Stronger by the Day 4+

I started with the Before the Barbell programme which is free on Instagram and offers amazing content for a free programme, and three weeks ago progressed to this app. What it offers compared to competitors in terms of science-backed information and programming structure is incredible, plus tips on form etc, and they are continuously listening to the community and updating and adding new features, demonstrating they really care about their user base. I’ve seen more progress in a the few months with Meg’s programme than I ever have across years using influencer programmers. Meg and her team are brilliant and I can’t thank them enough for this fantastic service!

As a neurodivergent person (with both autism and ADHD) having a programme that simultaneously gives me structure but also variety to keep me engaged is a huge plus also! Almost programmes I’ve used in the past I end up getting bored and wanting to switch very quickly, but I can see myself using this app for a very long time to come ☺️

The program itself is amazing - I love that you jump into each week as it rolls on, and that the focus changes slowly throughout the year. It’s a great balance between good consistent workouts that give you results and novelty/exploration of different strength skills.

The app itself has also come a long way. I applaud the team for developing it in-house. The interface is intuitive and things like substituting exercises or changing an exercise from reps to duration are really easy. The videos are also really handy.

My only suggestion at this stage would be to make it work more easily offline, as lots of gyms in my area (London) are underground and have no signal or bad Wi-Fi. But otherwise I think it’s a great app that works very well.

The app is so convenient - you can see the whole week’s programming and look over the workouts before you start them. It’s easy to track reps and weights and add notes as you go, and you can click on each movement for a demonstration gif and substitutions if needed. You can add extra warmup sets or working sets, and you can skip sections. You can toggle the warmup on or off so you don’t have to track it. The programming is varied and feels challenging but not exhausting - it’s just right. So far it’s taking me about an hour per session. This is by far the best workout program I’ve tried as an intermediate lifter (ex-crossfit). The app works beautifully with no bugs. Overall the program + app are extremely good value.