Madbarz: Bodyweight Workouts Reviews

by LysaMayS

When you first download and start setting up your account, it makes you choose your “size” and gives the options: “regular”, “flabby,” and “extra”. The pictures next to each of the words is a picture of a thin woman’s abdomen, a BARELY thicker photoshopped abdomen, and one more hardly bigger (and still photoshopped) abdomen, respectively. I was shocked that an app promoting health and fitness would pair these pictures with such words. It’s blatantly disrespectful and triggering for many. Fitness is for all. Do better.

by Fitnessfanatic17

The concept of this app is great. Workouts and plans that help people track their progress and achieve their goals.

However, Madbarz falls short in many ways. The most frustrating part to me is that your phone needs to be open the entire time you’re completing a workout. This is a massive flaw. The timer should be actively counting even when the phone is locked or you’re using another app.

Additionally, I don’t like that you have to walk through the workout move by move without being able to see the workout as a whole (you should be able to navigate around Madbarz while the workout is still going).

Lastly, why a 5 second rest and a 5 second countdown? You should be able to move from move to move with absolutely no rest. It’s frustrating clicking your way through a workout and feeling like it’s slowing you down.

Again, I like the concept, but if you’re charging a monthly fee, you really need to improve Madbarz experience.

by Pojokeratar

App have bug that I can’t understand and it’s really irritating, when I enter in some workouts I can’t scroll to see exercises than I need to restart app to work properly but even than sometimes not working. So it took me hall bunch of time to see and choose workout. Please fix this, it’s really destroying user experience :)

by Baileycarlson9196

I’ve been using Madbarz for over 3 years now. The running exercise needs to include the ability to set a duration by distance in addition to being able to set a duration by seconds. I’ve been asking for this feature for as long as I’ve been using Madbarz . I love Madbarz but this has gotten to the point of being ridiculous. I used to recommend this app to people all the time, but I won’t be recommending it to anyone until this feature is added.

by Seabee2121

I used use Madbarz for all of my workouts, however the recent app has made it more difficult to use and not user friendly. It seems they are just trying to push their premium plans more now. What a shame. Please go back to the old app this app!

by CONF3TTIHUNT3R

I’ve been using Madbarz for two years and recently went to premium. Madbarz has had its ups and downs but it’s all starting to iron out and become the highest quality fitness app I know. Here are some pros and cons.

Pros:
•Awesome calisthenics workouts
•Great supportive workout community
•Ability to customize your own workouts
•Gives you structure to your workout
•Works well with back ground music
•NO MORE BUGS *at the moment* !!!
•Good workout programs and meal recipes for premium users
•Ability to save other people’s workouts

Cons:
•Some more advanced techniques are not on Madbarz
•The meals (although they are good) are quite limited. Would love to see more added in
•Although you can see muscle activation, you can’t see how much each muscle is used
•IMPORTANT - Programs almost all lack equipment. All except the Street Workout program and the Muscle Up program use no equipment. I would love to see the advance programs implement the pull up bar, parallel dip bar, etc more into the workouts.

Possible improvements:
•More use of equipment in advanced programs
•More meals
•Show how much each muscle is activated

by Millious1983

For non premium (paying users) It’s been up and down with Madbarz, but with the latest update this app finally is back on track! Easy to filter workouts based on desired goals and calories burned and you’ve hooked me again this app. If you’re getting back into the grind; this is Madbarz to get.

by Namata Ebune

When I open a workout it gets stuck and I can’t go through the exercises. This is absurd. Please fix this it’s been more than a year now. Are you guys sleeping???

by Avayyn

Great workouts, although I have issues with Madbarz freezing up somewhat frequently. If you don’t have access to a gym (while traveling or just looking for something new) this definitely is Madbarz of choice!

by Rojlife

Love Madbarz so much. However, I would like to suggest a couple improvements.

1.) Add exercises from the platinum pack into Madbarz .
2.) don’t limit to just circuit style training. Sets and reps, super sets, trisets, etc.
3.) more advanced, and wider variety of exercises and techniques for front lever, planche, hefesto, one arm pull-up, one arm handstand, Victorian, with all progressions
4.) add weights to Madbarz !!! As well as make calisthenics + weights plans! Deadlift, barbell bench, barbell squat, barbell overhead press, barbell row, etc.

Overall great app but still not perfect! Getting there though!

by Ykhavari

So far I’m really liking Madbarz. Mainly rating it 4/5 because the apple health won’t work with Madbarz , (at least for me) I’m not sure if it’s a setting in my phone that’s not letting it sync or if it’s just broken within Madbarz .

The workouts are pretty good so far, I do like the timer function but I do wish on the warm up and cool down portion there was a function to start manually for each warm up and cool down, so your able to get ready.

by Stjopa From UK

Great workouts, but the overall layout is messier with the new design.
Would like to see all week’s workouts in the page, not need to scroll left right. Needs to have again general settings, so you could turn off warm-up for all workouts all together. Way too many whistles and flashing metrics.
Do like the three-day count down from last workout.

by Ccccaaaallll

Love the new update! Slick and more user friendly. I’ve been using Madbarz for over a year and it has plenty in it to keep me challenged. I’m in phenomenal shape for a 46 year old thanks to this app!

by Gnoner

Hey this app developers, you did an awesome job with Madbarz . Unfortunately, I would like to see my calories and the workouts in the Native Apple ‘Health’ App. I’m beginning you, please that integration would be awesome. I really enjoy the this app app, love the fact that I can create my own routines.

by Altyeer

I'm very impressed with the quality of Madbarz . It's great how Madbarz shows what type of muscles you're using and weather the different exercises benefit muscle building or cardio more. Can't wait to see what the next update offers!

by Partlow25

Madbarz is a great challenge to switch up your fitness workout. From someone who enjoys free weight lifting Madbarz provides good performance training exercises to help challenge you mentally and physically 💪🏾👍🏾

by MusicF13nd

I love Madbarz, I really really do, it is a shame that Madbarz keeps crashing on me every other week. If it isn’t a white screen, I get stuck attempting to log in, only for Madbarz to freeze again.

by Mwd191

Love all the options for workouts. Perfect for someone who likes quick workouts at home with no equipment.

by TheGQman

I love Madbarz! I was very hesitant on canceling my gym membership for an app, to help me get fit lol. I would have to say it was totally worth it. I am see results after a month and enjoy the fact the the workouts are consistently changing.

They gym became boring to me after going for over 7 years and I wasn’t seeing any changes in my physique. I am saving a ton of money every month and am excited about working out again.

Customer service is quick to respond too (within 24hrs)

by AJO7846

Wow! Madbarz has leveled up with the recent update! Always loved the content. Better than anything else on Madbarz Store for body weight workouts. But now, thanks to this update, the interface is top flight too. Thanks to the clever developers behind the update. Well done.

by Hooahfamily

Madbarz is great, easy to use, fun, motivated, I love that you can interact with other people who are it. Their are only two small problems that I have with Madbarz:
1. I wish ALL the exercises had the “on time” function.

2. I can’t seem to find a way to reduce the time between exercises to “0” so you can go from one to other with no rest.

Aside from that, Madbarz is great, I can’t imagine not using for my workouts ever again.

by Axpireone

this app has great workouts and a great community. The developer reaches out to the user base every so often to ask for feed back and they listen.
They have a huge list of free workouts they still let you keep track of your progress and you still part of the community that encourages you to work out more. I upgraded to the membership version. They have a good menu to suggest what to eat and training plans and schedules with reminders to workout with option like slim down or build muscle.
I love Madbarz yes it might have a bug or 2 but they fix them quick and Madbarz is great free or paid.