How do I actually follow this strength workout once the AI writes it?

Paste the AI's reply into sweatcue. It structures the session into timed blocks with auto-starting rest timers and calls every set, rest and rep out loud, so you train hands-free instead of scrolling a chat window.

Who is this plan for, and who should adapt or skip it?

Built with one person in mind: Climber building grip, pulling strength, core and antagonist balance. It pushes close to heavy or near-failure effort. If you’re brand new to lifting, build technique on lighter sessions first, and skip the near-maximal loading if you have unmanaged blood pressure or a recent injury.

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Antagonist-balance plan for climbers (6 weeks)

Q: What is the best ChatGPT prompt for a weights plan like this?

Use the research-backed prompt on this page: "Write me a 6-week antagonist-balance resistance plan for an intermediate climber to offset the heavy pulling load of climbing. I'll do 2 short sessions per week (about 35 min each) on non-climbing or post-climbing days. …" Copy the full version with the button above, it wraps the request so ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini returns a clean, followable strength workout you can run hands-free in sweatcue.

Intermediate · 25–39 · Multi-week plan

Six weeks of push, shoulder and forearm-extensor work to offset all that pulling. Below is a research-backed prompt for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, copy it, paste the reply into sweatcue, and run the whole strength workout hands-free.

Session at a glance

DurationMulti-week plan

FormatSets, reps & timed rest

FocusAntagonist balance

IntensityControlled

Equipmentband

Best forGet stronger, intermediate

This is how sweatcue structures the session once you paste it in, timed blocks with auto-starting rest and spoken cues. Figures are read from the prompt itself.

The prompt

Copy the complete prompt (it wraps the request below so the AI returns a clean, runnable session).

Write me a 6-week antagonist-balance resistance plan for an intermediate climber to offset the heavy pulling load of climbing. I'll do 2 short sessions per week (about 35 min each) on non-climbing or post-climbing days. Build the plan around pushing and extensor work: overhead press or push-ups, dips or floor press, prone shoulder Y-T-W raises, external-rotation work with a band, reverse wrist curls and finger-extension band work, plus some anti-rotation core. For each lift give sets, reps, rest in seconds and an RPE/reps-in-reserve target. Use roughly 3 sets of 8-12 reps stopping 1-2 reps short of failure, and show me how to progress load or reps each week across the 6 weeks, with a lighter deload in week 6. Include a 6-minute warm-up for each session and form cues. Explain which muscles each move balances against climbing's pulling demand.

Works with Claude, Gemini, Grok or any AI.

Why it's built this way

Climbing biases the pulling and forearm-flexor muscles, so deliberately training the pressing, rotator-cuff and forearm-extensor side is a sound way to even out the load. Two sessions a week with progressive overload near (not to) failure is enough to build strength in these muscles per the cited research. Be honest: evidence that this specifically reduces climbing injury rates is limited, the rationale is muscular balance and general strength, both well supported.

Sources: Schoenfeld et al., Sports Med 2016 (training frequency); Refalo et al., Sports Med 2023 (proximity to failure / reps-in-reserve); Androulakis-Korakakis et al., Sports Med 2020 (minimum effective dose for strength)

Who this plan is for

Built with one person in mind: Climber building grip, pulling strength, core and antagonist balance.

You’re an intermediate-level trainer and you want to get measurably stronger.
You have access to the kit it calls for: band.
You want a structured, progressing plan rather than a one-off session.

Who should adapt or skip it

It pushes close to heavy or near-failure effort. If you’re brand new to lifting, build technique on lighter sessions first, and skip the near-maximal loading if you have unmanaged blood pressure or a recent injury.
As with any new routine, check with a clinician first if you have a medical condition, are injured, pregnant, or returning from a long lay-off. This is general information, not medical advice.

What a 2-week plan looks like

This is a multi-week plan that progresses as you go, the AI builds the later weeks harder. Here’s the rhythm of the opening fortnight, at about 3 sessions a week:

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Week 1	●	·	●	·	●	·	·
Week 2	●	·	●	·	●	·	·

● This session· Rest, a walk, or light mobility

Keep session days apart where you can, and adjust for how you feel. When you paste the AI’s reply into sweatcue, each session runs hands-free with spoken cues and timers.

Run it hands-free in sweatcue

sweatcue is an AI workout dashboard: paste the AI's reply and it runs the whole session on screen and out loud, auto timers, spoken cues for every set, rest and rep, and your live numbers. The AI writes it; sweatcue runs it.

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