"Sides" and "Deload Program" options for exercise settings

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
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Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
android, dart, flutter
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by finding the exercise settings menu and the auto-progression logic, then read how exercise sets and workout history are stored. The issue proposes two additions: tracking left and right sides within an exercise, and marking workouts so they remain in history but do not affect progression. Done means both options work as described; the issue does not identify specific files, tests, or a narrower implementation scope.

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Description

Done enhancement

Hi! First of all, thank you for developing GymMane—it’s an incredible, lightweight tool for strength training.
​I’d like to suggest adding two new configuration options to the exercise settings menu (similar to the layout shown in the attached mockup): "Sides" and "Deload Program". Without these, logging certain workouts causes unnecessary friction and confusion.
​Here is what these two features do and why they are needed:
​Sides (For unilateral/alternating movements):
​What it does: Allows tracking sets sequentially for each side separately (e.g., left arm/leg, then right arm/leg) within the same exercise block.
​Why it's needed: For unilateral exercises (like lunges, single-arm kettlebell presses, or splits), users currently have to guess or manually manage records for left and right sides, leading to confusion in tracking balanced progress.
​Deload Program (Light/Recovery mode):
​What it does: A toggle that temporarily excludes specific workouts from the auto-progression algorithm while still keeping them fully visible in history and general statistics.
​Why it's needed: During recovery weeks or light technical sessions, users intentionally lift lower weights or reduce reps. Without this toggle, the app misinterprets this as a performance drop and incorrectly lowers future target weights or reps.
​(Attached is a quick visual concept of how this layout could look in the app).
​Thank you for considering these additions to make GymMane even more versatile!

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