Getting Started

When you first open the app, Carlos doesn't know anything about you yet. The more you tell him upfront, the better your workouts will be from day one.

Fill out your profile

Your experience level, goals, injuries, and available equipment all shape what Carlos builds for you. If you have a bad knee, Carlos won't program deep squats. If you only have dumbbells at home, he won't suggest cable exercises.

Set up your locations

If you work out in different places — a commercial gym, a home gym, a hotel when traveling — add each one as a location with its available equipment. You can do this in Settings, or just tell Carlos:

I work out at a gym that has barbells, dumbbells, cables, and machines
Add a home gym location with just dumbbells and a pull-up bar

Carlos uses your locations to make sure he only programs exercises you can actually do.

Connect your activity trackers

Link Strava, Garmin, or Apple Health so Carlos knows about your runs, rides, and other activities. This way he can adjust your strength training around what you're already doing.

Tell Carlos what you want

Go to the Home tab and start chatting. Be specific about your goals, schedule, and preferences.

Example prompts to get started

I work out 4 days a week — build me a program. I'm focused on getting stronger for ski season.
Create a 3-day full body program. I have dumbbells, a pull-up bar, and resistance bands at home.
I'm training for a half marathon and want to add 2 days of strength work that won't wreck my legs for running.
Build me a push/pull/legs split. I like to keep workouts under an hour. I have a shoulder impingement so nothing overhead.
I'm coming back from a long break. Start me with something easy that I can build on over the next 8 weeks.
Build me a 6-week upper/lower program that alternates heavy and light weeks — week A is heavy compound lifts, week B is higher reps and accessories.
Create a 4-week program with 3 phases: two weeks of volume, one week of strength, and a deload week.

Carlos will build you a full program with routines, exercises, sets, reps, and rest times — all based on what you told him.

Adapting as You Go

Most workout apps give you a routine and expect you to follow it forever. Let's Gooo is different — your training adapts to your life, not the other way around.

You're never stuck with a workout that doesn't fit today. Your routine from last week was designed for last week. Today is different. Maybe you did a big bike ride yesterday. Maybe your lower back is tight. Maybe you only have 30 minutes instead of an hour. Maybe the workout has gotten too easy.

Instead of pushing through or skipping the gym entirely, open your routine and tell Carlos what's going on:

I'm still sore from Monday's leg day · My shoulder is flaring up today · I only have 30 minutes · I went on a hard 50-mile ride yesterday, go easy on my legs · This workout has gotten too easy — make it harder · I don't have access to cables today

Carlos knows your routine, your recent training, and your history. Based on what you tell him, he'll either:

You can see all versions of a routine right on the routine page. Over time, you might have your standard Push Day, a home version, a quick version, and a deload version — all branched from the same base, each with its own workout history.

This is what makes the app different. You aren't following a static plan. You're having an ongoing conversation with a coach who adapts with you — session to session, week to week, month to month.

Programs

A program is a collection of routines that work together as a training plan.

Rotating Programs

Your routines cycle endlessly — do routine A, B, C, then back to A. Great for ongoing splits with no end date.

Try

Build me a push/pull/legs split
Create an upper/lower program, 4 days a week

Multi-Week Programs

Training that progresses over a set number of weeks. Each week has its own routines, and the app advances you automatically.

Try

Build me an 8-week strength program
Create a 4-week hypertrophy block with a deload in week 4

How Programs Work

Modifying Programs

Change a program through chat at any time:

Add a mobility day · Remove the Friday session · Swap the order of push and pull days · Add a deload week at the end · Change all routines to shorter rest periods · Restart from week 1

Routines

A routine is a single workout — a list of exercises with sets, reps, rest times, and coaching notes.

Creating Routines

Carlos builds routines based on your available time, equipment, goals, and any injuries or limitations.

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Build me a 60-minute chest and triceps workout
I have 30 minutes and only dumbbells
Make a bodyweight workout for home
Build a leg day but nothing that bothers my knee

Supersets

Two or more exercises performed back-to-back with no rest between them. You rest after finishing the group. Shown with an orange header during your workout.

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Superset the bench press with rows
Add supersets to save time

Routine Versions

Create variations of the same routine for different situations — different equipment, different intensity, different time constraints. Each version has its own exercises, workout history, and chat with Carlos.

Try

Make a home gym version of this
Create a travel version with no equipment
Make a heavy and a light version

Warm-Up and Cool-Down

Link a stretching routine before or after your main workout.

Try

Create a warm-up for my push day

Modifying Routines

Open any routine and chat with Carlos to change it. Changes show as a preview before you apply.

Swap bench press for dumbbell press · Add two sets to everything · Shorten rest periods · Replace anything that needs cables · Add a finisher · Cut this down to 45 minutes

Exercises

Tracking Types

The app automatically knows how to track each exercise — you'll see the right input fields during your workout.

Type What you log Examples
Weight & RepsPounds/kg + repsBench Press, Squat, Deadlift
Reps OnlyJust repsPull-ups, Push-ups, Burpees
Weighted BodyweightAdded weight + repsWeighted Pull-ups, Weighted Dips
Assisted BodyweightAssistance level + repsBand-Assisted Pull-ups
Resistance BandsBand color/level + repsBand Pull-Aparts, Band Squats
TimedDurationPlanks, Dead Hangs, Wall Sits
Timed + WeightWeight + durationFarmer's Carries, Weighted Planks
DistanceDistance + timeRunning, Rowing, Cycling
Distance + WeightWeight + distanceSled Pushes

Per-Side Exercises

Exercises done one side at a time display as "10 /side." You log the number for one side. Examples: Lunges, Single-Leg RDLs, Concentration Curls, Bulgarian Split Squats, Turkish Get-Ups.

Set Types

Tag each set during your workout:

TypeWhat it means
WorkingYour main work sets (default)
Warm-upLighter prep sets — excluded from volume stats
Drop setReduced weight immediately after a working set
To failureTaken to muscular failure
AMRAPAs many reps as possible

RPE Tracking

Rate of Perceived Exertion (1–10 scale) — how hard a set felt. Enable in Settings. Carlos uses your RPE data for smarter progression suggestions.

Personal Records

Automatically detected during your workout:

PRs are celebrated with visual feedback when you log the set.

Exercise Library

305 built-in exercises, each with form instructions, cues, common mistakes, muscle groups, and video links. You can also create your own custom exercises.

Coaching Notes

When you ask Carlos about form or technique, he may save a note on that exercise. These notes appear automatically the next time you do that exercise in a workout.

During Your Workout

Logging Sets

Enter your weight and reps, then mark the set complete. The app auto-fills from your last session so you can tap through quickly if nothing changed.

Rest Timers

Mid-Workout Changes

Modify your workout on the fly without changing the routine template — swap an exercise, adjust rest times, or skip an exercise.

Try

My shoulder feels off — what can I do instead of overhead press?

Pre-Workout Briefing

Before you start, Carlos reviews your recent training and suggests target weights, things to watch for, and how this session fits into your week.

Post-Workout Analysis

After you finish, Carlos analyzes your session — volume changes, PRs, recovery notes, and suggestions for next time.

Importing Workouts

Bring your history from other apps:

SourceHow
HevyExport CSV from Hevy, import in Settings
StrongExport CSV from Strong, import in Settings
PasteCopy/paste a workout from anywhere
CSVUpload any structured CSV file

Imported exercises are matched to the built-in library automatically.

Connected Services

Activity Tracking

When an external activity overlaps with a workout you logged, they're automatically linked — giving you a combined view with set data and heart rate / effort metrics.

Carlos Recommends

On your home screen, Carlos suggests which routine to do today based on muscle recovery, recent training, external activities, your frequency goals, and weekly progress.