App recommendations?

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BLUF: any joint strength apps you can recommend? I’ve heard stretching/mobility apps (like GOWOD, pliability, etc) may not be the best for hyper mobility.

F46, 5’0, 135#. I was overweight and out of shape most of my life but a few ye are back decided to change. I’ve been into fitness for almost 3 years and about 6 months ago I added a barbell class 3X/wk - we work on clean&jerk, snatch, front squat, back squat, and sometimes strict press or push press. I’ve gained incredible strength, but I’ve also completely broken my body.

I had no idea I was hyper mobile until I kept hurting joints and going to the orthopedic doc and physical therapy. The I was finally told it’s likely due to hyper mobility. It makes sense, because I’ve always known my ROM wasn’t normal. On the “sit and reach” test as a kid, I could go all the way until my elbows touched my toes. Now I can still easily touch my full hand flat on the ground when “cold” and to stretch all the way I have to stand on a box or stair and I can go a few inches past my wrist. When doing an overhead squat, I struggle to keep the bar stable in a snatch grip - I have no idea when to stop my shoulders from moving back because I don’t have natural “stopping points” like everyone else.

My main problems now are my shoulders and knees. My shoulders hurt. Doc thinks it is tendinitis. I stopped upper body work and probably over worked my lower body, so now my knees ache again. I desperately want to get back to full Olympic lifting ability. I thought a mobility app like GOWOD or pliability would help. Or is there something else I should be following for my daily joint work?

I am seeing a physical therapist. I get dry needling while I’m there and I do strength exercises. But beyond the few they give me, I’m looking for an app or something I can follow for a good daily routine. I need to prevent these injuries from occurring.

Posted Jan 27, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC

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