5/3/1 Workout User Reviews

Name: 5/3/1 Workout - Zen Labs
Rating: 4.61792 (212 reviews)

5/3/1 Workout - Zen Labs

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Almost bought it

I tried the free trial and would have liked to purchase this… except for the fact that it’s missing the extremely important ability to write down and record notes for each workout. Example: you felt weak because you didn’t sleep, or your nursing an injury, or forgot to eat before your workout, or you had to cut your volume in half for better recovery that particular day, etc

Skinwolf

2 years ago

Abandoned their customers

I purchased the bundle with all of the running apps 4 years ago, but now due to their subscription model they have taken away the program from those who already paid for it. I feel taken advantage of, charging nearly $15 for a software bundle only to make it unusable due to a business model change. It’s unfortunate that everything has gone to a “subscription model.” Especially when the model doesn’t really give anything new from what was previously available. Stay clear, there’s better options out there.

BigDuckAK

3 years ago

Response from developer

We apologize for any frustration you may have experienced with the change to a subscription model. We understand that this can be difficult, and we want to assure you that we made this decision with the best interests of our users in mind. We've added many new features, including music streaming, which we believe enhances the overall user experience. Please email us at contactus@zenlabsfitness.com with your original download date receipt, and we’ll certainly do our best to work with you. Thank you for your understanding.

New user

Couldn’t figure out how Jen to start or stop working! I thought there will be guided instructor voice ! May b I need some time to get used to it

fofo 10

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, to have a better understanding, could you please send us a message via contactus@zenlabsfitness.com.

I’d expect more from a paid subscription

The workout ceases to follow the 5/3/1/Deload rotation after the first cycle, and gets stuck in the 3x5 after that. The only way to fix it is to start the program over, which requires wiping your data from the app.

Also, there is no mechanism to get your plan to adapt if you find the weights laid out by the app are too light.

gstonehill38

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hello! We appreciate your feedback! We will take a look at what we can do to implement those features in future updates! Thank you!

It’s a mixed bag.

Overall it’s an okay app. I like the timer and the auto calculations feature. I like that I can add in custom assistance exercises. I don’t like that I can’t add weight values to assistance exercises lower than 45 lbs (there’s a big range between body weight and 45 lbs, especially for some assistance exercises). I don’t like that there’s no option to add notes, either to exercises or the whole workout. App also tends to glitch a lot and you have to cancel and restart a workout to fix it.

Overall these imperfections make it come off like a cheap paint-by-numbers development. I’m going to be looking for others after my cycle is over.

ireallydontcare2020

6 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, sorry to hear you’ve been experiencing these issues. Please contact us at contactus@zenlabsfitness.com and share as much information as you can. We will definitely investigate your case. Thank you for posting!

Great app!

This app works great, easy to use and keeps you on track. Especially like the built in rest timer - rest time is never long enough when self calculated.

JBwertt

7 years ago

Update to last review

Great app. I had a minor hiccup with the reps on the first day of the 4th week, but that has been fixed. Perfect for tracking and gauging performance improvement

cfarley89

7 years ago

Ok

Good for what it is intended for but can use more functionality. The 531 program tends to not provide enough volume and there are variations to this program that I feel would be very beneficial to this app.

smills36

8 years ago

Response from developer

The problem is that the sound of notifications when the phone is locked is handled by the OS of the device, and when the screen is unlocked, and the app is in the foreground then the sound is handled by the app. This is why the users hear the sound notifications with different volumes. So basically the user needs to handle the volume on iOS settings when the device is locked.