RP Strength Arvostelua 6

On the 30th day, still just in time, I wanted to make use of my 30 day money back guarantee. No chance. Sent multiple emails to multiple accounts. Didn't hear anything back! No reply whatsoever. Had to do a credit card chargeback but unfortunately, because I gave them time to reply, the time window for the chargeback was already closed - so no money to this day.

In addition the RP Hypertrophy App's "algorithm" is much less sophisticated than they make it seem. It's really just based on a simple calculation based on the feedback you give which results in the change of next workouts volume... And the joint pain parameter doesn't do anything in that "calculation", it merely there for a planned feature that would help identify which exercises cause you pain when building a mesocycle.

I know this because I was able to reverse engineer their "algortihm" in just a few hours of testing around in the app.
It's crazy to take 35+$ a month for something this simple...

And the rep progression is even simpler. It adds a fixed percentage of weight to each workout (2.5% or so) and does a recalculation of intensity simply based on a 1RM formula. Which I guess makes sense, but its not like a crazy algorithm or even "AI" that they spent years on to build. You could literally vibe code this app in a few days... Would all be okay if it was like a few bucks a month...

Nowadays I'd rather go with macrofactor workouts or no app at all. At least macrofactor has some actual Innovations in the UI/UX department and feels like the best of all workout apps combined in one. Still a luxury though to pay monthly for a workout app of course. But way cheaper than this piece of software.

My review is about the customer service, not the app, which I really like, nor the personal training, which I never booked.

I had an issue with different monthly bookings that were going on at the same time as a yearly subscription, which was my mistake in the first place.
I contacted the customer support and got a first response after just 14 minutes. I provided them with the info they needed and just a bit over two hours later the issue was resolved to my complete satisfaction .

Swift and uncomplicated - this was the best customer service experience ever for me.

I decided to try Rp coaching and forked out $800 dollars due to exchange rate

1/5 – Don’t Waste Your Money on This Amateur Hour
I bought into RP Strength expecting a professional, well-thought-out program, but what I got with Workout D is an absolute joke—a sloppy, incoherent mess that wouldn’t even pass muster with a bargain-basement personal trainer you’d find on Gumtree for $20 a session. Honestly, RP Strength, if this is the best you can do, you’re in over your head. It’s painfully clear you’re used to dealing with gym newbies who don’t know any better, but for those of us who actually understand training, this is a slap in the face.
Workout D (Hack Squat, Bench Press, DB Flye, Skull Crusher, Conditioning) is a disaster from start to finish. It kicks off with Hack Squat—a leg exercise for quads and glutes—then abruptly pivots to Bench Press, DB Flye, and Skull Crusher, which are all upper-body push movements for chest and triceps. What on earth is this supposed to be, RP Strength? A leg day? A push day? It’s neither, and it’s embarrassingly bad at both. In a proper push/pull split—which your program seems to half-heartedly attempt—a push day should be all pressing movements: chest, shoulders, triceps. Legs don’t belong here. And if this was meant to be a leg day, why is there one measly leg exercise, followed by a random assortment of upper-body fluff? There’s no hamstring work, no calf work, nothing to balance it out. Hack Squat is left hanging like a sad afterthought while the rest of the session ignores your lower body. It’s not just poorly designed—it’s outright lazy.
The sequencing is a complete trainwreck too. Going from a heavy leg compound like Hack Squat to upper-body pushing is so disjointed it’s laughable. I’ve seen better structure from rookie trainers who just got their cert last week. Your other workouts, like Workout C (Press, Deadlift, Romanian Deadlift, Chin-Up, Seated Calf Raise), at least make an attempt at a logical flow with compounds and isolation. But Workout D? It’s like you handed the programming to a toddler with a list of exercises and said, “Go wild.” There’s no logic, no progression, and no intensity strategy. The Conditioning at the end is the only semi-decent part, but by then I’m too furious to care. I paid for a premium program, not this garbage that any cut-rate trainer could outdo without breaking a sweat.
It’s obvious RP Strength is used to working with clients who are brand new to the gym—people who don’t know a deadlift from a dumbbell and won’t question this kind of nonsense. But for those of us who actually know what a proper program should look like, this is a massive letdown. I bought this expecting expertise, not something that feels like it was thrown together in five minutes by someone who’s barely grasped the basics of training. You’re charging premium prices for subpar work, and that’s unacceptable.
What You Should’ve Done – A Leg Day That Isn’t a Joke:
If RP Strength had any idea what they were doing, Workout D would’ve been a proper leg day since they started with Hack Squat. A $20-an-hour trainer could’ve written this better:
A: Hack Squat – Keep this as the main quad-focused compound movement.

B: Romanian Deadlift – Add this to target hamstrings and glutes, actually balancing the leg work instead of pretending half your lower body doesn’t exist.

C: Leg Extensions (with drop sets) – Isolate the quads with some real intensity: 10-12 reps, drop the weight 20-30%, then 6-8 more reps. Something to make it feel like a real workout, not a random checklist.

D: Leg Curls (with drop sets) – Hit the hamstrings to complement the Romanian Deadlift: 10-12 reps, drop 20-30%, 6-8 more reps. This would’ve made it a complete leg session, not a half-baked mess.

E: Seated Calf Raise – Add calf work, like in your Workout C, to actually finish the lower body properly.

F: Conditioning – Keep this, but make it leg-focused, like sled pushes, to stay on theme.

This version would’ve been a cohesive leg day with a clear focus—quads, hamstrings, calves—following a logical flow from compounds to isolation, with drop sets to add some actual challenge. Instead, RP Strength gave me a Frankenstein’s monster of a workout that doesn’t know what it wants to be. I’m done with this program, and I’m warning everyone else: don’t waste your money on RP Strength. They’re clearly out of their depth, pandering to beginners while charging premium prices for something any cheap trainer could outshine. Save your cash and go elsewhere

Over priced for “coaching”. $800 for a non personalized excel spreadsheet which you then have to use a separate app (you’re instructed NOT to use the rp app) to upload results/check ins to your coach then contact via email when the coach isn’t working their regular full time job on different time zones. This means youre using 3 separate apps/systems for $800 service. For this price there should be one system you use and a personalized plan, spend the money for the app instead of using an unformated excel spreadsheet its ridiculous. Coach doesn’t actually care if you check in, have a hard time with their program or can’t follow it. They only care when you give them a bad review.

Claim to be science based but really it's just super low calories. I went with a 1:1 coach because I wanted someone to help my understand my cycles and how my nutrition needs change throughout the month. I am a competitive weightlifter and needed to cut around 5kg in over 3 months (so not a massive amount). The coach ignored my cycle and my constant complains about fatigue. By two weeks before my competition I was already under the weight category I needed to be in, and my lifts were trashed because I was eating around 1200 calories per day (I calculated this based on the food fitting the diet, not the macros provided which leave out incidental macros). I got injured (surprise surprise) two weeks before my comp, couldn't compete and my body has still not completely recovered from the whole ordeal weeks later. Complete waste of money that damaged my metabolism, my metal health, and my lifting.

First off, I want to note that this was my personal experience with RP and the coach that I was assigned. I hate having to come to Trustpilot to leave this review, but you can't really voice your opinion just anywhere, especially on the company's web page in fear that the review will be taken down. Also, I am not saying that all RP coaches are bad. The one that I dealt with is whom this review will be about.

When I had started looking for a coach, I was desperate for anyone who could give me the best information and cared enough to help me reach my goals (lean muscle). I was willing to pay the RP premium price to get results. My brother had reached out to me and mentioned that Jared Feather was taking on more clients based on an Instagram post that he made at the time. That's who I had been wanting to work with, but he had been booked out for the unforeseeable future before. I emailed him immediately and ended up with another coach.. I was disappointed, but whatever.

I had a consultation with this other coach and everything sounded amazing. I thought if anyone was going to help me reach my goals, it was going to be this guy. I spent 6 months training and all I lost was roughly 10lbs in 13 weeks of that 6 months, I believe it was. I never really improved in strength or physique. Understand that it takes several years of training to improve in either area, but multiply nothing by several years. You still get nothing, even figuring in diminishing returns with each consistent year of training and eating serious. I expected 5-10lbs of lean gains my first year with RP.

I'm an extremely patient and consistent individual. I'm prepared for at least a 5-10 year battle of lean gains. However, when your coach purposely ignores you because you may ask more questions than most.. that is where I was finished. I paid for a year, my cost per month was $250. I ended 6 months early (no partial refund). My coach almost never responded within 24 hours, missed several calls that we had scheduled due to family related issues (you only get one call a month btw), I had a hard time understanding all of the grammatical errors via emails, and he likely took on too many clients to really support me. He even mentioned on Instagram that he will not respond to his clients unless they first reach out to him. I eventually just stopped asking questions because I seriously felt like a burden to my coach.

You can tell by an individual's demeanor whether they care or not about you. I know my coach just didn't care about my results. We had 1-2 really good calls at an early point where my faith had been restored. Other than that, I felt lost. I'm a beginner in terms of physique, but really have mind to muscle down at this point. So, I'm not an idiot when it comes to lifting at least.

I'm sure my coach is a good guy all in all. I just had a HORRIBLE experience and felt robbed during this whole process. I have a new coach now, and knock on wood, he is amazing! I receive almost immediate responses from my new coach and am more confident with him. I am fortunate that he has almost no clients and charges a fraction of the RP premium that I had paid before. He mentioned that I should've received much better service. I had another coach that I spoke with tell me I was robbed as well.

RP doesn't answer their emails, or at least the ones that I had send out to try and swap coaches. So, don't expect refunds either. Do not pay more than 1-3 months in advance! Your coach may become lazy if you do. You pay more up front, but better that than doing what I did and paying a year in advance only to cancel 6 months early ($1500 wasted + $1500 also wasted training RP).

If RP responds to this review, I will include those details here. Good luck to everyone out there with ambitious fitness goals! One day I will finally reach mine and will just look back on this as a lesson learned. You are #1, no one else will treat you that way. Work hard!