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   Show HN: Gain App, new adaptive workout generator app – better than ChatGPT?(apps.apple.com)

   1 points by nickg 9mo ago|1 comments
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   by nickg 9mo ago

   Hey — I’ve been building fitness apps with small teams for many years. We just launched a new version of GAIN after noticing more people using ChatGPT to generate workouts. That works well in some cases, but we kept running into a few funda
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   by nickg 16y ago

   Agree that you must find what works best for you in terms of preferences, enjoyment, and practicality. It's also important to keep in mind timing and the training cycle (break down, recover, supercompensation) as the author points out. If y
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   by nickg 16y ago

   Stretching is best done after a strength workout to dissipate blood pooling and lactic acid build up in the muscles. Doing so will reduce muscle soreness and facilitate the muscle recovery process. Of course, stretching in and of itself can
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   by nickg 16y ago

   My thoughts on "diet" vs. "exercise": they're two pieces of the same puzzle, and I prefer to manage the "exercise" side of the equation more proactively. Reason is because eating in (esp. in America) today is HARD. There's a lot of crap out