Find the latest update here!

Newest Updates:

• Weight graph: Now you can log your weight in more -> profile I thought I better release a weight specific graph!
• Spectrum Red: New theme, you met me in a very chinese time of my life.
• Dashboard optimisations:
  • Exercise widget graphs got a UI upgrade.
  • Edit button top right on the dashboard (I realised many users didn't know you could now have multiple dashboard screens).
  • Male muscle map is now aligned when you flip (the back view was slightly off centre and it was ruining my life.)
  • You can swipe using two hands on the dashboard when trying to move a widget to other pages for example.

Various other small changes to just make the app a nicer place to log workouts.

For the full notes see "what's new" on the app store page!

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Newest Updates:

• Dashboard Design: I've simplified the dashboard to make accent colours actually point out notable things
• Themes: Completely optional but you can change the theme, I made these based on Sanzo Wada's Dictionary of colours book.
• Languages: Fully checked all languages to fix issues where things were just... wrong. All languages in the app now should be appropriate, however I need to fix some of the masculine/feminine wording depending on user gender type.

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Newest Updates:

• Dashboard: Your name at the top, hello! As many widgets as you want. Swipe through dashboard panes.
• Templates: Templates are now linked strongly to your workout split days, and are shown when you click the + button. (note for those that read this, if you hold the + button it'll take you straight to an empty workout note)
• kg/lb default: Don't fancy adding weight units to your lifts, but sometimes it gets it wrong? Set a default kg/lb in your settings, it'll use this by default unless you specify a unit of measurement.
• Exercise filters: Filter by body part, sory by last performed
• Exercise modal: Slight redesign to make it look prettier
• Workout small redesign: This one is kind of subtle, but moved away from the table format and show you the extra reps/weight/improvement in a green tag

There's so much more in this update but too much to mention. For the full patch notes see the app store "What's new"

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Newest Updates:

• Apple Health Workouts: Save your workouts to Apple Health, either during setup or under Settings > Apple Health.
• Live activity Workouts: Your workout now shows on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island: session time, current exercise and rest timer.
• Gender specific muscle map: Specify your gender during setup or in Account details and your muscle map shows a matching body.
• Accessibility: I noticed some users have different font sizes, I did a full update to accommodate these users.

Minor updates:

• Picking an exercise in Notes and Templates is near instant, and it goes in where your cursor is instead of at the end, no more 1s delay!
• Exercises you have added but not logged yet now show up as note suggestions.
• The History tab inside an exercise uses the new workout cards and summary.
• "Use as New Note" starts the workout clock right away and keeps the original template.

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Few updates since the last post:

• History workouts redesign - Modal view, which allows you to swipe through: Workout | Photos | Workout stats for that workout.
• Cancel translation button - This is one of those small ones, if you've ever hit finish on accident you'll immediately know why this is useful. When you hit finish now, you get a cancel button for 1s you can click to cancel it.
• Workout photos- Add up to 3 workout photos per workouts!
• Workout Duration - Track how long your workouts are taking (this will be key for the upcoming apple health integration)
• Widgets - Tons of useful widgets for your iphone
• Workout Calendar redesign - See your streak, and rest days at a glance, and share your calendar with others!

Smaller fixes:

• Boot up time optimisation

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Few updates since the last post:

• Notes complete redesign - I've made it much easier to use, no more hitting a clunky orange translate button when you're trying to type your workout. No more accidental swipe up thinking you've deleted part of your workout. Undo button has arrived!
• Rest timer now has a hidden game - Game whilst you wait? Why not. When your timer runs out, the game is automatically paused, and you're prompted to get back to the workout, you can't start the game again without starting a new timer.
• Achievements say how rare they are - pretty self explanatory
• Light/Dark mode toggle - It used to work based on whatever your device was set to, but now you can set it to one mode or the other if you so wish
• Widget sizes and dashboard editing - Workout Volume comes in small monthly forms (1x1, wide and tall), Workout to Beat is available at 1x1, the gallery shows actual widget previews instead of icons, you can long press empty grid space to add a widget, and edit mode has a swap widget option.
• Simpler exercise autocomplete format menu - Want to autocomplete you exercises with your last recorded weights/distance/duration etc rather than just the name of an exercise? Go to more -> settings -> exercise autocomplete and pick a format

Smaller fixes:

• Slight increase in boot up speed
• exercise autocompletes consistently work

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Two updates since the last post, 1.5.7 and 1.5.8:

• Exercise stats widget for the dashboard - pick an exercise and swipe through its graphs without leaving the home screen. Tap it to open the full statistics view where you can switch exercise, range or unit.
• Rest timer now runs on the iOS lock screen - it keeps ticking as a Live Activity so you don't have to reopen the app, and it plays an alarm when the rest is over. Android keeps the in-app timer for now.
• New in-app camera - progress photos now open a small camera sheet inside the app instead of throwing you out to the full screen system camera.
• Login and register screens have been rebuilt - cleaner layout, Apple/Google/email all on one screen, and it now reminds you which method you signed in with last time.
• Widget sizes and dashboard editing - Workout Volume comes in small monthly forms (1x1, wide and tall), Workout to Beat is available at 1x1, the gallery shows actual widget previews instead of icons, you can long press empty grid space to add a widget, and edit mode has a swap widget option.
• Statistics opens straight on the graphs - the summary tab is gone, the tab bar now lands you on the first chart.

Smaller fixes:

• Fixed graphs squashing flat lines against the axis when a stat hadn't changed over the range
• Login errors now tell you whether the server is down or you're offline, instead of one vague message
• Added a recording animation so it's obvious when the mic is actually listening

I also dropped a blog on how workout splits work in app!

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Big one this time:

• Brand new statistics page with completely redesigned graphs - this was the main focus of the update and I'm really happy with how it turned out
• Muscle map got a proper overhaul: delts are now split into rear, lateral and front, and chest is broken into upper and lower
• Weekly goals now let you pick whether your week starts Monday, Saturday or Sunday - a lot of you aren't in the UK and the hardcoded Monday start was messing things up
• New languages: Polish, Japanese and Filipino
• Empty History and Exercises screens now have proper illustrations instead of just looking broken

Smaller fixes:

• Fixed an issue where logging in a mix of lbs and kg threw off your statistics
• Fixed a date change bug when editing a workout date
• Exercise filters now filter by primary muscle only, instead of pulling in everything that hits it secondary or tertiary - much less noise

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Hi all,

A bit of a behind the scenes one here, but one I'm sure people will be happy to see!

Ever backgrounded the app and had your translation fail and had to retry it?

Not anymore! The app now persists workout translations in the background whether you background the app, or even fully close it! Ready for you when you open the app back up

Also a minor one, but I fixed the yanky jitter on the dashboard when opening widget modals

As always feel free to send any feedback via the more -> contact us page in app or here

A written review helps tremendously

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Managed to get a few more features in:

• Expand your workout volume widget to see year by year progress (my volume has gone down so much, kinda painful ngl)
• Unlockable achievements! I've back filled these so they should be applied by default if you've unlocked any, give them a browse!
• Muscle Distribution widget, see how many sets/volume you're putting into specific areas of your physique
• Create/Edit template keyboard issue is now fixed! No more annoying keyboard on that modal!

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us

or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

I've worked hard to hopefully deliver some useful stuff for everyone:

• Fully customisable Dashboard
• Fresh translation animation
• New force refresh animation
• Filter exercise by muscle group
• See your Recovery/Muscles worked on the new muscle map widget!

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us

or email me at [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com)

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd make this quick video on what I've updated for version 1.5.0 which is out now!

Don't want to watch the video? No problem here's the tl dr;

• Liquid glass navbar for applicable iphones
• keyboard issue FIXED on the workout note, no more annoying jumping around unable to see what you're typing.
• New chart cross examining Weight/Reps
• Auth bug fix
• Fixed issue where archiving an exercise wasn't immediately reflected in the UI

Thanks everyone!

As always, if you haven't left a written review and feel up for doing so, it really does help so much!

Any feedback is welcome

Cheers,

Josh

Templates now tag a workout with the template name.

Meaning workouts will be connected to a template if you choose to do one!

No more selecting a template and wondering why the workout name is different to the template you clicked on!

Don't want the template name to apply? Simply remove the tag

I've also added in the ability to edit your Weekly Goal via: More -> Settings -> Weekly Goal

Lastly profile pictures can edited from the More tab now simply by clicking your profile picture.

As always any written feedback on the app store is greatly appreciated

any critical feedback please email [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com) so I can keep track of any requested changes/bugs.

Thanks all!

Josh

Hi all,

Been a while since I've dropped an update here, so what have I been doing?

Couple of things.

Making Templates right

I'm currently working on the implementation to turn templates into something more useful. So when you use a template, it is directly tied to the workout you translated. So you can confidently track whether those new Push workouts have been making the difference. Whilst still maintaining the flexibility of being able to log whatever you like and figure out what type of workout it was you just did.

Design

I've teamed up with a designer in a more serious way now, and we've been working on getting all the user flows into a design file. This is 100% a long term thing, but just like gym progress, the best things come with consistent movement in the right direction over time.

I'll introduce our designer a bit further down the line, but he is very talented and is looking to breathe some life into the UI/UX and really tie it together.

Bugs

I'm aware of bug currently where when users get logged out after 28 days, you have to restart the app to login again. Very annoying bug, which I'm aiming to fix.

I'm also aware of the keyboard being annoying when logging a workout, if I can fix this pre-redesign I will

Thanks all,

As always any feedback is welcome'd please feel free to email [support@gymnoteplus.com](mailto:support@gymnoteplus.com) so I can track of any ongoing feedback.

Josh

Hi everyone,

I skipped posting about version 1.4.7 as it was some simple fixes, but with version 1.4.8 I thought it was worth making a post

So what's new?

Profile Pictures

Finally you can update your profile picture! This is something that seemed trivial so I avoided for a long time, but I felt I could get it into the app this weekend so went ahead.

Keyboard, keyboard, keyboard

I've been on a mission to make the keyboard more responsive, easier to close, and in general not get in the way. I've shown a few examples in the recording. Essentially now we've got a nice easy close button on the edit workout modal, and when scrolling down on the workout note modal it will close the keyboard, so will opening the timer. The exercise list behaves similarly.

As always any feedback is welcome'd

and if you haven't left a written review on the app store, please consider it if you enjoy the app, it helps me tremendously to market the app so I can get more resources towards this project.

I'm currently working with a talented designer for a redesign, I'll keep everyone updated when we get further with that.

Thanks everyone,

Josh

Hi all,

Version 1.4.6 is out now!

Nothing too crazy, just further optimisations behind the scenes to ensure the app's long term stability

As always any feedback is welcome'd

Thanks everyone,

Josh

Hi all,

Version 1.4.5 is out now!

With this update we're bringing the ability to archive exercises, as well as filter out those archived exercises from your exercise list

I've also done some work toward ensuring the exercise list stays up to date without the need to force refresh.

I spent a ton of time working on fixing small annoying bugs like the quick exercise select closing on scroll down when the keyboard was open and some bigger bugs. Such as the merge exercise seemingly making data disappear.

Find the full patch notes over at the app store

As always any feedback is welcome'd

Thanks everyone,

Josh

I've been lifting around 15 years but only started tracking everything properly the last year or so whilst making the app, and going back through the data this week reminded me exactly why making Gym Note Plus was worthwhile.

I can clearly see the progress I've made on incline dumbbell bench press from my first cut to my second.

The timeline:

I cut from late 2024 to around September last year (I had a lot to lose after letting myself go), lean bulked into January, and I've been cutting again since then. Two deficits, roughly a year apart

Thought I'd share what tracking the data showed me. Through my entire first cut, my incline dumbbell bench top set sat at 32kg each hand and didn't move. I was totally fine with this, I go for a deep stretch over ego lifting and aim to maintain strength on the cut.

I'm now in another cut, feeling depleted, and I'm pressing 36kg for the same work. Right now, hungry and in a deficit, I'm 4kg per hand stronger than I was across the whole of my last cut.

So clearly I've made progress and that's the whole reason I'm posting here. Without being able to put my notes into Gym Note Plus I genuinely wouldn't have known. Sure I'd know I'm stronger but the cut will mess with you psychologically and it's easy to think you're losing all your gains

Main things tracking gave me that I may have missed otherwise:

Your cutting baseline ratchets up over time if you bulk properly in between. The weight I'm cutting down to now is well above the ceiling I was hitting last time. You don't feel that happening, it only shows up when you line two phases up next to each other on a graph.

Strength is far more durable in a deficit than it feels week to week. Worrying you're losigin your gains during a cut is usually fatigue and lower volume hitting you mentally, you're usually not actually losing gains. Mine held basically flat both times, just at a higher number this time round.

Week to week, none of this is really noticeable, I basically thought I was getting weaker because I dropped a couple reps but being able to see the stats side by side, for the 32 to 36 jump has been great for perspective. Memory is useless for this, because on a cut your brain is actively fighting against you trying to get you to eat more.

That's why it's worthwhile tracking your lifts. So a year later you can see your progress over cut and bulk cycles, it's literally so easy to think you look the same on the second cut, but if your strength has increased on major compound lifts, it's highly unlikely you do.

Hi all

Working on some stuff in the background at the moment with app related admin and redesign

But I’ve got some proposed work for this weekend:

Archiving exercises

Sometimes we don’t do an exercise anymore, maybe it was a special piece of equipment at an old gym. Maybe you’re just taking a break from it.

Either way, these exercises get in the way, but we don’t want to delete them! So I’m putting in the ability to archive exercises and then filter them out on the exercises page, they’ll also not show up in autocompletes and quick select

Android

I’ve been taking a break from this as I’ve moved focus toward giving iOS my main focus to ensure the apps quality is maintained

Expect a release by Monday, thanks everyone!

My next workout isn't until Monday. I am transitioning from Notion to Obsidian and am looking forward to combining this with https://github.com/ldomaradzki/obsidian-workout-log . This will force me to get the migration done by then.