LADDER Strength Training Plans

You guyyyys, I’ve been on a fitness journey on and off for about 13 years now. I stopped the gym memberships during COVID and have been doing home workouts since with some dumbbells. This is the best sidekick for home workouts. They set the plan up for you. You pick your team and press play. Hillary Duff was for sure the ultimate reason I tried it out, but I am soooo glad I did. You will feel and see results after a six week challenge if you stick to it. The only recommendation I have are improvements on the fitness tracker side of things. I still use MyFitnessPal because it’s just a superior platform for nutrient/macro tracking.

Would love to see different angles of the workouts for form comparisons

You should add sign in with google because not everybody can sign in with apple

I love this workout app and think the price is absolutely worth it. However, I just switched to a Google Pixel and didn’t even think about the LADDER App not being available. I am SO disappointed. Pretty please make the app available for Google Play Store so I can continue my workouts!!!!

Need a app on tv so can watch it full screen

I love this app! It’s the best fitness and nutrition app. I have tried so far… And I’ve tried a lot lol. One of the changes I wish would happen would be to add more flexibility to the journal section so exercises that weren’t done with a ladder trainer could be logged to track weights and reps overtime. I also do group fitness classes so to be able to long those weights would be helpful.

I wish you could toggle between difficulty levels and lengths. Also, would be nice if the instructors mentioned during the workout what weights they use. Otherwise, great program.

Love the app but have frustration that a rating/review is required after each workout. It is tedious.

EDIT: They fixed it. Rating updated. I love this app. I use it daily and have only one complaint. I’ve rated it 4 stars only because I CAN’T EXTEND MY REST BREAKS! Anyone who trains seriously knows that recovery is paramount to muscle growth, and taking longer rest breaks in between sets is a great way to maximize muscle growth. All I’m asking is that the developers please add a feature that allows me to add time to my rest breaks in 30 second intervals. Please make this happen!

I love ladder have had a wonderful experience with it the only things that would make it so much better is if they offered a family plan for users because my whole household does the gym and we all use ladder.

Little variety or any help to guide you on weight or the proper motions in advance. Coaches never stop talking but it’s never about the actual exercise and they just repeat the same nonsense

Would love to have an app on smart tv and ability to stream from iPad that also connects to Apple Watch!

Great workouts should be expected from an exercise program. But an app needs to be more than that - it needs to embrace technology…and this is lacking. Although you can select a particular weight type for workouts (eg barbells or dumbbells), instructions are only given for one. Concerned about form? You’re totally on your own. Aside from the Apple Watch, there’s less than nothing here. And by less than nothing I mean it. Nothing would be AirPlay support, comparability with mirroring, maybe an iPad app for a larger screen. A stretch might be an apple tv app. No such luck with any of these things. Everything falls apart with simply trying to use airplay to move audio to HomePods. Mirroring? Fixed vertical screen without audio. Extra things that pretty much blow - Strava integration is weak (no workout details ), whoop is a whoops, no support aside from HR. Is it really that hard to export an exercise list to anything but an Apple Watch? Such a disappointment from a tech lens from someone really wants to like this. I’m lost how a VC funded app could miss the mark so badly.

Love the app just wish when it comes to tracking your nutrition it can be time-consuming. I’ve seen other apps where you can just scan your food and it knows what you’re consuming. If ladder can do that it would definitely get 5 stars

Love this app/ workout routine. It’s been keeping me consistent in the gym! I’ve been using it for about two years now and recommend it for any age or build. My only complaint would be it doesn’t connect with garmin watches.

I appreciate that you can add sets, but I’d really like to see the ability to add supplementary sets that are different workouts or targeting similar muscle groups that you could add. I find that every workout is shorter than I’d like, so would find benefit in being able to add different things to the daily routine.

I absolutely love how aesthetically pleasing the Ladder app is! The interface is clean, modern, and visually appealing, which makes tracking my fitness journey so much more enjoyable. Everything feels organized and easy to navigate. My only suggestion would be to add a built-in fasting tracker so I could keep everything in one place. Other than that, I’m really enjoying the app and its overall design!

Love the app 💛💚 hope there’s an iPad port soon :) would be so nice for the many iPad users out there , and easier to see the workouts!!

I really wanted to enjoy this app. It’s UI is so slick. However being limited to vertical only workouts proved to not be a selling point for me. Also the trainers that I tried have zero-personality which is not very motivating. I get that these workouts are packaged up super quick and look good, but their pacing is all over the board. The price is also a bit steep IMHO.

I love the workouts and the coaches. I wish there was a visual of the muscle each workout is focusing on but other than that I highly recommend

Since starting the app I haven’t necessarily been to the gym more, actually less since the sessions typically take me an hour and I would try to take twice as long but going no where. The app is very flexible, able to do a lot with what’s prescribed in the sessions, and the social factor is much more helpful than I would’ve guessed. The ONLY issue I’ve come across which isn’t a feature according to the FAQ- you cannot simply input your own workout you do outside the framework of one of these sessions. Gotta try your best to find what you’re looking for in individual goals or types of exercises.

If I could rate it 0 stars I would, because the only sign up option is apple! Why not google or something?

Easy to follow plans to take the thinking out of your workout. Two cons: Unfortunately you have to pay more in order to DM the coach. When logging weights I’m not seeing the opportunity to log drop sets, only one weight value per set so I end up tracking in a paper journal as well.

I tried a whole bunch and this is working for me. I don’t interact with the other “team” members that much but I do appreciate some sort of social accountability. Workouts so far are “easy” but I can add weight or slow down or pause and add a set, or just add a random “Flex” workout. But really it does what I need to, which is to create a daily schedule that I will be conscious of missing and to keep me moving. I’m disappointed there isn’t an iPad version, and the Apple Watch only acts as an “effort” monitor display, but it would be nice to have controls on it, such as skip (rest periods are about 3x too long imo), or enter the weight amounts/reps instead of having to do this on the phone. I’d love it if there were an integrated meal planner that serves you options, instead of just a food logger. I like the current team I’m on but I will likely explore the other teams to see if one style really resonates with me. Overall great job and I’m looking forward to keep up with the routine🤗

For as much as you pay for this app you should be able to connect to Garmin directly

The workouts are great, coaches are amazing. I actually get excited for the Sunday workout drops, which motivates me in staying consistent with daily workout. I love the flex workouts on my “off” days because I can sample other teams and workout styles. I wish there was a family subscription option, but the app is so good I also pay for a subscription for my wife.

I’ve been using ladder for almost two years now and I really love it, I have seen so much progress with my strength. I love not having to think about my workouts. I love the different badges you can earn. I love that I’m able to track my weights im using and be able to see my 1 rep imax. I love the 4 different teams I’ve been on. It’s really the best workout app. THE ONLY THING I DONT LIKE IS THAT THERE IS NO DIVERSITY WITH THE COACHES. I have been on the app for over two years and there are about 20 coaches and 3 of them are black/brown.

As a former Apple Fitness+ user, I’ve really been enjoying Ladder and Team Define. I like that the workouts are organized and intentionally planned, especially the focus on specific muscle groups and how the programming comes together over time. It takes the guesswork out of deciding what to do each day, which is a plus. My hesitation is that I do miss the production aspect and “real-time” feel of Apple Fitness+. There was something motivating about having an instructor on screen, the music, studio atmosphere, and feeling like you were actually participating in a live class—even though it wasn’t live. Ladder also doesn’t provide any guidance for modifications. Which, IMO can be dangerous. That said, I like the structure and coaching in Ladder, and I’m enjoying the Team Define program. If Ladder could bring a little more of that energy, production value, and immersive feel into the workouts, I think it would be a better overall app.