Fitness Culture 4+

Amazing!!

I've been using Fitness Culture for like 3 or 4 years, and I've loved it! I've been on the Power Program the majority of the time. The programming has increased my 3 lift total by like 200 lbs, and helped me stay well conditioned for playing hockey! I really love the micro- and macro- cycling of the programming. It keeps things interesting but still stays focused on the goal of increasing strength. I had been lifting for awhile before I started Fitness Culture, but my wife was quite new to lifting when she started the Lean Program. The coaching descriptions and videos were perfect to help her get started and really enjoy lifting! I thought it was a little overpriced at first, especially since there are so many free programs out there; however, after using it for years it is easily worth every penny! I would strongly recommend it to anyone!

Developer Response ,

That's awesome progress! We appreciate you trusting us with your workouts and are happy to hear you are enjoying the app. Thanks for being a part of our awesome community!

Needs improvement

The attached videos don’t always stream properly despite being on a WiFi network. The max lift page can’t be edited from what has been previously entered so if you don’t know your max for a particular lift until after you’ve tested it, you have to re-enter all your lifts again under a new date. That’s a pain. Depending upon what program you’re signed up for, you don’t know how the meso-cycle will play out because programming only reveals itself a week or so in advance. You won’t know what you’re doing 4 weeks out or when the de-load is programmed. I don’t have Facebook so there is no community support outside of Facebook.

On the programming front, the Power program starts out with testing max on specific lifts throughout the first week. Yet on the first day of programming they have a bicep and triceps superset programmed to failure. That’s just poor programming. If you’re testing various lifts throughout the first week on compound lifts it does not make sense to program this in that week. I’m in my mid 40s and I couldn’t recover by biceps and triceps sufficiently for when I had to test max reps pull ups or 1 rep max on the inclined bench later in the first week. Very disappointing for a $90 monthly subscription.

Have been a member for 2 years now

Honestly, this app has been a life saver. From the different programs they offer, all the way to the customer service. No complaints what so ever. Before I started using the app I didn’t know what I was doing, I had also tried other workout programs other than fitness culture, this one has been the best one I’ve been a part of so far. Also to top it off, the amount of support from the fit cult community in the Facebook group is amazing. Love every minute of it, makes working out easy as they give you your workouts a week in advance, also you can switch between programs through the app very easily. If you pay premium, you get the workouts, mobility training, and nutrition plans. I highly recommend signing up.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for sharing your experience and being part of our community! Keep up the good work!