Just a tracking app
I really like Jeff Nippard programs so when I saw the app could generate programs for you based on the amount of time, equipment available and goals, I thought it would be great.
But for now, it is mostly a workout tracking app that is more convenient than your Notes app but there are free ones that can do thar.
I cannot recommend the program generation for now as it ends up planning identical exercises in a row (machine lateral raise followed by dumbbell lateral raise) and does not handle well the volume per muscle group.
I really hope it gets better in the future
But for now, it is mostly a workout tracking app that is more convenient than your Notes app but there are free ones that can do thar.
I cannot recommend the program generation for now as it ends up planning identical exercises in a row (machine lateral raise followed by dumbbell lateral raise) and does not handle well the volume per muscle group.
I really hope it gets better in the future
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Love the app, but it’s missing one major thing
First, the good things. This app is incredible in terms of ease of use and descriptions. The demo videos are top notch, and the use of intensifiers is very well done.
The bad news is that outside of programs that I manually build I can’t get much use out of the app so I rarely use it. The reason for that is because the smart program builder will only create full body or upper/lower splits. This is a deal breaker for me because I train 6 days a week and neither of those are feasible for me to run and be able to recover from. If there were options such as bro split, ppl, pplUL, Arnold split, etc. I would log every single workout here because I love the rest of the app, but unfortunately due to this constraint I’m unable to use it
The bad news is that outside of programs that I manually build I can’t get much use out of the app so I rarely use it. The reason for that is because the smart program builder will only create full body or upper/lower splits. This is a deal breaker for me because I train 6 days a week and neither of those are feasible for me to run and be able to recover from. If there were options such as bro split, ppl, pplUL, Arnold split, etc. I would log every single workout here because I love the rest of the app, but unfortunately due to this constraint I’m unable to use it
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Worth the Subscription
This app is everything I wanted from a training program. I had been using Jeff Nippard’s programs and the excel trackers on my phone which was fine, and I made progress for sure over a year, but this app truly is a godsend. I am able to load the programs I use from Jeff into the app, but also have custom built training programs based on time commitment as well as get demos for every exercise. I cannot recommend this enough.
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Just stopped working today
Been enjoying this app for a few months, today it is just a black screen. Oh well.
So far so good!
I’ve been using the app for about 2 weeks now. Setup was easy and intuitive, the workouts feel intentional and aligned with my goals, and so far the recommended rep/weight targets have been pretty spot on relative to my RPE. It’s been a nice mix up from my usual programming. Give it a shot!
Not there yet
The app is easy to use and helpful to log in your workout.
On the downside, extremely repetitive workout suggestions and only two splits offered (full body and upper/lower). Definitely need some more work. Also really wrong in estimating how much you can lift, if you do a max one week of 70kgx10rep with 0 rir, it will expect you to be able to do 75 or 80kg the following week. Sorry but that's really not how things work.
On the downside, extremely repetitive workout suggestions and only two splits offered (full body and upper/lower). Definitely need some more work. Also really wrong in estimating how much you can lift, if you do a max one week of 70kgx10rep with 0 rir, it will expect you to be able to do 75 or 80kg the following week. Sorry but that's really not how things work.
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Best workout app ever, Jeff shows most examples of each workout! 100/10
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Flawless
I’m not a review person but you can tell this app is so thoughtfully designed at every step. Works perfectly for everything you could possibly need and looks amazing doing it. From the clean design, the ease of use, to the videos for almost every exercise. There isn’t a single missed detail!
Takes the Guesswork Out of Strength Training
I’m really impressed with MacroFactor Workouts so far! I love that it takes the guesswork out of my strength training by giving me a structured program with specific sets, rep ranges, RIR targets, progression, recovery days, and even planned deloads. I completed my first workout today and loved being able to track everything as I went. The app is easy to follow at the gym and shows exactly which muscles I’m training. I already use MacroFactor for nutrition, so having my nutrition and strength training organized this well feels like the perfect combination for my fitness goals. Excited to see my progress over the next several weeks! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Great app - bad service
I loved the app and had the free version that came for members of MacroFactor. When they discontinued the free trial I couldn’t even log in anymore without paying. All I wanted was to download the workout data or even just see it to keep track of what I’d done but they locked it behind a paywall. I get not letting me use the app for workouts but taking your data from you and then holding it hostage unless you pay for it is a greedy bs move and makes me lose respect for Jeff for doing it.
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Didn’t know you played like that Jeffrey
Absolutely smashed me to bits. Bent me right over and progressively overloaded me
Great for beginners
Intuitive and easy to understand
Great App….Needs Watch App!
Fantastic and intuitive, i have Strong and Bevel. I love MF WO, but I won’t migrate until they finally release a watch app.
Algorithm seems off
I like a lot of things about this app. But the algorithm needs work. It either makes huge jumps in reps (eg previous week did 100lbs for 6 reps, 0 RIR), next week it increases the weight to 105. It expects me to get 12 reps with 2 left in the tank. Just doesn’t make sense. Then on my last week in a cycle previous week I get to 10 reps with 2 RIR, following week same weight but suddenly it thinks I can only get to 5 reps with same 2 RIR. I don’t want to have to do the thinking and adjust everything, that’s what the algorithm is for but it needs work
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I love Jeff
Genuinely such a good app. Simple and easy to navigate UI, great workout recommendations, and best of all easy workout swaps for when a machine is taken. Easy 10/10
They could make this better if they wanted
This app is tremendously frustrating to use and to review. While it has a vast set of capabilities that would place it firmly at the top of anyone’ top list of workout planners and loggers but with almost every key feature comes a MASSIVE what were/are they thinking? From offering flexibility to import custom programs and adding custom exercises to progressive smart analysis, the app could be great. They then take each of these and make them frustratingly useless by either creating absurd guardrails to program import formats, making on-the-fly exercise additions something that takes longer than an entire workout to set up! If they wanted to make their app 1000x more friendly overnight they would give users a CSV template for program building and a live list of every current exercise available in the app. A junior coder could implement this feature in 10 minutes giving users so much more control over the app, but it appears MacroFactor is more interested in creating obstacles at every turn, limiting seamless program uploads to partner public figures who sell their programs for $40+. That brings me to the built-in programs that are not third-party or uploaded from a purchased source. Frankly, they are all pretty lousy and lack the detailed specificity cycle training associated with more sophisticated Trainer programs. Focus settings are nice but completely ambiguous on implementation and arbitrarily capped at various levels depending on muscle type. Creating new exercises is like solving a cypher with the number of questions to set up the exercise with non-intuitive labels and no “helper” buttons to provide a simple explanation for what the various criteria even mean. I shouldn’t have to exist the interface and have ChatGPT explain to me how MFWO classifies the “stability” of an exercise.
Apple Health integration is another horribly executed and inconsistent feature. The app will run a custom workout simultaneously on the phone and Apple Watch but at workout conclusion it may or may not log the exercise calories in Active Calories, even when given full write privileges in Apple Health. It might just show up in Workouts. You just don’t know!
So, on potential and interface the app would score a 4.5 and on an implementation/execution perspective it deserves 0.5-1.0, but the real problem is I truly believe they have the ability to make a more capable and usable product that JUST WORKS but have chosen not to invest the time or resources into doing so.
This is a fragmented app space and no one does it great all-around, but this app’s high ratings are truly puzzling to me! Sorry!
Apple Health integration is another horribly executed and inconsistent feature. The app will run a custom workout simultaneously on the phone and Apple Watch but at workout conclusion it may or may not log the exercise calories in Active Calories, even when given full write privileges in Apple Health. It might just show up in Workouts. You just don’t know!
So, on potential and interface the app would score a 4.5 and on an implementation/execution perspective it deserves 0.5-1.0, but the real problem is I truly believe they have the ability to make a more capable and usable product that JUST WORKS but have chosen not to invest the time or resources into doing so.
This is a fragmented app space and no one does it great all-around, but this app’s high ratings are truly puzzling to me! Sorry!
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It’s not even close
This is the most thoughtful workout app I have ever used. Better than trying to use AI to make my own workout plan.
Good for brand new beginners - not much else
MacroFactor is the best nutrition tracking app I’ve used, and I’ve tried most of them. The workout programming feature, however, feels like a separate product built for a different user. The exercise recommendations seem to be generated for a general population with no training history or specific goals, and if you’re an intermediate lifter with a structured program already, the sessions will feel generic and somewhat random in their emphasis. For example lateral raises appeared in nearly every session of my generated split (and I did request an emphasis on those muscles) while movements more relevant to my goals were underrepresented. The app recommends a full body program which goes against most of the science backed research today. If you have a workout already building that as a custom program is incredibly time consuming and if you’re looking to migrate from spreadsheets it’s not worth it. My recommendation is use MacroFactor exclusively for nutrition tracking and run your own programming independently.
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