Training science, explained

Atlet AI Blog

How to plan workouts that work: exercise order, sets and reps, progression, and what AI coaching can and can't do for you.

Human personal trainer coaching a client next to a person training alone with a workout app
AI coaching

Are AI Personal Trainers Worth It?

Where an AI coach helps, and where you still need a human.

Person on a gym bench reading workout advice in a chat app on their phone
AI coaching

Can ChatGPT Be Your Personal Trainer?

A chat answer vs a training app that plans and tracks your workouts.

thlete chalking their hands before a heavy barbell squat, the first exercise of a gym workout
Exercise order

Does Exercise Order Matter?

What changes when you do an exercise first or last, for strength and for muscle growth.

Close-up of a dumbbell biceps curl with a training log of sets and reps on the bench
Training basics

How Many Sets and Reps to Build Muscle?

Weekly volume, rep ranges and how to pick your starting point.

Three smartphones showing different workout app screens on a gym bench
Choosing an app

How to Choose an AI Workout App

What to compare before you pick one, with clear criteria.

Overhead flat-lay of gym equipment arranged in a neat row from heaviest to lightest: a barbell with plates, a pair of dumbbells, a resistance band and an ab wheel, on a dark rubber gym floor.
Exercise order

How to Order Exercises in a Workout

A step-by-step way to sequence compound, isolation and core work.

Hands adding a small weight plate to a loaded barbell to increase the load
Training basics

What Is Progressive Overload?

The principle behind every program that works, and how to apply it safely.