Just want to lift?

Badger can be as simple as a notebook: go to the gym, write down what you did, leave. This guide sticks to that, so you can start logging today and pick up the rest whenever you like.

Your first 5 minutes

  1. Open the Today tab and tap New workout.
  2. Pick an exercise. Scroll the categories or use the search box at the top.
  3. Enter your weight and reps.
  4. Tap the checkmark to log the set.
  5. The rest timer starts on its own. Take your break.
  6. Log your next set, and the one after that.
  7. When you are done, tap End workout to see a quick summary.

Set up nothing

You do not need a routine, a program, or any settings to start. Badger includes hundreds of exercises, so most of the time you pick yours and log. If yours is missing, add it as a custom exercise. The only setting that matters is the weight unit, which you picked the first time you opened the app.

The 3 things to know

  • The checkmark logs a set. That is the one button you press over and over.
  • The rest timer starts by itself after each set. Watch it or ignore it; it does not block anything.
  • Your past workouts live on the History tab whenever you want to look back.

Ignore the rest for now

Routines, RPE and RIR, the plate calculator, volume landmarks, progress graphs: all of it stays out of your way until you go looking for it. Leave it alone and the app works like a plain logbook.

When you are ready

If you start following a set program, the program guide shows how to set it up once and have your weights waiting each session. If you get curious about your numbers, the data guide shows where your PRs, trends and charts live.

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