MM in Motion - Push Day Power & The Truth About AI Workouts

Feeling bloody good again and fired up for chest day. I’ve been using AI to write my workouts for ~7–8 weeks and learned a hard truth: when you over-engineer the prompt, the training gets worse. Simplicity wins. Today’s a push focus (chest/shoulders/tris), with a stretch-first approach, wave-loading on bench, and a 5km run to close. Here’s why I’m shifting from fiddling with prompts back to principles and manual planning.Key ideas:Overprompting breaks the plan; simple targets work best.Manual planning improves recall and execution.Push day structure that actually moves the needle.If this resonates, drop a comment with your take on AI-written programmes vs writing your own.(00:00) I’m finally over being sick & ready to rip(00:26) I used AI for my workouts (7–8 weeks)(00:52) Constraints: time, recovery, mixed modalities(01:11) Stacking too many details ruins the plan(01:41) The lesson: simpler prompts = better results(02:09) Basic first week worked; over-tweaking didn’t(02:32) Push day flow: stretch first, not heavy bench cold(03:09) AI didn’t save time; manual wins for me(03:45) Writing it yourself = stronger recall(04:06) Today’s lifts (wave-load bench, flies, laterals, rows, tris)Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ Connect with Mere Mortals:https://community.stan.store/meremortals/Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/Rm9Nw8uVgHTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastsValue 4 Value Support:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast