Delete your account

Last updated: 8 August 2026

You can delete your Progressive Overload account and everything stored in it at any time. There is no retention period, no archived copy and no "are you sure you want to leave" runaround.

The fastest way: in the app

Settings → Danger zone → Delete account

Open Progressive Overload, tap the settings icon, scroll to the bottom, and tap Delete account. Confirm once and it is done immediately.

If you have already uninstalled the app

Email privacy@progressive-overload.ca from the address you signed up with, with the subject "Account deletion request".

We will verify that the request comes from the account owner and delete the account within 7 days, then confirm by reply. We ask you to email from your registered address precisely so that nobody else can delete your account on your behalf.

Request deletion by email

What gets deleted

Everything tied to your account is destroyed permanently:

Your profile — email, display name, username and body diagram preference
Every set you have logged, including weights, reps, hold durations and dates
Your programs, routines and training days
Your friend links, coaching relationships and share code
Every challenge you created or received

Deletion is immediate in our live database. Encrypted backups are cycled out within 30 days, after which no copy remains anywhere.

What does not get deleted

Two things survive, and neither identifies you. Exercises added to the shared exercise catalogue remain in the catalogue, with their author field emptied. Where you coached another athlete, the sets you logged for them stay in their history — they are that athlete's records, not yours — with your name removed.

Please cancel your subscription first

Deleting your account does not cancel a PO Pro subscription, because the subscription belongs to your Google Play account rather than to us. Cancel it in Google Play → Subscriptions before deleting, or you may continue to be billed.

Want a copy first?

Deletion cannot be undone, and a training history is hard to rebuild. If you would like a portable copy of your data before you go, email privacy@progressive-overload.ca and we will send you a machine-readable export within 30 days, free of charge.