Ellim is a free AI-powered personal coach and fitness app for iOS. It features an AI workout generator that creates personalized workout plans in seconds, a library of 3,500+ exercises, meal tracking with AI food recognition, comprehensive progress tracking, and pre-built workout routines.

How does the AI personal coach work?

Describe the workout you want in plain English — for example, "upper body strength workout" or "30-minute HIIT session." Ellim's AI personal coach instantly generates a complete workout plan with exercises, sets, reps, and rest periods, matched from our library of 3,500+ exercises.

Is Ellim free to use?

Yes, Ellim is completely free to use. Core features including the AI workout generator, exercise library, workout tracking, meal logging with food search and barcode scanning, and pre-built routines are available at no cost — no ads, no credit card required. AI food recognition from photos is available as a premium feature.

What types of exercises does Ellim include?

Ellim includes over 3,500 exercises across multiple categories including weight training, bodyweight exercises, stretching and flexibility routines, and cardio workouts. Each exercise comes with detailed instructions.

Can Ellim create personalized workout plans?

Yes, Ellim's AI personal coach creates fully personalized workout plans based on your goals, preferences, and workout history. You can also build custom routines manually or choose from 100+ pre-built workout programs.

Does Ellim track meals and nutrition?

Yes, Ellim includes a dedicated Meal tab for tracking your nutrition. You can search for foods, scan barcodes to add items instantly, or use AI-powered food recognition to identify what you're eating from a photo. Food search and barcode scanning are free, while AI photo recognition is a premium feature.

All Exercises

Cable Deadlift

Perform cable deadlifts to strengthen your glutes and quads with constant tension.

Intermediate

Compound

Pull

1 min per set2 min rest

Thighs

Cable

Description

A cable deadlift is a compound exercise that targets the glutes and lower back muscles. It's performed using a cable machine.

How to Do Cable Deadlift

1
Setup
Attach a rope or straight bar attachment to the low pulley of a cable machine. Stand facing the machine with your feet hip-width apart, toes pointing slightly forward.
2
Setup
Hinge at your hips and bend your knees slightly to grasp the attachment with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart. Ensure your back is straight and chest is up.
3
Keeping your core braced and back flat, drive through your heels and extend your hips and knees simultaneously to stand upright. Pull the cable attachment up along your shins, keeping it close to your body.
4
Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement, avoiding hyperextending your lower back.
5
Slowly reverse the motion by hinging at your hips and allowing the cable to pull the weight back down, maintaining a controlled descent until the weight plates lightly touch.

Tips

Maintain a neutral spine throughout the entire movement, engaging your core to prevent rounding your back.
Focus on initiating the movement by pushing your hips back, as if reaching for a wall behind you, rather than squatting down.
Keep the cable attachment close to your body throughout the lift to maximize leverage and minimize strain on your lower back.
Control the eccentric (lowering) phase of the movement to increase time under tension and enhance muscle growth.

Common Mistakes

×Rounding the lower back during the lift puts excessive strain on the spine; fix this by engaging your core and maintaining a rigid, neutral spine throughout the movement.
×Squatting too much rather than hinging at the hips reduces glute activation; focus on pushing your hips back first to initiate the movement and prioritize hip extension.
×Allowing the cable to pull you forward on the descent compromises balance and form; maintain control of the weight by actively resisting the pull and keeping the movement slow and deliberate.