You can certainly specify you want strength workouts in the custom prompt, though like other activity types it’s just text, but what are others doing to cover the strength side of things? I’ve bounced around but haven’t found a solution I like.
Personnally, i ask the plan prompt to add strength before swimming trainings. I wrote in the description which kind of equipment I have. 30-35min it is perfect.
I use the phone just for the description and garmin watch with rep and rest times.
I record on garmin and use the phone for the exercise list. It works but there is still room for improvement.
When I asked the plan prompt to create workouts (create two strength workouts per week) and I found the created workouts have an adequate mix of exercises. The physiotherapist has previously told me I need to strengthen my glutes and the combination of glute bridges, clamshells, lateral band walks are something I was prescribed the ai included without needing for those to be requested.
I don’t know if the workout is the most time efficient, but I would rather not spend mental time/effort planning out strength sessions. Previously I used the ‘hundredpushups.com’ and ‘twohundredsquats.com’, etc., etc.. progressions using a strength workout in GC I would update every other day. It worked but was irritating.
Sometimes gemini (I presume it’s gemini on the back-end) creates 20-30 minute workouts, sometimes 1 hour workouts, sometimes some exercises such as glute bridges are repeated in multiple sets (3x15 glute bridges in one, and then 3x 45s isometric glute bridge holds in another). There is no progressive overload as weights are not specified nor is there a way to input benchmarks either as school fitness test style (# pushups, # sit-ups, # dips # pull-ups), nor with more traditional weightlifting benchmarks like bench press, squat, military press, etc.
What about putting those requests on workout duration, progressive overload etc in the prompt?
also yes it’s Gemini 3
I’m enjoying the addition of strength workouts.
I have a Zen8 swim trainer as well so sometimes the strength session just acts as a placeholder to remind me to do that (or sometimes I use it to replace a swim session if I’m short on time).
Using the “out of the box” training too though and for me, I think it’s focusing on the right areas (but I might modify an exercise - e.g. doing split squats instead of lunges for example)
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I haven’t investigated that (yet). I’m happy enough with the plan generated I didn’t feel compelled to re-generate a new plan and see what would be suggested. So far I have been managing progressive overload myself based on what I did previously traditional style (stronger and stronger thera-bands, the next heaviest dumbell available after I feel the existing weights are ‘easy’ enough).
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