Perfect Blend of Interests - Barbell Brains
In September 2024, I failed a powerlifting competition.
There were a lot of things that went wrong that day, but instead of blaming the circumstances, I started questioning something deeper: my biomechanics. Long limbs, inefficient bar paths… was I setting myself up to fail?
At the same time, at work, I was building virtual physics simulations. That’s when the idea clicked:
What if I could apply physics to strength training?
What if I could calculate torque on the body, or visualize bar path to ensure the weight stays aligned with the center of mass?
That idea became Barbell Brains.
The journey wasn’t smooth. I spent months diving into biomechanic learning from resources like The Squat Bible and Starting Strength, training models that went from ~30% accuracy to 97%, dealing with constant iOS issues, App Store rejections, and even had to patch React Native libraries (and React Native itself) to resolve architecture mismatches.
Most of this was done after my full-time job, late nights, weekends, and whatever time I could carve out.
After nearly a year of building, failing, fixing, and retrying…
Barbell Brains is finally live.
This isn’t a general fitness app. It’s built specifically for strength trainers, powerlifters, and weightlifters. People who care about mechanics, efficiency, and performance at a deeper level.
If that’s you, I’d love for you to try it and share your feedback.
Try it here:
This started from a failure.
But it turned into something I’m genuinely proud of.
Posted Apr 9, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC