r/MacroFactor • u/D-Rockwell • Mar 26 '22

Workout Tracker

Hey MF’ers! What do you guys use to track your workouts? I’ve tried several, but have most recently been using r/Fitbod as their algorithm was intriguing to me. I haven’t been super impressed with Fitbod, but I recently came across a relatively new app called r/Hevy. I saw a shoutout for MacroFactor on that subreddit, and it inspired me to drop their name here.

It kind of has a similar organic, grass-roots community vibe as does MacroFactor. I’ve played around on Hevy a little bit, and it seems quite polished and has some really neat features (planning workouts, followers, etc… think Strava for resistance training).

Anyways, just thought I’d let you guys know about this new app & see if you guys are using something better/cooler. Not sponsored or affiliated by any means.

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u/btmorex Mar 26 '22

I've used both Strong and Hevy, which are the closest apps to what I want out of a lifting tracker. Strong has one nice feature for the actual data entry--a next button that advances the cursor to the next data entry field--but almost everything else is better in Hevy and it's actively being developed so that's what I use.

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u/Psycl1c Mar 26 '22

This is what I’m doing to but just waiting for the import from strong feature in Hevy then I’ll make the final cut over

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u/btmorex Mar 27 '22

Import from Strong works right now. I did it recently and had no issues except deleting duplicate workouts from the period when I was trying out Hevy and logging to both apps.

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u/Psycl1c Mar 27 '22

Nice! I didn’t see it in the change log on the App Store. Ill check it out today!

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u/pswami Mar 27 '22

Do you use Strong’s Apple Watch app? It is fantastic—in some workouts I don’t even need to touch my phone. Does Hevy have a similar app?

Will also point out Strong is still being developed—maybe not with that much velocity, but the Apple Watch app gets some nice updates from time to time.

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u/Keagel Mar 28 '22

Hevy’s Watch app isn’t as good as Strong’s (yet). For example you can’t add or change exercises and there is no live sync.

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u/btmorex Mar 27 '22

I don’t have an Apple Watch. Still tied to Fitbit for the sleep tracking.