FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything you might want to know before you start logging.

Getting started

Is Progress free to use?

Yes. Progress is free to start, with no credit card required, and the core workout tracker stays free. Coaching tools (the program builder, assigning programs to lifters and the coaching dashboard) are available with coach access, which starts at $20 per month.

Do I need to create an account?

You sign in with your Google account — no separate username or password to create or remember. One tap and you're in, synced across every device.

Does Progress work on both mobile and desktop?

Yes. The core app is mobile-first for logging workouts in the gym, and desktop unlocks an additional Workout Builder for planning a full week at once on a bigger screen.

Is there a native iOS or Android app?

Progress is a web app, not an App Store or Google Play download. You can install it from your browser: on Android or desktop Chrome, use the Install button in Settings (or your browser's install option); on iPhone, open it in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. It gets its own icon, opens full screen, and opens even without signal. Workouts you log offline sync when you're back online. On iPhone, sign in once inside the installed app.

Logging & data

Is my workout data private?

Yes. Your data is stored in Firebase under your account, and Firestore security rules restrict every read and write to your own user ID — no one else can access your workouts.

Can I use kg and lb?

Yes, per set. You can log some sets in lb and others in kg within the same workout, and PR detection compares them correctly regardless of which unit you used.

Can I export my data?

Yes. You can export your entire workout history to CSV at any time — your data belongs to you, not just to the app.

Can I track supersets or circuits?

Yes. Link two exercises together as a superset, or use a free-form circuit section for training that doesn't fit a rigid sets-and-reps grid.

PRs, streaks & progress

How does PR detection work?

The moment you check off a set that beats your previous best for that exercise, a PR badge appears automatically. It compares your full logged history for that exercise, normalized across units.

What counts toward my history, streak, and PRs?

Only sets you've checked off count. Unchecked entries don't count toward PRs, streaks, or total volume — so you never get credit for a workout before you've actually done it.

How do workout streaks work?

Your streak counts consecutive days with at least one completed workout. A grace period means an unlogged "today" won't break yesterday's streak until the day is actually over.

Can I share a workout?

Yes. One tap turns any workout into a clean, screenshot-ready recap card, including PRs, total volume, and milestones like your 50th or 100th logged workout.

For coaches

What is coach access?

Coach access unlocks the tools built for coaches: the Matrix, Progression and Detail workout builders, paste-to-build from spreadsheets, a program library, assigning programs to one or many lifters, and a coaching dashboard with adherence, tags and private notes. It starts at $20 per month.

Can I paste a program from Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes. Paste one day at a time using lines like 'A1 Back Squat 5 x 3, 1 x 8 180 sec rest'. Sections, supersets, set and rep schemes, rep ranges and rest times are read. Weights are added afterwards in the grid or day editor.

Can I copy and paste between weeks like in a spreadsheet?

Yes. In the Progression view you can select cells, copy with Ctrl+C, paste with Ctrl+V into another week, type values straight into cells, clear with Delete and undo with Ctrl+Z.

How do my lifters get a program I write?

Assign it from the program editor or the client list with a start date, and the workouts appear on each lifter's calendar. You can also queue a program on an invite so it applies when the lifter joins.

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