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- How to Log Workouts in Plain English (No Dropdowns, No Set Rows)
Log your workouts by typing them the way you'd write them on paper. Here's the format that works, real examples, and how Twaka turns a plain line into sets, reps and kg.
- What to Write in a Gym Diary: Before, During and After the Session
What to write in a gym diary at each point of a session: before you lift, between sets and after. Three real kg entries and a fill-in template.
- Workout Journal Format That Sticks: Shorthand Examples You Can Copy
A simple, kg-first workout journal format with shorthand you can copy: straight sets, changing reps, top sets, drop sets, supersets and notes.
- Best Workout Journal App If You Hate Form-Based Trackers
If tapping set rows mid-session wears you out, you want a journal, not a form. Here's how journals and trackers differ, what to look for, and where Twaka fits.
- Gym Notebook vs Training Journal App (When to Switch)
A paper gym notebook is fast and distraction-free. An app is searchable. Here's an honest comparison, the signs it's time to switch, and how to keep paper's speed on your phone.
- How to Log RPE in a Workout Journal (Without Slowing the Set)
Log RPE right after the set, like Squat 1x5 @ 100kg RPE 8. What the scale means, a worked kg week, and when to skip RPE, with sources.
- How to Calculate Your 1RM From a Working Set (kg)
Estimate your one-rep max from a normal working set with the Epley formula. Worked kg example (100 kg x 5 = 116.7 kg), percentage table, and a free calculator.
- How to Log a Deload Week So It Doesn't Look Like You Got Weaker
Label the week DELOAD, log the lighter weights you actually lifted, and add one recovery note. Here's a copyable deload log and how to plan the week with a free kg calculator.
- How to Calculate Weekly Training Volume (Sets × Reps × kg)
Weekly training volume is sets x reps x weight, added up across the week. Worked kg example (5,920 kg across 87 reps), what to count, and a free calculator.
- Form Fatigue Is Killing Your Gym Log: Log Between Rest Periods Instead
If logging your workout feels like filling in a form, you'll stop doing it. Here's how to log each set in a few seconds between rest periods, with examples.
- Are GLP-1 Drugs Worth It If You Lift? What They Do and Don't Replace
GLP-1 medicines are approved alongside diet and activity, not instead of them. What the STEP 1 and SURMOUNT-1 trials show about fat and lean mass, and why lifters should keep training.
- How to Track Your Training on a GLP-1 (So You Know You're Keeping Strength)
Track strength, not just weight. Log a top set on a few main lifts each week and compare it with your scale weight. Example log lines, what to watch, and when to talk to your doctor.
- Free Workout Plan Generator: 2, 3 or 4 Days a Week (Gym, Home or No Equipment)
Pick your goal, 2 to 4 days a week, and your equipment, and get a full week of workouts with sets, reps and rest. Here's how the free plan generator works and how to follow the plan.
- How Many Calories Should I Eat While Lifting? (Cut, Maintain, Build)
Start from your TDEE: eat about that to maintain, about 20% less to lose fat, or about 10% more to lean gain. Worked kg example and a free calculator.
- A Strong App Alternative for People Who'd Rather Just Type
Like Strong but would rather type your session than tap it in? An honest look at Strong, marble and Twaka, with a table built from each App Store listing.
- Hevy Alternative Without the Feed or the Forms
Want a quieter Hevy alternative with no social feed and no set forms? An honest look at Hevy, marble and Twaka, built from each App Store listing.
- How to Track Progressive Overload in a Plain-Text Log (kg Examples)
Track progressive overload with one line per lift: write the set, check last time, then add reps before kg. Real kg examples and two calculators.
- How to Tell If You're Actually Getting Stronger
Not sure you're getting stronger? Track your top set and estimated 1RM across several sessions, not one bad day. Simple kg checks you can run on your log.
- How to Log a 5x5 Program in Plain English
How to log a 5x5 program in plain English: one line per lift, how to write a failed set, and when to add 2.5 kg. Copyable kg examples.
- Push Pull Legs Workout Log: What to Write Each Day
How to log a push pull legs split: what to write on push, pull and legs days, sample kg entries, and how to compare each day with last time.
- How to Write Supersets, Drop Sets and AMRAP Sets in Your Gym Log
Copyable notation for supersets, drop sets and AMRAP sets in a gym log, with kg examples. Simple, readable, and easy to compare next week.
- Workout Log Template (kg): Copy This Into Any Notebook or App
A plain-text workout log template in kg with five fields, filled-in examples, and why spreadsheets tend to die on your phone. Copy it and go.
- Your First 8 Weeks in the Gym: What to Log and What to Ignore
New to the gym? Log four things: exercise, kg, sets x reps and one note. What to track in your first 8 weeks, what to ignore, and a simple log to copy.
- Is a Workout Log App Worth Paying For?
Free workout trackers are good. So when is a paid workout log app worth it? An honest look at free vs paid, with US prices from each App Store listing.
Free tools
- One-rep max calculator (kg)
- Weekly training volume calculator
- Deload week planner
- TDEE & calorie calculator
- Training plan generator
- 3-day push pull legs plan
- 6-day push pull legs plan
