Use the actual set count
If you planned four sets and completed three, enter three. When repetitions differ between sets, use separate rows rather than multiplying the highest repetition count across all of them.
Log completion before calculating
A routine describes what you intended to do. A training record describes what happened. Keep those documents separate so the volume summary does not turn an unfinished plan into apparent completed work.
Put it into practice
Keep failed or modified work in context
A reduced load or shortened set can be important information in the original log. The browser's simple columns do not capture technique, effort or why you changed the session, so preserve those details elsewhere.
Check against the source
Review the recorded set and repetition totals before exporting. A missing row can matter more than a small rounding difference. Use the summary to spot a discrepancy, then correct the original entry rather than editing a total you cannot reproduce.
A worked example
Two sets of eight followed by one set of six are not three sets of eight. Enter those as two rows so the exported repetition count reflects the 22 completed repetitions.
Recorded workout sets and load-volume summary
A completed workout contains more information than its heaviest set. Paste the exercise, external load, repetitions and number of sets to total your recorded sets, repetitions and load volume by exercise. The result is portable arithmetic, not a prescription for how much training you need.
Use one load unit throughout the input. Load volume is external load multiplied by repetitions and sets; zero external load contributes zero to that measure. It does not measure effort, technique, muscle-specific stimulus or appropriate recovery.
Inputs are processed in this page. Nothing is submitted to the app or a business. Download a result to keep it; this page does not automatically save your work.
What to keep in mind
An estimated maximum is not a lifting prescription or a measured maximum. High-repetition sets, fatigue and technique reduce its usefulness. The web tool does not assess readiness, injury risk or an appropriate training load.
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Recorded workout sets and load-volume summary
Keep load units consistent when summarizing workout volume
Separate planned sets from completed workout records
Compare recorded volume within an exercise, not across unrelated lifts
Progression vs Strong for recording and reviewing strength workouts
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with Progression.
Progression's listing describes strength logging, named estimated-max formulas, weekly hard-set volume and exportable history. A visible formula matters because changing it can change the interpretation of progress.
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