GUIDE + CALCULATOR
How to calculate weight on a barbell
Add your bar and paired plates, with an editable kg and lb calculator and worked examples.
Read the guide →THE TRAINING NOTEBOOK
Make your log
more useful.
Practical answers for recording a workout, understanding the numbers and keeping your data useful.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
Choosing a minimalist workout tracker for iOS
Compare the logging workflow, device support, history limits and data access that matter when choosing an iOS workout tracker.
Read the guide →PRACTICAL GUIDE
What belongs in your first workout log?
A practical recordkeeping example for exercises, sets, repetitions, weights and notes.
Read the guide →PRACTICAL GUIDE
Exercise notes worth keeping
Use equipment settings, weight conventions and movement names to make a workout record understandable.
Read the guide →PRACTICAL GUIDE
Read the record behind your workout chart
Interpret workout history by checking exercise names, units, notes and the entries behind each chart.
Read the guide →Find a practical workflow
Workout log terms: sets, reps, volume and personal records
Understand the fields in a lifting log and the difference between recorded performance, arithmetic summaries and training advice.
Logging for your routine
Six workflows for different routines, equipment and recordkeeping needs.
Calculators & printable log
Convert units, total your sets and take a clear record to the gym.
Choosing your tracker?
Compare documented capabilities and access tradeoffs.
Articles
- How to keep a gym workout log on iOS ·
- Choosing a strength-training app for iPhone ·
- Keeping a core-workout log ·
- Hevy and Strong: compare documented workflows ·
- Reviewing a pull-day training record ·
- Logging Bulgarian split squats ·
- An exercise tracker starts with clear records ·
- Tracking workout consistency without chasing streaks ·
- How to log lifting sessions on iPhone ·
- Logging sets and repetitions efficiently ·
- One-rep max estimates: read the assumptions ·
- How to compare workout trackers for your own routine ·
- One-time payment workout apps: an access checklist ·
- Strength benchmarks: compare the same kind of result ·
- Choosing apps for use at the gym ·
- How to calculate weight on a barbell ·
- A pull-day workout log with clear exercise identities ·
- How to log lateral raises ·
- Using a workout tracker without connectivity ·
- A fitness plan and a workout log: keep both clear ·
- What to check in a workout routine planner ·
- Body weight and workout records answer different questions ·
- How to verify a deadlift world-record claim ·
- Recording a push pull legs routine ·
- Workout data: iCloud sync, exports and device changes ·
- Recording triceps exercises consistently ·
- Choosing a workout log with fewer distractions ·
- Use an exercise tracker to review recorded performance ·
- Lifetime versus subscription workout apps ·
- Free versus paid workout trackers: compare access ·
- Workout apps without subscriptions: questions before buying ·
- Workout tools for recording, calculating and reviewing ·
- A simple strength-training app: what to check ·
- How to keep a clear shoulder-workout log ·
- Choosing a minimalist workout tracker for iOS ·
- Choose an exercise-tracking workflow ·
- Build a workout record you can compare ·
- Hypertrophy and workout tracking: what the numbers can show ·
- Rest days and your workout record ·
- Why keep a workout log? ·