good app for the gym?
surfbug808
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I have an *Android* phone
Any recommendations for a good app to track my weight-lifting sessions at the gym?
Nothing complicated... just user friendly easy entry journal to track date, type of exercise, weight/resistance progression and reps
I saw "Gym app" as one recommendation, any users experience?
Others?
I've been doing old school with a pen and notepad. Time to modernize that.Thanks!
Any recommendations for a good app to track my weight-lifting sessions at the gym?
Nothing complicated... just user friendly easy entry journal to track date, type of exercise, weight/resistance progression and reps
I saw "Gym app" as one recommendation, any users experience?
Others?
I've been doing old school with a pen and notepad. Time to modernize that.Thanks!
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I use FitNotes: http://www.fitnotesapp.com/ , completely free and no ads. Until recently I also just used pen and paper.
It's fairly "basic", but does everything you're asking in a clean interface.
It also has a built-in rest timer (for in between sets), which I find really useful.
The estimated 1 Rep Max graphs (and others) are nice too.4 -
Every app I've tried for weight lifting ends up just being a bigger pain than it's worth. I went back to pen and paper. I have a small notebook and I have my program for the day and all I do is update the weights lifted and maybe a couple notes at the end to remind myself if something was too easy or whatever.1
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I'm currently doing the beginner 5x5 program, and it's app is pretty clean and user friendly. When I start a program, I generally do a quick search to see if there's an associated app, and they keep getting nicer all the time with all the user feedback coming in.
When I'm not doing a program that has an associated app, I fall back to "Gym App" because it's familiar and it has most of my previous inputs saved.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Every app I've tried for weight lifting ends up just being a bigger pain than it's worth. I went back to pen and paper. I have a small notebook and I have my program for the day and all I do is update the weights lifted and maybe a couple notes at the end to remind myself if something was too easy or whatever.
Same here! Old school pen and paper seems to be easiest and fastest. I end up getting frustrated with apps that don't do what I want or take forever to setup or heaven forbid trying to use a spreadsheet on your phone.2 -
For simplicity... Fitnotes.
For more options and customization with automatic input and tracking... Jefit.1 -
I use jefit too. I really like it as it's easy to use - and I can write in my own exercises with reps and/or reps+weight.0
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I like fitbod or Nike training0
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I like strong. I use it on an ios device, but it's available for android too. It's not amazing though.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll play around and see which app works best for me. Otherwise, if they end up being troublesome, yeah, I have my notebook and that always works (no glitches, no waiting for loading, totally customizable)!0
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I use FitNotes: http://www.fitnotesapp.com/ , completely free and no ads. Until recently I also just used pen and paper.
It's fairly "basic", but does everything you're asking in a clean interface.
It also has a built-in rest timer (for in between sets), which I find really useful.
The estimated 1 Rep Max graphs (and others) are nice too.
I do as well and it has done everything I want it to and it is easy to use.1 -
BY FAR ... get Daily Strength
Lots of programs for you (including that tired 5x5 so many preach)
Paid version was like 10 er 15 $, and let's you enter your own exercises. Or you can customize the programs already in there.
Keeps track of your lifts ( with a click I can tell you what I lifted on say August 19th and hiw long it took me).
Seriously. I HATE apps and usually wouldnt even bring.the phone in the gym, but this is great!
Tells me what the next lift is, reminds me.the weight I used last time ( but let's me.change it if I want), keeps track of rest time and reminds you to get back to.work (you can turn that off, but WHY)...
Lemme know if you want a screen shot. But theres a free version you can try out that is pretty great on its.own.
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I bought a nice fitness log journal, pen and paper. I've tried many apps but although they all provided something I found it difficult to find past workouts, sets, times etc. They did a good job in the moment, but for record keeping, comparisons, and planning I find them lacking.0
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jeffjeff85 wrote: »BY FAR ... get Daily Strength
Lots of programs for you (including that tired 5x5 so many preach)
Paid version was like 10 er 15 $, and let's you enter your own exercises. Or you can customize the programs already in there.
Keeps track of your lifts ( with a click I can tell you what I lifted on say August 19th and hiw long it took me).
Seriously. I HATE apps and usually wouldnt even bring.the phone in the gym, but this is great!
Tells me what the next lift is, reminds me.the weight I used last time ( but let's me.change it if I want), keeps track of rest time and reminds you to get back to.work (you can turn that off, but WHY)...
Lemme know if you want a screen shot. But theres a free version you can try out that is pretty great on its.own.
I'm starting with the Daily Strength app for now, thanks! I like that I can quickly do a search for the exercise I'm doing and pick it and input the weights/reps/repeats, or create my own (e.g. KBs are not listed). It's a little confusing right now as I figure how to navigate... and renaming each session so that it's not the default "workout on the fly" is taking some time (any tips on that one?)... but so far so good on the first day... I'll see how it goes once I have some history in there and get faster and entering everything... learning to do it on the go interrupted my rest-times and sets today! But I'll get the hang of it... I'm just not super tech savvy yet.1 -
riffraff2112 wrote: »I bought a nice fitness log journal, pen and paper. I've tried many apps but although they all provided something I found it difficult to find past workouts, sets, times etc. They did a good job in the moment, but for record keeping, comparisons, and planning I find them lacking.
Prior to starting an app today, I've always logged by pen and paper. What hard copy fitness journal log did you get (brand/type)? Is it specifically for weight/rep tracking?0 -
it was actually a gift from my daughter called 'fit book'. Its a decent size and I just bring it with me to the gym. Room for food journal, exercise journal, weekly plans, weigh-ins, etc. Think she got it at a local chapters book store.
I am just one of those, 'I need to see it written' type people.0 -
surfbug808 wrote: »
I'm starting with the Daily Strength app for now, thanks! I like that I can quickly do a search for the exercise I'm doing and pick it and input the weights/reps/repeats, or create my own (e.g. KBs are not listed). It's a little confusing right now as I figure how to navigate... and renaming each session so that it's not the default "workout on the fly" is taking some time (any tips on that one?)... but so far so good on the first day... I'll see how it goes once I have some history in there and get faster and entering everything... learning to do it on the go interrupted my rest-times and sets today! But I'll get the hang of it... I'm just not super tech savvy yet.
Well, I'll answer questions if and where I can. I actual like this app BECAUSE of the logging.
My workout plan currently for Mondays ...
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And this was last month - green dots are workouts completed
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And if I click on , say, thurs 10/10 it shows me the summary and the detail of what exercises and hiw.many pounds and reps, and how long the workout took.
I'll stop there before I start soinding.like a salesman. And they. Eed to start.paying.me 😏
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My husband tracks everything via google sheets. Simple, and seems to work well for him. Kinda like pen & paper, without the cumbersome pen & paper 😆0
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jeffjeff85 wrote: »And if I click on , say, thurs 10/10 it shows me the summary and the detail of what exercises and hiw.many pounds and reps, and how long the workout took.
I'll stop there before I start soinding.like a salesman. And they. Eed to start.paying.me 😏
I couldn't find a tutorial on-line, but you're it!
Thanks, your screenshots help a lot!
I was inputting my exercises as I went along, and some AFTER I had completed them because I wasn't sure how recording worked. So got a bit mixed up and had to edit the times etc. But, I'm guessing it's best to input my workout completely ahead of time, so I can just go from start to finish without interruption. Still getting the hang of it...0 -
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surfbug808 wrote: »
Yep!0 -
surfbug808 wrote: »
I'm guessing it's best to input my workout completely ahead of time, so I can just go from start to finish without interruption. Still getting the hang of it...
Oh yeah, I make the workout ahead. This workout I been on for 5 weeks only changing the amount of weight I use. In another 2 weeks I'll switch, not let the body adapt to one workout (settle in).
Paid version lets you export or share your workout, so I'll see if I can do that here.
Screen shots too, could be better if they weren't huge and you could see more.
Better yet, stop over about 6am and we'll hit the gym 🏋️♀️👍1 -
Here's a shout out for 'my training' app (called 'fitness personal trainer gym' on the app store) - it allows you to build your own workout days (eg day 1 push and all sets for that; day 2 pull etc). Each exercise that they have listed in their app show you an example of someone doing that exercise when you click on it. It allows you to specify how many reps and sets you are doing for each, and you can set the weight that you are using.
Sadly it doesn't track progress of increases in rep weight over time, but it does record which workout you did on which day. Not much analytics either which would be useful, but as a replacement for pen and paper its pretty perfect and keeps me on track with what I'm meant to be doing.
That said, think I'll be taking a look at Strength Training as sounds like it may have more 'progress tracking' features
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I'm still experimenting with Strength Training and like it so far. Haven't figured it all out, but it does show history of my last weights/reps on an exercise, so I can track my progress. It also shows a demo/explanation of listed activities.
I can also input my own exercises, including those that are just timed (if I'm not recording weights/reps), and take photos (e.g. of exercise equipment for my customized recordings).
My trainer uses Fit Notes (paid version). Haven't looked at that yet.
I'll look at Fitness Personal Trainer Gym too though. So many apps!0 -
I use this, it's free and the variety of workouts is amazing https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=adam.exercisedictionary1
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I'm talkin about this one. Simple, customizable, easy to use (spend workout time working out, not looking at the phone), rings a bell after rest period you set, superset,... you 'get' it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anthonyng.workoutapp
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jeffjeff85 wrote: »I'm talkin about this one. Simple, customizable, easy to use (spend workout time working out, not looking at the phone), rings a bell after rest period you set, superset,... you 'get' it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anthonyng.workoutapp
Yup, I'm still using it right now. I finally got around to editing the rest period for supersets. Inputted some of my own exercises also, though probably should upload photos of the equipment for better reference - just haven't made the time. I don't log my warm-ups or active rest days when I swim or surf etc., since I just wanted an app for weight training tracking only. Though, I'd be curious how my tracking might look if I logged everything in one place to see the overall history. So far, so good though!0
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