Your chest is still recovering. Your back is ready.

SmartGains keeps a recovery clock for every muscle from the sets you log, sets your next target from what you lifted last time, and shows how it got each number.

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Android only for now. Logging is free for good.

Today

RecoveringChest, Triceps, Quads, Glutes, Hamstrings

ReadyBack, Rear delts, Biceps, Forearms, Core

OverdueCalves

A Tuesday, the day after push day. The recovery map is free.

Most lifting apps store your sets. SmartGains reads them: what has recovered, what your next set should be, and what to change next week.

Every number comes from rules you can check. AI writes some of the explanations. It never picks your weights.

The app

  1. Live session on bench press, set 5: last set 195 by 4, target 195 by 5, with weight and rep controls and a Log Set button

    Logging a set

    Last time and the target, right above the set you're entering.

  2. Why this target sheet: from today's set 4 at 195 by 4, the rule adds one rep because it felt easy, giving 195 by 5

    Why this target

    Tap any target to see the rule behind it.

  3. Muscle recovery page: front and back body figure colored by how recovered each muscle is, with a board of what's ready to train

    Muscle recovery

    Every muscle's clock, front and back.

  4. Session recap for a push day: a volume PR of 14,780 pounds, and a list of lifts stronger than last time, led by bench press at 185 by 9, up from 185 by 8

    Session recap

    What went up since last time.

Screens show sample training data.

This set

The next set is decided before you pick up the bar.

Last time and today's target sit side by side, right above the set you're entering, so there's nothing to work out between sets.

Last195×4
Target195×5
Now195×5
Bench press, set 5. Rep range 3 to 6. Set 4 was 195 × 4 and felt easy, so add a rep.

Today

Tell it what kind of day it is.

An honest easy day shouldn't cost you anything. The targets drop and the easier work stays out of your strength trend.

Today is

Bench press185×5195 × 5

5% off, rounded down to a weight you can load. The day stays out of your strength trend.

Next week

Push one muscle for a week.

Focus reshapes next week's sessions toward up to two muscles, lists every change and what it costs, and ends on its own. Your saved routines don't change. Subscriber

Focus screen with quads selected at the Push setting from November 9: plus 4 sets, plus 10 minutes, noticeable fatigue; quads plus 6, glutes minus 0.8, back minus 0.6, hamstrings minus 0.6
Quads +6

Glutes −0.8, back −0.6, hamstrings −0.6

Next week, quads on Push
DayExerciseChange
WedLeg press+2 sets
WedBack extension to leg extensionSwapped
WedSplit squat, calf raiseMoved up
SatLeg extension+2 sets
SatBack squat, split squat, calf raiseMoved up
8 changes, 4 more sets, about 10 more minutes.

Last 12 weeks

A light day doesn't wreck the graph.

Strength Signal follows your repeated working sets. Days you marked as lighter stay in your log and out of the trend.

Bench press, estimated max, lb
PushHoldPivotDeload
240220200 Aug 18Sep 29Nov 3 Sep 8, marked lighter logged, not counted as a drop 240

Adaptive training

For lifters who train around something.

Balance, fatigue, a tremor, days when your capacity changes. Turn on adaptive training and plans favor stable setups, supported swaps and steadier pacing. If you don't need it, leave it off and nothing slows down.

You limited standing overhead work and asked for stable setups. Standing overhead press Seated machine press

Pricing

What happened is free. What to do next is Subscriber.

What you getFreeSubscriber
Logging with live set targetsIncludedIncluded
Routines, supersets and set schemesIncludedIncluded
Muscle recovery mapIncludedIncluded
History, recaps and badgesIncludedIncluded
Import from Strong and HevyIncludedIncluded
Health Connect and home-screen widgetsIncludedIncluded
FocusNot includedIncluded
Routine and week evaluationNot includedIncluded
Adaptive next weekNot includedIncluded
AI explanations and routine draftsNot includedIncluded
CostNothingMonthly, yearly or lifetime

Questions

Does AI pick my weights?
No. Targets come from fixed rules applied to the sets you log, and you can see the rule behind each one. AI writes explanations and drafts routines, and nothing it drafts touches your plan until you approve it.
Is there an iPhone app?
Not yet. The beta is Android only.
Can I bring my history?
Yes. Import your workouts from Strong or Hevy and your first targets start from real numbers.
Does it work with Health Connect?
Yes. Steps, sleep, outside workouts and bodyweight come in as context, and your workouts and weigh-ins can go back out.
I don't care about the planning. Is it still useful?
Yes. Logging, live targets, the recovery map and your full history are free and stay free.
How do I get in?
Request access and tell us how you train. We read every request.

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SmartGains is in a private beta on Android. Tell us how you train and we'll get back to you.

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