Hope point two also
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Hello @mwietecki,
I have been using Freeletics for about 5 years now. Yes, it does change based on workout performance and feedback. I think it’s great how it works, and to be honest, it keeps things interesting. Also, this is just my assumption, but I believe it contributes to your overall progress as well.
I’m loving the journey but I preferred the feedback system for the dumbbell journey more as it was more precise. I’m keeping it at the back of my head for when the coach wants a feedback how hard it was but I’d really appreciate if it came back for the weighted exercises 
What exactly do you mean?
The coach used to ask you how hard the workout felt and it still does.
It’s still the same for bodyweight ones.
Unfortunately I don’t have a picture but in the kettlbell and dumbbell journeys the coach tells you how hard it’s supposed to be. Afterwards you tell the coach how many you were still able to do (easiest - I would’ve been able to do 5 or more reps, easy - would’ve been able to do 5-3 more reps, good - would’ve been able to do 1-2 more reps, hard - a bit too hard, was barely able to do more, etc).
For weighted exercises I’m still trying to have that in mind for telling how hard I thought it was.
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Thanks, I see what you mean.
Yet, I think the current system makes you focus more on how you subjectively feel rather than what some fixed number says. I think it’s safer this way.
Imagine having enough power left in the tank but not feeling good about doing those last reps because you might harm yourself due to bad quality of movement. How would you decide then?
Especially beginners might choose the wrong option.
Is there a way to replace running with rowing in a training day?
My apologies if the topic has already answered, but I could find it.
There is no formal way but you could try to replace it like they did here
What I don’t understand is why the exercise substitution is almost always with the easier bodyweight version. For example, why can’t I substitute the single leg deadlift with a deadlift with a barbell or dumbbell? Or the single Push press with the push press with a barbell or dumbbell?
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Hi,
I am halfway (20/42) through this journey and I thought I add my feedback to what has been written so far. Some of which will reinforce points above.
On the positive side:
- The flexibility is really great. Especially, the one to adjust to alternative exercises on the fly.
- For me, being able to swap to a run instead is a real killer feature that should be rolled out across all journeys.
Room for improvement:
- Warm up and cool down are insufficient in my opinion. I feel neither warmed up, nor stretched and cooled down. The amount of exercises in these parts is significantly smaller than in other strength journey and it is unclear to me why that is
- The breaks between exercises are pretty long for me and I often skip them. This is surely not meant to be but I feel I am eager to work out but then sit around and wait a lot.
- When swapping to a run, I am asked to run between 29-30 minutes at my pace. When doing a 5 km in this time, I earn ~2300 points. Doing the 5 km in the cardio section of the app gives 200 points. This does not feel right.
Cheers,
Uwe
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Thanks for the answer, a scale factor is indeed necessary to balance the differences between the two exercises. However, my question was more about the app side. On running days, the coach suggests a running session, but I would like to row. Can I replace that running session with a rowing session? Or, should I row without recording it and still log it as a running session? Or should I simply record it as a rowing session and disregard the running session?
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+1
E.g.: I have resistance bands and so on.
Adapting Jumping Pull Ups should also give the possibility to change it to Resistance Bands Pull Ups and not only negatives.
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