# GymAI News ## Posts - [Exercises only a professional can prescribe, and why that protects you](https://news.gymai.coach/prescription-only-rehabilitation-exercises.md): Some rehabilitation exercises should not be self-prescribed. In GymAI they stay out of the public catalogue and reach a person only through a verified... - [No recovery copy, no operator key: the trade-off, explained](https://news.gymai.coach/no-key-escrow-fitness-data.md): Because GymAI keeps no copy of your key, it cannot recover your sealed data for you. What that protects, what you could lose, and how recovery codes help. - [Strength training for older adults: start where you are, and keep going up](https://news.gymai.coach/strength-training-older-adults.md): Strength training is widely recommended for older adults. Why it matters, how to start from very little, and why the goal should include real load. - [Deload weeks: what they are and when to take one](https://news.gymai.coach/deload-week.md): A deload is a planned easier week that lets fatigue drop so progress can continue. What it looks like and the signs you might need one. - [Why your physio’s exercise sheet never reaches your gym](https://news.gymai.coach/physio-exercise-sheet-gym-plan.md): Your physiotherapist gives you exercises on paper, your gym plan knows nothing about them. GymAI is being built so both live in the same place. - [Missed a week of training? How to come back without starting over](https://news.gymai.coach/returning-to-training-after-a-break.md): A short break does not erase your progress. Here is a sensible way to return to the gym after days or weeks off. - [End-to-end encryption in a fitness app: what is sealed and what is not](https://news.gymai.coach/encrypted-fitness-app-what-is-sealed.md): GymAI seals your pain notes, measurements and reasons for missing a session with your own key. Here is exactly what that covers, and what it does not. - [Training to failure: when it helps and when it just tires you out](https://news.gymai.coach/training-to-failure.md): Going to failure on every set feels productive, but it is not always the best use of your energy. When it makes sense and when to stop short. - [Gym chains: why every site needs its own equipment list](https://news.gymai.coach/gym-chain-equipment-per-site.md): An inventory averaged across a chain is wrong at every site. On GymAI, a chain describes each gym separately, from one free account. - [Did you manage it? How GymAI sets your next weight from one answer](https://news.gymai.coach/workout-app-sets-next-weight-automatically.md): Instead of a fixed template, GymAI asks one question after each set and uses your answer and your own history to decide the next weight, and tells you why. - [How many sets per muscle per week do you need?](https://news.gymai.coach/sets-per-muscle-per-week.md): Weekly sets per muscle is one of the most useful ways to plan training volume. What the usual ranges are, and how to find yours. - [Posture work that starts from what you see in the mirror](https://news.gymai.coach/posture-correction-exercises-by-fault.md): Forward neck, rounded shoulders, one shoulder higher: GymAI organises posture exercises by the fault you notice, not by the name of a muscle. - [How long should you rest between sets?](https://news.gymai.coach/rest-between-sets.md): Rest periods affect how much you can lift in the next set. Practical ranges for strength, muscle and conditioning work. - [Dev log #21: the app signs you in at its own address, and a key only your devices hold](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-21-the-app-signs-you-in-at-its-own-address-and-a-key-only-your-devices-hold.md): Fifty-nine commits: the app and the site joined by three signed hand-offs so a person signs in once at app.gymai.coach, a content key held by your own devices... - [How to claim your gym listing, and why it takes an email at your own domain](https://news.gymai.coach/claim-gym-listing-domain-email.md): Claiming a gym on GymAI takes a code sent to an address at your website's domain, and a person checks every claim. Here is why. - [Your gym may be on the map before you are: what to do about it](https://news.gymai.coach/gym-listed-by-members.md): On GymAI, people who train can describe the gyms they use. If yours is listed before you arrive, here is how to take it over, for free. - [Dev log #20: a gym leaves by a mailed link, and a rendered page is never cached](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-20-a-gym-leaves-by-a-mailed-link-and-a-rendered-page-is-never-cached.md): Twenty-four commits: one specified way out for a gym by a mailed link, the console menu holding one height while nothing rendered is cached, two refusals that... - [Exercise at 60, 70 and 80: adapted when needed, never less than you can do](https://news.gymai.coach/exercise-for-seniors-60-70-80.md): Exercise keeps helping at 60, 70, 80 and beyond. Why strength and balance matter, when to adapt exercises, and why adapted should not mean limited. - [A workout app that works offline, because gyms are basements](https://news.gymai.coach/offline-workout-app-no-signal.md): Many gyms have no signal. GymAI logs sets, times rests and follows the plan offline, then reconciles when you are back online. - [Dev log #19: a design round built down to its last case, and the password door counts per account](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-19-a-design-round-built-down-to-its-last-case-and-the-password-door-counts-per-account.md): Ten commits: Design's round 70 built down to the empty list and the account with no name, the console page titled Account, the comments endpoint no longer... - [Creatine: what it is, what it does and how people take it](https://news.gymai.coach/creatine-benefits.md): Creatine is one of the most researched sports supplements. What it does, common doses, side effects and who should check first. - [Dev log #18: an audit closed out, and the map guesses where your gym is](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-18-an-audit-closed-out-and-the-map-guesses-where-your-gym-is.md): Sixty-two commits: every confirmed finding from last week's security audit closed in the code, the three map forms opening on a spot proposed from the address,... - [Why your gym will never know who trains there](https://news.gymai.coach/gym-member-privacy.md): On GymAI you can choose your gym and get its exact equipment, while the gym is never told who chose it. How and why. - [Dev log #17: an audit that runs to the end, and a new set of recovery codes asks for a code](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-17-an-audit-that-runs-to-the-end-and-recovery-codes-ask-for-a-code.md): Six commits: the full security audit ran end to end over the last entry's commit with no critical finding, the one high finding was closed the next morning, a... - [Progressive overload: what actually makes you stronger over time](https://news.gymai.coach/progressive-overload-explained.md): Progressive overload means gradually asking more of your body. Here is what it is, the ways to apply it, and why tracking is what makes it work. - [Dev log #16: the legal pages are live, and a dormant account is warned before it goes](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-16-the-legal-pages-are-live-and-a-dormant-account-is-warned-before-it-goes.md): Twenty commits: three legal documents published in two languages at six addresses, an account that brings no gym warned a week before it goes, every notice... - [Protein for training: why it matters and how much you need](https://news.gymai.coach/protein-for-muscle-how-much.md): Protein supports muscle repair and growth. Common intake ranges, food versus powder, and who should be careful. - [Dev log #15: an account has a name at last, and one phrase stops meaning two things](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-15-an-account-has-a-name-at-last-and-one-phrase-stops-meaning-two-things.md): Thirteen commits: an account keeps its username, given name and surnames, the name is claimed before the account exists, the console header shows whose session... - [Why members should know exactly what is on your gym floor](https://news.gymai.coach/gym-equipment-list-for-members.md): Members should see what is on your floor before they arrive. A free GymAI gym account lists your machines, and member plans adapt to them. - [Dev log #14: a help site of its own, and leaving takes a mailed link](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-14-a-help-site-of-its-own-and-leaving-takes-a-mailed-link.md): Twenty-three commits: help.gymai.coach is built and held to the product, a gym account leaves through a mailed link, retention is confirmed with every sweep... - [Exercise after 40 and 50: why it matters more, and how to start](https://news.gymai.coach/exercise-after-40-50.md): From your forties, muscle and bone start to need more attention. Why exercise after 40 and 50 pays off, and a sensible way to begin or return. - [Dev log #13: a hidden record says why, and an account can take a copy of itself](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-13-a-hidden-record-says-why-and-an-account-can-take-a-copy-of-itself.md): Thirty-four commits: the moderation board is finished on the operator's side, a suppressed record explains itself and can be answered, an account can take a... - [Reps in reserve (RIR): the simplest way to know how hard a set was](https://news.gymai.coach/reps-in-reserve-rir-explained.md): Reps in reserve is how many more reps you could have done. It is a simple, well-studied way to judge effort and choose your next weight. - [Dev log #12: an account can be left, and a deletion is checked, not assumed](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-12-an-account-can-be-left-and-a-deletion-is-checked-not-assumed.md): Twenty-eight commits: the way out of the platform reaches the server, the gym console's controls call it, usernames get a persistent registry, and the... - [Personal trainers: your clients grant access, you never have to request it](https://news.gymai.coach/personal-trainer-app-client-access.md): On GymAI, a client hands their trainer exactly what they want to share and can take it back in one move. Why that is better for trainers too. - [Training after an injury: why your plan needs to know](https://news.gymai.coach/training-after-injury.md): Coming back to the gym after an injury goes better when your training plan knows about it. What to consider, and how GymAI approaches it. - [Dev log #11: the queue hides nothing, and a new password is typed twice](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-11-the-queue-hides-nothing-and-a-new-password-is-typed-twice.md): Forty-nine commits: the moderation queue lists every waiting item at every width, registering asks who you are first, leaving is drawn twice in one wording,... - [A fitness app with no ads, no telemetry and no third-party trackers](https://news.gymai.coach/fitness-app-no-ads-no-tracking.md): GymAI has no advertising product, does not report your behaviour back, and loads no outside scripts. What that means in practice. - [One app for your gym, your trainer, your physio and your dietitian](https://news.gymai.coach/all-in-one-fitness-app-gym-trainer-physio.md): Most people who train use four tools that never talk to each other. GymAI puts the whole chain in one place, from the first squat to coming back from an injury. - [Dev log #10: the browser makes the password, and an account can be closed](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-10-the-browser-makes-the-password-and-an-account-can-be-closed.md): Sixty-five commits: the register screen can make you a twenty-character password, Change the password and taking a key off are redrawn, leaving an account is... - [Why exercise? The benefits that matter most, in plain words](https://news.gymai.coach/why-exercise-benefits.md): Regular exercise is one of the most effective things you can do for your health. The main benefits, how much you need, and how to start. - [What a free gym account on GymAI is, and why every gym should have one](https://news.gymai.coach/free-gym-account-gymai.md): Every gym, from a single independent room to a national chain, gets a free GymAI account: a place on the map, members who arrive with your exact equipment, and... - [Dev log #9: every way in asks who you are first](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-9-every-way-in-asks-who-you-are-first.md): Sixty-two commits: adding a passkey, taking a way in off, setting a first password on a passwordless account and replacing an authenticator app all ask the... - [Dev log #8: a gym can say this is still mine](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-8-a-gym-can-say-this-is-still-mine.md): Fifty-eight commits: a re-claimed gym record never changes hands on a date alone, the keeper reads the claim and can object, and the notice that warns them is... - [Dev log #7: the map arrives, and a gym can say where it is](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-7-the-map-arrives-and-a-gym-can-say-where-it-is.md): Fifty-seven commits: the map library is vendored byte for byte and shipped by the console build, a gym is added with a pin on a real map, and a gym that moves... - [Dev log #6: a gym confirms its address, and moderation gets its panel](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-6-a-gym-confirms-its-address-and-moderation-gets-a-panel.md): About 145 commits: a gym account now proves the address behind it and can get back in without it, the moderation queue became a screen with its acts, and the... - [Dev log #5: a gym proves its record by its own domain](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-5-a-gym-proves-its-record-by-its-own-domain.md): Forty-three commits: a gym can now prove its record with an address at its own website, the proof is checked by machine while the grant stays a person's, and... - [Dev log #4: a gym gets an account, an address and a way to claim its record](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-4-a-gym-gets-an-account-and-a-claim.md): Twenty-eight commits: the first sprint is closed, a gym owner's account exists on the site, a gym can be found and claimed, and its address is now made of... - [Dev log #3: every exercise gets a drawing, and the colour rule holds](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-3-every-exercise-gets-a-drawing.md): Twenty-one commits: the catalogue now draws every exercise it can prescribe, the first picture under the three named colours came back clean, and the gate grew... - [Dev log #2: named colours, nine sections, and a check that bit twice](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-2-named-colours-nine-sections.md): Sixty commits since the last entry: the muscle shading became three named colours, nine sections lifted a hold on the screen specifications, and a new check... - [Dev log #1: eight days, 241 commits, 8,101 tests green](https://news.gymai.coach/dev-log-1-241-commits-8101-tests.md): GymAI has been quiet in public and extremely loud in the repository. Between 1 and 8 September, 241 commits landed. Here is what they shipped, measured and... ## Optional - [llms-full.txt](https://news.gymai.coach/llms-full.txt): Full text of every page listed above, in a single file.