Question 1

What is Hercules?

Accepted Answer

Hercules is a free AI-powered gym tracker for Android. It lets you log workouts, track progressive overload, analyze training volume by muscle group, and get personalized coaching from an AI assistant that learns from your actual workout history.

Question 2

Is Hercules free to download?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hercules is free to download and includes real-time workout tracking, workout/plan creation, weekly schedule management, and basic performance analytics. A Pro subscription unlocks the Hercules AI coach, Smart Set Suggestions, advanced analytics, the Balance Score, and the full workout plan library.

Question 3

What does Hercules Pro include?

Accepted Answer

Hercules Pro unlocks: the AI coaching assistant, Smart Set Suggestions for progressive overload, advanced performance analytics and charts, deep-dive volume totals and distribution charts, the Balance Score and training insights, unlimited workouts and plans, the full premium workout and plan library, and all future Pro features.

Question 4

How much does Hercules Pro cost?

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Hercules Pro is available as a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Pricing is shown in the app at checkout.

Question 5

Does Hercules have an AI coach?

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Yes. The Hercules AI assistant gives personalized recommendations based on your actual training data — not generic advice. It can answer questions about your progress, create and modify workouts and training plans, build weekly schedules, and log past workout sessions on your behalf, all through a natural conversation.

Question 6

What can the Hercules AI actually do?

Accepted Answer

The AI can: answer questions about your training history and stats, create custom workouts and full training programs tailored to your goals, set up your weekly or rotating workout schedule, suggest exercise swaps, and log past workout sessions you describe to it. It reads your real workout data so its recommendations are specific to you.

Question 7

How many AI messages do I get per week?

Accepted Answer

Pro users get 20 free AI credits per week, which reset every Monday. Additional credits can be purchased inside the app if you need more.

Question 8

What is the Balance Score?

Accepted Answer

The Balance Score is a composite metric (0–100) that measures how balanced your training is across five dimensions: push/pull ratio, upper/lower body ratio, compound vs. isolation ratio, muscle group coverage, and movement pattern diversity. It adjusts targets based on your training goal and gender, and alerts you when your training is skewed — for example, too much push volume relative to pull.

Question 9

What are Smart Set Suggestions?

Accepted Answer

Smart Set Suggestions (Pro) analyze your last 8 weeks of training data per exercise to predict the optimal weight and reps for your next session. The algorithm detects progressive overload trends, rep cycling patterns, and your training goal (strength, hypertrophy, endurance, etc.), then suggests per-set targets that keep you progressing. It also adapts in real-time mid-session — if you crush a set, it bumps the remaining sets up; if you fall short, it adjusts down.

Question 10

How does Hercules track progressive overload?

Accepted Answer

Hercules logs every set with weight and reps and compares it to your previous sessions automatically. When you start a session, your sets are pre-filled with values from your last workout for that exercise. With Smart Set Suggestions enabled (Pro), the app goes further — using regression analysis on your history to recommend the specific weight and rep targets most likely to drive progress.

Question 11

What analytics does Hercules provide?

Accepted Answer

Free users get basic performance analytics including weekly volume charts and session history. Pro users unlock: total volume by muscle group (upper body, lower body, core), a volume distribution bubble chart, top exercises by volume and sets, top muscles by volume and sets, personal records, the Balance Score deep-dive, and all charts across weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time time ranges.

Question 12

What is the Volume Distribution chart?

Accepted Answer

The Volume Distribution chart (Pro) shows how your training volume is spread across muscle groups using an interactive fractal bubble chart. Larger bubbles mean more volume directed at that muscle. You can drill down into upper body, lower body, and core separately to see exactly which muscles you're overtrained or neglecting.

Question 13

Does Hercules track personal records?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hercules automatically tracks your personal records (PRs) for every exercise — including max weight lifted, best set, and best session. These appear in your Progress tab and update automatically as you log new sessions.

Question 14

Can I create my own workouts and training plans?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can build custom workouts from scratch by adding any exercise from the library (200+ exercises), set your target sets and reps, and save them. Workouts can be grouped into training plans (e.g., a Push/Pull/Legs split), and plans can be attached to a schedule.

Question 15

Does Hercules have premade workout programs?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The plan library includes programs for all experience levels and goals, including: PPL Beginner (3-day), PPL Intermediate (6-day), PPL Advanced (6-day), Upper/Lower Beginner, Upper/Lower Intermediate, Upper/Lower Dumbbell, and Dumbbell Full Body Essentials. Some programs are free; the full library requires Pro. Programs automatically configure a suggested workout schedule.

Question 16

Can I track cardio in Hercules?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hercules tracks cardio exercises (duration-based and distance-based), and logs them alongside your lifting sessions. The Progress tab shows total cardio duration and distance by activity type. You can set weekly cardio time and distance goals and track your progress against them.

Question 17

Does Hercules have GPS tracking for outdoor workouts?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hercules includes a dedicated outdoor session tracker with a live map, real-time GPS route display, distance, pace, and duration tracking. GPS tracking continues in the background even when the phone is locked or the app is minimized. After the session, your route and stats are saved to your workout history.

Question 18

Can I set a weekly workout schedule?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hercules has a full schedule system. You can set up a weekly schedule (specific workout on specific days), a rotating schedule (workouts cycle in order regardless of day), or a plan-driven schedule (automatically rotates through a program's workouts). The dashboard shows today's scheduled workout and lets you start it with one tap.

Question 19

Does Hercules support lbs and kg?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can switch between imperial (lbs) and metric (kg) at any time in Settings. Distance can be set to miles or kilometers independently. All analytics and suggestions update to match your chosen unit.

Question 20

Can I add custom exercises?

Accepted Answer

Yes. If an exercise isn't in Hercules' built-in library of 200+ movements, you can create a custom exercise with your own name, muscle group, equipment type, and exercise type (weight, bodyweight, cardio, duration, assisted). Custom exercises appear everywhere alongside built-in ones.

Question 21

Does Hercules have a workout calendar?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Calendar tab shows a monthly view of every workout you've logged, with the ability to tap any date to see the full session details for that day.

Question 22

Does Hercules support dark mode?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hercules supports light mode, dark mode, and a system-default option that follows your device's setting. You can also choose from 9 accent color themes (orange, blue, red, pink, green, neon green, yellow, purple, dark red) to personalize the app's look.

Question 23

Is my data backed up to the cloud?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hercules uses Supabase (PostgreSQL) to sync your workouts, plans, schedules, and settings to the cloud. Your data is available across sessions and is protected by row-level security so only you can access it.

Question 24

What makes Hercules different from other gym tracker apps?

Accepted Answer

Hercules combines real-time workout logging, a trained AI coach that reads your actual data, Smart Set Suggestions driven by regression analysis on your history, a multi-dimensional Balance Score, GPS outdoor tracking, advanced muscle-level analytics, and a full plan library — all in one app. Most gym trackers offer logging only. Hercules is built for people who want to train smarter, not just harder.

Question 25

Is Hercules available on iPhone?

Accepted Answer

Not yet. Hercules is currently available on Android. iOS support is planned for a future release.

Question 26

Does Hercules give training insights?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Insights section (Pro) analyzes your recent training and surfaces specific alerts and recommendations — for example, if your push/pull ratio is off, if you're neglecting a muscle group, if your compound-to-isolation balance is skewed, or if your movement pattern diversity is low. It accounts for your training split (e.g., PPL naturally has per-session push/pull imbalance) and suppresses false alerts during deload weeks or the first two weeks of a new program.

Feature	Free	Pro
Track your workouts
Create workout routines
Smart set suggestions
Unlimited workouts & plans
Advanced analytics & charts
Volume & distribution insights
Balance score & training insights
Hercules AI assistant
Premium workout library
All future premium updates

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