StrengthLog – Workout Tracker

When I started my weightlifting journey a couple of months ago, I had no idea where to begin. I came across this app, and it has been a lifesaver! I love that it gives me entire workouts, and I can use those without trying to figure it all out on my own. Customer service has been absolutely wonderful. they have responded to my questions within a day each time . I originally started with the free version, but quickly upgraded to the monthly plan, which is only a small fee. Well worth it to have access to all of the features! LOVE that there are video clips of each exercise for reference. I use those every time to guide me! I also like that you can switch exercises and it will give you suggestions for an alternate to use in case you are unable to do the suggested one. Very nice feature! You can also choose between dumbbell, barbell, kettle, bell, bodyweight, or machines. This is a wonderful feature as well. I highly recommend trying out this app!

I just started the gym again a few months ago after a long hiatus and just picked this app based on reviews. As in when I last went there were no iPhones and you tracked with pen and paper, ha. I haven’t tried any other apps to compare fyi. This one does what I need though. Shows how to do exercises and what muscle groups they target and most importantly, it allows you to track progress. I can see where program choices could be overwhelming for a beginner but I think you’ll find that anywhere. Personally, I have picked my own and expanded and that’s easy to do here. If just starting pick something for chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders, back and start there. Abs and legs for day 2. That’s just me but the important thing is to start and track (so you can increase progress) and this app helps with that. Their newsletter has helpful tips for beginners and more if interested. Guy running the show here seems very passionate which is great to see.

The app layout is redundant when it comes to planning workouts and viewing the history/browsing other workouts, having tab customization along with hiding irrelevant sections would be much appreciated. The auto-suggestions for common exercises are handy instead of having to type them out, and the muscle diagram helps with knowing exactly which parts of the body you are targeting, but the core function of the app for logging and completing sets is lacking. For some reason, planning a workout to be done on the same day is a hassle, there is no confirmation button on the date scroller, so you have to pick some other day in advance, back out, then re-edit the date just to have it planned on the same day. It is also not made very clear how to mark a workout as done, you end up having to tap the small blank space to the left of a set. If you tap anywhere else you just edit weight or rep amount. The most frustrating bug is having complete workouts disappear if they are saved on the same day; I have looked through multiple sections just to try remaking the same workout and having it vanish all the same, even after confirmation. As it stands, the cluttered and maximalist main page hitting you in the face with statistics and graphs instead of getting right to workout planning and logging makes this a three-star app. Kudos to StrengthLog however for not locking essential functions behind paywalls or even paying to register an account.