One-Page Reference

Quick-Start Cheat Sheet

Everything you need for your first Herculog session, on one page. Print it, pin it, or read it once — the whole app fits here. For the full walkthrough, see Getting Started.

The five tabs

  • Home — calendar and summaries of everything you've logged.
  • Add — log a set-group in seconds.
  • Plan — build and run structured workout plans.
  • Metrics — charts, personal records, muscle split.
  • Settings — units, appearance, language, import/export.

Tip: double-tap the current tab to reset it — clear the form, jump back to month view.

Log your first set

  1. Open the Add tab.
  2. Type an exercise name — autocomplete offers ~70 built-ins.
  3. Enter sets, reps, and weight (decimals like 22.5 are fine).
  4. Tap the Metric chip to pick kg or lb for this entry.
  5. Tap Add. Done.

It lands as a dot on today's Home calendar, in the Day Summary, and in Metrics after a few sessions.

Optional chips

  • Warmup — logged but excluded from metrics and PRs.
  • Bilateral / Unilateral — track single-limb work.
  • RPE 1–10 — rate how hard the set felt.
  • Notes — for how this session went.

New to RPE? See the RPE guide.

PR alerts

  • 🏆 New all-time PR! — you beat your best-ever result.
  • 💪 New 3-month best! — a rolling 3-month best.

Warmups never trigger a PR. Full breakdown in Metrics & PRs.

Speed tips

  • Tap a history bubble to prefill the whole form from a past session.
  • Double-tap Add to clear the form fast.
  • Back-log past workouts with the date & time picker.
  • Turn a logged day into a plan with Save as Plan on Home.

Your data, your device

  • No cloud, no account, no ads — it all stays on your phone.
  • Back up anytime: Settings → Export to a CSV.
  • New phone? Export & import your history and plans.

Ready to lift?

The cheat sheet is the map; the app is the territory. Download Herculog and log your first set.

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