Progressive Overload
Guides
Short, practical, no filler
Four guides covering the questions people actually ask before and after they start training. Written to be useful on their own, whether or not you ever install anything.
What to do at the gym when you don't know what to do
A five-exercise first session, how heavy to start, and why repeating the same workout is the point rather than the problem.
How to write a workout plan for a friend
Three questions to ask first, how to pick a split, how much detail to leave out, and how to hand it over so you do not become their on-call helpline.
Progressive overload for beginners
Double progression with a worked example, how much weight to add to which lift, five ways to overload that are not weight, and what to do when you stall.
How to tell if you are actually getting stronger
The mirror and the scale both lie in the short term. Three numbers from your logbook answer the question in four weeks.
The app behind the guides
Progressive Overload is a free gym workout tracker for Android. Log every set, follow training days a friend can build for you from their own phone, and see what to lift next. Over 190 exercises, each with its own illustration and animation.