Category : Health & Fitness
Fairly basic but at the same time awesome. Gets the job done. There's ads but they're not intrusive.
I'm a very skinny underweight guy, im 5'9 and I'm a literal twig; my arms are noodles and I don't have any muscle at all. I decided to give this a try and so far so good; it's really going to be a challenge, but I look forward to it.
The rest time is the best part of this app. With the number of reps to do, with the rest time given, almost anyone can complete their set.
The first step is warmup for 5 mins. But what is the warmup routine. What's the right posture for push-ups?
This is the digitized motivator that you're missing if you have no one to work out with you and if you struggle with impatience. The app gives a solid tempo and rate at which the workout moves to keep you from gunning through the set. This timed system keeps you focused on doing it right, not Fast. There are no shortcuts. 6 stars, if I could give it!!
For sports, I prefer minimal apps without fluff: just enough to tell you what to do, and this fulfills just that! I think it is perfect. Only wish there was a way to preview the future sets, that way you can pick a convenient entry point when starting out (for people already working out, they might not want to start at the very beginning ). How about a "placement test", where you do as many push-ups as possible, and the app then tells you from where you should continue?
Don't buy the full version. The app is full of buggy ads even if you pay for the ad-free version. At the end of a workout, you will get an ad even if you've paid. The last ad I got bugged out so that I couldn't exit out of it—I had to close the app and then skip that day manually. There are lots of 0-100 pushup apps. This isn't the one to pick.
It's a decently designed app. I would like Google Fit integration as well as the ability to adjust the break time. You can tap it to skip the break so it's not a big deal, but it would still be nice. There are ads, but they aren't super annoying. It does have a reminder option to send you a notification to work out. Overall, it's good for being free.
So simple a concept could be done so much better. Voice prompts tell you when to start, but how easy would it have been to add a number to those prompts so you wouldn't have to constantly refer to the app? As for referring to the app, with all the screen real estate available why is the number of reps you need to do next so small? Smaller than the text in the banner ad. When the bell rings and it's time to do your next set, why couldn't that number be larger, even the entire screen in size?
This is a pretty doggone good app. Personally, I haven't gone through the entire workout yet so I can't attest to whether it provides the results that it promises, but it's nice. First off, it provides a schedule that motivates you to stay fit and promotes a healthy lifestyle. It's really good to consistently do pushups if you want to perform better and this app does just that. Lastly, this app also goes beyond 100 (250) pushups which is nice. Overall, 8.5/10.
I love this app, it got me from doing nothing to comfortably doing 50 pushups every other morning in no time. Something super important that I've learned is that the app jumps super fast, but you can hang out on one workout for as long as you would like. I got to 30 in a month and just hung out there until I was comfortable to move on. This has been helpful in just getting out there and doing something that then turns into the end - 250 pushups!
Good concept but broken ad placements. The first 4 weeks were fine and the ads at the bottom are expected and the ones at the end of a workout. However, since week 5, the ad at the end of the workout has no option to close or stays indefinitely. This pretty much breaks the app since I'm now stuck at week 5 day 1 and every time I try to complete the workout I'm getting a full screen ad that stops everything. Sure you can pay to remove ads but then what's the point in providing ad supported use.
Some of the level jumps could use work (ex: going from 30 to 45 pushups). Like others said, i wish it could mark partially completed workouts, or add repeated workouts to the pushup grand total. It has no form tips, warm-ups, or variations, so i wouldn't recommend it for beginners. But if you can already do pushups properly, and just wanna increase reps, it's great. The simplicity makes it easy to stick to, and easy to notice results. I can even get myself to do it braindead after work.
Working out is about what fits you, a lot of people start working out and try to be like someone else and if it doesn't work out, eventually quit. This app is simple, doesn't eat a lot of time and gives a generous pace. I have the whole zen series (besides the pullup challenge, due to lack of equipment). Highly recommend it.
Straight forward. I can do about 10 pushups and both day one and two are generously easy. This is like the lazyboy of exercise programs and that makes it easy to start. I recommend committing to not miss a day, even if it's late at night. I shoot for first thing in the morning. I don't break a sweat so that makes it convenient. Plus, no equipment needed aside from a floor and those seem to be everywhere.
The app itself is fine, but there's a really annoying bug where after you finish a workout (and it immediately serves you a video ad) it will still be at the workout page instead of the page to choose your workout; on this page the two buttons are the redo button to start again, and the end button which marks the workout as incomplete. I then have to manually start the next workout to get the app to treat it as though I had finished the last one.
I get too much benefit to give three stars but I almost want to give it three. Ads a reasonable, It would be nice to see a blueprint of future days, controls have more of a learning curve than is necessary and the jump from week 2 day 3 to week 3 day 1 is absurd, it just should be spaced better, granted some may be able to steam roll through it but going from 30 to 45 is rediculous, never again do you see a 50% increase and the next comparable jump is in week 6 when it's a 18% increase.
It needs to make you lose one day's worth of progress for each day that you fail to do the workout. I got sick for an extended period, so need to dial back my progress to an achievable level. There's no way to do that! Even a simple press-hold menu on a progress day to give option "reset to here" would be great.
The app is 5 stars. The ads knock 2 stars off as some lock up the app. Also, an ad as a "reward" for finishing the workout? No. Just no. Adding the rep count to audio would be a nice touch. "Ready, go" is pretty basic and I have to look to see next reps. "Ready, 15 to go" tells me what I need without breaking form to glance at screen.
This app seems to work perfectly for me. I had to work up to doing at least 2 push-ups to get started (practised using my knees), but his app has really brought me on since then. It seems to get the perfect balance between effort and rest, both between sets, and between rest days. Two weeks ago I had a massive struggle to hit the third push-up on the starting set. Now I'm doing mixed reps of 4 and 6 at a time. I keep feeling sure that this time it is going to be too much, but it's always exactly on the very limit of what I can achieve.
Mixed bag. It's getting me to do pushups, which is good, esp in winter. But app is a bit cluttered, and you can't adjust the media volume from within the app. But one good thing it does do is 2 full minute breaks between sets. That is a very useful thing.
Contrary to what you might beleive, you will end your journey through this app with 70 consecutive pushups under your belt. Not 100. Once you have finished with the app, you still have 30 pushups to go. However, this app is very good as a 0-70 trainer, and the last "mission" is 250 in intervals, so best of luck.
Unrealistic progressions. The jumps can be too large and it isn't easy to understand why they are in the sets they are. I've followed it for around six months and am up to 50 push ups now, with about a month between jumps of progress. Simple app and easy to use. ads are discreet.
Hot Garbage. Ads get stuck on the screen and there's no way to move forward. After every workout there's an ad that, most of the time, is completely inescapable. I have to shut down the app, restart it, and then recomplete the workout and hope I get an ad that that actually goes away when it's over. Not worth the hassle for what's essentially a list of workouts and a timer.
great app to progress through the push-up program. can't fault it. I found it too easy to start with, but it was no problem to skip through the warm up and rest periods just by tapping on the timer bar. once I had gone through a few days, I reached a point where I need the rest to continue.
Awesome I would recommend using the rest in between as a maximum for when it gets tough as the first few days (depending on your level) are easy. Apart from that perfect for what I need