I am looking for a home strength routine which is more than just a list of exercises but also includes guidance about when and how much to increase my load. I know that there is a guidance of “Just increase the load once you get comfortable with it” but that does not work for me because I assume I am taking it too easy, increase the load too often, and end up with a lot of messy notes, workouts I cannot complete, and constantly thrashing back and forth between different levels.
I am fine with a fitness routine that is a document, like Couch to 5k or 100 Pushups or an app, assuming it is priced reasonably for my use case.
Desired level: I am not looking to get super buff, just enough to keep my muscles healthy Duration: 30 minutes 2 or 3 times per week, so I can alternate it with cardo Equipment I have: adjustable dumbbells and an adjustable bench
Personal Training Coach is an app that is preloaded with lots of popular weight training programs and is capable of handling complex progression cycles. You can also build your own plan in it if you find something you like that isn’t preloaded. It includes timer functions (like rest time or exercise duration) and it has mechanisms that adjust for failure to complete an exercise (like repeating that exercise in a future session or reducing the weight in a future session).
I don’t use it when I’m doing simple progression because it is a bit overkill if I’m doing something simple, but it is great for something complex.