My first sketch had four workouts split by muscle group. I train twice a week, and that sketch made me ask what someone could actually get done in two visits. I’m starting with people who have lifted before and want a plan for their first week back at the gym. I’ll test the two-day version myself. The original app idea
A free beta before the public launch
I want to see how people use the app at the gym before I publish it on the App Store. By January 1, 2027, I’ll start a separate English-language Instagram campaign in the U.S. to recruit returning lifters. People can leave their email for an invitation to try the app for free through TestFlight. I’ll run the sales campaign once I have enough evidence from the beta to release the app.
A plan you can print
A short web survey will produce a free printable PDF with workouts that fit your schedule and the equipment you have. When the app goes live, I plan to offer 40% off annual access.
I’ll recommend two full-body workouts a week. There’ll also be a three-day option with full-body workouts and a four-day option that alternates upper and lower body. At launch, two lifters with the same schedule and equipment will get the same workouts. I’ll add plans tailored to specific goals later.
Picking up where you left off
In the app, each exercise will have a demo video when available, a description that starts collapsed, and a table with one row per set. Each row shows reps, weight, and a Done checkbox. You can edit the numbers and add a set as you go. I’m using Everfit’s exercise view as a reference. Everfit’s workout tracking guide
When I repeat a workout, I want the app to keep today’s set count and bring back the reps and weight from the last time I did that same workout. If I planned four sets and logged three last time, the first three rows will use those numbers and the fourth will use its starting values. I’ll check off each row as I do it.
Starting the workout will also start a timer. I can lock my phone between sets or switch apps while it keeps running. If I tap Pause halfway through, I want to pick up at the same elapsed time with my edits and checkmarks still there. If I finish early, the app will save the session and count the sets I checked off.
What I’ll test first
I want to take the printable plan through both gym sessions in my week and see if it tells me enough to start each exercise. Then I’ll repeat the first workout with the logger and see whether I can record a set with one tap when the prefilled numbers match what I did.