Cbum Fitness 4+

Absolutely love this app, I used to track all my workouts and progress on paper, god forbid I forgot a writing utensil or my dog ate my logs. I started using this app in January when a workout buddy suggested it. Prior to that I was just getting back into the rhyme of going again after starting back up mid October with my same boring workouts, dragging myself to the gym. Once I started using this app and getting used to it I started looking forward to hitting the gym again after work and falling back in love with this hobby of mine. Best part is I don’t even have to think about my workouts, I just open the app and go to the next workout. Mid October I was touching 260lbs, now I’m around 233lbs at 5’9”… absolutely love love love this app! Only suggestion is maybe adding a section for whatever seat setting you prefer, which I can easily do in the note section so not having that option doesn’t bother me at all. Actually my only real complaint is I wish I could have started using this app 13 years ago when I was active duty in the Marines!

First off, I’d like to say I’m a big fan of Cbum, hence why I got this app! (Congrats on being 4x MrOlympia)
Unfortunately, I don’t feel that it’s reached it’s full potential and has a lot of room for improvement, even after the recent update. It does have some good basic features, the routines are good, but comparing it to others on the market, it falls a short. One big area is the macro/ food aspect. It would elevate the app if you had the feature where you could track your food within or tie it with MyFitnessPal, etc. My second suggestion would be more thorough explanations of how to perform the workout, rather that a 3-5 second clip with no audio. My experience with the developers when reaching out is that they have taken several days to reply, which I would expect a quicker response, or at least a confirmation that they’ve received my request and are working on it, given this is a paid for service. Speaking of developers, there are some bugs in this app still, such as when checking out the macro portion of it, it prompts me to sign up… though I’m already signed in with my paid for account. Another thing I have found is when I’m in the middle of my workout, it calls for rest-pause sets in the beginning, but then defines drop sets. There are no drop sets in that specific exercise. I really want to like this app, but I am going to have to cancel my subscription and revisit it down the road as I don’t see the juice is worth the squeeze on this one

This app is so revolutionary and so effective for those that crave a routine and structure on their strength training journey! It combines the calorie tracking of MyFitnessPal with the extensive library of Bodyspace and other exercise apps. Hundred of workouts at your fingertips, plus Chris demonstrates how to perform them. Plus, if you don’t have the equipment for an exercise in the plan, or if the machines are full, there is a replace option to replace that workout with something else that you may have available. Such a great interface! Love it for the price point!

The only negative I’ve experienced so far are that some videos are spotty with loading, it that could be the user WiFi I have. It would also be nice to preview the workouts and videos before starting the exercise for those that don’t know every workout on here. This would also help when replacing workout, to be able to access the tutorial before selecting a replacement. It did not allow me that capability when I tried.