Core Buddy vs Intensity

Stop overcomplicating fitness. Core Buddy is built for people who just want to get a workout in around a busy day. No 12-week plans you'll never finish. No perfect diet. We start from where you're at, keep it simple, and build from there. Built by coach Ross for absolute beginners — the ones who've started and stopped a hundred times. This time it sticks. WORKOUTS BUILT FOR YOU Tell us how much time you've got and what kit you have. Core Buddy builds the workout — with a demo on every move, so you're never guessing. Five minutes or fifty, at home or in the gym. BUILD YOUR OWN Want to take the wheel? Create and save your own sessions — reps and sets, or a quick HIIT. SHOW UP, DON'T STREAK Track your daily habits with a simple hold-to-complete. We care that you showed up — not that you were perfect. One off day won't undo you. EAT WITHOUT THE OBSESSION Scan a meal, track your macros, or join a 28-day Scran cycle — no diet plan, just one swap at a time. WATCH YOURSELF CHANGE Snap your progress photos and line them up side by side. Log your weight and measurements. The proof builds over time. YOU'RE NOT ALONE Pair up with a buddy, join monthly events, and climb friendly leaderboards. Plus regular updates straight from Ross. THE CORE BUDDY WAY • Start where you're at • Keep it simple • Build from there You showed up. That's the hardest bit done. Try everything free for 30 days.

Intensity is the only training app built entirely on Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty method - the most rational, science-based approach to building muscle ever devised. One set. Maximum effort. Complete recovery. That's it. Most training apps encourage you to do more. Intensity tells you the truth: more is not better. Only harder is better. The body grows during rest - not in the gym. Train less, recover fully, grow more. WHAT'S INSIDE The Ideal Programme - three workouts covering every major muscle group. Chest & Back, Legs & Abs, Shoulders & Arms. One working set per exercise, taken to absolute failure. The Consolidated Programme - two workouts of pure compound movements for advanced trainees whose progress has stalled on Ideal. Recovery tracking - a readiness score calculated from your inroad depth and days rested. The app tells you when your body is genuinely ready to train again, not just when you feel like it. Daily check-in - four recovery signals scored into a readiness verdict. Energy, motivation, soreness, appetite. Honest answers only. Progression tracking - every set logged, every PR detected. Weight and reps charted over time. If you're not stronger every session, something has gone wrong. Exercise library - all 16 Heavy Duty exercises with technique notes, rep ranges, and approved substitutes sourced from Mentzer's published work. Overtraining alerts - train too soon and the app will tell you. Four scenarios based on your inroad depth and days since last workout. Urgency timer - a 5-second countdown between pre-exhaust and compound movements to maintain the physiological link that makes the pre-exhaust technique work. THE METHOD Every feature in this app traces back to a specific principle Mike Mentzer argued for in print. Nothing has been added that contradicts his published methodology. Primary source: High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way - Mike Mentzer with John Little, McGraw-Hill, 2003. Intensity is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to the estate of Mike Mentzer or any related parties. Intensity Pro unlocks full recovery analytics, daily check-in, progression charts, the complete exercise library, body composition tracking, and unlimited session history. Free tier includes the full workout logger and four foundational exercises. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/