surgomat

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by surgomat 1y ago
Thank you! Really appreciate.
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by surgomat 1y ago
Hey thanks a lot. If you have specific trackers or APIs in mind, feel free to share would love to hear more about your use case. Strava/Garmin/Apple? What do you want to see in workout.cool : hearthbeat, steps, .. ?
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by surgomat 1y ago
Thanks mate! Right now, it's a mix of both let's say. first, local storage during the session (useful for example in gyms, garages, or basements with poor or no connectivity) second, syncs with the backend once the session ends an
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by surgomat 1y ago
Yes. Planning to add difficulty levels and progression-friendly alternatives (e.g. pike push-ups, dumbbell presses, etc.) so you can train the same muscle group at your current level with the same button as you can see "Shuffle".
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by surgomat 1y ago
Just jumping in here to feed my ego :D after 15 years of lifting, I'm currently pushing 4x10 with 50kg dumbbells on the bench. So yeah, 35kg after 25 years seems odd unless those 25 years weren't exactly "serious" or &qu
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by surgomat 1y ago
I felt the same way when workout.lol went quiet! really pushed to rebuild something that would last without video licensing issues this time. So welcome back glad to have you with us again :) !
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by surgomat 1y ago
We recently (a few hours ago) switched providers to handle the traffic/databse better. Everything should be back to normal now Really appreciate your patience and thanks again for giving the app a try and sorry again guys.
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by surgomat 1y ago
Thanks for flagging that and sorry you're running into login issue mate. That error can sometimes appear even after a password reset due to a session mismatch (I'm working on improving that flow this afternoon). In the meantime, y
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by surgomat 1y ago
Thanks for sharing. I actually didn't know about Liftosaur before, but I just checked it out and I love their UI! Super clean and well thought out. Definitely going to keep it in mind. Thanks for the discovery
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by surgomat 1y ago
Awesome move from Stronger By Science That said, they're mostly full training programs i guess, while what Workout.cool or the old Workout.lol project needs is more at the "individual exercise level" let's say. Videos, m
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by surgomat 1y ago
You're very welcome mate:)
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by surgomat 1y ago
The error should be fixed, thanks for the screenshot mate. As a digital nomad, i totally hear you on the traveling with bands situation and yeah, repeating the same 3 workouts gets old reeeeally fast. One of the goals with Workout.cool is
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by surgomat 1y ago
Ahahah hell yeah! Nerds with routines, spreadsheets and gains let's keep pushing both code and plates Honestly, I think it's also tied to growing awareness around how much time we all spend sitting. Yesterday i was sitting 19h. Mo
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by surgomat 1y ago
Glad you liked the videos And yes, you're totally right: having a searchable, complete list of exercises is something. We are working on it. The current experience is a bit too "filter-dependent" let's say and I want to
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by surgomat 1y ago
Thanks for the suggestion, yeap their resources are definitely solid for beginners That said, I'm not sure how directly it would help in the context of Workout.cool, can you provide more context ? Maybe when adding structured training
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by surgomat 1y ago
M'yeah... having clean, native workout animations would make the experience muchhhh smoother. Right now, the videos are embedded from a partner app that kindly gave me permission to use them for this open-source project. I really wante
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by surgomat 1y ago
If you'd like to chat, ask questions, suggest features or just hang out with other fitness & dev folks we’ve just opened a small Discord server: https://discord.gg/NtrsUBuHUB feel free to join!
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by surgomat 1y ago
not "really" let's say but we chose PostgreSQL mainly for scalability and flexibility long-term. Features like JSONB, advanced filtering, full-text search, and complex joins are key to how we handle (-exercises specifically-
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by surgomat 1y ago
Uh, sorry about that we got hit with a "surge of traffic" let's say (earlier). It should be back to normal now! Mind giving it another try é_è? Keep me posted !
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by surgomat 1y ago
> "ensure you stay in your max results zone" lol true Tbh that's exactly the gap Im trying to fill with Workout.cool. After reading all the feedback here (including yours), I've realized we need to make things even si
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by surgomat 1y ago
Awesome, love seeing others exploring the same health/dev space! FYI your link is bringing me to a Typeform (?) feel free to resend a link For collaborating, yes i'd be up or even just bounce around ideas for future iterations. I’
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by surgomat 1y ago
Are you speaking about videos ? If yes, it comes from a partnership, and while it's allowed for use within this open-source project, it’s not automatically "sublicensable" let's say. That said, if you’re interested, you
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by surgomat 1y ago
Thanks for the honest feedback. Yeap ! Once that foundations are stable: introduce routine creation tools, ideally shaped with input from "real" trainers and a free "marketplace" to pick any workout session / progra
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by surgomat 1y ago
I love that idea making a "Lichess for Strava" lol. I totally relate to your frustration so many basic features are paywalled on Strava (i paid...lol) and there's real room for a community-driven, open alternative. Can't
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by surgomat 1y ago
Wow, Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this seriously. This kind of detailed feedback is incredibly valuable, especially at this early stage. Thanks ! So, yeah you're absolutely right: the exercise suggestion logic is very basi
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by surgomat 1y ago
great feedback and I agree that (i forgot tbh..) most beginners don't think in muscle groups, but in goals like "lose weight" "feel better", "beginner friendly", etc... The goal is to make the app more wel
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by surgomat 1y ago
database*
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by surgomat 1y ago
Thanks mate.
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by surgomat 1y ago
The videos currently embedded are "watermarked" and come from a partner app that granted permission to use them for this open-source project. I wanted to make sure everything is legally safe and not just scraped or reused without
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by surgomat 1y ago
Great question i definitely considered going fully client-side at first to avoid backend costs and "risks" lets say. I choose to keep a server backend for a few key reasons: - Centralized updates to the exercise database (videos,

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