If you want to learn about weightlifting or are still relatively new to this type of exercise then check out our list of the best weightlifting apps for the iPad.
The best iPad apps for weightlifting
23 May 2021, by Joseph Batcagan
This is an iPad app for weightlifters, the most intuitive workout and exercise tracker for any fitness routine.
Strong is the simplest and most intuitive the workout tracker app, designed to help you get better results from your workouts. Whether you want to gain strength or just stay healthy, join over 1.2 million people who have downloaded Strong to stay on track in the gym. Strong is optimized for a progressive barbell routine such as Starting Strength or StrongLifts 5x5, but it is easily adaptable to any other routine of your choosing!
- A comprehensive range of cardio and strength exercises - and add your own too!
- Fully-featured Apple Watch app to log workouts with or without your iPhone
- Add your own routines and easily choose between them
- Detailed exercise instructions with a growing library of animated videos
- Advanced Statistics show your personal records and progression and even calculate your one rep max and total weight lifted!
With RepCount, the iPad app for weightlifting, you can maximize your results in the gym you need to track your workouts. There is a saying that "what you don't measure, you can't improve". Don't worry, RepCount got you covered. It is a quick and simple workout log for strength training. RepCount won't lift the weights for you, but it makes tracking and analyzing your results effortless! The RepCount has been downloaded more than 300 000 times and is recommended by powerlifters, bodybuilders and personal trainers all over the world.
- A simple and fast way to log your workouts, so you can focus on lifting weights
- Easy to add your own exercises
- Create and log unlimited number of workouts and workout programs
- Prefills todays workouts with the weights from the last workout, to save time and keep you motivated
- Basic cardio log of kcal, distance and duration
Get Stronger and Build Muscle with StrongLifts. Simple, effective weight lifting program. StrongLifts plans your workouts, and does all the thinking for you. Just go the gym, follow the app, and get results. Gain muscle and strength, lose inches on the waist and finally feel good about yourself! Stop wasting time in the gym, and start getting results.
- Enter your best lifts (Squat, Bench, Deadlift,…), or start as a complete beginner.
- Watch how we calculate your optimal starting weights for each exercise.
- Follow the workout plan, and build strength and muscle!
Effortlessly record your sets with this simple to use app. Designed to quickly log your sets (rep and weight) during your workout, instantly see your last few sets, and enhance your workouts by adding useful notes to your sets. See how much time you have until your next set by glancing at your watch!
- Automatically syncs to your iPhone after your workout.
- Watch app workout sessions can sync with Apple Health.
- Plate Calculator: Spend less time adding up the weight.
- Powerful graphs to stay motivated: Tracks your gains over time to keep setting higher goals.
If you want to get guns of steel, then you should definitely check out this app.
- Comes with six arm workout videos
- 3 difficulty settings
- Audio instructions in your ear
- Feel the burn in your biceps and triceps
- Developed by a personal trainer
Keeping a workout log is said to improve progress as well as results in a major way when it comes to strength training and fitness goals. This app will help you track with ease.
- Compare performance to your past self
- Receive notifications when you get better
- Create custom exercises and workouts
- Gesture-based controls
- Keep photo and weight logs
This app will enable you to plan out your fitness journey over multiple years, because success comes from hard work over the long run!
Multi-Year Weight Training app review
- Create your own workouts
- Pick out one of the existing workout programs
- Evidence-based approach
- Tried and tested methods
- Automatically adjusts the weights for your next workout
If you like the Muscle & Fitness magazine, then this app is a must-have.
- Geared towards young men who want to build muscle
- Nutrition and supplement information
- Annual and monthly subscriptions
- Single issues available for purchase
- Cutting-edge training programs
