Strength training workouts on my Tonal are inaccurate strain level because it is unable to estimate the muscular load. The feature to add every single exercise individually and reps is time consuming and doesnt work.
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Could you please please please develop an integration with tonal to pull the workout stats / moves / reps?
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Could we at least put total weight lifted or time under tension or SOME metric to quickly track strain better?
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Agreed! Plus the ability to select timed sets or rep sets, especially for isometric exercises. I get an inflated strain reading as it thinks i’ve lifted a weight for say 45 reps when really it was an isometric hold for 45 seconds - there’s no way to set it to timed when you create a custom exercise.
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@pedropizarrojr appreciate the feedback!
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We are always looking at partnerships and integrations so it’s definitely on the radar!
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We do have total weight lifted (called tonnage) for the total workout and for each exercise. We also have volume (total reps).
I’ve been pushing to add Time Under Tension in a future release. I believe in measuring the mechanical tension and manipulating this variable for accumulation instead of just weight and reps. Hopefully, we can get it into a future update!
For what it’s worth, our MSK strain algorithm is far more advanced and accurate for calculating the neuromuscular and biomechanical load your body sustains. It uses the inertial motion unit (accelerometer and gyroscope) to measure the musculoskeletal strain using first principles biomechanics.
I do understand there is some friction to measure everyset to acquire this, which we will be trying to improve down the road. This is also why we created the after workout link to estimate the MSK strain. One of the issues with just using volume load or even TUT is that it doesn’t factor in the intention/speed of movement which greatly affects the MSK strain. Lifting 100lbs slow vs lifting 100lbs fast is two very different stimulus to the body yet volume load and TUT both don’t account for this.
@RobbieM agreed and we already have this flagged. Keep the feedback coming thank you!
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@ChappyStrengrh - Totally makes sense. Thanks for the detailed explanation. I’ll cross my fingers for a Tonal integration to just pull all of those stats from Tonal’s metrics - as they calculate reps, time under tension, speed, etc.
In the meantime, any stopgap would be much improved since I’m not sitting there logging the exercise for 15 minutes after every session. This means my strain is way off, since it just calculates it as a cardio workout based on the Apple Healthkit data that tonal has submitted. My strain level is likely 30-40% underestimated as a result - making all of my data basically useless 
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I am also a Whoop + Tonal user. A tighter integration would improve the accuracy of my Whoop metrics and the stickiness of the product. Please prioritize this!
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