Personal Record Tracker
You should find out you hit a PR while you are still standing over the bar, not three weeks later scrolling a spreadsheet.
Detected while you are still at the rack
Each completed set is compared against your history for that exercise as you log it. A PR is flagged in the session, not discovered later, and your previous best for the lift sits on screen while you are deciding what to load.
That timing is the entire point. Knowing you are one rep off your best changes what you do with the set in front of you.
What counts, and what does not
A heavier bar is credited. Shedding weight to buy an extra rep is not — that is not a stronger performance, and a tracker that celebrates it is teaching you to get worse.
Warm-up sets and drop sets are tagged as what they are, so neither can accidentally register as a working best.
Where PRs turn up
Every PR is worth 25 XP toward your level, feeds the PR board in the Hall of Fame, and unlocks milestone badges as they accumulate. PRs are also one of the five things you can score a challenge against your gym bros on.
It’s free, and it’s in the app
439 exercises, 40+ ready-made routines, and unlimited workout logging — no account required to start.
Frequently asked questions
How does Gym Journal detect a PR?
It compares each completed set against your history for that exercise as you log it, and flags the set there and then. Your previous best sits on screen while you are choosing the weight.
Do PRs count toward anything?
Yes — 25 XP each, a PR leaderboard in the Hall of Fame, PR milestone badges, and PRs are one of the things you can score a challenge on.
Does dropping the weight for an extra rep count as a PR?
No. A heavier bar is credited; shedding load to buy a rep is not, because that is not a stronger performance and a tracker that pretends otherwise is useless.