For weightlifting & strength coaches
Keep programming in your Google Sheet. Your athletes open a link on their phone, log what they actually lifted, and every set lands back in your sheet. Nothing to collect, nothing to retype.
Free for up to 3 athletes. No card needed.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
"Every week I message athletes for what they actually lifted. Screenshots, voice notes, 'I think it was 80'. Then I type it all into the sheet."
"I trained, but I forgot to send my numbers. By Thursday I can't remember what I did on Monday."
Use our template (kg, % of 1RM, RPE or RIR). Already have your own layout? Send us your sheet and we set the app up for it. This is done by hand, not automatically (see Pricing).
It opens like an app on their phone: today's session, pre-filled. One tap logs a set as planned.
Actual weights, reps, missed sets, effort and notes, written next to your plan, in your format.
Every logged session is written into your own Google Sheet, in your Google Drive. The app only sees the files it created. If you ever stop using Barbell Notes, nothing is locked in: your sheet, your history and your athletes' numbers stay exactly where they are.
PROGRAM BUILDER
The Program Builder is a free add-on for Claude that drafts training weeks straight into your Barbell Notes template. Describe the block, it writes the weeks with your percentages, your exercise names and your progression, and you review and change anything before your athletes see it. Coach more athletes without more evenings at the laptop.
A coach's sheet, the athlete's phone, and the results coming back.
ABOUT THE BUILDER
Barbell Notes is built by Gergő Somodi — licensed weightlifting coach, Masters national record holder (M40 110+), and lifting nerd. Every feature exists because I needed it with my own athletes.
€0 forever
Up to 3 athletes, every feature, no card needed.
€29 / month
Unlimited athletes, priority support. Paid by card in the app.
€290 / year
2 months free. Everything in Pro, plus custom sheet setup included. Arranged by email.
€59 one-time
We set the app up for your own sheet layout by hand. Not automatic: email us your sheet, and it is ready within 14 days. Free re-mapping if you change the layout.
All prices include VAT. Coaching in Hungary? Pro is €15/month or €150/year, custom setup €25.
Yes. Up to 3 athletes, every feature, no card needed, no time limit. For more athletes, see Pricing.
No. They open a link and it installs to their home screen. It works offline too.
Keep it. Setting the app up for your own layout is done by hand, not automatically: email us your sheet and we map it for you within 14 days (€59 one-time, included in the yearly plan). Until then you can try everything with our template.
Nothing. It is already in your own Google Sheet, and stays there.
If you're happy programming inside a platform, don't. Barbell Notes is for coaches who prefer to write programs in a spreadsheet and want their athletes' results in it automatically.
No, the app doesn't. The Program Builder is a free add-on for Claude that drafts weeks into your template in your style; you review them before your athletes see anything.
Not yet. Google Sheets only.
Try the demo in your browser. No sign-up, works on your phone.
Also building for athletes: the Barbell Notes training log is available on
