Programr

Build physical resilience.

Training programs built around your goal, at the gym or at home. Every week your coach progresses them from what you actually lifted.

Why Programr

Nothing can replace resistance training.

I'm James Shaw, co-founder of the James Smith Academy. I believe resistance training is a necessary part of life. It makes you stronger, faster and harder to injure, whether you're chasing a PR, playing a sport or just want to stay strong as you get older.

I built Programr for my own training first. A proper program, built around my goal, that progresses every week from what I actually lifted. It works, so now it's open to everyone.

It's for anyone who wants to keep progressing, at the gym or at home. A competition, a new season, a race, or simply getting stronger every block.

It's not a fat-loss app. Fat loss comes from eating less, mainly through diet. Programr is about getting stronger.

“It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.” Socrates, from Xenophon's Memorabilia

If you want to support Programr and keep it going, subscribe. You get the better version of the app, too. — James

Features

Everything you need to keep progressing.

A coach that plans your training, a logger that keeps up with it, and the numbers that show it working.

Coaching

The Programs tab, with your coach at the top. A program building towards a powerlifting competition, 30 weeks out.
  • AI CoachingYour AI coach writes a program around your goal, experience, schedule, equipment and any injuries.
  • Human CoachingA qualified coach writes your program, sees every session you log and updates it each week. Chat with them in the app.
  • Progression every weekFinish a week, tell your coach how it went, and next week's targets are set from what you actually lifted.
  • Ask for changesSwap a movement, add a session, change the volume. Say it the way you'd say it to a coach.
  • Train for an eventGive your program a competition, race or match and its date, and it builds towards it.
  • Share programsSend any program with a link, and whoever opens it can add it to their own.

Training

  • Fast loggingSets pre-filled from your program and from last time. Works with no signal and syncs later.
  • Rest timerCounts down on your Lock Screen, and tells you when it's time for the next set.
  • Supersets and circuitsPair exercises, run circuits by the round, and time your holds.
  • Swap on the flyKit taken? Swap an exercise mid-workout for a suitable alternative.
  • Edit it yourselfChange sessions, exercises, sets, reps and rest, and add exercises that aren't in the library.
  • Apple HealthFinished workouts are saved to Apple Health, and your sleep and steps come in from it.

Progress

Momentum: 9.2 out of 10, from workouts, steps and sleep. Total load for the week, and every exercise you've logged.
  • MomentumOne number for how your week is going, from your workouts, steps and sleep.
  • Progress over timeEstimated 1RM, total load and a full history for every exercise you've done.
  • Personal recordsHeaviest, most reps and best estimated 1RM, tracked as each set lands.
  • LeaderboardsOpt in to see how your lifts compare, absolute and per kilo of bodyweight.
  • BodyweightLog your weigh-ins and see the trend over time.
  • CommunityShare sessions, ask questions and compare numbers with other members.

On your wrist

Apple Watch: set 1 of 3 of chest press, 100 kg for 12, with last time's set below. Wear OS: the rest timer counting down, with +30s and Skip.
  • Apple WatchLog every set from your wrist, with your weight and reps filled in from your program.
  • Wear OSThe same on Android watches, with your heart rate on screen as you train.
  • Rest timerCounts down on your watch, with +30s and Skip when you need them.
  • Finish from your wristEnd the workout on your watch, and the summary is waiting on your phone.

Plans

Pick your coaching plan.

Start free, and subscribe when you want a coach behind your program.

Free

Free, always. Log your training and track your progress, with programs you build yourself.

  • Logging, history and your whole Progress tab
  • Personal records and the leaderboard
  • Building and editing programs by hand

AI Coaching

Great for those who want personalised plans and progression. Best suited to people with some training experience, who can judge what the AI has programmed.

  • A program built around your goal, equipment and injuries
  • Weekly adjustments from what you actually lifted and how it felt
  • Changes on request, any time
  • A fresh block when the program has run its course
  • Share programs with a link

Human Coaching

Great for those who want highly personalised plans and progression, accountability and a strong, supportive community. Suitable for beginners and advanced lifters alike. Every coach is experienced and qualified.

  • Your own coach (1-to-1), experienced and qualified
  • Real accountability: your coach sees every session you log and keeps you on track
  • Exclusive community access: train alongside other members in our private Discord
  • A program written for you, with your coach's cues, notes and warm-ups
  • Weekly updates from your coach, based on your training and feedback
  • Chat with your coach in the app, any time
  • Video form checks with your coach
Meet our coaches ↓

Subscribe in the app, where you'll see the price in your currency.

Get Programr

On iPhone, Android and the web.

One account everywhere: your programs and history follow you between devices.

Download on theApp Store Get it on Google Play

Human Coaching

Meet our coaches.

You choose your coach after you subscribe. If they're ever away, another coach covers.

James Shaw

James Shaw

Strength, powerlifting, rugby

Founder of Programr, Co-founder of James Smith Academy. 35yr old, been training since 12. Dad of two girls. Compete in strength sports and play rugby. Believe that everyone can benefit from resistance training at all ages!

BSc Sports & Exercise Science, PT Qualification

Maja Rogalska

Maja Rogalska

Strength training, body composition optimisation, running, pre/post natal, pilates

I've been in the fitness industry for 15 years and I'm passionate about helping people getting stronger, fitter and more mobile. My mission is to help clients build a resilient bodies that feel incredible today and for decades to come.
I have extensive experience training clients in a gym setting, but I also understand the realities of working out at home and can adapt to both.

Personal Trainer Qualifications
Pre/Post Natal Training
Mat and Reformer Pilates
CFSC (Certified Functional Strength Coach)
Older Population Training

Stephen Watson

Stephen Watson

Hypertrophy, Strength, Sport Performance

I have been coaching a wide range of clientele with varying goals, from body composition to sports performance, for over 10 years. I'm currently pursuing my MSc in Physiotherapy, and working with patients across in-patient and out-patient settings in a student capacity. I enjoy working with driven individuals who are eager to learn and push themselves to achieve inspiring outcomes.

BSc Sport & Exercise Science
MSc Physiotherapy (student)
CFSC (Certified Functional Strength Coach)
REPs L3

From the James Smith Academy?

Bring your training history with you.

  1. Download your programs from your JSA profile.
  2. In Programr, go to Settings, then Import from JSA.
  3. Your old programs are kept in your archive as a record of everything you've done.