Hey,
Welcome to the very first issue of Experiments in Progress!
Here’s what we’re unpacking today:
How I made Gemini my fitness coach — and what happened next
Behind-the-scenes video from this week’s YouTube drop
My top 7 Gemini prompts from this week — from meal plans to puppy prep
Giveaway now live! Win Pixels Buds 2 Pro and MagBak Case!
And more…
Let’s get into it 👇
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I Made Gemini My Fitness Coach: Here’s What Happened
I’ve spent years logging meals, calculating macros, and googling whether sourdough counts as a carb or a religion.
It’s boring, it’s time-consuming, and I wanted to see if I could replace my personal trainer with something cheaper, faster, and — ideally — smarter.
Three reasons I decided to try AI as my fitness coach:
💸 Save money: Swapping £40/hour PT sessions for something that costs £0.
🧠 Perfect recall: Once I tell it something, it remembers. No repeating my fitness history every week.
📊 More data-driven: I can feed Gemini everything: my weight, muscle mass, sleep data, workout logs. It never “forgets” to factor something in.
The idea came after reading a wild blog post about someone who diagnosed their pet’s mystery illness using AI when multiple vets couldn’t figure it out.
I thought: If AI can do that, can it do the same for fitness?
Here’s my AI fitness workflow
Every week I:
Step on the scales at the gym (or my Withings Smart Scale at home) to track weight, body fat %, and muscle mass.
Copy my workout split from Hevy.
Log meals with Macrofactor (their AI photo-meal scan is chef’s kiss).
I dump all that into Gemini with a simple brief: Here’s my data. Here’s my goal. Tell me what to do.
Gemini then:
Calculates my daily calorie + macro targets
Recommends how much cardio vs. weight training I need
Generates a meal plan
Flags missing macros (turns out “carbs” is not a personality)
Reminds me to eat enough (rude, but fair)
Does it deliver?
Here’s what I actually changed:
Calories: Increased from 2,000 → 3,000/day
Gym routine: Adjusted balance of weights and cardio
Holiday prep: Got a “before and after” plan for keeping progress during trips
Diet tweaks: More carb-heavy lunches, post-workout shakes back in rotation
Results: 66 kg → 69 kg in weight, muscle mass 54.0% → 56%, body fat unchanged
💸 Save money?
Partly. I wouldn’t say it’s a complete replacement, but it does provide instant responses — even in the middle of the night — and you can ask anything, even the embarrassing questions.
🧠 Perfect recall?
Yep, it remembered my preferences, dislikes, and previous tweaks without me repeating them.
📊 Data-driven?
100%. It compared weeks of stats to pinpoint calorie and macro shifts.
My Verdict?
Surprisingly good — and AI only gets better from here
Any time of day, instant response
Can ask questions you might avoid with a real trainer
Needs clear, simple prompts
Partly replaces the human element — but lacks the in-person push
Still, mostly worked for my goals
👇 Ever tried using AI as your fitness coach? Drop your wins, fails, or weird surprises in the comments — I’m curious.
🧰 Tech I Used
Here’s what made the stack:
Withings Smart Scale – Automatically tracks body stats (weight, fat %, muscle).
MyFitnessPal – Classic food logging app. Old habits die hard.
Macrofactor – Their AI-powered meal logging is scarily accurate. Snap a photo, get macros.
How I Used Gemini This Week (And My Go-To Prompts)
I use Gemini for more than just tracking carbs and planning workouts. It’s basically my pocket assistant for the week’s chaos.
Here’s what it helped me with this week:
Finding an old email + summarizing it so I didn’t have to read the whole thread
Building a one-day travel itinerary without opening a single PDF or email
Prepping for our new puppy 🐶 — shopping list, house checklist, and what to expect the first week
Choosing a gift for a friend’s wedding (went with a pocket watch)
And, yes… tweaking my gym routine and meal plan
My Top 7 Gemini Prompts to Try This Week
I use Gemini for everything from finding old emails to figuring out what to feed a new puppy (and yes, it still plans my workouts).
Here are my current MVP prompts. Copy, paste, tweak:
📉 I’ve tracked the following for 4 weeks: [insert stats]. What should I change?
📧 Find and summarise this email about [topic] so I don’t have to read the whole thread.
📆 Plan a one-day itinerary in [city] based on these events and timings: [paste info].
🛒 Create a shopping list + house prep checklist for bringing home a new puppy.
💬 Find the Slack message from [person] that mentions [keyword].
🎁 Suggest 3 unique but budget-friendly wedding gifts for someone who loves [interest].
🥗 Based on my weight, height, and goal to bulk, what should my daily calorie and macro targets be?
My takeaway:
Keep it specific. Gemini’s surprisingly good when you keep the request simple and to the point.
👇 Got a prompt that surprised you? Drop it in the comments — I might steal it.
🎁 Giveaway
I’m giving away:
1 pair of Pixel Buds Pro 2
1 MagBak case (Pixel, Samsung, or iPhone — your choice)
How to enter:
You’re already subscribed — now just hit Reply to this email and type “Yes”. That’s it.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Winner announcement: September 4, 2025 (I’ll email you directly)
Good luck — and if you win the case, you’re contractually obligated* to show it off in public 😎
(*Not legally binding, but highly encouraged.)
🎬 After Show: What Happened When the Cameras Stopped Rolling
The YouTube video ends… but the conversation didn’t.
Right after filming this week’s Apple TV vs Google TV | The Simple Reality video, I hit record again to share the raw, unscripted take:
The small-but-mighty Apple TV features that keep pulling me back into the ecosystem.
Why Google TV’s integration still feels… unfinished.
Rumors of a new Apple TV and my unfiltered thoughts on what it could (and couldn’t) improve.
The odd way Apple “doesn’t advertise” but still manages to push its content on you.
It’s raw, unpolished, and about as close as you can get to hanging out in the studio with me.
Got a friend who’d get this? Hit forward:
📱 Next Week: Pixel 10 — My Early Obsessions
The Pixel 10 is almost here. And I’ve already made a list of the features I’m actually excited about (and a couple that might be hype-only).
I’ll be breaking down:
The one upgrade I’ve been waiting for since Pixel 6
The “hidden” feature nobody’s talking about yet
My early verdict: stick with your current phone or make the jump?
📅 See you next Thursday.
Help Me Shape What’s Next
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