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Triangle Pose Alignment Check

Is your triangle pose actually aligned? Prop your phone up and find out — GoodReps watches your shoulder angle (hip → shoulder → shoulder) live and times the hold only while your form is right, as you work your obliques and hamstrings, with core and shoulders assisting. Free, in your browser, processed entirely on your device.

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The live screen, in miniature — the skeleton is the app’s real triangle pose pose (front view), with the alignment bar and hold timer exactly as they run in a session. All processed on-device.
Straight From The App

HOW TO HOLD A PROPER TRIANGLE POSE

Setup  Face the camera, feet wide, both legs straight.

  1. Hinge sideways over your front leg, lower hand to your shin.
  2. Reach the top arm straight up, opening your chest to the camera.
  3. Keep both legs straight; hold, then switch sides.
Form cue: Both legs straight, chest open

This is the same instruction sheet you’ll find on the ⓘ panel inside the app — with an animated demo next to it.

How The Check Works

THREE STEPS TO A SCORED HOLD

1

Prop your phone and get in frame

Set your phone at roughly torso height and stand facing the camera. The built-in camera test confirms your lighting, distance, and angle with live green checks before you start.

2

The AI locks a 17-point skeleton on you

GoodReps measures your shoulder angle (hip → shoulder → shoulder) against the pose target (~40°), entirely on your device. No wearables, no mirrors needed. No equipment — a block (or a stack of books) under the low hand helps at first.

3

Settle in — the timer only counts real alignment

The hold timer runs while you’re actually in the pose. Drift out of alignment and it pauses (it doesn’t reset) until you find the shape again.

Under The Hood

WHAT THE CAMERA WATCHES

Fix These First

COMMON TRIANGLE POSE MISTAKES

Bending the front knee

The triangle's edges are straight lines. Micro-bend is fine; a lunge is a different pose. Keep both legs long and strong.

Collapsing the chest toward the floor

Reaching too far down folds you forward. Rest the hand higher (shin or a block) and rotate your chest open toward the ceiling instead.

Weight dumped into the bottom hand

The hand is a kickstand, not a pillar. Your legs and obliques hold the pose — the hand just visits.

Neck cranked toward the ceiling

If looking up strains your neck, look straight ahead. The pose is in your spine and legs, not your gaze.

Your Data

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Rep counting runs entirely on your device — your camera feed is never uploaded.

Pose detection runs in your browser via TensorFlow.js. Camera frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your phone, and we never see them. Sign-in is optional; skip it and everything stays local.

FAQ

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Do I need to touch the floor in triangle pose?

No — hand on the shin or a block is the honest version for most bodies. Depth without a collapsed chest beats floor-touching every time.

Does it work in a home gym or low light?

Run the built-in camera test first — it checks your lighting, distance, and angle with live green checks before you start.

Is my camera feed uploaded anywhere?

No. Pose detection runs entirely on your phone, in your browser. Frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded.

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