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AI Fitness Coach Suggests Weight Loss for Pull-Up Improvement

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Simon Willison shared an interaction with an AI fitness coach, Fable 5.2, on Bluesky. The AI suggested that Willison lose weight to improve his pull-up performance, recommending a target of 160 lbs from his current 168 lbs. This advice was framed as a more aggressive approach to reaching his goal of five pull-ups. AI

IMPACT Illustrates the potential for AI to offer personalized, albeit blunt, advice in fitness applications.

RANK_REASON User shares an interaction with an AI product, offering an opinion on its utility.

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AI Fitness Coach Suggests Weight Loss for Pull-Up Improvement

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · simonwillison.net ·

    Me: any more aggressive options for getting me to 5 pull-ups?

    Me: any more aggressive options for getting me to 5 pull-ups? Fitness Coach Claude (Fable 5.2): "Drop a few pounds. Going from about 168 lb to 160 lb takes roughly 5% off the load on every rep."

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