RoutineDB
Consumer and social
fitness routine database
SHOW HN2021
396points
188comments
#77of 2,533 in 2021
Top 4%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 18 critical, out of 58 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 7 for, 7 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and nice design
From 3 comments
This is good. Some things I think you should consider: - Get users (hah, easier said than done of course). - Comments will help people find variations (not everyone has the same…
runawaybottle on HNLove the idea, although it is indeed quite similar to liftvault without the routine names. Might be worth considering having a centralized repository of exercises with curated…
lcjy on HNWhat does it say about me that I immediately recognized this was styled with Tailwind? Looks great!
Ashanmaril on HN
Useful resource for beginners
From 2 comments
A good resource, thanks for putting it out there! I'd suggest that having an idea for a reasonable program might be more useful for a beginner, i.e. a series of routines to be…
ropable on HNGreat idea! At some point in the past, I had spent... maybe 10-12 hours putting together a number of bodyweight + dumbbell exercises I picked up from YouTube. I used Giphy to…
sentinel on HN
Objections
Routines lack quality control and can be wrong or unsafe without a trainer
From 3 comments
I've lifted weights pretty regularly for some years, some years ago. However, the first program I click is gibberish [1] to me (I did olympic weightlifting too, so that's not the…
Moosdijk on HNSo.... This is good as in it is a good aggregate, but it is, well, useless for the goal at hand if the goal is to be fit. Why? Because you can do every single one of these…
notyourday on HNAt least when I've joined a gym, a person there would assess your fitness, ask what your goals are, and based on that you would get an exercise routine. Following a random…
29athrowaway on HN
Login required before creating a routine is off-putting
From 2 comments
Interesting, I tried the create a routine but it required a login, that seems uncessary that early. Especially because I assume (since I can't easily check it now) that it can't…
tomjen3 on HNWhen I clicked on the Sign In button from the email it took me to a page that showed another Sign Up button even though when I navigated to the homepage I was already signed in,…
soheil on HN
Just a list that lacks search, curation and programming
From 1 comment
This isn't useful because it is just a list that will eventually become noise. It can't be cross referenced: show me leg routines, show me plyometrics, show me opposing lifts,…
SavantIdiot on HN
Requests
Likes or ranking system to sort routines
From 3 comments
This is really cool. When there a good bit more workouts having likes/upvotes would help users not get overwhelmed by choices and they can sort by most liked.
thecrimsonchin on HNFactor in how long someone has been doing a routine, in terms of the value of their "like"
boplicity on HNThis may be a little pie-in-the-sky, but I've found myself disliking the "upvote" or "like" mentality. Instead, maybe a "I use(d) this!" functionality, as well as talk sections…
Dedime on HN
Exercise images or videos and ELI5 explanations
From 3 comments
Features I want to see in things like this: 1. Images/videos showing the exercises 2. Program generators. I have {equipment} and n days per week. Which programs work for me? Or,…
steve_adams_86 on HNWould _love_ to see a community sourced database of "explain it like I'm 5" translations. Example: What does "Bent Over Lateral Raise" mean? Show me? Lateral ... to what? I'm…
jayroh on HNThis is good. Some things I think you should consider: - Get users (hah, easier said than done of course). - Comments will help people find variations (not everyone has the same…
runawaybottle on HN
Program generators and multi-week programs
From 2 comments
Features I want to see in things like this: 1. Images/videos showing the exercises 2. Program generators. I have {equipment} and n days per week. Which programs work for me? Or,…
steve_adams_86 on HNA good resource, thanks for putting it out there! I'd suggest that having an idea for a reasonable program might be more useful for a beginner, i.e. a series of routines to be…
ropable on HN
Export to spreadsheet
From 2 comments
Anecdotal - In Excel I can have one cell to track my 1RM in KG, and then use a percentage of that weight on any particular workout routine. i.e. I follow a 10 week program that I…
deviation on HNI think the first step would be to export routines as a spreadsheet. Eventually an app would be awesome though. Do you have any suggestions?
sitesuniverse on HN
Workout tracking app
From 2 comments
This is good. Some things I think you should consider: - Get users (hah, easier said than done of course). - Comments will help people find variations (not everyone has the same…
runawaybottle on HNI like it! It looks similar to strong lifts app. Will you have your own app that goes alongside this?
catchmeifyoucan on HN
Questions
Is there quality control on routines?
From 1 comment
I've lifted weights pretty regularly for some years, some years ago. However, the first program I click is gibberish [1] to me (I did olympic weightlifting too, so that's not the…
Moosdijk on HN
What tech stack was used?
From 1 comment
What tech stack did you use?
oneupwallstreet on HN
Alternatives named
LiftVault
From 2 comments
Looks like a more casual and open version of https://liftvault.com/
recov on HNLove the idea, although it is indeed quite similar to liftvault without the routine names. Might be worth considering having a centralized repository of exercises with curated…
lcjy on HN
Strong app
From 1 comment
Features I want to see in things like this: 1. Images/videos showing the exercises 2. Program generators. I have {equipment} and n days per week. Which programs work for me? Or,…
steve_adams_86 on HN
Jefit
From 1 comment
I was wondering if https://www.jefit.com/ was going to pop up. Sounds quite similar and has been around for quite some time. There are probably more similar solutions out there.…
goodcjw2 on HN
Darebee
From 1 comment
Once I discovered Darebee, https://darebee.com/workouts.html, I don’t need any other fitness workout database. The size of the set of exercises, the clarity of instructions and…
jschulenklopper on HN
MuscleWiki
From 1 comment
I was wondering if https://musclewiki.com/ was going to pop up. My wife had just sent it to me earlier this week. It lets you pick gender, muscle group, exercise type (stretch,…
neogodless on HN