System2

Hi Product Hunt! 👋 🚧 I'm Dilan. I was once an international student at MIT. I was struggling with deep depression and intense loneliness, was out of shape, and barely spoke English. Then, a fortunate relationship with a supportive guide spurred me to transform my physical fitness. That changed the trajectory of my life. Giving me the confidence to start my first company (which Google later acquired). Unfortunately, for far too many fitness is still a lonely struggle. We've set out to end that. I built System2 to bring support & guidance for fitness from elite coaches to everyone. We use motion-analysis tech to bring access to top-tier coaches at 1/10th the cost. 🎥 We are the first and only async training product to incorporate video, so that your coach can *see* what you do and give you precise feedback every time. This means along with a custom workout plan for the week and regular conversations with your trainer encouraging you along the way, you also receive precise, "down-to-the-angles-of-your-joints" feedback on your form, speed, and power. With these precise insights into how your body performs—you'll know exactly where you're making progress in your strength, agility, and speed (and where you may be risking injury) well before it becomes visibly obvious. •• Focused on the trainer/trainee relationship : Connect 1:1 with a human coach. •• Every workout on video : Like a video journal of your physical transformation. •• Precision feedback : On your exercise form within 24 hours. •• Free movement mechanics screening : $100 at a fancy gym. $0. with System2. •• Personalized plans : Customized to meet your needs & life-conditions. •• At home & on the go : Coach designs workouts for your body & your needs. •• Unlimited-access : Daily video + audio + text & bi-weekly zoom calls. 2-Months FREE PH launch offer (first 100 signups) 🙀 To our fellow builders - normally $99/month, includes free movement mechanics screening on first consultation. — Dilan & the System2 team ps: We named the company System2 because we want to support people in taking deliberate action to make their lives better, for all you Kahneman fans :)

I love this application of computer vision — augmenting a coach's ability to remotely evaluate the performance of folks working out at home while providing a fast feedback mechanism via app for those who can't get to the gym (like me, thanks to the shutdown rules! Congrats on the launch @dilan!

I’ve been researching the products and services in the “remote fitness” category and System2’s focus on video recording every workout for an actual human trainer to review (with the assistance of AI) really resonates. So many products in this category seem to de-emphasize (or even attempt to eliminate completely) the “real connection with a human who cares” part of the personal transformation equation. Some go with the “few sizes fit all” pre-recorded workouts (grouped into beginner, intermediate, and advanced) that you’re supposed to follow along with, regardless of the specific needs of your current body or the mental challenges and painful beliefs that might be getting in the way). I think of these like gym memberships that people sign up for after New year’s, when the motivation is high, and then a large percentage keep paying for even though they’ve stopped going “just in case.” Then there are full-on “replace the trainer” products that use AI and/or sensors in the hardware that offer to customize your workouts, give you basic feedback on your form “keep back straight!” count your reps, and send you automated push notifications to nudge you... And in between those are a tiny handful of 1-1 personal training apps that do involve real human trainers but their main role is making a weekly workout plan and sending you text messages to provide accountability. System2 seems to be focusing much more on making the remote training experience as close to the in-person experience as current technology allows...treating trainers not merely as rep counters and accountability “nudgers”, but guides along one’s path to physical transformation. The company’s hypothesis seems to be that using tech to facilitate the relationship between trainer and trainee and expand a single trainer’s capacity to serve a larger number of clients without compromising on quality will deliver more consistent transformation than trying to supplant expert trainers and cut them out of the story (and off the balance sheet). This seems like the rare approach in tech right now, but I’d guess that it’s the one that will prove to actually work for the most people over time. Looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds.

Congrats on the launch! Definitely keen to give this a go during the lock-down period. Just two questions on the top of my mind; (1) will there be an issue that I'm located 9h ahead in Norway - in terms of finding a good time to exercise? (2) How do your source your trainers? What's their requirement needed?

Super excited about this launch. Congrats @dilan and the team! Excited to play around with it and work off some Covid calories :)

System2 has been a game changer for me. 6 months ago, I was in the worst shape I've been in years. I couldn't find the motivation to get going on a consistent workout program in spite of 2 decades in the gym. My System2 coach, Mike, is the best fitness coach I've worked with anywhere (and I've worked with quite a few). Mike's support and his custom weekly workout plans have helped to transform my health and physique while fitting within my tight schedule. Mike checks in with me almost daily to see how I'm doing, whether I'm getting the results I need and how to fine-tune my program for the next day or next week to fit my goals. Also, the System2 team is rabidly committed to improving the experience for me as a user. Over the last several months, it's be a joy to see the product evolve to where it is. I love the daily feedback on my workouts. The tracking. The built in how to videos. Great work @dilan and team!

I've been a paying user of System2 for many months now. This is the longest I've ever used a "personal" trainer because I've never found the value in a personal trainer for longer than a few sessions. I haven't needed one to motivate me to workout "together" and I've never had one that understands and could adapt to my busy schedule. I can't workout at the same time even 1 time a week. My System2 trainer, Michael, is amazing. He asks me what my schedule looks like this week, when do you want to try and workout, and what do you want to workout? He knows my goals, he knows what I am capable of, and he knows what equipment I have at home. You no longer need to add yet another thing to your schedule and you no longer need to travel to a gym. If you need that motivation I’m certain they can also provide it. I also get variation in my workouts. I used to hire a trainer to help me set-up a routine that I could follow on my own time. I would pay them to set-up a workout and then pursue them. What I lost out on was the fun and benefit of a new workout; Not doing the same workout over and over again. Monotony not only works against motivation, but also doesn’t enable me to grow and achieve new goals. I can tell Michael what I liked and didn’t like about the workout he put together for me. I can do the workouts that I liked along with new ones that push me beyond my self-perceived limits. They have training videos to help you learn the exercises. Getting feedback and encouragement from a personal trainer that is reviewing them, and is invested in my goals, for a fraction of the cost of a personal trainer is invaluable. I’m a huge fan.