5x5 Workout - Madcow & Reg Park

So…Mondays are just not loading anymore. Cool. Glad I paid for this.

The spreadsheet for madcow is completely inaccurate and it’s not even close. Idk if I should start over the program now properly or what. This app is useless.

Doing the mad cow program and already feeling amaxing after week 1

The weights and everything is messed up. Fix and I’ll change to 5*

The Madcow template is terrible. The percentages are not correct and doesn’t follow the logic of an intermediate program.

As a longtime user of StrongLifts 5X5 I wanted to add some variety to my workouts. The app seems to be good for incorporating variations of 5x5. I would like to see the ability to link with apple health as I generally use my Apple Watch for tracking certain data points such as workout time and calories.

App has autoplay video ads that force stop music. These are always awful but if there was ever an app to never use them it’s a workout app where 90% of people are going to be playing music. Calculations are also broken for madcow and doesn’t track properly on the last lift of the day if you don’t complete and want to stick on the same weight for the next week.

After upgrading to pro and using it for four weeks for Madcow, it’s ok. I’d like these fixes: 1. After your screen locks on iPhone the app restarts, you navigate three screens to get back to your workout. Annoying when you finish a set and have to keep finding where you were at. 2. You can’t use the plate calculator when the rest timer is running. That’s when you need it, between sets. 3. I tried to login from a different phone with no luck. I previously used SL 5x5 pro

The app doesn’t really follow the Madcow spreadsheet very well. The percentages and weights can be off by anywhere from 10-35 lbs depending on the exercise. When you try to adjust to the correct weights it, will switch it back to the wrong weight sometimes if your screen dims or if you check the plate calculator. Another issue is that there isn’t a feature for de-loading, whether that comes from plateaus or failure to complete the set. While I do like being able to track my progress, I think the app should be able to sync up with either the health tracker on the phone or another app such as My Fitness Buddy. The app needs to be revamped or updated or tweaked in a major way.

For exercises #1&2, if I can’t lift the heaviest weight, a message pops up asking me if I want to increase next time or repeat next time. For exercise #3 this message never pops up. It goes straight the to “workout completed” message even if I had lowered my weights or couldn’t complete the rep. As a result my suggested deadlift weights have progressed 10-15 lbs beyond what I am currently able to lift and I am having to alter my weights every time. Add the functionality for the ‘increase or repeat’ messaging on exercise #3.