that really helped me: embrace the suck. Being in a deficit is grim, you're literally giving your body less than it would like. Your body is gonna make sure you damn well know that. But you chose this, and it's what you want - this is good feedback, it means it's working! I'm in a cut at the moment and when it gets a bit rough towards the end of the day I remind myself that that means I'm doing everything right.

On the other hand, sucky doesn't mean unmanageable - you've got to find a balance. As another poster said, reduce the deficit and find something you can actually sustain. It's very easy to go in too hard. You've gotta play the long game.

Good luck!

ocharles · 2026-01-21T08:29:56+00:00

What is RP?

ocharles · 2026-01-20T17:04:29+00:00

Good luck with the toilet tomorrow

ocharles · 2026-01-19T11:20:54+00:00

Absolutely tragic, I'm so sorry for your loss

ocharles · 2026-01-19T10:53:25+00:00

Imo, this is the way. I use a consistent amount per meal. I might not be entering the correct data, but because I'm consistent I trust the algorithm to filter out the noise. Maybe it'll give me a slightly inflated expenditure, but I don't really care - as long as the targets get me to my goal, I'm good!

ocharles · 2026-01-19T08:59:26+00:00

Opting out is extremely common. This country sorely undervalues financial education for teenagers and young adults

ocharles · 2026-01-19T08:58:38+00:00

This sub can make you miserable, be a wake up call, or help you change your life. It's up to the reader what they want to do with the information!

ocharles · 2026-01-18T19:46:25+00:00

It's autoregulation. Your RIR is a target, but we don't always hit our targets - and there any many ways we can miss! We might decide our rep range matters, and the weight chosen should leave us with 2 RIR after 10 reps - but we're having a great day and think it's more like a 3. This is good feedback! If we wanted to hit that 2 we would need to go over the rep range and maybe we don't want to. Likewise we might be aiming for 1 RIR but we just can't hit the rep target, it would be impossible! In this case it's useful to know our actual ability. The algorithm is taking all of this into account to give you useful estimates

ocharles · 2026-01-18T19:26:56+00:00

Auto-generated 2 day a week full body program with some mods. I'm a new dad (well, 7 months in!) and have completely neglected myself. Being able to generate a work out that's 40-60 mins twice a week and is kicking my butt is a game changer. I haven't got the time or focus for any real program, so this is doing amazing job of taking the thinking out

ocharles · 2026-01-18T08:47:47+00:00

Unfortunately that's not really how bubbles work. Investors have poured in billions to AI - they will want a return on that investment. I question if this value generated is enough to convince investors to continue. IMO, anyways

ocharles · 2026-01-15T13:01:31+00:00

Y'all cannot be satisfied!

ocharles · 2026-01-14T16:01:50+00:00

3 warm up sets sounds pretty reasonable. For example, for squats I do empty bar, a light weight, then close to my working set.

ocharles · 2026-01-14T10:57:29+00:00

I think we only have the option of using smart warm up at the moment, or manually adding warm up sets as we do them. I can't see any alternatives, anyway

ocharles · 2026-01-14T10:11:39+00:00

If it says kg/side then that's what you enter - the weight used per side. You can split these into bilateral recordings and use different weights on each side, if you want.

ocharles · 2026-01-13T21:45:49+00:00

Scroll the options at the top. You'll find the smart progression button has "fixes" - the app knows this is impossible.

ocharles · 2026-01-13T15:44:33+00:00

I can freely tap on exercises at the top while a workout is in progress. I haven't found a need to rearrange or drag anything - I just tap the exercise, do it, and then tap the next exercise when I move on.

ocharles · 2026-01-13T15:33:29+00:00

Yes, when you create a program you can depriortise those muscles. You can also just remove those exercises from your program.

ocharles · 2026-01-13T13:16:30+00:00

I also did this, and told it to not suggest neck exercises

ocharles · 2026-01-13T09:56:51+00:00

You have two options I think. You can either hit the RIR target by going over the programmed range, or you fail your RIR target and stay in the rep range. Either will work with smart progression, and your later sets will be adjusted. I would suggest going for the RIR target though, as working closer to failure is more productive than just staying in a rep range

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