There’s a paradox in strength training that doesn’t get talked about enough. Here’s how we are used to learning new skills: Now consider strength training. Like most new things, it’s challenging and more than a little scary in the beginning. Especially joining a gym for the first time. (Why is everyone looking at me? Am I … Read more
I have a few pastimes. I enjoy reading the occasional book, I like composting (it’s awesome), and I compete in powerlifting. The pic above is from one of my powerlifting competitions. I’m deadlifting 260 kg (that’s 573 lbs in freedom units) for a PR. The thing about deadlifting – and any training, whatever your goal is – is that it’s not … Read more
Which gym exercises are the most popular? And do men and women prefer different exercises? We analyzed millions of workouts from over 274 890 users of our workout tracker, and in this report, we present the results. Key findings: Where does this data come from? This data comes from our workout log app StrengthLog. We compiled … Read more
Injuries are a natural part of life in general, and, as anyone who has been training seriously for some time can attest to, of training. No matter if your poison is running, biking, or strength training, injuries tend to sneak up every now and then, although the majority of them are hopefully mild and quick … Read more
By tracking your workouts in a workout log app, you can significantly improve your strength training results. This is because a workout log helps you with the fundamental rule of strength training progress: lifting more than last time. In this article, I’ll explain how our workout log app, StrengthLog, can help you accomplish this and … Read more
Did you know that you can track both supersets and circuit training in the StrengthLog workout app? This feature was added in version 4.0 which was released a few months ago, and in this post, I’ll show you how it works. How to Log Supersets To log a superset, follow these steps: 1. Start a … Read more
“If you are your own coach, you have an idiot both for a coach and athlete.” Coaching yourself can be fun and liberating, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Two of the greatest ones are: Mistakes such as the above are common in the self-coached lifter, and they put you at risk … Read more
Key Points: The latest big personal record I hit was a 260 kg deadlift. It took a lot of hard work to get there, especially in the last few months leading up to it. After a certain point, hitting a new personal best requires that you dig in deep and execute workout after workout with … Read more
StrengthLog’s 5 Day Workout Split is a six-week training program to build muscle and gain strength simultaneously! It is available right now as a premium program in the StrengthLog workout tracker. To download StrengthLog for free, use one of these nifty buttons: In this article, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of the program, what it’s … Read more
We’ve released nine bug fixes after version 5.0 of StrengthLog, now it’s finally time for some new features to further improve the best gym app in the world. Go ahead and update now, version 5.1 is live for both Android and iPhone. Here’s what you’ll find after updating: The Old Font Is Back! We heard … Read more