The analytics dashboard at my gym is making me worse at lifting

I used the touchscreen kiosk at Planet Fitness in Toledo last Tuesday to log my sets, and the algorithm kept suggesting lighter weights because my form was flagged as 'risk.' Now I'm stuck at 135 pounds on bench for three weeks even though I know I can push more. Has anyone else had a fitness app override your actual progress with its own safety rules?

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diana5121mo ago

Isn't it possible the system is trying to keep you from getting hurt? I'd rather have a machine tell me to slow down than be out for a month with a bad shoulder.

charles_mitchell1mo ago

Be out for a month with a bad shoulder" - yeah, that's the thing. Machines don't have bad days or get distracted like we do.

quinna891mo ago

One bad shoulder taught me that lesson the hard way last year...