Strength Tracker: Program Tracking for Beginner Weight Lifting app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Heckr LLC
First release : 12 Nov 2013
App size: 5.11 Mb
Strength Tracker is a utility app for tracking progress through a popular beginner weight lifting program. The program is a barbell focused routine encouraging the use of the major combound lifts like Squats, Bench Press, Press, Deadlift, and Power Cleans. The lifts combined with proper 3x5 programming create linear based progress where the lifter moves up in weight every workout to maximize their ability to gain strength and muscle mass. Strength Tracker takes a lot of the complexities of the program and makes it stupid simple to follow and track progress through a beautiful and usable UI. Achievements are also included to make the program more fun and encouraging to use.
- Guides which workout youre supposed to do next (A or B)
- Automatically increments weight each workout (increments can be customized at any time)
- Built in warm up sets for each exercise
- Built in rest times between each set
- Conveniency features like how much weight to put on each side of the bar per set
- Automatic tracking and setting for deloads (defaults to three failed attempts but can be customized at any time)
- Stats to track your best lifts and even provides a calculated 1 rep max from these
- Fun achievements to help stay motivated
- Support for pounds or kilograms
- Large collection of video resources to help with technique and form
*Strength Tracker is in no way affiliated with Mark Rippetoe or his Starting Strength program
Latest reviews of Strength Tracker: Program Tracking for Beginner Weight Lifting app for iPhone and iPad
What it does it does well but having the ability to add remove sets and add a few more basic exercises ( or even placeholders) would be helpful. The a b split is good for me but others may want a four day split. Ive wanted an app like this for awhile but Im disappointed it fell a little short.
The screen shots look great, but the app asks for my starting weight and then doesnt give me a keyboard. Tried reinstalling, restarting my iPhone, and nothing changes. So I couldnt get past that first screen. Tried writing their support email, but the email bounced. So I guess support jumped ship? Or else they are flooded with email about the same issue. Anyway. Review is withheld until they get this fixed. But if it doesnt happen soon I hope I get my money back. Its a matter of principle, not 99 cents.
Keyboard wont show up on starting screen which prevents any further use of the app. They basically stole .99$ from me.
Has not been updated for iOS 8, and is unusable.
Looks like a good app. However, it crashes after the timer elapses when you hit the "done" button. As such no information is saved. Of little use in current state.