Great Workouts Clunky App
The workouts themselves are excellent. The videos of each exercise are really helpful. The app itself is pretty clunky and unintuitive.
For my two cents:
I want to be able to see my calendar of the next weeks workouts while I’m in the middle of one. But to do that you have to quit your current workout.
I want to be able to start one exercise in a circuit and be able to switch mid circuit, not have to skip a few.
I want to know what weights I’ll need for the current circuit at the beginning. Not have to find out at each exercise.
I want clearer indications of when a pyramid set or
I want clearer indications of when to go up weight/down weight in my circuit.
I want to be able to see the timer while looking at the next exercise.
In a circuit, I’m much more likely to do fewer reps or more reps than go up/down a weight, so I want it to default to changing reps, not weight. There should be + - buttons on the exercise itself, not another modal that opens. And I don’t want to always use the keypad.
If I hit exhaustion on a muscle group, I want to be able to record that more easily.
For my two cents:
I want to be able to see my calendar of the next weeks workouts while I’m in the middle of one. But to do that you have to quit your current workout.
I want to be able to start one exercise in a circuit and be able to switch mid circuit, not have to skip a few.
I want to know what weights I’ll need for the current circuit at the beginning. Not have to find out at each exercise.
I want clearer indications of when a pyramid set or
I want clearer indications of when to go up weight/down weight in my circuit.
I want to be able to see the timer while looking at the next exercise.
In a circuit, I’m much more likely to do fewer reps or more reps than go up/down a weight, so I want it to default to changing reps, not weight. There should be + - buttons on the exercise itself, not another modal that opens. And I don’t want to always use the keypad.
If I hit exhaustion on a muscle group, I want to be able to record that more easily.
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Love this app
Has helped me so much in the gym
Not gonna resubscribe
This app got me started and that’s awesome but I’ve discovered so many problems. Ask AI about this app before putting money down. This app will not push data for some workouts or it will do it hours later with wrong data like it never ended the workout. Maybe because I hit end workout then when I go back in later to download my pic the end button is there like I never it hit. What’s my PR for bench press? I don’t know and the app doesn’t keep track for PR for the user. It will tell you when you hit a PR but you can’t go back and look at your PR’s. Often I get instructions in English follows by instructions in random unrecognizable Slavic sounding languages. If I tap the video the text doesn’t go away anymore forcing me to go into full screen mode. Doesn’t always show enough angles. I’m often wondering where my hands are supposed to be. There is no settings or ability to enlarge text even though theres plenty of blank space. Whatever next year I’m trying Fitbod
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Good App In Need of QA
This is a good app, I like the workouts it generates, and the tracking in the watch / phone is good… When it works. Unfortunately every update is a dice roll, some things fixed, some new glitches introduced.
Motivating but needs customization
I feel Shred is one of the most motivating fitness apps I’ve used and I’ve used them all. It has just enough of the community element without being distracting or influencer driven. The workouts are challenging and you can customize based on frequency and equipment.
So why four stars? For anyone who’s mildly experience with training or weight lifting, you’ll find yourself wishing for more control over workouts. For example, I can’t create my own from-scratch workout. You have to rely on what Shred’s algorithm creates for you. Also, for workouts skew MUCH longer. A “30 minute” workout usually lasts me
45 mins to an 60 mins or more, and I follow the rests accurately.
Also, if you really like data about your progress, this app may not be for you. It’s impossible to find PRs for individual exercises unless you’re in the middle of a workout (there’s a button to see historical data for an exercise there).
Another quirk with Shred is editing. Sometimes i like to edit my days workout in advance. But, if you close the app, it loses your edits and you have to start all over.
Overall, Shred is outstanding and motivating despite some quirks.
So why four stars? For anyone who’s mildly experience with training or weight lifting, you’ll find yourself wishing for more control over workouts. For example, I can’t create my own from-scratch workout. You have to rely on what Shred’s algorithm creates for you. Also, for workouts skew MUCH longer. A “30 minute” workout usually lasts me
45 mins to an 60 mins or more, and I follow the rests accurately.
Also, if you really like data about your progress, this app may not be for you. It’s impossible to find PRs for individual exercises unless you’re in the middle of a workout (there’s a button to see historical data for an exercise there).
Another quirk with Shred is editing. Sometimes i like to edit my days workout in advance. But, if you close the app, it loses your edits and you have to start all over.
Overall, Shred is outstanding and motivating despite some quirks.
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