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 Squatting Curl

Perform a cable squatting curl to engage your brachialis and biceps while simultaneously strengthening your glutes and quads.

Intermediate

Compound

Pull

1 min per set2 min rest

Upper Arms

Cable

Description

A compound exercise that combines a squat with a cable curl, working both the lower body and the arms.

How to Do Cable Squatting Curl

1
Setup
Stand facing a low cable pulley, handle attached. Grab the handle with an underhand grip (supinated), feet shoulder-width apart.
2
Setup
Take a step or two back to create tension on the cable, allowing your arms to fully extend downwards. Maintain a tall chest and a neutral spine.
3
Initiate the movement by simultaneously lowering into a squat, sending your hips back and down, while curling the cable handle upwards towards your chest. Keep your elbows tucked close to your body.
4
Continue the squat until your thighs are parallel to the floor, or as deep as comfortable, while fully contracting your biceps at the top of the curl. Exhale during this phase.
5
Reverse the movement by extending your legs to return to the standing position, simultaneously lowering the cable handle with control until your arms are fully extended again. Inhale as you return to the start.

Tips

Synchronize the movements: Ensure the squat and the curl phases begin and end simultaneously to maximize the compound benefit and maintain fluid motion.
Maintain core engagement: Keep your abdominal muscles braced throughout the entire exercise to protect your lower back and stabilize your torso during both the squat and curl.
Focus on the brachialis: While the biceps assist, consciously try to squeeze the brachialis muscle at the peak of the curl for optimal arm development.
Control the eccentric: Do not let the weight drop quickly on the way down; control the eccentric (lowering) phase of both the squat and the curl to enhance muscle growth and prevent injury.

Common Mistakes

×Using momentum: Swinging the weight up with your back or shoulders instead of controlled arm and leg movement reduces muscle activation; focus on a smooth, synchronized motion.
×Incomplete range of motion: Not squatting deep enough or not fully extending/contracting the arms limits muscle engagement; ensure you achieve full depth in the squat and full extension/contraction in the curl.
×Flaring elbows: Allowing your elbows to move away from your body during the curl reduces the tension on the target muscles; keep your elbows tucked in and pointing downwards.

Variations

Isolation

Cable Curl

Master the Cable Curl for sculpted biceps. This exercise ensures constant tension, promoting peak muscle contraction and superior arm development.

Intermediate

Upper ArmsBiceps BrachiiCable

Isolation

Cable Standing Inner Curl

Perform the Cable Standing Inner Curl to effectively sculpt and strengthen your biceps.

Intermediate

Upper ArmsBiceps BrachiiCable

Isolation

Cable One Arm Curl

Sculpt your biceps with the Cable One Arm Curl. This isolation exercise provides constant tension, enhancing muscle growth and definition.

Intermediate

Upper ArmsBiceps BrachiiCable

Isolation

Cable Lying Bicep Curl

Maximize bicep activation with the Cable Lying Bicep Curl. This isolation exercise minimizes momentum, ensuring peak contraction for stronger, more

Intermediate

Upper ArmsBiceps BrachiiCable

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Isolation

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Target your brachialis and biceps with the Cable Preacher Curl. This isolation exercise provides constant tension for superior arm development and muscle

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Isolation

Cable Overhead Curl

Target your biceps brachii with the Cable Overhead Curl. This isolation exercise provides constant tension, promoting peak contraction and muscle growth.

Intermediate

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Isolation

Cable one arm inner biceps curl

Master the cable one-arm inner biceps curl to specifically target your brachialis and inner biceps.

Intermediate

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Isolation

Cable Biceps Curl (SZ-bar)

Curl an SZ-bar attached to a low pulley cable machine to effectively target your biceps. Maintain constant tension for optimal muscle growth and strength.

Intermediate

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