LADDER Strength Training Plans

The app pause constantly during my workout. This is very annoying. There is definitely a bug in there.

For some reason, this app keeps me from skipping on my workouts. I can’t seem to eat or sleep consistently, or log those things, but when it comes to exercise…? I’m on it! I feel so much stronger now than I did a few months ago when I was mostly practicing yoga and doing whichever workouts I could find on YouTube. That wasn’t sustainable and I wasn’t progressing. LADDER helps me keep track of my workouts, and log my weights, reps, and sets. It works seamlessly with my Apple Watch so I can track my stats while listening to music during a workout. Also, it’s a gorgeous app that gives you crystal clear demonstrations of each move as you listen to your coach’s instructions. LADDER is easy to navigate and customize. I can switch up my workout plan, decide which is going to be my rest day, and complete other workouts that aren’t part of my team or plan (flex workouts). Oh that’s right- LADDER has a bunch of teams. Each one has a different style/ approach and you can switch through them as you figure out your own style. The coaches and your teammates are available in team chats. I can’t get over how great this app is and the many features you get for a yearly membership. I definitely will renew my membership every year!

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.

Really do like this app. It helps me to stay motivated and is a one stop shop for all of my health goals. However I live in the woods with unreliable service so workouts can be hard to get the flow of due to bad connection even after I’ve downloaded the work out.

Unlimited workouts, no lag no SAG

Have had much better work out apps, my wife put me on this app talking about it’s the greatest and I asked what makes it different she couldn’t tell me anything, it’s just the hype…1st off if I set up account and say this is my first work out why would the 2nd suggested work out be from week 8???? So we jump from doing my 1st work out in months to workouts like I’m 2 months in!!! It always suggest “connect your Apple Music” I select my playlist and the app has a mind of its own, changes the playlist, turns shuffle on, I turn shuffle off it turns it right back on. Honestly there is nothing special about his app..half of a 36 min workout is rest or dude talking over and over.