Cova: Bulk and cut coaching that adapts to your recovery

Cova is a recovery aware bulk and cut coach for natural lifters. Most apps count sets and macros but have no idea you are fried. Cova checks in on your recovery daily and tells you whether to push, hold or back off, in training and on your plate. Built for lifters past the beginner stage who want steady progress without burning out. Join the waitlist for early access.

Hey hunters, I'm Arnold. Data analytics specialist by day, natural lifter for over a decade. I built Cadence because every training app I tried counted my sets and macros but none of them noticed when I was running on four hours of sleep and a stressful week. The plan said push, my body said otherwise, and the app had no opinion. Cadence starts from recovery. You check in daily, it scores how recovered you actually are, and it adjusts both training and nutrition targets: push, hold or back off. It is built for natural lifters past the beginner stage, where recovery is the real bottleneck, not effort. Early access is free and the waitlist is open. I would love honest feedback, especially from anyone who has tried to bulk or cut around a demanding job. Ask me anything.

We launched Cadence today and the whole product hangs on one design decision: the daily recovery score. Right now it weighs sleep, perceived fatigue, soreness and life stress, and the plan responds by telling you to push, hold or back off.

The open question is what else deserves a place in the score without turning the daily check in into a chore. Resting heart rate from wearables? Bar speed? Appetite? Mood?

Cova

Bulk and cut coaching that adapts to your recovery

Bulk and cut coaching that adapts to your recovery

Forum Threads

What should a recovery score actually account for? Tell me where most apps get it wrong

Forum Threads

What should a recovery score actually account for? Tell me where most apps get it wrong