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    Suggestions for weight lifting log app please

    Posts: 28
    edited February 7 in Fitness and Exercise
    I need an app for my android where I can log my weight lifting exercises/reps/weight. I'm using virtuagym right now, but you have to upgrade in order to see more exercises. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I need to start switching it up, and I would like to avoid doing it old school with paper/pen.

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    • Posts: 1,768 Member
      Give Jefit a try. Works well for my needs.
    • Posts: 377 Member
      I've heard Gym Buddy and JeFit are good but I personally just installed a spreadsheet app and log it that way.
    • Posts: 139 Member
      Give Jefit a try. Works well for my needs.

      I use this too and I love it.
    • Posts: 419 Member
      I used Fitocracy and really liked it, but it's been broken for the better part of a month of android (and my ipod touch is too weak to use it). Now I'm using Jefit, and I like it. I do miss fitocarcy however.
    • Posts: 270 Member
      Give Jefit a try. Works well for my needs.

      I use JEFIT and love it!
    • Posts: 1,594 Member
      Gym Buddy is really easy to use.

      Fitocracy is cool, but a little more difficult to navigate at times.
    • Posts: 180 Member
      I've used Gymgoal for a couple of years and I really like it. Lot's of different exercises, you can log your sets and reps and it has a timer for between sets.
    • Posts: 2,860 Member
      need more info on weight lifting log apps!!

      What do they do for you?

      Is it just so you can track what weights you used for what exercises and how many reps?
    • Posts: 336 Member
      Jefit App is great. Track exercises, reps, weights used. Also track body measurements.
    • Posts: 419 Member
      need more info on weight lifting log apps!!

      What do they do for you?

      Is it just so you can track what weights you used for what exercises and how many reps?

      That's the basics of what they do. User interface obviously changes for each app and they all have different pluses/minuses. Fitocracy has some gamification elements, so as you track workouts you get XP which lets you "level up," you can go on quests, etc.

      Jefit allows you to easily track your 1RM, and allows you to add in your own exercises and stuff.
    • Posts: 17 Member
      Gymprovise is my favorite. There's a nice feature that has the option to setup a " Random-Style Workout" within a routine, so you can mix-up your workout without needing multiple routines. Also, you can filter out exercises based on the equipment available to you.

      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gymProviseF.ui
    • Posts: 2,860 Member
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      That's the basics of what they do. User interface obviously changes for each app and they all have different pluses/minuses. Fitocracy has some gamification elements, so as you track workouts you get XP which lets you "level up," you can go on quests, etc.

      Jefit allows you to easily track your 1RM, and allows you to add in your own exercises and stuff.

      LOL. i can hum the final fantasy theme while i log?? lol interesting..

      Do they help?? I just put what I do in the notes section here.
    • Posts: 28
      Thanks everyone! Looks like jefit is the winner :)
    • Posts: 233 Member
      I also like gym hero. It's free on the apple store :)
    • Posts: 419 Member
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      LOL. i can hum the final fantasy theme while i log?? lol interesting..

      Do they help?? I just put what I do in the notes section here.

      You can if you want! I find they do help, personally. Makes it easy to figure out what I did, and allows me to be consistent with my weights and what I lift. It also allows me to look up new exercises based on body type. So, if I finish my routine sooner one time, I can add in another exercise I might not have thought of.
    • Posts: 471 Member
      Another JeFit app and website user. I highly recommend the site to all of my fitness pals.
    • Posts: 4
      JEFIT is so overrated it isn't funny. To mention just a few problems with it: Unintuitive User Interface, poor useability, color scheme too bright, drains the battery, Exercise Images with bad technique and Instructions light on detail. I've tried it several times. Each time I hope it's gotten better and I have been disappointed without fail. It has improved very little over the last couple of years.

      People tend just go for it because it's the "default" lifting app and everyone knows about it. But it is not a good piece of software. And it is really clunky to use in the Gym. It ended up making my workouts significantly longer just to track what I was doing. Who the *** wants to be tapping away when they should actually be lifting?

      I thought I'd have to settle with it because there didn't seem to be any other decent options, but then after doing a bit of research I came across an awesome app called Gymprovise which does EVERYTHING that JEFit does, and then some more on top.

      It's got a great UI and is really easy to use, especially during a Workout.

      The best thing about it is that it is very fluid and non-obtrusive during a workout. It really helps me get the most out of it, without crossing the all-important line of interfering with it or demanding my attention excessively - something which JEFit sucks at.

      I've been on it for >6 months now and haven't looked back. I cannot recommend it highly enough!
    • Posts: 129 Member
      I have been underwhelmed by Jefit so was interested to hear about an alternative but I can't find gymprovise in the App Store. Is it only on Android?
    • Posts: 631 Member
      GymGoal 2 is pretty good, for those who have an iPhone and looking for a log app iMuscle2 is a great one to have
    • Posts: 475 Member
      I use FitNotes. Nothing fancy, but you can create your own workout from a list of exercises and if it's not in the list, you can add it. Easy to add your weight and sets and it has a timer that's easy to use. You can add notes to each set or delete/edit the set. It works for me. :smile:
    • Posts: 1,651 Member
      I liked fitocracy when I used it
    • Posts: 3,945 Member
      Give Jefit a try. Works well for my needs.

      Yup
    • Posts: 200 Member
      Jefit
    • Posts: 61,406 Member
      I have been underwhelmed by Jefit so was interested to hear about an alternative but I can't find gymprovise in the App Store. Is it only on Android?

      You realize that guy is the creator of gymprowhatever and that he's only here to promote that trash, right?

      I mean, I guess he would be the person to ask about availability, but his "review" is somewhat less than objective
    • Posts: 2,065 Member
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    • Posts: 577 Member
      I just keep track of all that stuff on the MFP app and I have an app from Bodybuilding.com if I need to look up any exercises.
    • Posts: 3,150 Member
      I use an app (on my android) called StrengthCalc Natty. I put my stats in and choose one of the many programs it has (I'm doing 5/3/1, but it has All Pro, Starting Strength, Stronglifts, and tons others) and it tells me how much to lift and how many sets. You can also log what you've lifted.

      ETA: for what it's worth, I've always found Jefit to be really confusing.
    • Posts: 8,153 Member
      I just use MFP. It let's you create any new exercises as needed.
    • Posts: 73 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 61,406 Member
      I just use MFP. It let's you create any new exercises as needed.

      that's really the slowest, most inefficient way to do it. i love mfp as a cal counting app but the exercise tracking feature was just thrown in as an afterthought and never improved. you should give one of the lifting apps a try. main difference is that you can store your routine, easily track your progression and output your results to spreadsheets, graphs and the like.
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