1.8.2
2023-09-02
Minor Fixes & Improvements:
* fix to increase lower body training for beginner strength
* adds landmine squat limits
1.8.1
2023-08-29
NEW:
* new walkthrough on initial signup
small changes:
* tries to not do the exact same exercises in the warmup that you are doing in the workout
* stops worrying so much about strained muscles when randomizing multiple times
1.8
2023-08-18
NEW:
* Warmup Support! - On days you have a workout, you will now see warmups automatically created. They will only use your equipement and exercises you can do and they will update/refresh if you add/change any of your actual workouts so that the warmup always activates and primes movements you are doing today.
* Strength Training and Circuit Training difficulty (beginner, intermediate, advance) is now in the options menu after you select the focus
1.7.7
2023-08-05
NEW:
* adds 50+ new cable and machine based exercises. Better support and robustness for bigger gyms
* supersets are bias to being dumbbells and barbell exercises so you don't mix machine/station based exercises with dumbbells/barbells at other side of a gym
* new strength set types: "drop sets" and "As many reps as possible" finisher sets. Both starting in the bodybuilding focus
* program workouts will bias to being more whole body if you are only doing 2-3 strength workouts per week
* single workouts now have a "whole body" option for longer strength workouts
* in-app youtube support for videos we don’t have yet (e.g. machine demos). You don’t need to leave app to see the video.
* minor fixes and improvements
1.7.6
2023-07-04
* workout videos and instructions now alongside the set/round workout tracker.
* option to add a warm up timer before starting first set of a strength exercise
* free trial is now based on workouts rather than days. You can do 5 free workouts before having to subscribe
* interval rest timer fix
* minor fixes and improvements
1.7.5
2023-06-11
* minor fixes and improvements
1.7.4
2023-06-02
NEW:
* Today tab makes it easier to create one off workouts, a new month program, or mark today as a rest day
* Readiness slider fixes and reliability improvements so you can take any workout and instantly make it easier or harder on a personal level depending on your energy levels today
* Calendar tab has been redone to focus on what's happening this week and what you did recently
1.7.3
2023-05-24
NEW:
* strength & conditioning workouts have a new refreshed UI
* adds ability to mark any day as a rest day and freeze your day streak
1.7.2
2023-05-19
NEW:
* strength & conditioning workouts have a new refreshed UI
* adds ability to mark any day as a rest day and freeze your day streak
1.7.1
2023-05-11
* speed/endurance prediction improvements when high intensity circuit workouts are particularly strenuous
* Intelligent rest timers 2.0 - for strength rests between sets, default rest recommendations should be more accurate based on the effort required in the set and your personal strength level. Easily toggle between using your own custom rest period and reverting back to the default one.
* small fixes and improvements
1.7.0
2023-04-22
* Introducing Beginner Strength & Beginner Conditioning. Both of these focuses use less technical and dynamic exercises
* Minimum equipment simplified. Strength Focus now only requires one type of equipment: either a barbell&plates, dumbbells, kettlebells, or resistance bands.
* Get a visual graph of what your program and workouts will improve/focus on. As you mix goals together, get an idea for how they blend together into a unique program that better represents you.
FIXES:
* Time/Clock fix for workouts that last longer than 1 hour.
* various fixes and improvements
1.6.0
2023-03-16
NEW:
* Notifications!
** Dynamic workout reminders.
** Notifications before your first workout and in between programs. These won't show if you have an active program.
** Can set what time you'd like to get notified in the profile tab.
* Background workout tracking support!
** You can now lock your phone or go to home screen while doing a workout and the timers will keep working.
** You will get a notification if you were in a rest and the rest is over or if the conditioning timer ran out.
* New orange theme. Ardor Orange.
* New sign up design and layout. Makes it more clean and takes advantage of new orange
* Various fixes and improvements
1.5.0
2023-02-25
NEW
* strength standalone: you can now choose "quick, 10min" as a strength standalone workout option for times when you just want to do 1-2 exercises in a pinch. Useful for keeping your streak alive
* strength standalone: you can now choose a second core theme on most medium-long standalone workouts. e.g. squat and deadlift or biceps and triceps rather than only being able to choose 1 and Ardor choosing the other.
* bodyweight standalone: you can now choose which gymnastics/skill theme you would like to include if you allow gymnastics based exercises
* bodyweight standalone: option to choose overhead press as core theme in addition to regular press
IMPROVEMENTS
* assault/air bike cal prediction fix
* cleans up today and workout view UI
* standalone durations for each strength focus so that workouts are more in line with with the desired durations and vary correctly
* day streak freezes on programmed rest days rather than counts as a +1
* another duplicate workout error fix
1.4.3
2023-02-14
* Big UI refresh for detail, preview, and post workout views
Videos now stand out more, filling more of the screen. Views have a cleaner layout and clear summary of workout details.
1.4.2
2023-02-02
* randomize improvements - in addition to tracking what muscles are sore and what exercises you have done recently, workout exercises will be more varied when pressing randomize multiple times
* programs will have more shared days if you choose 4 or less days a week
* bodyweight: uses shorter rest time for interval sets for planks/bridge holds
1.4.1
2023-01-27
NEW:
* small tweaks and fixes
PREVIOUS NEW:
* progress levels have been simplified and cleaned up into a summary view. You can still dive deeper and see what Ardor thinks about you with a detail view.
* shows days remaining in trial at top left of the screen if you are not subscribed
* show day streak at top right of screen. Day streak stays alive if you complete at least one workout in a day or if you have a rest day scheduled.
* strength workout detail view: when you complete a workout, shows weights and reps of what you actually did vs what Ardor estimated
* if powerlifting or olympic lifting: shows % effort in addition to weight
* plays a sound when hitting next set in a strength based workout
PREVIOUS FIXES:
* adds a fix to the issue where the 'start workout' button disappears after you change the weights of some strength workout exercises
1.4.0
2023-01-27
NEW:
* progress levels have been simplified and cleaned up into a summary view. You can still dive deeper and see what Ardor thinks about you with a detail view.
* shows days remaining in trial at top left of the screen if you are not subscribed
* show day streak at top right of screen. Day streak stays alive if you complete at least one workout in a day or if you have a rest day scheduled.
* strength workout detail view: when you complete a workout, shows weights and reps of what you actually did vs what Ardor estimated
* if powerlifting or olympic lifting: shows % effort in addition to weight
* plays a sound when hitting next set in a strength based workout
FIXES:
* adds a fix to the issue where the 'start workout' button disappears after you change the weights of some strength workout exercises
1.3.4
2023-01-20
NEW:
* fix for some workout days not respecting strained muscles
* adds abs/core work in some bodybuilding workouts
* removes light-weight/accessory exercises from being programmed as first part of superset
* barbell bench press exercises require a barbell rack too
1.3.3
2023-01-17
NEW:
* tweaks to conditioning prediction algo
* increase max skipping speed, increase bicycle situps and mountain climber max rep prediction
* randomize and standalone improvements to predicting what exercises are stale and muscles are stained
* for bodybuilding, use a rep-range for non bodyweight exercises
1.3.2
2023-01-14
NEW:
* fix issue where today view sometimes wasn't updating and instead showed yesterday's workout
PREVIOUS NEW:
* adds randomize icon to easily change any workout. Randomize still factors what muscles are stained.
* conditioning timed challenge accuracy improved more. Reset your levels if you want to make the most of this. Progress -> Levels -> Reset Levels To Initial Settings
* warn when user tries to change weights, reps, or time and they are off by a large % compared to what Ardor predicted.
* Fix for rare case where some workouts and exercises get duplicated.
* on shared Strength and Conditioning days, Ardor now tries to avoid having similar movements programmed together so the conditioning workouts do not have you in a fatigued state for the conditioning workout.
1.3.1
2023-01-12
NEW:
* adds randomize icon to easily change any workout. Randomize still factors what muscles are stained.
* conditioning timed challenge accuracy improved more. Reset your levels if you want to make the most of this. Progress -> Levels -> Reset Levels To Initial Settings
* warn when user tries to change weights, reps, or time and they are off by a large % compared to what Ardor predicted.
* Fix for rare case where some workouts and exercises get duplicated.
* on shared Strength and Conditioning days, Ardor now tries to avoid having similar movements programmed together so the conditioning workouts do not have you in a fatigued state for the conditioning workout.
1.3.0
2023-01-07
* New focus! Bodyweight/Calisthenics strength focus
* This is the first strength focus that doesn't require any equipment but is much more varied when you have a pull up bar, rings, or parallettes
* Great for Beginner and scaled movements or
* If you want to work on your gymnastics, this focus will include various handstand, l-sit, and muscle-up progressions depending on your ability
* like all things Ardor, you can easily mix this into an existing program
* New in-app icons!
1.2.0
2023-01-03
* Major improvements to predicting score times for conditioning timed based workouts. It is *highly* recommended that you reset your levels via progress tab to get better ongoing accuracy from this update. Tap "Progress" and then "Reset Levels To Initial Settings" at the bottom of the Levels view. Ardor's weights and timed predictions will be reset but your old, completed workout history will be left intact.
* Video preview is now vertical scrolling orientated to fit more on the screen
* You can now set whether you want to include kipping pullups, double unders, and gymnastics exercises in advanced conditioning workouts. This is useful for Crossfit users.
* adds option in bodybuilding/hypertrophy to only do upper body and skip lower body in programming
* adds skill and additional bodyweight based benchmarks in the progress/benchmarks view
1.1.0
2022-12-22
NEW:
* All Exercises view in Progress tab. Now users can see all exercises Ardor programs.
** Filter by equipment, movement, and type.
** Each exercise shows recent workout history and what Ardor thinks is your one rep max and one minute max reps pace. Both of which you can now edit individually outside of a workout.
* supports randomizing the next day's workout and not just today's
* supports 2.5 lbs dumbbell increments to weights below 30 lbs by default
* In North America, it is common for kettlebells to come in both 2kg (4-5lbs) and 5lbs increments exactly. Ardor now supports both in the Profile tab settings
* metric based dumbbells can come in 2kg and 2.5kg increments. Ardor now supports both in the Profile tab settings
FIXES:
* randomize will vary exercises more and be more intelligent about strained exercises from both program and standalone workouts
* fixes issue where powerlifting and oly standalone theme was being ignored
* fixes bodyweight walking lunge video
* fixes occasional start up crash when opening app the next day
* fixes "can run" not being respected in some randomize situations
1.0.4
2022-11-23
NEW
* strength workout's "go to previous set" button moved to left side to mirror conditioning style
* adds a pref under profile whether to show video previews or not when starting a workout
FIXES
* fixes crash in iOS15 when a user opens detail view in a strength workout
* adds loading view while making a subscription so users don't accidentally try to pay twice
* adds more support for accessibility. fixes some larger font issues