Vantage research · November 2026 · fitness
What AI cites for “best beginner strength training program”
ChatGPT cited 5 sites, Gemini cited 0 sites, Perplexity cited 8 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated every 3 monthsNext edition 1 February 2027
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
5 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 6 words
- stronglifts.com
- startingstrength.com
- pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- acsm.org
- nasm.org
Brands namedStrongLifts 5x5, NASM Beginner Strength Training, Starting Strength, Workout A, Plank, Workout B
Since October: new stronglifts.com, startingstrength.com, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, nasm.org; dropped odphp.health.gov
Gemini
0 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 30 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands namedPhase 1, Workout A & Workout B, Push-Ups, Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifts, Lat Pulldown, Dumbbell Overhead Press, Plank, Master Form First
Same sites as October.
Perplexity
8 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 41 words
- liftvault.com
- strengthlog.com
- technogym.com
- menshealth.com
- boostcamp.app
- liftstrong.com
- setforset.com
- legionathletics.com
Brands namedWorkout A, Workout B
Since October: new technogym.com, liftstrong.com, setforset.com; dropped runnersworld.com, womenshealthmag.com
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.