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Get in touch
For problems, feedback or feature requests, email hello@martinkova.dev. Lift Diary is made by Alena Martinková.
Please include your iPhone model, iOS version, app version and what happened. Steps to reproduce the issue and a screenshot can help. Avoid including passwords or private information.
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How do I log a workout?
On the Workout tab, tap Start workout and pick an exercise. Each new exercise starts with a set prefilled from your last session; the Previous column shows what you lifted last time. Adjust the kilograms and reps, then tap the tick to complete the set. The −2.5 and +2.5 buttons above the keyboard change the weight quickly.
Tap Add set for another set and Add exercise for the next exercise. When you are done, tap Finish. Sets you have not ticked are removed, so only what you actually lifted is saved. An unfinished workout stays open if you leave the app.
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How are personal records counted?
A set is a personal record (PR) when it beats every earlier set of that exercise in estimated one-rep max or in top weight. The very first time you log an exercise is not counted as a PR.
The estimated one-rep max (e1RM) uses the Epley formula, weight × (1 + reps / 30), for sets of 1 to 12 reps. Sets with more than 12 reps still count towards volume and max reps.
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Where is my progress chart?
Open the Exercises tab, or tap an exercise in a past workout. The chart appears after you have logged the exercise in two workouts. Switch between e1RM, max weight and volume, and between the last month, 3 months, year or all time. Bodyweight exercises without added weight show max reps.
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Custom and archived exercises
Lift Diary includes over 100 exercises grouped by muscle. To add your own, tap + on the Exercises tab, or type a name in the exercise search while logging and choose Add. Pick a muscle group and equipment and save.
To hide an exercise you no longer use, swipe left on it in the Exercises tab and choose Archive. Its past workouts stay in History.
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Deleting a workout
In History, swipe left on a workout and tap Delete. The workout and all its sets are deleted permanently and cannot be restored. To drop a single exercise from a workout in progress, use the ••• menu on its card.
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Where is my data?
Workouts are stored only on your iPhone. There is no account and no cloud sync, so we cannot recover a deleted workout or a removed app. An iPhone backup or device transfer may carry your data over to a new iPhone, depending on your Apple settings. Weights are shown in kilograms.
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Privacy and purchases
Lift Diary has no ads, in-app purchases, subscriptions or sign-in. See the privacy policy for local data, this website and support email.