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How Fitbod Recommends Weight to New Users
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Why is Fitbod recommending weights that are so low?
Why is Fitbod recommending certain weights?
How Fitbod Recommends Weight to New Users
Are you a beginner to weightlifting?
Not sure how much weight you should start with?
No worries! Let Fitbod do that work for you! With close to 8 million workouts and 52 million sets logged, Fitbod uses data science to recommend a starting weight for any exercise tailored to your fitness goal, fitness level, and body profile (age and gender). Using this data, the app is able to determine a theoretical Estimated Strength (1 rep max) for a given exercise. To reduce the risk of injury, especially for those who are new to strength training, Fitbod makes slight adjustments so that predicted values are more on the conservative side. The app then creates a set and rep scheme following 85-100% of the predicted value as your starting weight.
It is important to keep in mind that these are conservative recommendations so if you feel like the set, rep, and weight scheme provided to you is too easy, feel free to adjust the weight slightly. It is best to perform the set and rep recommendation to completion while feeling challenged during the workout. This will allow the app to create a better workout for you going forward.
FAQ
Why is Fitbod recommending weights that are so low?
There are a lot of reasons that might be happening. One of the most common is that Fitbod is still trying to figure out your capabilities. When you first start using Fitbod, it will set you up with starting weights. Adjust them to fit your capabilities, and then continue to change them as you keep training.
If you have any additional questions or concerns on the weight that is being recommended to you in the app please see our article on Fitbod’s Algorithm FAQ. If you’re still unsure please feel free to reach out to our support team at support@fitbod.me.
Why is Fitbod recommending certain weights?
A lot goes into Fitbod’s weight recommendations. One of the most important is your workout history. If you don’t have any past performances of an exercise, Fitbod looks at your performances with related exercises to make an appropriate recommendation. If you have no workout history, Fitbod uses a “warm start” value, meaning Fitbod generates a recommendation based on the 87 million logged workouts we have in our database that share a similar body profile, goals, and experience level as you.
***Don't like the recommendations? Let us know by emailing support@fitbod.me.