best ways to use AI for bodybuilding?

probably like a lot of other people i’ve been told to use AI more at work… and that’s got me thinking about where in my personal life it’ll make a difference. For me lifting is the obvious spot since I want to bulk and am still sort of getting into it

In the last 2 months I’ve tried

“AI personal trainers.” So many claim to generate the perfect workout for you, etc. Most feel like basic templates for push/pull/legs I could come up with myself
Form feedback apps like formcoach. I like the idea but the quality is hit or miss
A fitness AI called jack(ed). that gives you info from legit people like jeff nippard and andrew huberman. Has some limitations (no memory) but higher-quality answers and probably my favorite so far
General Chatgpt for random stuff (new exercises, recovery tips, etc.) Memory feature is really good. Advice is often good but often generic

Overall feels what I’ve tried feels like it can help with small stuff but not at full personal trainer level. What AI are other people using?

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nossmf

No AI for me, I prefer human interaction or online research. If you can't afford a session with a personal trainer, several of us here in MFP can help you setup a routine to follow, or give constructive feedback if you already have one.

For proper technique, plenty of YouTube videos available.

Not sure what more you're hoping for as a "full personal trainer level". We can cheer from online, but there's only so much we can do to hold you accountable to putting in the effort. That much is still on you.

claireychn074

My sport is technical, and my personal limitations mean I need an expert who can review what I’m doing and make adjustments (for instance, width of grip, changes in elbow position, timing of extension, foot placement). I’ve used AI at work and I just can’t see it ever being able to do that. My coach can also spot when things are moving well or not - often before I can tell. I could maybe see AI being helpful with things like bar path, but even then I think a human would have to interpret the results 🤔

Retroguy2000

People over-think things.

If you're new, basically anything will help you grow. Ofc improving diet, nutrition, sleep quality, etc. all help, but the bulk of your gains especially as a newbie will come from CONSISTENTLY lifting, with decent INTENSITY i.e. close to failure some of the time, and PROGRESSION. The specific exercise(s) doesn't matter much. The split doesn't matter much, it's whatever your schedule allows for. Sets and reps are secondary too.

Just show up, and eat reasonably well, and that's 90% of it right there.

I2k4

Pasting what I wrote for a similar topic in a different group, back in January:

I've used major AI chatboxes (mainly Perplexity and Gemini) fairly regularly for one-off information on fitness and nutrition. It's important how the "prompt" is phrased since the AI seems trained to assess the user and a sloppy prompt often gets a junky answer. The responses are usually fairly generic summarizing the same top results of good online web searching, and saves a lot of time as compared with googling and clicking many URLs - the best AIs link their sources and it's wise to review those links to be sure there's nothing weird or wacky in them.

I have not invested enough time or energy to use AI for serious fitness or dietary programming, but find it interesting and useful for an occasional workout or exercise equipment or technique suggestion. I suspect AI would be about as good a programmer as the average (as opposed to highly experienced) professional trainer or nutritionist, but of course it cannot physically review and coach activity. Also handy with very quick and fairly good food information and improv recipes to use up odd leftovers or whatnot as compared with mucking around in recipe books or websites.

I've stayed a regular but shallow AI user. One accidental discovery is that AI seems to be able to find, "steal" and summarize expensive paid programs from some popular expert influencers. I'm not currently interested in a fitness program, but tell AI to "fetch" and it will wag its tail and jump into the woods to find it for you.

ripppermaxxx

this is real life.. a robot doesn't know the complexities of the human body, especially what works with you personally. ive found it easier to just ask someone at the gym for help and advice. real people work just fine.