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.