Yeah FitNotes looks great, simple pen and paper approach in app form.
The csv is mostly used as a manual backup of training logs or if I feel like doing some stats analyis on my lack of progress in the gym
Yeah plus if you ever want to switch to a different app you can take your data, it’s not held hostage. What kind of info do you look for in an analysis like that to find the source for lack of progress? And do you measure yourself and find lacking results or are you eyeballing it?
I am not a fan of heavy “ecosystem lock-in” for digital platforms, it pretty much always ends badly I think.
Mm yeah same, in addition to the CSV download for nutrition, training, and body comp I’ll include a general download option because there are analysis reports that are interpretations of all the data you’ll also download as csv, both are handy to keep.
Because when I log my bodyweight, blood pressure, food intake, etc., I am gonna do it in whatever app I deem best and then I want all the other apps to automatically update themselves with the data.
Gotcha you like dedicated different apps, not interested in a unified console to replace it but wouldnt mind a cohesive end destination for all your data. That’s a challenge especially with all these small different apps that different people prefer, but android and apple’s fitness integrations are 100% on the roadmap.
So for myself any sort of AI would be an anti-feature or would be ignored, though I am sure plenty of “normies” might love it
You’re missing out, I love using it .. I receive expert advice and concrete direction and can apply it to my training schedule with the push of a button, like:
’’Training Focus
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Add more reverse pec deck volume on shoulder/arm days for rear delt separation
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Consider adding shrugs or upright rows to target lower trap development
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Continue current back volume - lat pulldowns and rows are delivering excellent results’’
or:
’’Diet Notes
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Pre-workout nutrition looks consistent with multiple meals logged
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Consider timing more carbs post-workout rather than pre for better recovery
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Track weekend adherence more closely - gaps in logging may impact progress’’
Plus it’s funny when you cancel too many workouts or log too many shitty foods and the advisor tears you a new one in the report. MuscleBvll is a new kind of app though so there’s no chat, it’ll take getting used to, but it’s undoubtedly more efficient than any manual or duck-taped together group of apps system. It’s powerful because AI is built into the right places in both the front and backend so that the app is always geared towards providing value for you at this point in time. Before I start an exercise I see:
Start at **30kg and dial in your hip hinge mechanics**—keep your chest up, knees slightly bent, and feel the hamstring stretch before driving through your heels. Watch for that right glute sensitivity from last session; if it flares, reduce range of motion slightly and focus on controlled tempo rather than chasing weight.
And I like those little details and insights that I forget about. It’s like having a coach watching everything simultaneously and giving back interpretation of data within seconds. It simply leaves any manual work or evaluation by a personal trainer, nutrition coach, online bodybuilding coach, bloodpanel analyst in the dust (respectfully). Happens in one app now for the fraction of the cost in a fraction of the time
Very cool of you to share your years of experience with keeping track of things so thank you, I’ll take the video analysis note with me as well since form checks are always in demand 
