System and method for using an exercise machine to improve completion of an exercise

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a processing device of a control system that is connected to an electromechanical machine via a plurality of data channels, one or more load measurements via each of the plurality of data channels, wherein the one or more load measurements are obtained from one or more load cells associated with each of the plurality of data channels and included in the electromechanical machine;
• in response to detecting a minimum threshold amount of load from a data channel of the plurality of data channels:
• (i) setting, by the processing device, the data channel to active, wherein the data channel set to active is associated with a first exercise included in an exercise plan,
• (ii) setting, by the processing device, remaining ones of the plurality of data channels to inactive,
• (iii) stopping, by the processing device, reception of load measurements from the data channels set to inactive, wherein the data channels set to inactive are associated with exercises other than the first exercise, and
• (iv) receiving, by the processing device, subsequent one or more load measurements via the data channel set to active;
• presenting, with one or more visual representations in a user interface (UI) on a display screen, a first indication that the first exercise is complete based on the subsequent one or more load measurements having exceeded one or more respective target thresholds.

A control system comprising:

• a memory device storing instructions;
• and
• processing logic circuitry connected to an exercise machine via a plurality of data channels and operatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the processing logic circuitry is configured to execute the instructions to:
• receive, via each of the plurality of data channels, one or more load measurements, wherein the one or more load measurements are obtained from one or more load cells associated with each of the plurality of data channels and included in the exercise machine;
• in response to detecting a minimum threshold amount of load from a data channel of the plurality of data channels:
• (i) set the data channel to active, wherein the data channel set to active is associated with a first exercise included in an exercise plan,
• (ii) set remaining ones of the plurality of data channels to inactive,
• (iii) stop reception of load measurements from the data channels set to inactive, wherein the data channels set to inactive are associated with exercises other than the first exercise, and
• (iv) receive subsequent one or more load measurements from the data channel set to active;
• determine information indicating that the subsequent one or more load measurements exceed one or more respective target thresholds;
• and
• responsive to determining the information, displaying a user interface (UI) comprising an indication that the one or more respective target thresholds have been exceeded and the first exercise is complete.