Strength 5x5
· v1.2.1
About
**How to buy**
Simply download then purchase a license and instructions from my store linked below
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**About**
Do you want to get Stronger? If so, Strength 5x5 is for you!
Strength 5x5 was designed with the lifter in mind and was built to aid in tracking the well-renowned 5x5 program. It walks you through your sets for exercises like squat, bench press, overhead press, deadlift, and barbell row.
**Before the First Workout**
The app asks you for some information and calculates what it thinks your starting weights should be. It starts light to ensure you build proper form, and have decreased fatigue as you adapt to lifting heavier weights.
**The First Workout**
You select the first workout "A". It walks you through each set of each exercise and allows you to modify what you need to. At the end of each set it starts a timer that lets you know when the next set should start. You can end your workout at any time, but should complete all sets and exercises for the best results.
**After the Workout**
The workout data is presented, statistics are calculated, and an activity gets logged to Garmin Connect. If you nailed the prescribed sets and weight your working weight for next time is increased.
**The Second Workout**
You select the second workout "B" with updated weights and a different set of exercises. You should alternate between workouts A and B roughly every other day so that you fully recover.
**Six Months Later**
You're stronger than all your friends. Even if you started with the bar, you're likely squatting well over 200 lbs now for 5 reps. Go online, laugh at how weak you were before you started.
**Your First Plateau**
If your weight stalls, you can increase the rest period. If you're stuck for two or three workouts, "deload" by reducing the weight by 10-20 percent. Continue again and likely you'll succeed the next time.
**Feature List**
- starting weight calculation
- adjustable working weights
- two pre-defined workouts "A" and "B"
- guides you through sets, reps, and rest for each exercise
- automatic, adjustable, skippable rest timer that vibrates before next set
- stats page with things like 1 Rep Max (RM), record 1RM, and workout volumes
- view previous workout
- Connect integration with stats, and sets logged. ( sets and associated data logged as laps )
**Reporting an issue**
Please try the following steps:
1) Fully remove, delete and reinstall the app
2) Re-enter purchased license key
3) Go into app settings and 'reset'
4) If issue is not resolved, 'contact the developer' first rather than immediately leaving an unfavorable review. He will assist you and help you gather information so the issue can be corrected. In many instances the issues being reported relate to other apps resetting the watch, bugs in the firmware, or being outdated on the app version. Firmware updates are being pushed out constantly for the new watches, and it's very possible that the cause is another app, datafield, or watchface malfunctioning with the latest firmware. The developer's daily watch is a Fenix 6 and Forerunner 945, but the app has been tested thoroughly on other watches as well. Every report via 'contact the developer' is taken seriously.
What's new
v1.1.1
- Added an option to allow use of kilos versus lbs via the device settings
- Corrected error in 1 rep max calculation
v1.1.2
- Corrected display of kilos in reps page when used.
v1.1.3
- Corrected another presentation of kilos on Garmin Connect.
v1.1.4 / v1.1.5
- Corrected one compatibility issue between the app and some older hardware variants
v1.1.5/ v1.1.6
- Make application robust. Now if activity halts recording mid workout, the app will not crash whent trying to log to connect.
v1.1.7
- Fixed two potential crashes. One involves getting into a bad situation if you've ever completed a workout with no exercises. The other involves the set timer and a potential bug on certain devices.
v1.1.8 / v1.1.9
- Change how 'completed indicators' are implemented from checkboxes to colored boxes. This should improve app compatibility with firmware in different regions other than NA due to suspected firmware issues recently discovered.
- Reduced memory usage and fixed potential initialization issue on certain devices
v1.2.0
- Attempt to work around issue with views on certain watch variants by bypassing certain features in CIQ
- Correct issue with metric/imperial units on 'Working Weight' settings page
v1.2.1
- Simplify screen memory management to improve behavior on older watches
- - Correct issue with metric/imperial units on 'Working Weight' settings page