Gym Check
Ten numbers the gym argues about.
Over or under. Myth or fact. Streaks multiply. Everyone on Earth gets the same ten — and one run a day, so make it count.
New ten in 22h 49m
The gym is confidently wrong. Are you?
Only ~1% of men can bench 100 kg (225 lb). People overestimate their workout burn by a third. 71% of men think they'd beat a goose. Gym Check is ten of these a day — one run, call over or under, find out how calibrated you actually are.
Real questions, real sourced answers
How many men who lift can actually bench press 100 kg (225 lb)?
Roughly 10–20% of consistent lifters — about 1% of men overall.
Source: Outlift
How many calories are in one pound (0.45 kg) of body fat?
≈ 3,500 kcal per lb (≈7,700 per kg) — a week of 500/day deficit, not one heroic session.
Source: Wishnofsky energy-balance estimate
“The average person walks about 10,000 steps a day.”
Average adults log ~3,000–5,000. 10k was a 1960s pedometer marketing number.
Source: Step-count population studies
Even the BEST fitness watch tested — how far off is its calorie count?
Best device: 27% median error. Worst: 93%. A vibe, not a measurement.
Source: Stanford device study
What % of men say they could beat a GOOSE in a fight? (US survey)
71% of men. The goose remains undefeated.
Source: YouGov, n=1,224
“Cardio kills your gains.”
Moderate cardio doesn't blunt hypertrophy with adequate food and recovery. The bus you missed did more damage.
Source: Concurrent-training meta-analyses
How much protein per day actually maximises growth for most lifters?
Meta-analyses cap benefits ≈ 0.7–0.8 g/lb (1.6–1.8 g/kg). The extra chicken is just expensive.
Source: Protein-intake meta-analyses
“Crunches burn belly fat.”
Spot reduction doesn't exist. Fat leaves in a body-wide order your genes chose, not your workout.
Source: Spot-reduction trials
How does Gym Check work?
Every day, ten questions about the numbers fitness people argue about — strength rarity, calorie burns, crowd overconfidence, and bro-science myths. Call over or under (or myth/fact, A-or-B, sliders and range bets), build a streak multiplier, and get a calibration score out of 100. Everyone plays the same ten each day.
Can I play more than once a day?
No — like Wordle, you get one run per day and it counts. A new ten drops at midnight UTC, and your day streak tracks consecutive days played. That one-shot pressure is the game.
Can I install Gym Check as an app?
Yes — getascend.club installs to your home screen or desktop as an app (look for the install icon in your browser, or the Install button after your run). Once loaded, the game keeps working on flaky gym wifi.
Are the answers real?
Yes — every question is built on published studies, surveys, or aggregate statistics, and every reveal cites its source: strength-standards data, lab calorie measurements, YouGov polling, and peer-reviewed myth-busting. No invented numbers.
What do the titles mean?
Your score maps to a calibration title: CALIBRATED (90+) means you actually know the numbers; SHARP and GYM-RAT MEDIAN sit in the middle; CONFIDENTLY WRONG (under 40) is the badge of honour people screenshot. Streaks multiply points, so consistency beats lucky guesses.
Why do most people score badly at first?
Because fitness folklore is systematically wrong in one direction: research shows people overestimate workout calorie burn by about a third, and online lifting culture makes rare feats (like a 225 bench — roughly 1% of men) look routine through survivorship bias. The game is literally a calibration test against that.
What does this have to do with Ascend?
Ascend's whole pitch is replacing gym folklore with your real numbers — logged sets, real strength tiers, honest readiness. Gym Check is the folklore test; the app is the fix.