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Great idea, you could make a pretty cool app out of this: let people create routines by letting them associate pictures with exercise names and amount of second

Great idea, you could make a pretty cool app out of this: let people create routines by letting them associate pictures with exercise names and amount of seconds. They could then create workouts by creating a list of exercises and rest periods and play their routing with the timer you created. Does this exist? I want one.

geekam 13y ago
how about creating a playlist on youtube and that plays along with each exercise?
bradfordarner 13y ago
Agreed! This is brilliant! Once again a wonderful example of something incredibly simple but incredibly useful. This would be particularly beneficial for Crossfit style workouts that are closely linked to a timer and where there is a different set of exercises every single day. Brilliant!
- warmfuzzyapps 13y ago
  Shameless plug: I made an app called RipDeck based on the deck of cards workout that is great for providing variety to your routine. We have a weekly featured deck or you can create custom decks. Great for bodyweight exercises. Give it a try. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ripdeck/id409921624?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ripdeck/id409921624?mt=8 The featured decks are available on the site if you want some workout ideas for use with a regular deck of cards. http://ripdeckapp.com http://ripdeckapp.com
monkey_slap 13y ago
I want to make this now
stankal 13y ago
Shameless plug: I made an iOS app, called Bootcamp, that does that. The app has a library of exercises you can choose from to create your own workout. Check it out: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bootcamp/id398974469?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bootcamp/id398974469?mt=8
rythie 13y ago
Surely this would be the MVP for such an app - he should probably should capture email addresses of interested people though.
modulusprime 13y ago
For Android, there is a very simple free app called ExerTime ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aisknab.exertime https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aisknab.ex... ). It's not pretty and the configuration UI is both annoying and confusing (you must enter the total elapsed time at each step, not the time-per-step), but the normal use case works really well. The right options are available (notification sound, audio channel, text-to-speech, screen lock).
garrettgottlieb 13y ago
I agree that for the best results, changing it up (also called Muscle Confusion - http://athletics.wikia.com/wiki/Muscle_Confusion_Principle http://athletics.wikia.com/wiki/Muscle_Confusion_Principle) is also necessary. Instead of making your own workout (which most people are not qualified to do), we've built an app that asks for your goal, level, time, equipment, etc. to build you a personalized routine that changes as you go: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pumpup-workout-coach/id573070442?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pumpup-workout-coach/id57307.... The hardest part of working out shouldn't be coming up with the plan.
- iancarnevale 13y ago
  Love this app! It's so personal, sometimes I think it knows more about what I want than my girlfriend.
- jacques_chester 13y ago
  "Muscle Confusion" is not a legitimate physiological property. It seems to be a mutated misunderstanding of "accommodation", which is almost entirely a nervous system phenomenon having almost little to do with adaptations in muscle tissue. The best form of "changing it up" for hypertrophy is to modulate standard acute training variables. Merely randomly changing exercises is ... not efficient.
  - nosequel 13y ago
    I wish I could upvote this several times. Muscle confusion is a b.s. term, you need periodization in your training. Merely doing random shit everyday is going to work while your are a total newb, but you'll never get really strong that way.
RockyMcNuts 13y ago
Agree with louder cues, or volume-adjustable. Would also just let you set the time interval for cues and have ability keep them repeating indefinitely until you close the app. eg I have 3-4 stretches I want to do after working out and sort of count in my head to 30 seconds for each one.

geekam 13y ago

how about creating a playlist on youtube and that plays along with each exercise?

bradfordarner 13y ago

Agreed! This is brilliant! Once again a wonderful example of something incredibly simple but incredibly useful. This would be particularly beneficial for Crossfit style workouts that are closely linked to a timer and where there is a different set of exercises every single day. Brilliant!

warmfuzzyapps 13y ago
Shameless plug: I made an app called RipDeck based on the deck of cards workout that is great for providing variety to your routine. We have a weekly featured deck or you can create custom decks. Great for bodyweight exercises. Give it a try. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ripdeck/id409921624?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ripdeck/id409921624?mt=8 The featured decks are available on the site if you want some workout ideas for use with a regular deck of cards. http://ripdeckapp.com http://ripdeckapp.com

monkey_slap 13y ago

I want to make this now

stankal 13y ago

Shameless plug: I made an iOS app, called Bootcamp, that does that. The app has a library of exercises you can choose from to create your own workout. Check it out: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bootcamp/id398974469?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bootcamp/id398974469?mt=8

rythie 13y ago

Surely this would be the MVP for such an app - he should probably should capture email addresses of interested people though.

modulusprime 13y ago

For Android, there is a very simple free app called ExerTime ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aisknab.exertime https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aisknab.ex... ). It's not pretty and the configuration UI is both annoying and confusing (you must enter the total elapsed time at each step, not the time-per-step), but the normal use case works really well. The right options are available (notification sound, audio channel, text-to-speech, screen lock).

garrettgottlieb 13y ago

I agree that for the best results, changing it up (also called Muscle Confusion - http://athletics.wikia.com/wiki/Muscle_Confusion_Principle http://athletics.wikia.com/wiki/Muscle_Confusion_Principle) is also necessary. Instead of making your own workout (which most people are not qualified to do), we've built an app that asks for your goal, level, time, equipment, etc. to build you a personalized routine that changes as you go: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pumpup-workout-coach/id573070442?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pumpup-workout-coach/id57307.... The hardest part of working out shouldn't be coming up with the plan.

iancarnevale 13y ago
Love this app! It's so personal, sometimes I think it knows more about what I want than my girlfriend.
jacques_chester 13y ago
"Muscle Confusion" is not a legitimate physiological property. It seems to be a mutated misunderstanding of "accommodation", which is almost entirely a nervous system phenomenon having almost little to do with adaptations in muscle tissue. The best form of "changing it up" for hypertrophy is to modulate standard acute training variables. Merely randomly changing exercises is ... not efficient.
- nosequel 13y ago
  I wish I could upvote this several times. Muscle confusion is a b.s. term, you need periodization in your training. Merely doing random shit everyday is going to work while your are a total newb, but you'll never get really strong that way.

RockyMcNuts 13y ago

Agree with louder cues, or volume-adjustable. Would also just let you set the time interval for cues and have ability keep them repeating indefinitely until you close the app. eg I have 3-4 stretches I want to do after working out and sort of count in my head to 30 seconds for each one.