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On Hacker News, one user asked ChatGPT which muscles each of their exercises worked, put the answer into a spreadsheet to see the overlap, then asked which muscle groups they were missing and what exercises would cover them.
Here's my current workout routine: [LIST EXERCISES, SETS AND REPS]. Make a table showing the primary and secondary muscles each exercise works. Then tell me which major muscle groups I'm neglecting and suggest [NUMBER] exercises I could add, suitable for [EQUIPMENT I HAVE] and [MY LEVEL].
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- List every exercise you currently do, however simple.
- Ask for the table, paste it into a spreadsheet and look for gaps and overlaps.
- Add new exercises one at a time and learn the form from a reliable source or a trainer.
More health & fitness use cases
Build a training plan for a big hike with Grok
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I'm doing [CHALLENGE, E.G. A MULTI-DAY HIKE] on [DATE]. My current fitness: [DESCRIBE]. Create a day-by-day plan from today until then, with a gradual build-up, rest days and a taper in the final week or two. I can't train on [DAYS] and I'll be travelling on [DATES]. Keep sessions under [MINUTES] minutes.
Build a strength routine around your own kit with Gemini
A Consumer Reports writer gave Gemini his goals, how many days a week he could train and the equipment in his home gym, and it built him a four-day upper- and lower-body lifting plan around basic compound lifts. He used Claude alongside it to double-check the numbers and his progress.
Before you write anything, ask me 5 to 10 questions about my goals, experience and schedule. Then design a [NUMBER]-day-a-week strength routine for me using only this equipment: [LIST YOUR KIT]. My main goal is [GOAL]. Keep it to simple, well-known exercises, show sets and reps, and explain how to add a little weight or a few reps each week.
Make a beginner running plan with Claude
One runner made a simple running plan with Claude and, three weeks in, felt it was working, with a target of running 5k in about 30 minutes by week eight.
I'm a beginner runner. I can currently [E.G. RUN 1 MINUTE, WALK 2]. I'd like to run 5k in about [TARGET TIME] in [NUMBER] weeks. I can run [NUMBER] times a week. Make me a week-by-week plan with run/walk intervals, a rest day after each run, and signs that I should repeat a week rather than move on.
Reference: Hacker News