PPL: A Beginning Bodybuilding Program app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 6384 ratings )
Lifestyle Health & Fitness
Developer: Jovanny Espinal
Free
Current version: 1.4, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 04 Nov 2016
App size: 13.44 Mb

PPL, also known as Pull-Push-Legs or Push-Pull-Legs, is a 6-day a week workout program for the serious beginner. Because 3 days a week isnt enough to look like a greek god.

Each of the 6 days are dedicated into one of three body groups.

Pull Day - Back and Biceps
Push Day - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps
Leg Day - Quads, Hamstrings and Calves

By the end of the week, youll have done each body group twice. Pull, Push, Leg, Pull, Push, Leg, Rest.

PPL allows you to progress linearly on the compound lifts while also paying extra attention to the glamour muscles we all know and love. This means that youll be adding weight workout to workout, every workout. You can make progress very quickly this way if youre a beginner because your body doesnt need much stimulus to adapt.

All you have to do is show up to the gym and do the exercises that the PPL app tells you to do. Dont worry about the weight, PPL takes care of that. All you have to do is configure the weights the first week and youre good to go.

But wait, isnt 6 days too much? Nope. Youre going to have to hit the gym more than a couple of times a week if youre serious about transforming your body. Go hard or go home.

**Features**
- Progression algorithm that automatically increments or decrements the weights based on your performance. PPL will know when the weight is too heavy and you need to dial it back a bit.
- Plate calculator for free, so you can focus on what matters most. No more mental math in between exercises.
- Rest timer to keep you on track and in line (no extra long breaks!)
- Automatic workout generation, so you dont have to deal with creating a workout every single time.
- Kg to lb/lb to kg conversion.
- Super simple UI. (Is that considered a feature?)