MyoAmigo Blog
Comparisons, honestly.
We're building a workout tracker, which means we spend a lot of time inside everyone else's. These are the write-ups: what each app genuinely does well, where it falls short for lifters, and where MyoAmigo fits. No affiliate links, no scoring theater.
Head to head
- Strong vs Hevy: an honest referee's call between the two big loggers.
- MyoAmigo vs Strong. The beloved logbook, plus the coaching layer it leaves out.
- MyoAmigo vs Hevy: built for sharing vs built for deciding.
- MyoAmigo vs Fitbod. Generated workouts, with and without the reasoning.
- MyoAmigo vs Jefit: the veteran database vs a quieter, faster tracker.
- MyoAmigo vs Boostcamp. Famous programs as written vs a block shaped to you.
- MyoAmigo vs Caliber: human coaching prices vs coach-shaped feedback built in.
- MyoAmigo vs the Apple Workout app. The lifting layer Apple didn't build.
Guides
- Best workout tracker apps for iPhone (2026): an honest guide to all of them, including ours.
- Best Apple Watch app for lifting weights. Four ways to log sets from the wrist.
- Can ChatGPT or Claude be your personal trainer? What an AI coach needs that pasting can't give it.
- What is an MCP server, and why does your workout app need one? Keep your AI; feed it your data.
- How to export your Strong data, and bring years of history with you, units intact.
Training, explained
- What is e1RM? Track strength without ever grinding a true max.
- What is RIR?: reps in reserve, RPE, and how close to failure to train.
- How many sets per muscle per week? The range that works, and the muscle you're starving.
