Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log

Please make the exercise database more flexible. For example, I’d like to categorize exercises by which basic activity they accomplish (push, pull, squat, lift, carry, core stability) instead of “arms” or “back”, etc. Another example: some pairings are not currently allowed, like added weight and duration, so it’s not currently possible to have a record of, say, doing planks for 30 seconds with a 20 lb weight on your back. The only workaround is to combine weight and reps and the put the time in the reps field in seconds. And if the database is updated as I’ve described, I currently can’t convert between one exercise type and another, so my hypothetical planks with weight and “reps” can’t be merged into the new, correct category, and thus, going forward, I lose easy access to that exercise history during a workout. So that would also be useful: to be able to manually merge / convert exercises that have different types by specifying which old field maps to which new one and in what unit of measure as needed (like reps to seconds, for example). If a custom exercise is no longer useful and there are no remaining workout records for it, it should be possible to delete it instead of just hiding it. And it should be possible to both view and unhide currently hidden exercises. It would also be useful, in some cases, to be able to rename the built-in exercises (if they’re internally referenced by UUIDs or something then changing the displayed name won’t matter).

This is the only app I have ever given 5 stars to, and I feel like it has earned it. It is the best tracking app for strength training and weightlifting there is. Period. I’ve tried several workout apps (I even gave my man Chris Hemsworth’s app a go), but none of them have stood up to Strong in terms of pure utility. I’ve been using Strong for about 4 years now, and it is my favorite app, hands-down. It has a huge wealth of features for building sets, and it contains a massive library of exercises. It also lets you superset, set auto rest timers, and add and categorize your own exercises if you’re feeling creative. It makes routines or lets you start empty sets. It is also automation-compatible! If you have an Apple Watch, it gets even better—the Apple Watch companion app to Strong (which comes with the phone app) is amazing. I can track workouts from my watch without my phone, and if I have both on me, they can sync my workouts in real-time so I can make edits/record sets on both at the same time. This app clearly had a lot of thought put in under the hood, and it becomes very intuitive to use after the first few uses. While it occasionally has glitches, I have found this app entirely worth it. Recent updates have only made it better and more stable! Don’t just take my word for it—give it a try. It’s an impressive app.

I’ve been using this app for years, since setting up a home gym in my garage. It was great for casual weight-lifting and trying to figure out what lifts I could do with my set up to hit different target areas and keeping track of how much I lifted last. When the pandemic hit this year and triggered my anxiety, I turned to more intense weight lifting in my nice little isolated gym to help cope. I’ve gone from 0-2 casual workouts per week to 4-5 hour-long intense workouts and I’ve made use of more of the features in the app - designing new routines, calculating warm-up sets for my riskier heavy lifts, and tracking my progress in chart form so I know when to start trying for higher weights. Now I’m up to 275 workouts in this app and I’m seeing results. This app is beautifully designed, very flexible and great for weight lifters at any level. It’s never annoying and it poses no limitations to doing your workout your way at your pace. I’ve tried instructor-led videos and I hate every one of them. There is one thing I would add though - The plate math calculator is maybe the best feature in this app, but it’s limited to known, common bar weights. It works great for my barbell and curl bar, but my smith machine bar weighs 25 pounds and there is no option for that. I have to set it as the 20lb curl bar and remember to subtract 2.5 for each side as I’m loading the plates.