Bar High: Lifting Logbook

Bar High is a private notebook for lifters who already know how they train. Log sets in seconds, keep your history on your device, and export it whenever you like. No account, no feed, no subscription.

FAST LOGGING WITH GHOST VALUES
Your last session's weight and reps appear as ghost values on every set. Accept them with one tap or type over them. Mark warm-up and working sets, switch between kg and lb, and keep notes per workout.

MORE THAN WEIGHT AND REPS
Log bodyweight moves with optional added load, timed holds, carries and cardio blocks. Link exercises into a superset and log it as one card, round by round.

ROUTINES AND SPACES
Build routines with target sets and rep ranges. Set up Spaces like Home Gym or Hotel Gym with the equipment you actually have, and Bar High filters exercises and routines to what you can do right now.

SWAP BUSY EQUIPMENT
Machine taken? Swap the exercise mid-workout. Close matches on other equipment come first, with common lifts near the top, and every alternative shows its muscle overlap so you can judge the match before you swap. Your routine stays unchanged.

TRANSPARENT PROGRESSION
Reach the top of your rep range on every working set and Bar High suggests a standard increase (+2.5 kg or +5 lb). Fall below your rep range three sessions in a row and it suggests a deload of about 10%, rounded down to a loadable weight. Nothing changes until you tap Apply, and you can turn suggestions off.

A REST TIMER YOU FEEL, NOT HEAR
Rest starts when you complete a set, with a target that suits the exercise. When it reaches the target you feel it: light taps on your Apple Watch, a short vibration on iPhone, or a soft tone in your headphones while Bar High is open. Then it quietly counts overtime. The Lock Screen shows your exercise, your next set and the rest clock.

APPLE WATCH
Log sets and follow your rest from your wrist with the Apple Watch companion, synced with your iPhone during the workout. When the Watch notices a set has ended, one tap confirms it.

HISTORY THAT SHOWS YOUR WORK
See which muscles you trained and how recovered they are on a body you can turn, compare muscle load by body region, browse a calendar of workouts, and follow personal bests and progression charts for every exercise. Fix a finished workout whenever you need to.

SHARE A WORKOUT
Turn a finished workout into a share card or a short story video showing the muscles you worked, and switch off any detail you'd rather keep to yourself.

YOUR DATA, YOUR FILES
Workouts are stored on your device and pick up where you left off if the app closes mid-session. Export your history as Markdown with [[wiki links]] for Obsidian, or as a versioned JSON backup you can restore on a new phone.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- Save completed workouts to Apple Health, with cardio blocks as their own workouts (optional, with your permission)
- Exercise library with AI-generated form previews and target muscles
- Local Workout Assistant: describe a workout and get an editable draft built from your exercises, or ask about your completed workouts. It runs on Apple's on-device model on supported iPhones, is off by default and sends nothing off your phone
- Report a mistake in an exercise image anonymously via iCloud to help fix it
- Optional tip jar: one-time tips that unlock nothing and keep development going

Bar High is a logging tool, not medical or coaching advice.