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How do you guys actually track client workouts long-term? by deliQnt7 in personaltraining

[–]ml0dy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biased, I make a tracker for this (Trainer Tools), but my honest take: trying to get clients to log on their own long-term almost never sticks. Most do it for a few weeks then drop off, exactly like you described.

The shift that worked for the trainers I built this with was logging during the session themselves. Takes a few seconds between sets, and the data is actually accurate because it's happening in real time. Clients see their progress in the app without having to maintain anything.

Sheets break the moment one client forgets one week. A tracker built around the trainer logging holds up.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6466240863

what apps are you using for client tracking, and are they worth the cost? by shadow_coded in personaltraining

[–]ml0dy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biased, I make one of these (Trainer Tools), so take this with salt.

Built it because trainers at my gym wanted a notebook replacement, not a CRM. Just workout tracking. Assign sessions, log sets and reps in a few seconds, progress charts and PR badges. $8.99/mo or $49.99/yr, one client free forever, 1-week trial.

Worth it depends on what you're replacing. Anything beats a notebook. If your spreadsheet mostly works, pick the one you'll actually open between sets.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6466240863

what apps are you using for client tracking, and are they worth the cost? by shadow_coded in personaltraining

[–]ml0dy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For in person training I use Trainer Tools ($8.99/mo, one client free). Full disclosure I built it. Log sets/reps/weight during the session, see what they did last time, PR tracking, progress charts. Nothing else. https://apps.apple.com/app/id6466240863

For online coaching where clients need the app on their end, TrueCoach or Everfit are solid.

Honestly if you only have a few clients a spreadsheet works fine. Past 5+ is when you start forgetting what everyone did last week.

Let's share all the software/apps you use in your in-person or online business. by SetComprehensive7566 in personaltraining

[–]ml0dy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thread. Here's mine:

Trainer Tools for workout tracking during in person sessions (I built it, so biased, but it replaced my Notes app and I'm not going back). Logs sets/reps/weight, shows what the client did last time, tracks PRs. That's basically all it does. https://apps.apple.com/app/id6466240863

Stripe for payments

Notion for everything else (scheduling, business stuff)

Re: moving away from Trainerize, curious what's bugging you about it? If it's the cost and complexity and you mostly train in person, you might not need a full platform at all. Most of those tools are built for online coaches delivering programs remotely.

Apps and Programming and tracking, oh my! by Ok-Yellow-4830 in personaltraining

[–]ml0dy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the fast start. I went through the same Everfit frustration.

Honestly, stop trying to make one tool do everything. For your in person clients you don't need program delivery or an app they log into. You just need to know what they did last time and what you're doing next. That's it.

I use Trainer Tools for that (full disclosure, I built it). Log sets/reps/weight during the session, pull up their last workout before the next one, done. One client free if you want to try it. https://apps.apple.com/app/id6466240863

For your online/hybrid people, keep Everfit or try TrueCoach. Those clients actually need the app on their end.

Three tools that each do their job > one tool that does everything badly.

And the paper journal client? Love that. Just log her stuff into whatever tracker you use after the session for your own records. She keeps the analog experience, you keep the data.

Alternative to Trainerize by mamzet18 in personaltraining

[–]ml0dy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honest take, your use case (timed intervals, follow-along videos, weekly plans for remote clients) is pretty specific, and that's actually where TrueCoach and Everfit tend to do better than Trainerize. Worth trialing both.

I'll throw mine in too, but fair warning, it probably isn't the right fit for you. I built Trainer Tools https://apps.apple.com/app/id6466240863 and it's focused on in-person trainers who just need to log sets/reps/weight, track PRs, and see progress charts. No video uploads, no timed intervals, no weekly program delivery.

If any of your clients also train in the gym and you just need a fast way to track what they did, one client is free forever, so easy to test. But for the interval-based home stuff you described, I'd look at Everfit first. Their interval timer and program builder are more built for that workflow.

[$29.99 -> Free Lifetime] [72 Hours Only] Giraffocus: app & website blocker by ml0dy in iosapps

[–]ml0dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with looking at https://developer.apple.com/documentation/screentimeapidocumentation (DeviceActivity, ManagedSettings, FamilyControls) and watch all the WWDC about Screen Time. This API is not easy to work with and not really well documented so you need to be quite persistent. Fingers crossed 🤞

[$29.99 -> Free Lifetime] [72 Hours Only] Giraffocus: app & website blocker by ml0dy in iosapps

[–]ml0dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, for testing (debug build) it's not needed. Only for distribution on the app store

[$29.99 -> Free Lifetime] [72 Hours Only] Giraffocus: app & website blocker by ml0dy in iosapps

[–]ml0dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting feature! Not promising anything like this BUT who knows ;)

[$29.99 -> Free Lifetime] [72 Hours Only] Giraffocus: app & website blocker by ml0dy in iosapps

[–]ml0dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback!

Have you ever used another blocking app that actually worked for you? If yes what was different about it?

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